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'Impossible to give 10 lakh jobs': Nitish Kumar downplays Tejashwi Yadav's Bihar poll promise | India registers 496 new COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours | India's Covid-19 tally crosses 81 lakhs with 46,963 new infections in single day | PM Modi to address four rallies in Bihar today | Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister R Doraikannu dies of Covid-19 | France stabbing incident: Third suspect held | James Bond actor Sean Connery dies at 90 | West Bengal govt writes to Railways seeking meeting to run special trains | PM Modi inaugurates development projects in Gujarat's Kevadia | Pakistan: Protesters attempt to storm French Embassy in Islamabad, police fire teargas

Jammu and Kashmir: KU's NSS organises 1-day workshop-cum-seminar on 'Swachhta'

Mar 16, 2021, at 11:42 pm

Srinagar: Continuing with its series of campaigns on various social and environmental issues, Kashmir University’s National Service Scheme (NSS) on Monday organised a workshop-cum-seminar on ‘Swachhta’.

BJP will hit sixers like Sourav Ganguly in West Bengal elections and form govt in state : Rajnath Singh

Mar 16, 2021, at 11:40 pm

Sabang/UNI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday claimed that the game of Mamata Banerjee was over and predicted a BJP's win in West Bengal Assembly polls.

Jammu: Balloon shaped airplane with 'PIA' written on it found

Mar 16, 2021, at 11:37 pm

Jammu/UNI: A balloon shaped air plane was found with "PIA" mentioned on it in Bhalwal area here on city outskirts.

Jammu and Kashmir: CUK holds workshop on Rajbhasha

Mar 16, 2021, at 11:34 pm

Srinagar:  Rajbhasha Cell of the Central University of Kashmir (CUK) Monday organised a one-day workshop on Rajbhasha at varsity’s Green Campus here.

Three of a family found dead in Kolkata hotel, suicide suspected

Mar 16, 2021, at 11:31 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Three members of a family were found dead in a hotel in Kolkata's downtown New Market area on Tuesday morning, reports said.

Jammu and Kashmir: DC reviews status of HWCs at Ganderbal

Mar 16, 2021, at 11:28 pm

Srinagar: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal today chaired a meeting of the Health department to review the status of approved Health Wellness Centers (HWCs) in the district.

Jammu and Kashmir: BGSBU bags prestigious FIST grant

Mar 16, 2021, at 11:26 pm

Srinagar:  The department of Zoology in Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) has been selected for the prestigious grant with the provision of maximum outlay of Rs 3 crores under the Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure in universities and higher educational Institutions (FIST) Level-1 Program by DST, Government of India.

Lower ends of arch of world's highest railway bridge in Jammu and Kashmir connected

Mar 16, 2021, at 11:23 pm

Srinagar: In a historic moment, the railways has connected the two ends of the main arch of the world’s highest bridge on the Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district which will provide direct connectivity to Kashmir Valley.

Jammu and Kashmir: Govt issues schedule for digitisation of Darbar Move files

Mar 16, 2021, at 11:16 pm

Srinagar: The General Administration Department (GAD) Monday issued the schedule for scanning and digitisation of official files and records of the Darbar Move offices working outside the civil secretariat.

Complete flyover on Jammu-Akhnoor road: LG Manoj Sinha

Mar 16, 2021, at 11:15 pm

 Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor ManojSinha Monday made a visit to Jammu-Akhnoor road and enquired about the status of the de-silting process of Ranbir Canal, besides reviewing the status of Jammu-Akhnoor road widening project.

Jammu and Kashmir: Group of 40 farmers flagged off for exposure tour within UT

Mar 16, 2021, at 10:56 pm

 Srinagar: A group of 40 farmers, including women farmers was flagged off for one day exposure visit within UT here today.

Amid row over candidature for Bengal polls on BJP ticket, nominated MP Swapan Dasgupta resigns from Rajya Sabha 

Mar 16, 2021, at 09:32 pm

New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: A day after Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra questioned the candidature of nominated Rajya Sabha member Swapan Dasgupta for the forthcoming Bengal assembly election on BJP ticket, Dasgupta on Tuesday reportedly tendered his resignation as a Rajya Sabha MP. 

Ratan Tata buys stake in Pritish Nandy Communications

Mar 16, 2021, at 07:11 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Tata Group Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata has purchased a stake in Pritish Nandi Communications (PNC), in his personal capacity, said media reports.

Now Mamata Banerjee is visiting temples: Yogi Adityanath taunts Trinamool Congress chief in Bengal

Mar 16, 2021, at 06:52 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday taunted his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee over her temple visits ahead of the state polls due to be held between Mar 27 and Apr 29.

Seated on Badruddin Ajmal’s lap, Congress shamelessly talks about secularism: Amit Shah

Mar 16, 2021, at 04:48 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah on Monday launched a scathing attack on Congress and said that the Congress shamelessly talks about secularism while the party sits on the laps of Badruddin Ajmal.

BJP president JP Nadda to campaign in poll-bound West Bengal today

Mar 16, 2021, at 04:27 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Jagat Prakash Nadda will on Tuesday campaign in poll-bound West Bengal, where the saffron party is aiming to wrest power.

Complete lockdown not a solution to curb COVID-19: Maharashtra Health Minister

Mar 16, 2021, at 03:42 pm

Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope has said that a complete lockdown is not a solution to curb the rising number of coronavirus cases in the state, however, a few restrictions will be tightened.

Jammu and Kashmir Imam Association holds day-long interactive programme in Kupwara

Mar 16, 2021, at 06:34 am

Kupwara : All Jammu and Kashmir Imam Association recently held an interactive cum informative programme in Warpora area of Bangus valley which lies in Kupwara district.

Kolkata: Amit Shah holds emergency meeting with Bengal BJP leaders amid protests over candidates' list

Mar 16, 2021, at 05:56 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Amid agitations at multiple locations across West Bengal over BJP's candidates' list for the forthcoming assembly election in the state, Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah on Monday night chaired an emergency core meeting with the Bengal BJP leaders in a Kolkata five-star hotel, reports said.

Kerala MBA Graduate declines to contest assembly polls after BJP names him as candidate

Mar 16, 2021, at 05:23 am

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: A 31-year-old MBA student has declined to contest the Assembly election in Kerala next month after he was enlisted as a candidate by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)  from the Mananthawady seat in the Wayanad district.

Nettled by QUAD summit, China says 'it will end nowhere'

Mar 16, 2021, at 04:56 am

New Delhi/IBNS: China has accused the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD), a four nation grouping comprising Australia, India, United States and Japan, of "ideological bias and cold war mentality" and described it as a clique based on an ideology that is "detrimental to border", a Hindustan Times report said.

CBI names 7 army officers among 23 for accepting bribes in recruitment case

Mar 16, 2021, at 04:37 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Six Lieutenant Colonels and a Major of the Indian Army were among 23 people named by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday in connection with a corruption case involving recruitment to the force after searches were conducted in 30 locations across 13 cities.

Rhea Chakraborty's bail challenged in Supreme Court by NCB

Mar 16, 2021, at 03:25 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has challenged the bail granted to actor Rhea Chakraborty in the Sushant Singh Rajput case in October last year.

IPS Gyanwant Singh appointed as West Bengal's Director of Security

Mar 16, 2021, at 02:31 am

Kolkata/IBNS: A day after the Election Commission of India (ECI) removed West Bengal's Director of Security, IPS Vivek Sahay, over the incident in Nandigram in which Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was injured, another IPS officer, Gyanwant Singh, was on Monday appointed as the new chief of the CM's security, officials said.

Toolkit case: Delhi Court disposes of anticipatory bail plea of Nikita, Shantanu, Shubham Kar

Mar 16, 2021, at 01:33 am

New Delhi/UNI: Delhi's Patiala House Court on Monday disposed of the anticipatory bail pleas moved by Mumbai lawyer Nikita Jacob, Pune engineer Shantanu Muluk and climate activist Shubham Kar Chowdhuri in connection to the toolkit case.

NIA conducts searches at 11 locations across country in Kerala ISIS module case

Mar 16, 2021, at 01:17 am

New Delhi/UNI: In a major crackdown against Kerala ISIS module led by accused Mohammed Ameen, the anti-terror probe agency NIA on Monday conducted searches at multiple locations in Delhi, Karnataka, and Kerala.

Yogi Adityanath to address three election rallies in West Bengal tomorrow

Mar 16, 2021, at 01:06 am

Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister and BJP's star campaigner Yogi Adityanath will address three election meetings in West Bengal on Tuesday.

Delhi Court sentences Batla House encounter convict Ariz Khan to death

Mar 16, 2021, at 12:59 am

New Delhi/UNI: A Delhi court on Monday sentenced to death Indian Mujahideen terrorist Ariz Khan, who was recently convicted in the 2008 Batla House encounter case for the murder of police inspector Mohan Chand Sharma and other offences that took place in the national capital over 12 years ago.

Conspiracies cannot stop me: Mamata Banerjee

Mar 15, 2021, at 10:58 pm

Balarampur/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday said conspiracies cannot stop her and she will continue to fight against the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Jammu and Kashmir: Workshop on Building activities and operation held

Mar 15, 2021, at 10:48 pm

Srinagar:  SMC today organised a workshop on building activities and operation for its ward officers and building inspectors.