Amid COVID-19 fight, JeM planning to conduct simultaneous attacks in J&K
May 03, 2020, at 11:35 pm
Srinagar:While India joins the world in combating COVID-19, Pakistan-based terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed is planning to conduct simultaneous attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, media reports said.
Covid-19: Hundreds violate lockdown, join local police's peace march in Red Zone Howrah city
May 03, 2020, at 10:38 pm
Kolkata/Howrah/IBNS: Violating the ongoing lockdown and social distancing norms, hundreds of locals on Sunday joined a peace march by Howrah City Police and local TMC leaders in Covid Red Zone Howrah city's Tikiapara area, where cops were chased and attacked by a mob while police were enforcing lockdown a few days ago.
Covid-19 death toll reaches 50 in West Bengal
May 03, 2020, at 09:22 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: With two more deaths were reported in last 24 hours, the number of fatalities due to Covid-19 has mounted to 50 in West Bengal while the state confirmed 41 fresh positive cases in the duration of a day, officials said on Sunday evening.
West Bengal: 2nd batch of 61 stranded Bangladeshi nationals fly to Dhaka
May 03, 2020, at 09:09 pm
Kolkata/UNI: About 61 stranded Bangladeshi nationals today flew back to Dhaka by a special Bangladesh Biman plane from Dum Dum airport, official sources here said.
Bihar: Huge quantity of explosives recovered in Gaya
May 03, 2020, at 09:05 pm
Gaya/UNI: Police today recovered huge quantity of explosives from Koleshwari forest under Barachatti police station area in Gaya district.
South Western Railway runs two Sharmik Specials to Bhubaneswar, Danapur
May 03, 2020, at 09:00 pm
Hubballi/UNI: South Western Railway (SWR) operated two Shramik Specials one from Chikbanawar (in Bengaluru) to Bhubaneswar with 1,190 passengers and the second Shramik Special from Malur (also In Bengaluru) to Danapur with 1200 passengers on Sunday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Militants made abortive bid to attack security forces in Srinagar
May 03, 2020, at 08:57 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Militants on Sunday made an abortive bid to target security forces by hurling a hand grenade which did not explode in the downtown area of Srinagar, official sources said.
Covid-19 Scare: SWR to run Parcel Express Trains between Vasco and Shalimar, Howrah to Vasco
May 03, 2020, at 08:49 pm
Hubballi/UNI: South Western Railway (SWR) announced on Sunday that it has decided to run Parcel Express Special trains to transport essential commodities from Vasco Da Gama to Shalimar and from Howrah to Vasco Da Gama on Monday. with a return journey on Thursday.
Ratan Tata rubbishes another viral social media post message attributed to him
May 03, 2020, at 08:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India's business icon and Chairman Emeritus of the Tata Group Ratan Tata on Sunday rejected yet another social media post message, which has gone viral online and attributed to him as fake.
Haryana: Boy dies in wall collapse in Sirsa
May 03, 2020, at 07:39 pm
Sirsa/UNI: A 12-year-old boy died in a wall collapse at Mithanpura village in Sirsa of Haryana, sources said on Sunday.
Delhi is ready to re-open now: Arvind Kejriwal
May 03, 2020, at 07:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Keeping in mind the need to bounce back the economic condition of the national capital amid COVID-19 outbreak, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said his government will implement all lockdown relaxations that have been prescribed by the Union home ministry.
Lockdown to continue in Jharkhand for upcoming 2 weeks, no relaxation: Hemant Soren
May 03, 2020, at 07:11 pm
Ranchi/UNI: In a major decision, the state government today announced that lockdown will continue in Jharkhand for the next two weeks.
Jharkhand: 5 dead, 3 others injured as trailer crushes people in Charhi of Hazaribagh
May 03, 2020, at 06:53 pm
Hazaribagh/UNI: Five people lost their lives while three others sustained serious injuries as a trailer hit people standing on road side on NH-33 under Charhi Police Station area of this district.
Seven children injured as unexploded substance goes off in Kupwara
May 03, 2020, at 06:47 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Seven children were injured when an unexploded substance went off at Handwara in frontier Kashmir district of Kupwara on Sunday.
India's lead counsel on the Kulbhushan Jadhav case says New Delhi might need to re-approach ICJ
May 03, 2020, at 06:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India's lead counsel on the Kulbhushan Jadhav case, Harish Salve, has said New Delhi might need to go back to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in its bid to get directions for Pakistan to implement the judgment in the crucial case on the Indian national languishing in their jail on espionage charges.
West Bengal: WBCS official, Kolkata Police officer test positive for Covid-19
May 03, 2020, at 05:59 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A West Bengal Civil Service (WBCS) official posted in South 24 Parganas district and the Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Pragati Maidan Police Station in Kolkata's east division have tested positive for novel coronavirus, reports said on Sunday.
Guwahati : Armed forces express gratitude to COVID-19 warriors with flower petal showers, flypasts
May 03, 2020, at 05:16 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters on Sunday conducted a flypast in Guwahati to express gratitude towards the the doctors, nurses and all other frontline warriors fighting the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Bangladesh witnesses major spike in COVID-19 infection in 24 hours, 2 more people die
May 03, 2020, at 05:08 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh registered the deaths of two more COVID-19 infected patients in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Sunday.
Miscreants attempt to rape two nurses in Assam’s Biswanath district amid lockdown
May 03, 2020, at 04:39 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Miscreants attempted to rape two nurses in Assam’s Biswanath district on Saturday night when they were on their way to hospital.
Tributes to soldiers, security personnel martyred in Handwara: PM Narendra Modi
May 03, 2020, at 04:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: PM Narendra Modi on Sunday condoled the deaths of soldiers and security personnel in a terror attack in Handwara region of Jammu and Kashmir.
COVID-19: Karnataka announces free travel for migrant labourers returning home within the state
May 03, 2020, at 03:54 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: The Karnataka government on Sunday announced that migrant labourers returning home could travel for free for the next three days on state-run buses.
About 120 vehicles, shops and petrol pump sealed in Kashmir's Baramulla
May 03, 2020, at 03:37 pm
Baramulla/UNI: Taking action against violators of Covid-19 norms, the district administration in this north Kashmir district seized 77 vehicles and sealed a petrol pump and 40 shops on Saturday, an official spokesman said.
Jammu Kashmir: 6 people injured in mysterious blast in Kupwara
May 03, 2020, at 03:07 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Six people were injured in a mysterious blast at Handwara in frontier Kashmir district of Kupwara on Sunday.
COVID-19 lockdown: India permits 193 Pakistani nationals to return home
May 03, 2020, at 02:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a humanitarian gesture, India has allowed 193 Pakistani nationals, who are stranded in the country due to COVID-19 lockdown, to be allowed to exit the nation via the Attari-Wagah crossing next week, media reports said.
CRPF headquarters sealed after driver tests positive for COVID-19
May 03, 2020, at 01:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)'s headquarters in Delhi has been sealed for sanitisation after a driver working in the building got infected with Coronavirus.
Assam opens its border with NE states to facilitate return of stranded people
May 03, 2020, at 12:40 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Amidst COVID-19 lockdown, the Assam government has opened its boundary with the other states of the North-Eastern region excluding Sikkim from Sunday to facilitate the return of the stranded people in different parts of the region.
May 03, 2020, at 12:29 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Three members of a family died and two others fell critically ill after consuming wild poisonous mushroom in Assam’s Charaideo district on Saturday.
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Assam government allows for opening liquor shops in green zones
May 03, 2020, at 12:15 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Just a day after the centre extended the nationwide lockdown for another two weeks, the Assam government on Saturday allowed opening liquor shops in the green zones across the state.
Indian armed force salute medical workers fighting coronavirus pandemic
May 03, 2020, at 11:33 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In an attempt to pay tribute to the health workers and medical professionals involved in fighting the coronavirus pandemic, the Indian Air Force jet and transport planes are showering petals on hospitals across the country.
Colonel, major among five killed during J&K's Kupwara encounter
May 03, 2020, at 10:53 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Two senior Indian Army personnel-a colonel and a major-were martyred during an encounter with terrorists at Kupwara District in Jammu and Kashmir which began on Saturday. A police officer and two army soldiers were also killed when the security personnel came under heavy fire, said reports.