Nagaland: NPF support to Congress is issue based

Mar 31, 2019, at 07:45 pm

Kohima, Mar 31 (UNI): The regional party of Nagaland, the Naga People’s Front (NPF), has said that its decision to support Congress candidate K.L. Chishi in the upcoming Lok Sabha election was issue based, but decision will not change the stand of the party’s regionalism nor will it mean forging an alliance with the Congress.

J&K: FIR against those who failed to deposit arms ahead of polls

Mar 31, 2019, at 07:30 pm

Jammu, Mar 30 (UNI): The Kishtwar district magistrate has directed all the licensed weapon holders to deposit their weapons at their local police stations.

Confident of Congress victory: Ghulam Nabi Azad

Mar 31, 2019, at 07:26 pm

Faridabad/Palwal, Mar 31 (UNI): AICC general secretary and Haryana in-change Ghulam Nabi Azad has said he is confident of a Congress victory in the Lok Sabha elections after travelling throughout the state during his Parivartan Yatra.  

Key suspect held in sexual assault, murder of six-year-old at Thudiyalur

Mar 31, 2019, at 07:22 pm

Coimbatore, Mar 31 (UNI) Police on Sunday arrested a 32-year-old man for raping and killing a six-year-old child at Kasthoorinayakan Pudhur village near here.

Madhya Pradesh: Arms factory busted

Mar 31, 2019, at 07:16 pm

Shivpuri, MP, Mar 31 (UNI) Three pistols, two other firearms, some ammunition and a large quantity of implements and material have been appropriated when law enforcement authorities busted a weapons factory in the vicinity of a citadel in Paragarh – following a tip-off – under a campaign against such units in view of the general election.

Puducherry: Teacher held for sexually assaulting his students, staff

Mar 31, 2019, at 07:13 pm

Puducherry,Mar 31 (UNI) Puducherry CB CID police registered a case against a government school teacher at Keezhoor village near villianur here for sexually assaulting his female students and staff.

Fatehgarh police seize 25 kg gold worth Rs 8.50 cr

Mar 31, 2019, at 07:04 pm

Fatehgarh Sahib, Mar 31 (UNI) Fatehgarh police on Sunday claimed to have seized 25 kg gold worth Rs 8.50 crore. 

Rahul Gandhi is feeling unsafe in Amethi: BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad

Mar 31, 2019, at 06:25 pm

New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS): Union Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday targeted Congress President Rahul Gandhi over his decision to contest the Lok Sabha polls also from Kerala and said he is doing so as he is feeling 'unsafe' in Amethi.

Punjab: Phagwara police solves murder mystery

Mar 31, 2019, at 06:00 pm

Phagwara, Mar 31 (UNI) The Phagwara Police have succeeded to solve the mystery of the murder of the elderly Woman Satnam Kaur within 24 hours and arrested Harjot Kaur resident of Village Daduwal and her accomplice Vikram Singh @ Vikki, resident of Village Sarhali under section 302/34 IPC on the charges of murder. 

Uttar Pradesh: Two dreaded criminals arrested after encounter in Etawah

Mar 31, 2019, at 05:57 pm

Etawah, Mar 31 (UNI) Two dreaded criminals were arrested after encounter with police in Vaidpura area, police said here on Sunday.

Bihar: Brishen Patel joins RLSP

Mar 31, 2019, at 05:36 pm

Patna, Mar 31 (UNI) Former president of Bihar unit of Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) Brishen Patel, who had deserted his party recently, today joined RLSP.

Eliminate the menace of terrorism, tackle climate change, remove social inequalities: Venkaiah Naidu

Mar 31, 2019, at 05:32 pm

New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has called for concerted efforts to eliminate the menace of terrorism, tackle climate change, remove social inequalities, alleviate poverty and minimize the urban rural divide to build a peaceful, harmonious and happy nation.

IAF's MiG-27 fighter jet crashes in Rajasthan, pilot safe

Mar 31, 2019, at 05:14 pm

New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS): An Indian Air Force MiG-27 aircraft crashed in Uttarlai area of Rajasthan on Sunday, officials said.

We will carry out surgical strike on poverty, if voted to power: Congress supremo Rahul Gandhi

Mar 31, 2019, at 05:00 pm

Vijayawada, Mar 31 (UNI) Congress president Rahul Gandhi reiterated that his party would carry out surgical strike on “poverty”, if voted to power and assured to waive agriculture loans to the farmers in Andhra Pradesh and accord Special Category Status (SCS).

Chhapra-Surat Tapti Ganga Express derails, 4 hurt

Mar 31, 2019, at 04:44 pm

New Delhi/Chhapra, Mar 31 (UNI) At least four people were hurt as Chhapra-Surat Tapti Ganga Express derailed at Gautamsthan station, which is just next to Chhapra, on Sunday morning.

Puducherry: Rs 16 lakh seized ahead of LS polls

Mar 31, 2019, at 04:39 pm

Puducherry, Mar 31 (UNI) Grand Bazaar Police here seized a hefty amount of Rs 16 lakh from two people ahead of Lok Sabha Elections.

J&K Food Safety authorities names two brands of packaged drinking water unsafe

Mar 31, 2019, at 04:35 pm

Jammu, Mar 31 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Food Safety Authorities have declared the two packaged drinking water brands being sold in the market under the brand names “AQUA NICE” and “Mc Dowell’s No. 1 Platinum” as unsafe for human consumption.

Punjab: Three drug peddlers held with 345 kg poppy husk

Mar 31, 2019, at 04:30 pm

Jalandhar, Mar 31 (UNI) Commissionerate police on Sunday nabbed three drug peddlers and seized 345 kg poppy husk from their possession.

Jammu and Kashmir: 5 persons arrested with Brown Sugar in Srinagar

Mar 31, 2019, at 04:26 pm

Srinagar, Mar 31 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday arrested five persons alongwith 28 grams of Brown Sugar in the summer capital, Srinagar.

It's me, not my ghost: Sushma Swaraj responds on who tweets for her

Mar 31, 2019, at 04:18 pm

New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who is known for her prompt reply on Twitter when someone asks for help, on Sunday showed her witty side as she gave a straightforward answer to one of the detractors who questioned whether it was the minister herself who answered the tweets.

Suspected militants kill former Zila Parishad member in Arunachal Pradesh

Mar 31, 2019, at 03:34 pm

Guwahati, Mar 31 (IBNS): Ahead of the Lok Sabha and assembly polls in Arunachal Pradesh, suspected militants killed another political leader in the north east frontier state. 

IAF's MiG-27 fighter jet crashes in Rajasthan, pilot evacuated safely

Mar 31, 2019, at 03:14 pm

Jodhpur, Mar 31 (IBNS): An Indian Air Force MiG-27 fighter jet crashed on Sunday morning at Rajasthan's Sirohi, media reports said.

Rahul's candidature in Kerala put LDF in a fix

Mar 31, 2019, at 01:42 pm

Wayanad, Mar 31 (UNI): The much-delayed but enthusiastically expected announcement from the Congress leadership on Sunday on the All Indian Congress Committee (AICC) president Rahul Gandhi contesting from the Wayanad Lok Sabha Constituency in Kerala has put the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in a catch-22 situation.

Mahagathbandhan rally in Vizag: Mamata, Kejriwal to put on show of strength

Mar 31, 2019, at 12:59 pm

Visakhapatnam, Mar 31 (UNI): At a time when mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) is grappling with dithering and dissension, leaders of the various non-BJP political parties have geared up here on Sunday in a show of strength and support of Chandra Babu Naidu’s Telugu Desam Party ahead of the April 11 Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh.

Rahul Gandhi to contest LS polls from Kerala's Wayanad besides Amethi

Mar 31, 2019, at 12:09 pm

New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha election from a second seat in Kerala's Wayanad besides family stronghold Amethi.

No alliance with AAP in Lok Sabha polls, Rahul Gandhi takes final call

Mar 31, 2019, at 10:07 am

New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi has taken a final decision of not forming an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi and conveyed the same to party veteran and former chief minister of the national capital, Sheila Dikshit, media reports said.

Kerala: Two die of sun stroke, 44 suffered sun burns

Mar 31, 2019, at 09:38 am

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 31 (UNI) Two people died of sun stroke and another 44 suffered sun burns in Kerala as mercury continues to rise above normal.

Indian forest official turns out to be multicrorepati

Mar 31, 2019, at 09:15 am

Umaria, MP, Mar 30 (UNI) Undeclared property worth approximately Rs 2.5 crore has come to light thus far during simultaneous searches at the quarters, private residence and other premises of a deputy forest conservator posted in Bandhavgarh National Park, Lokayukta sources said. 

Jammu and Kashmir: Kathua Police cracks highway robberies, 3 held with weapon

Mar 31, 2019, at 09:08 am

Jammu, Mar 30 (UNI) Police on Saturday cracked twin highway robberies by arresting three accused persons alongwith weapon and live cartridges in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Himachal Pradesh: Two dead in separate road accidents

Mar 31, 2019, at 09:06 am

Shimla, Mar 30 (UNI) Two persons were killed in separate road accidents occurred during the last 24 hours in Himachal Pradesh, police said on Saturday.