Jammu and Kashmir: KPDCL begins installation of smart meters in Srinagar
Dec 05, 2020, at 10:22 pm
Srinagar: Amid power playing hide and seek, the Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has initiated installation of smart electricity meters in Srinagar district.
Forest Rights Act in J&K: CS chairs maiden meeting of monitoring committee
Dec 05, 2020, at 10:19 pm
Srinagar: Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam today chaired the maiden meeting of the UT-level Monitoring Committee, constituted under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 which was recently made applicable to Jammu and Kashmir. Administrative Secretaries of the departments of Revenue, Forest, Ecology & Environment, Rural Development, and Tribal Affairs, besides Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) participated in the meeting, an official handout said.
Despite New Delhi's objection, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau supports Indian farmers' protest again
Dec 05, 2020, at 09:54 pm
Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday once again repeated his support for the rights of farmers in India to protest peacefully, days after his original comment on the issue had triggered a controversy.
Pakistan violates ceasefire on LoC, IB, India retaliates
Dec 05, 2020, at 09:43 pm
Jammu/UNI: Pakistan troops on Saturday yet again violated the ceasefire by firing unprovoked along the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB) in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
J&K LG's four 'P' mantras for present, new future
Dec 05, 2020, at 09:37 pm
Jammu/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday batted for four 'P' mantras for present and new future to create sustainable development, growth prospects depending on policies inclusive and people-centric.
Mizoram Power Minister inaugurates state’s first solar power plant
Dec 05, 2020, at 09:21 pm
Aizawl/IBNS: Mizoram Power Minister Pu R. Lalzirliana has inaugurated the state’s first solar power plant located at Tlungvel about 58 kilometres from the capital Aizawl.
Assam CM Sonowal writes to I&B Minister Javadekar for retaining AIR and DD, Dibrugarh’s status
Dec 05, 2020, at 09:18 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has written a letter to Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar raising the issue of Prasar Bharati’s directives for reassigning All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan Kendra (DDK) in Dibrugarh as relay centres only, curtailing their capacity to produce own programmes while they would only broadcast/telecast AIR and DDK, Guwahati’s programmes.
AIUDF chief says Modi-government is anti-Muslim, Assam BJP hits back
Dec 05, 2020, at 09:14 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief and Lok Sabha MP Badruddin Ajmal said that, the Modi-government is an anti-Muslim and anti-national government.
Properties worth Rs 30 lakh gutted in fire incident in Assam’s Sivasagar
Dec 05, 2020, at 09:06 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: A massive fire in Assam’s Sivasagar district gutted several houses, shops and caused losses of over Rs 30 lakh.
West Bengal: Several injured as TMC, BJP workers clash in Asansol's Barabani
Dec 05, 2020, at 09:02 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters were injured as a clash erupted between the activists of BJP and the ruling Trinamool Congress (AITC) during a door-to-door campaign organized by the BJP at Barabani's Jamgram area in West Bengal on Saturday morning, reports said.
Dec 05, 2020, at 08:43 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress on Saturday said it won't participate in the nationwide strike called by the farmers in protest against the Centre's three new farm laws despite lending moral support to the issue.
Govt has put entire nation's farmers in trouble: Rahul Gandhi
Dec 05, 2020, at 08:19 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that the farmers in Bihar are in distress without the MSP and APMC and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of allegedly pushing the entire country's farmers into trouble.
Dec 05, 2020, at 07:11 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Ahead of the third round of talks with the farmers who are protesting against the Centre's new farm laws, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar visited Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence here on Saturday, media reports said.
GHMC results show rejection of dynastic, corrupt politics: BJP president JP Nadda
Dec 05, 2020, at 05:57 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Friday night said the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Election results clearly shows the rejection of the dynastic and corrupt politics.
Haryana Minister Anil Vij tests Covid-19 positive days after taking Covaxin dose
Dec 05, 2020, at 05:27 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Haryana Minister Anil Vij, who had taken a dose of indigenous Novel Coronavirus vaccine candidate Covaxin in its trial phase, on Saturday tested positive for Covid-19.
Farmers protest continues, fifth round of talks today
Dec 05, 2020, at 02:50 pm
New Delhi: The fifth round of talks between farmer leaders and government representatives will be held later in the day as the ongoing protest over the new farm laws continued on Saturday.
Farmers' Protest: Kangana Ranaut served legal notice by Sikh body for derogatory tweet
Dec 05, 2020, at 08:18 am
Delhi/IBNS: Actor Kangana Ranaut has been asked by a Sikh body to apologise for her tweet on an elerly woman protester at Farmers' agitation who she said was available for Rs 100, suggesting that she can be a paid protester, said media reports.
Shree Cement to provide free cement to defence martyrs' families to build houses
Dec 05, 2020, at 06:00 am
Jaipur/IBNS: Lt Gen Alok Kler, PVSM, VSM, GOC-in-C, Southern Western Command, Indian Army, formally released the “Project Naman” - a National initiative of Shree Cement to provide free cement to the families of Armed Forces Personnel martyred in the past twenty years.
India-Nepal Inter-Governmental Sub-Committee meeting held
Dec 05, 2020, at 05:12 am
Kathmandu: The two-day meeting of the India-Nepal Inter-Governmental Sub-Committee was held recently on Thursday.
Indian Army hosts bodybuilding competition in Srinagar
Dec 05, 2020, at 05:02 am
Srinagar: The Indian Army organised a bodybuilding competition in Srinagar city on Thursday.
Farmers call for 'All India Bandh' on Tuesday
Dec 05, 2020, at 04:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The farmers protesting on the outskirts of Delhi against the Centre's three contentious agricultural laws have called a nationwide shutdown on Tuesday.
Dec 05, 2020, at 04:51 am
Haryana CM Manohar Khattar has said some "unwanted elements" like Khalistan sympathizers have been seen among those farmers who are demonstrating in New Delhi.
BJP makes big gains in GHMC election, ruling TRS emerges single largest party
Dec 05, 2020, at 03:19 am
Hyderabad/IBNS/UNI: Telangana's ruling Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) party emerged as the largest party after votes for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Election (GMC) were counted on Friday but the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered a spectacular performance with a massive surge in the same.
Chopper Scam: SC declines to revoke approver status of Rajiv Saxena
Dec 05, 2020, at 01:35 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Delhi High Court order that had dismissed Enforcement Directorate's (ED) petition seeking the revocation of approver status granted to middle man Rajiv Saxena in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal scam case.
Two militants of Manipur based outfit KCP-MJC arrested in Bihar
Dec 04, 2020, at 10:45 pm
Imphal, Dec 4: Police have arrested two cadres of Manipur based militant outfit KCP-MJC from Chanakya Chowk, Jogbaniin Bihar.
NSCN (KN) militant nabbed with arms in Nagaland
Dec 04, 2020, at 10:43 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Security forces have apprehended a hardcore militant of NSCN (KN) in Nagaland’s Dimapur district.
Meghalaya police seize 1500 kg explosives, 6000 detonators
Dec 04, 2020, at 10:38 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Meghalaya police have arrested six persons and seized over 1500 kg explosives, 6000 detonators in East Jaintia Hills district, bordering with Bangladesh.
Coronavirus vaccine to be ready in next few weeks: PM Modi
Dec 04, 2020, at 08:32 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the vaccine against Covid-19 will be ready in the next few weeks and the vaccination programme will start soon after.
GHMC vote counting: TRS takes comfortable lead, BJP lags behind AIMIM
Dec 04, 2020, at 08:30 pm
Hyderabad/IBNS: Despite taking major leads in the early trends, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lagged behind the Telangana Rashtriya Samithi (TRS) and Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM.
Mamata Banerjee speaks with protesting farmers lending support to farmers' protest
Dec 04, 2020, at 08:28 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday spoke with the farmers who are protesting against the Centre's new farm bills for the ninth consecutive days in the Delhi-Haryana border.