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J&K LG Sinha inaugurates experience centre, sales outlet of JKI to revive units dealing silk, wool

Dec 20, 2020, at 12:09 am

Jammu/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday inaugurated the Jammu-Kashmir Industries Limited (JKI) to revive units associated with silk, wool and joinery sectors here.

Jammu And Kashmir: Pakistan violates ceasefire in Poonch

Dec 19, 2020, at 11:57 pm

Jammu/UNI: Pakistan troops on Saturday violated the ceasefire by firing unprovoked along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.

BSF officials recover over 2.25 Kg of heroin from IB

Dec 19, 2020, at 11:55 pm

Jalandhar/UNI: Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday recovered 2.232 Kg of heroin from the international border in Ferozepur district of Punjab.

Jubo leader, two others arrested over charges of vandalising Bagha Jatin statue in Bangladesh

Dec 19, 2020, at 11:38 pm

Dhaka: A Jubo leader and two others were arrested over charge of vandalising of a sculpture of revolutionary Bagha Jatin in Kushtia region of Bangladesh.

FM Jaishankar launches ANI founder Prem Prakash’s book busting the myth of India-China brotherhood

Dec 19, 2020, at 11:22 pm

 Kolkata/New Delhi: With this year's deadly border skirmish and martyrdom of soldiers along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh still weighing heavily over every Indian, External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Saturday launched a book of veteran journalist and media entrepreneur Prem Prakash who had reported from the ground zero of India-China War in 1962 and had always debunked the Indian romanticism of a brotherly bond with its expansionist communist neighbour. 

Narcotics seizure case: NIA files charge sheet against 7 including six Pakistani nationals

Dec 19, 2020, at 11:14 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday said that it has filed a charge sheet against seven accused, including six Pakistani nationals, in a case related to the seizure of 237 kilograms of narcotics in Gujrat.

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale launches government schemes in Kolkata

Dec 19, 2020, at 11:12 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Union Minister ramdas Athawale earlier this week launched two Indian government schemes to promote employment generation and self-reliance, the Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana and the Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana. 

Amit Shah to visit Assam on Dec 26, few sitting Congress MLA likely to join BJP

Dec 19, 2020, at 11:09 pm

Guwahati: To take stock of the BJP’s poll preparedness in Assam ahead of the assembly polls, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Assam on Dec 26.

Country is with enterprise and wealth creators: PM Narendra Modi

Dec 19, 2020, at 11:02 pm

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi  delivered the keynote address at ASSOCHAM Foundation Week 2020, on Saturday via video conferencing.

NCC Pre-Republic Day camp held in Assam's Jorhat

Dec 19, 2020, at 10:55 pm

Guwahati/IBNS : The NCC Pre- Republic Day Camp was conducted  at the NCC Academy in Assam's Jorhat from November 13 to December 17 by NCC Group HQ Jorhat under the aegis of NCC Directorate, North Eastern Region.

Assam nursing student raped and murdered in Bengaluru

Dec 19, 2020, at 10:53 pm

Guwahati/IBNS : A 19-year-old nursing student from Assam was reportedly raped and murdered in Bengaluru.

New Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express catches fire in Assam’s Kokrajhar

Dec 19, 2020, at 10:51 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: The New Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express caught fire near Fakiragram railway junction in Assam’s Kokrajhar district on Saturday.

Punjab: 5 men gangrape newly married girl in Kalan village of Ludhiana city

Dec 19, 2020, at 10:48 pm

Ludhiana/UNI: Five men raped a newly married girl on Saturday in Mandiani Kalan village in the city and later threw her out of a shopping mall and fled.

'Give us 5 years, we will turn Bengal into Sonar Bangla': Amit Shah

Dec 19, 2020, at 10:20 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, buoyant by the apparent massive joining in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) including heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari, on Saturday once again urged the voters of the state to give the saffron party one chance to turn West Bengal into "Sonar Bangla".

Amit Shah's mega Bengal rally to witness mass exodus from Trinamool Congress

Dec 19, 2020, at 07:42 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah's mega rally in West Bengal's Medinipur is all set to witness a mass exodus from the chunk of Trinamool Congress MPs and MLAs, giving the saffron party a shot in the arm ahead of the assembly polls.

Amit Shah touches down Vivekananda's House in Kolkata before Medinipur rally

Dec 19, 2020, at 07:05 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday touched down Swami Vivekananda's House in north Kolkata ahead of his packed schedule in poll-bound West Bengal.

India-Nepal ties tall as Himalayas, deep as ocean with: Bipin Rawat

Dec 19, 2020, at 05:38 pm

Kathmandu: Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat has described the relationship between India and Nepal as "tall as the Himalayas and as deep as the Indian Ocean".

J&K DDC polls: Voting begins for final phase, 8.93 pc votes polled till 0900 hrs

Dec 19, 2020, at 05:20 pm

Jammu, Dec 19 (UNI) Braving cold weather conditions, people on Saturday morning enthusiastically participated in the eighth and final phase of the District Development Council elections recording percentage of 8.93 percent across different constituencies spread over different districts of Jammu and Kashmir till 0900 hrs.

Amit Shah arrives Kolkata to huge welcome on Friday night

Dec 19, 2020, at 07:49 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Amit chants of Jai Shree Ram, Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Kolkata on Friday night on a two-day visit to monitor the party affairs as the assembly polls draw close triggering high-octane political activites that pitted the state's ruling TMC against a strong challenger, the BJP. 

India-Australia-Japan-United States senior officials consult via video conferencing 

Dec 19, 2020, at 06:48 am

New Delhi: Senior officials from the Ministry of External Affairs of India, Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade of Australia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and Department of State of the United States of America interacted through a video conference on Friday, officials said.

Pakistan violates ceasefire in Rajouri’s Balakote sector

Dec 19, 2020, at 06:35 am

Jammu/UNI: Pakistan troops on Wednesday yet again violated the ceasefire by firing unprovoked along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Jammu and Kashmir; Missing Srinagar youth reportedly joins militancy, audio clip goes viral on social media

Dec 19, 2020, at 06:30 am

Srinagar/UNI: A youth, who had gone missing from the summer capital, Srinagar on Monday, has reportedly joined militant ranks.

J&K: 168 candidates in fray in last phase of DDC elections

Dec 19, 2020, at 06:26 am

Srinagar/UNI: The fate of 168 candidates from 28 constituencies will be decided in the last phase of eight-phased District Development Council (DDC) elections to be held in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.

99.9 pct leaders want Rahul Gandhi as Congress chief: Randeep Surjewala

Dec 19, 2020, at 06:24 am

New Delhi/IBNS: As the Congress will soon start the process of electing its new chief, party leader Randeep Singh Surjewala said "99.9 per cent" leaders want Rahul Gandhi to return as the president.

Samagra Shiksha may launch talent hunt in J&K

Dec 19, 2020, at 06:23 am

Jammu/UNI: With an aim to tap the hidden talent of Jammu and Kashmir, Samagra Shiksha may soon launch a talent hunt in the Union territory.

Sikh for Justice case: NIA files charge sheet against 10 Khalistanis living abroad 

Dec 19, 2020, at 06:20 am

New Delhi/UNI: The anti-terror probe agency NIA on Friday filed a charge sheet against 10 accused persons including designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun before the Mohali NIA Special Court in Punjab.

20th meeting of working mechanism for consultation, coordination on India-China Border Affairs held

Dec 19, 2020, at 06:12 am

New Delhi: The 20th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) was held on 18 December 2020.

Attari: BSF officials eliminate two Pakistani intruders 

Dec 19, 2020, at 06:03 am

Attari: The   Border Security Force (BSF) officials have eliminated two Pakistani intruders at the Attari border on Thursday, media reports said.

Jammu and Kashmir: Boat ambulance service to begin operations on Dal Lake

Dec 19, 2020, at 05:52 am

Srinagar: Equipped with health facilities, a boat ambulance service will start on Jammu and Kashmir's Dal Lake soon.

WB: North Kanthi MLA Banasri Maitry quits Trinamool Congress

Dec 19, 2020, at 05:20 am

Kolkata/IBNS: In continuation with the trend of rebel leaders quitting the Trinamool Congress (TMC) party in West Bengal ahead of Assembly elections next year, North Kanthi MLA Banasri Maity on Friday resigned from the primary membership of the party.