Jharkhand: Man slits throat in temple to please Goddess

Feb 01, 2017, at 01:37 am

Patna, Jan 31 (TheBIharPost/IBNS): A man from Bihar slit open his throat to please deity at a Hindu temple in neighbouring Jharkhand state on Tuesday.

West Bengal: State bus falls into ditch in Howrah, 35 hurt

Feb 01, 2017, at 01:02 am

Kolkata, Jan 31 (IBNS): At least 35 persons were injured when a government-run bus overturned and fell into a roadside canal at Ranihati-Amta Road under Panchla Police Station limits in West Bengal's Howrah district on Tuesday morning, reports said.

India should feel not only strong, but also safe: Kiren Rijiju

Feb 01, 2017, at 12:15 am

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju addressed the 12th Raising Day Celebration of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) here on Tuesday.

Digital Radio Technology empowers listeners with wide range of services:Venkaiah Naidu

Feb 01, 2017, at 12:03 am

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): M Venkaiah Naidu, Minister for Information & Broadcasting, has said that Digital Radio provided a unique opportunity for all the stakeholders both public and private broadcasters to carry forward the vision of Prime Minister to achieve Digital and Connectivity Revolution in the country.

Oil slick continues to plague Tamil Nadu coast, two ships collided at Ennore on Saturday

Jan 31, 2017, at 10:18 pm

Chennai, Jan 31 (IBNS): The oil spill along the Tamil Nadu coast near Chennai continues to pollute beaches, including the Marina Beach, according to media reports on Tuesday.

Former Minister of State E Ahamed suffers cardiac arrest,PM enquires about health

Jan 31, 2017, at 09:59 pm

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): Former Minister of State E Ahamed has suffered cardiac arrest,

National Entrepreneurship Awards 2016 presented by Home Minister Rajnath Singh

Jan 31, 2017, at 09:56 pm

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh presented the First National Entrepreneurship awards 2016 in New Delhi on Monday.

S C Bajpai appointed as Director General Ordinance Factories and Chairman of Ordnance Factory Board

Jan 31, 2017, at 09:49 pm

Kolkata, Jan 31 (IBNS): S C Bajpai, IOFS, has been appointed as the new Director General of Ordnance Factories (DGOF) and Chairman of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) from Feb 1.

Hafiz Saeed arrest: India wants Pakistan to be more sincere in its efforts to curb terrorism

Jan 31, 2017, at 09:41 pm

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): The Union Foreign Affairs Ministry, on Tuesday, commenting on the house arrest of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed by the Pakistani government, said that Pakistan has to carry out a credible crackdown to prove its sincerity in the matter, according to media reports.

Uttar Pradesh: Shivpal Yadav claims he will leave SP and form new party after March 11

Jan 31, 2017, at 09:12 pm

Lucknow, Jan 31 (IBNS): Shivpal Yadav, uncle to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, has said on Tuesday that he will float a new party after Mar 11, according to media reports.

Bihar: JD-U wants to project Nitish Kumar as PM candidate for 2019 elections

Jan 31, 2017, at 08:21 pm

Patna, Jan 31 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): The ruling Janata Dal United (JD-U) in Bihar is projecting chief minister Nitish Kumar as the PM candidate for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and has asked the Congress to back his candidature describing him as the “most credible face”.

Budget Session 2017: Economic Survey 2016-17 presented by FM Arun Jaitley

Jan 31, 2017, at 07:43 pm

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): The Indian economy has sustained a macro-economic environment of relatively lower inflation, fiscal discipline and moderate current account deficit coupled with broadly stable rupee-dollar exchange rate despite continuing global sluggishness, said Union Minister Arun Jaitley in the Parliament on Tuesday.

Budget Session 2017: PM Modi says political differences must not hamper functioning of Parliament

Jan 31, 2017, at 07:15 pm

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): The Parliament should be allowed to function smoothly despite differences between elected parties, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi prior to the start of the Budget Session 2017 on Tuesday.

Budget Session 2017: Govt taken bold decisions in the interest of the poor says Pranab Mukherjee

Jan 31, 2017, at 07:05 pm

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee addressed the Parliament in a joint session of both houses on Tuesday, the first day of the Budget Session 2017.

Modi's Mann Ki Baat address on 'examination' converted to e-book

Jan 31, 2017, at 03:22 pm

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his Mann Ki Baat address on Sunday, where he spoke on examination, has been converted into an e-book.

PM Modi wishes NDRF on 12th Raising Day

Jan 31, 2017, at 03:14 pm

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday wished the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on the ocassion of its 12th Raising Day.

EC asks Congress to hold elections for president's post by June 15

Jan 31, 2017, at 04:46 am

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS): The Election Commission (EC) on Monday ordered the Congress party to hold elections for posts including its president by June 15, media reports said.

Lockout announced at Besco's wagon production unit in Kolkata

Jan 31, 2017, at 03:40 am

Kolkata, Jan 30 (IBNS): Authority of the Besco Limited on Monday suspended work in its wagon manufacturing unit at Bullygunge in Kolkata indefinitely as the company is facing huge losses due to labour unrest, reports said.

Assam: Woman tries to commit suicide after killing her two minor children

Jan 31, 2017, at 03:28 am

Guwahati, Jan 30 (IBNS): A sensational incident came to light in Assam's Hojai district, with a woman trying to commit suicide after killing her two minor children.

Assam govt. to withhold counter insurgency operations against KPLT till April 20

Jan 31, 2017, at 02:49 am

Guwahati, Jan 30 (IBNS) : The Assam government has agreed to withhold counter insurgency operations by the security forces against the Karbi People’s Liberation Tiger (KPLT) till Apr 20 next following the outfit group had declared unilateral ceasefire for a period of six months from October 20 last.

Internet service on prepaid mobiles to be restored in Kashmir from tonight

Jan 31, 2017, at 02:23 am

Srinagar, Jan 30 (IBNS): As the situation limbs back to normalcy Jammu and Kashmir Police said that the prepaid mobile Internet services would be restored in Kashmir on Monday.

Meghalaya’s first ever apparel and garment Centre inaugurated at Ampati

Jan 31, 2017, at 02:13 am

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS): Union Textiles Minister Smriti Zubin Irani, along with Chief Minister of Meghalaya Dr. Mukul Sangma, inaugurated the first ever Apparel and Garment Making Centre in Meghalaya, near Ampati in South West Garo Hills on Monday, in the presence of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju.

PM Modi's qualification remark: Assam court asks Kejriwal to appear in court on April 7

Jan 31, 2017, at 02:05 am

Guwahati, Jan 30 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal now faces another trouble after a local court of Assam asked him to appear before it on April 7 in connection with a criminal defamation case registered against him for his remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's educational qualification.

Bihar govt considering to increase number of jails

Jan 31, 2017, at 01:59 am

Patna, Jan 30 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A senior minister in Bihar government on Monday said the government was considering increasing number of jails in the state to house the growing number of prisoners.

Five more jawans succumb in Kashmir avalanche

Jan 31, 2017, at 01:31 am

Srinagar, Jan 30 (IBNS): Five soldiers, rescued from an avalanche in Machhil sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Jan 28, passed away at a hospital in Srinagar on Monday, said an army spokesman.

Assam ICDS scam: V&AC grills another former minister

Jan 31, 2017, at 01:22 am

Guwahati, Jan 30 (IBNS): The Vigilance and Anti Corruption (V&AC) sleuths on Monday grilled another former Congress minister of Assam in connection with Rs 2250 crore Social Welfare department scam.

Indian economy is not in a good state: Manmohan Singh

Jan 30, 2017, at 11:50 pm

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS): Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said the current situation of Indian economy is not good.

Maharashtra: A Fading Red

Jan 30, 2017, at 11:15 pm

On January 12, 2017, two civilians, Ramesh Atala (27) and Manohar Atala (55), were killed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Gadchiroli District. A Gadchiroli Police statement disclosed that the Maoists shot the victims claiming they were 'police informers'.

Punjab: Two-faced on Counterterrorism

Jan 30, 2017, at 11:13 pm

The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of the Punjab Police in Pakistan killed the new leader of the sectarian terrorists Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Asif Chotu akaRizwan, along with three associates, during an intelligence-based operation near the Sheikhupura Bypass in the Sheikhupura District of Punjab in the early hours of January 17, 2017. Three other terrorists managed to escape. CTD recovered arms, ammunition and explosive material from the possession of slain terrorists. The killings came 18 months after CTD had shot dead long-time LeJ chief Malik Ishaq in an encounter on July 29, 2015. Asif Chotu had been named in over 100 murder cases and had a bounty of PKR three million on his head. According to a CTD statement, the LeJ leader was hatching a plot to target the Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif: "Big chapters of terrorism, target killings have been closed today. These terrorists were merciless killing machines."

Amulya Kumar Patnaik appointed as Delhi Police Commissioner

Jan 30, 2017, at 10:36 pm

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS): IPS Amulya Kumar Patnaik has been appointed to the post of Commissioner of Police, Delhi.