Chhattisgarh: Counter-offensive amidst Losses
Mar 03, 2015, at 04:57 pm
Research Associate, Institute for Conflict Management Continuing the momentum after the December 1, 2014, Kasalpar [Sukma] attack on Security Forces (SFs), in which 14 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, including two officers, were killed, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed at least seven civilians in six incidents, and 10 SF personnel in nine incidents, while losing just three cadres in two incidents, as of February 25, 2015, in Chhattisgarh. Interestingly, there has not been a single major incident [resulting in a total of three or more casualties] in this period, indicating that the Maoists are going about their business steadily, without drawing much attention to themselves.
93 farmers commit suicide in Marathawada this year
Mar 03, 2015, at 04:39 pm
Mumbai, Mar 3(IBNS) As many as 93 debt-trapped farmers have reportedly committed suicide in Maharashtra's Marathwada region over the last two months because of a major agricultural crisis.
Court to pronounce verdict on Salman's black buck poaching
Mar 03, 2015, at 04:23 pm
New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS) A Rajasthan court will on Tuesday pronounce its verdict on a case under Arms Act in the alleged black buck poaching by film star Salman Khan - a case making intermittent headlines for more than 16 years.
AAP tends to become one-man centric : Prashant Bhushan
Mar 03, 2015, at 04:12 pm
New Delhi, Mar 3(IBNS) The bickerings within the Aam Aadmi Party comes to the open as as party veteran Prashant Bhushan has said that the party tends to become a one-man force.
Eastern Railway to run Kolkata-Barauni Janasadharan Holi Special train
Mar 03, 2015, at 04:23 am
Kolkata, Mar 2 (IBNS): To clear the extra rush of passengers during Holi festival, Eastern Railway will run one pair of Kolkata-Barauni Janasadharan Holi Special, leaving Kolkata on Wednesday and Barauni on Thursday.
S. Jaishankar meets Bangladesh PM
Mar 03, 2015, at 04:15 am
Dhaka, Mar 2 (IBNS) Indian Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar, who visited Bangladesh, met country's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka on Monday.
Kolkata: Police uncover fake currency racket
Mar 03, 2015, at 03:46 am
Kolkata, Mar 2 (IBNS): The Special Task Force (STF) of the Kolkata Police has uncovered a racket in fake currency notes here.
Siraj Hussain assumes charge as new Agriculture Secretary
Mar 03, 2015, at 03:45 am
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS) Siraj Hussain has assumed charge as Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, officials said on Monday.
Mar 03, 2015, at 02:06 am
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS): Heavy rain, accompanied by cold winds, lashed Delhi and its adjoining areas on Monday.
PDP lawmakers demand return of Guru's remains
Mar 03, 2015, at 12:45 am
New Delhi, Mar 2(IBNS) A group of lawmakers of Jammu and Kashmir's People's Democratic Party has demanded that the mortal remains of executed Afzal Guru be handed over to his family.
Mufti stands by his remark, daughter Mehbooba defends
Mar 03, 2015, at 12:03 am
New Delhi, Mar 2(IBNS) Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Monday said he stands by his statement on violence-free polls in the state.
No internal democracy in AAP: Ilmi stokes smouldering fire
Mar 02, 2015, at 10:37 pm
New Delhi, Mar 2(IBNS) As the Aam Aadmi Party's resounding electoral victory in Delhi slowly gives way to its internal conflict with rift widening between Arvind Kejriwal and Yogendra Yadav-Prashant Bhushan camps, party's former member Shazia Ilmi on Monday alleged that the organisation was suffering from lack of internal democracy and transparency.
PM Modi eats Rs 29 lunch in Parliament canteen
Mar 02, 2015, at 09:05 pm
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday had lunch in the canteen of Parliament which costs Rs 29/-.
Rajnath distances BJP from Mufti remark on Kashmir polls
Mar 02, 2015, at 07:28 pm
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday dissociated the BJP-led NDA government from the remark by new Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed that a smooth poll in Jammu and Kashmir was possible because Pakistan and militants did not disrupt it.
Rift in top Aaam Aadmi Party (AAP) leadership
Mar 02, 2015, at 06:09 pm
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS) A big rift is being reported in the top leadership of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) which swept to power in Delhi, with senior leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhusan at loggerheads with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Snow, rain batter Kashmir valley
Mar 02, 2015, at 05:08 pm
Srinagar, Mar 2 (IBNS) Most parts of the Kashmir valley received fresh snowfall badly affecting land and air traffic in Jammu and Kashmir. The snow and rain continued to batter the valley for the second day on Monday.
Six bills to be introduced in LS this week
Mar 02, 2015, at 05:07 pm
New Delhi, Mar 2(IBNS) The Narendra Modi Government is set to introduce six bills, including the crucial one on insurance, this week seeking to replace a set of Ordinances in the Lok Sabha.
PM writes to Afghan President Dr. Ashraf Ghani, condoles loss of lives in avalanches
Mar 02, 2015, at 04:00 am
New Delhi, Mar 1 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written to the President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani and condoled the loss of lives in avalanches in different parts of Afghanistan.
Indian IT industry must focus on cyber security: PM
Mar 02, 2015, at 03:57 am
New Delhi, Mar 1 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called upon the Indian IT Industry to focus on meeting the global challenge of cyber-security.
Pak, Hurriyat, allowed conducive atmosphere for polls: Mufti
Mar 02, 2015, at 02:58 am
Jammu, Mar 1 (IBNS): After taking oath as the twelfth chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, 79-year-old Mufti Muhammad Sayeed triggered a controversy as he gave credit to Hurriyat, militant outfits and 'people from across the border' for allowing to create a conducive atmosphere to conduct assembly elections in the state last year.
17 cadres, linkmen of different outfits apprehended in Assam
Mar 02, 2015, at 02:36 am
Guwahati, Mar 1 (IBNS) : Security forces have apprehended at least seventeen cadres and linkmen of different outfit groups, including two hardcore militants of NDFB(S), from various places in Assam on Sunday, officials said.
Mar 02, 2015, at 02:29 am
Jammu, Mar 1 (IBNS) : The Jammu and Kashmir Governor on Sunday issued a decree to revoke the earlier proclamation because of which he had assumed all functions of the government of the state this year, an official handout said.
Assam budget session to begin tomorrow
Mar 02, 2015, at 02:16 am
Guwahati, Mar 1 (IBNS): The budget session in Assam's state assembly will start from Monday, officials said on Sunday.
PDP-BJP coalition govt's agenda
Mar 02, 2015, at 01:48 am
Srinagar, Mar 1 (IBNS) After two months of negotiations, the PDP-BJP alliance declared its common minimum programme that was negotiated by Dr Haseeb Drabu and Ram Madhav in Mumbai and Delhi.
Mufti takes oath as J&K CM, urges for peace in state
Mar 01, 2015, at 08:27 pm
Jammu, Mar 1 (IBNS): After being sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, whose People's Democratic Party (PDP) entered into an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to form the government in the northern state, said peace is must to yield development here.
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed: The political survivor returns
Mar 01, 2015, at 07:58 pm
When 79-year-old Mufti Mohammad Sayeed assumes the charge as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir for the second time on 1 March 2015, it seems he is destined to be the man for hard times. In 2002 when he became the Chief Minister, with just 16 seats in the State assembly, in alliance with Congress, J&K was reeling under extremely adverse conditions on politico-economic fronts. Personal liberties were severely restricted and Indian Army was in an eye-ball to eye-ball confrontation with Pakistan in the aftermath of the attack on Parliament.
MP govt files FIR against Digvijaya
Mar 01, 2015, at 07:50 pm
Bhopal, Mar 1 (IBNS): An FIR has been filed against Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh and former Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker Sriniwas Tiwari in connection with a decade old case regarding irregularities in appointment between 1993 and 2003, reports said.
Army's Northern Command celebrates Postal Service 43rd Anniversary
Mar 01, 2015, at 07:01 pm
Udhampur, Mar 1 (IBNS): The Army Postal Service Corps (APS) on Sunday celebrated its 43rd anniversary at HQ Northern Command.
Parl to take up Ordinances Replacement Bills in 2nd week of Budget Session
Mar 01, 2015, at 06:43 pm
New Delhi, Mar 1 (IBNS): Both the Houses of Parliament will take up the important legislative business of considering the Bills to replace the Ordinances promulgated during the inter-session period in the second week of the ongoing Budget session beginning Monday.
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed takes oath as J&K CM
Mar 01, 2015, at 06:25 pm
Jammu, Mar 1 (IBNS): Amid a historic political alliance between the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), former's supremo Mufti Mohammad Sayeed took oath as the next Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday at a special ceremony in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi here.