M. Venkaiah Naidu to felicitate winners of Swachh Bharat Short Film Festival on Oct 2
Sep 30, 2016, at 11:14 pm
New Delhi, Sept 30 (IBNS): M. Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Information and Broadcasting, will be felicitating the winners of the Swachh Bharat Short Film Festival in a special felicitation programme to be held in New Delhi on Oct 2.
One lakh villages will become ODF on Oct 2:Tomar
Sep 30, 2016, at 10:47 pm
New Delhi, Sept 30 (IBNS): Union Minister for Rural Development, Drinking Water & Sanitation and Panchayati Raj Narendra Singh Tomar said that by Oct 2, this year, one lakh villages will become Open Defecation Free.
Park Street rape: Prime accused Kader Khan sent to police custody till Oct 14
Sep 30, 2016, at 10:33 pm
Kolkata, Sept 30 (IBNS): Kader Khan and Ali Khan, who were arrested on Thursday night in connection with Suzette Jordan's gang-rape case, were produced in a local court in Kolkata on Friday afternoon and sent to police custody for 14 days.
PM delivers inaugural address at INDOSAN
Sep 30, 2016, at 09:45 pm
New Delhi, Sept 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday delivered the inaugural address at INDOSAN – the India Sanitation Conference – in New Delhi.
Surgical strikes: Rahul Gandhi supports PM
Sep 30, 2016, at 09:34 pm
New Delhi, Sept 30 (IBNS): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said his party is supporting Prime Minister Narnedra Modi's move to carry out the surgical strikes crossing the Line of Control (LoC) into Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Cauvery water dispute : SC pulls up Karnataka asks to release water to avoid wrath of law
Sep 30, 2016, at 09:08 pm
New Delhi, Sept 30 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Friday passed a fresh order to Karnataka for releasing 6000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu till Coctober six, reports said.
BJP's L Ganeshan files nomination for lone RS seat from Madhya Pradesh
Sep 30, 2016, at 09:01 pm
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP’s) L Ganeshan filed nomination for the Rajya Sabha bypoll from Madhya Pradesh on Friday. according to media reports.
My supporters will teach the govt a lesson in next polls: Mohammad Shahabuddin
Sep 30, 2016, at 08:51 pm
Patna, Sept 30 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): RJD politician Mohammad Shahabuddin on Friday said his supporters would serve a befitting reply to the ruling Nitish Kumar government in the next elections.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates India Sanitation Conference INDOSAN
Sep 30, 2016, at 08:08 pm
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the India Sanitation Conference (INDOSAN), in New Delhi on Friday.
Patna High Court terms Bihar government's total liquor prohibition as illegal
Sep 30, 2016, at 07:45 pm
Patna, Sept 30 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): The Patna High Court struck down the Bihar government’s order imposing total prohibition in the state, terming it as “illegalâ€, on Friday.
Park Street rape case: Main accused Kader Khan arrested from UP
Sep 30, 2016, at 07:36 pm
Kolkata, Sept 30 (IBNS): Nearly four years and eight months after a middle-aged woman- Suzette Jordan- was gang-raped in Kolkata's Park Street area, the Kolkata Police on Thursday night arrested Kader Khan- the main accused in the case- from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, officials said.
Patna HC quashes Bihar government's Prohibition of Liquor Act
Sep 30, 2016, at 07:34 pm
Patna, Sep 30 (IBNS): The Patna High Court on Friday quashed Bihar government's Prohibition of Liquor Act, calling it 'illegal', according to media reports.
Supreme Court cancels Shahabuddin's bail, sends him back to jail
Sep 30, 2016, at 07:30 pm
New Delhi, Sept 30 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Friday cancelled the bail of controversial Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Mohammad Shahabuddin,sending him back to jail, reports said.
Major fire in Bihar education department office, documents destroyed
Sep 30, 2016, at 06:35 pm
Patna, Sept 30 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): A major fire broke out in the office of the education department in Bihar early Friday morning, destroying many important files.
Efforts being made to free the captured Indian solider in Pakistan : Rajnath Singh
Sep 30, 2016, at 06:24 pm
New Delhi, Sept 30 (IBNS) : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday that all attempts are being made to free the Indian soldier, who was captured after "inadvertently straying" into Pakistan.
Uri attack toll rises to 19, one more soldier succumbs to injuries
Sep 30, 2016, at 06:13 pm
New Delhi, Sept 30 (IBNS) : The toll in the Uri terror attack rose to 19 as another solider succumbed to his injuries in a hospital in Delhi a day after the Indian Army's surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the Line of Control, reports said.
PM Modi to hold CCS meeting to review border situation after India's surgical strikes
Sep 30, 2016, at 06:08 pm
New Delhi, Sept 30 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to hold a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security on Friday to review the situation along India's border with Pakistan and at the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir after the Indian Army's "surgical strikes" against terrorists across the border,NDTV reports.
Kolkata's Scottish Church College closed indefinitely due to students' unrest
Sep 30, 2016, at 03:17 pm
Kolkata, Sept 30 (IBNS): Kolkata's prestigious Scottish Church College has been closed for an indefinite period since Wednesday due to an alleged students' unrest, reports said.
India-US ICT working group met in Delhi
Sep 30, 2016, at 03:12 am
New Delhi, Sept 29 (IBNS): The United States-India Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Working Group, which promotes development of the ICT sector, met in New Delhi.
Mehbooba Mufti pitches for dialogue instead war
Sep 30, 2016, at 02:35 am
Srinagar, Sept 29 (IBNS): Expressing grave concern over the escalation of the situation along the borders in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said the confrontation could lead to a disaster of epic proportions if urgent steps are not taken to bring down the heightened tensions in the region.
Sonia, Rahul support govt, say 'strong message sent to Pak'
Sep 30, 2016, at 01:28 am
New Delhi, Sept 29 (IBNS): The Congress Party on Thursday extended full support to the government and congratulated the Indian Army for carrying out the surgical strikes crossing the Line of Control (LoC) into Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, targeting terrorist launchpads working from within the neighbouring country.
Assam CM directs DCs and SPs for freeing encroachment across state in line of Kaziranga
Sep 30, 2016, at 01:05 am
Guwahati, Sept 29 (IBNS): Lauding the efforts of Deputy Commissioner (DC) and Superintendents of Police (SP) of Nagaon District in removing the encroachers from a portion adjoining Kaziranga National Park as per the directive of Gauhati High Court, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday called upon DCs and SPs of all districts to be proactive in freeing state lands from encroachers.
Uma Bharti holds meeting on Cauvery with Karnataka CM, TN PWD Minister
Sep 30, 2016, at 12:43 am
New Delhi, Sept 29 (IBNS): In a passionate appeal to the people of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti has called upon them to maintain peace and cordial atmosphere.
Surgical strike: Rajnath Singh congratulates Indian Army, PM Modi
Sep 29, 2016, at 11:24 pm
New Delhi, Sept 29 (IBNS): Following a surgical strike by Indian Army in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh lauded the Indian Army and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking a bold step towards countering terrorism.
India launches surgical strike across LoC, Pakistan denies, warns India
Sep 29, 2016, at 10:38 pm
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IBNS): Amid mass anger in India over the Uri attack in Kashmir, India on Wednesday past midnight carried out surgical strikes crossing the Line of Control (LoC) into Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, targeting terrorist launchpads working from within the neighbouring country, the army said.
M Venkaiah Naidu compliments Indian Army over surgical attack
Sep 29, 2016, at 10:25 pm
New Delhi, Sept 29 (IBNS): Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday hailed the Indian Army for conducting a surgical attack across the Line of Control between India and Pakistan against terrorist infiltration.
Encounter reported from J&K Mendhar sector
Sep 29, 2016, at 09:44 pm
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IBNS): An encounter between Indian forces and terrorists have been reported from the Mendhar sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, according to media reports.
Political leaders and former military heads laud India's surgical attack into LoC to halt terrorists
Sep 29, 2016, at 09:21 pm
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IBNS): The surgical strike by the Indian army across the Line of Control in Pakistan late on Wednesday to take out launch pads from where terrorists foray into India has been hailed by leaders and former military heads, according to media reports on Thursday.
Press statement of Director General of Military Operations Lt Gen Ranbir Singh
Sep 29, 2016, at 08:35 pm
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IBNS): The Ministry of Defence has published the full text of the Press Statement by the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) Lt Gen Ranbir Singh on Thursday, regarding the surgical strike across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir to take out several launch pads through which terrorists were planning to enter India.
RSS defamation case : Rahul Gandhi gets bail from Assam local court
Sep 29, 2016, at 08:01 pm
Guwahati, Sep 29 (IBNS): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, who got a bail on Thursday from a local court in Assam on a defamation case filed by the RSS, said that the Sangh Parivar wants to divide the country, according to media reports.