Palaniswamy wins ruckus-marred trust vote in Tamil Nadu

Feb 18, 2017, at 09:14 pm

Chennai, Feb 18 (IBNS) Amid adjournments and violence, Sasikala loyalist Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Palaniswamy won the trust vote for his newly installed Government, as 122 MLAs voted in his favour in the 234-member state Assembly.

Tamil Nadu Assembly reconvenes for third time, evicted DMK MLAs to meet Governor

Feb 18, 2017, at 09:12 pm

Chennai, Feb 18 (IBNS) : The Opposition DMK MLAs were evicted as the Tamil Nadu Assembly reconvened at 3 pm after being adjourned twice suspending E Palaniswamy Government's Trust vote following continued violence and bedlam by a section of legislators.

Malaysian police arrest North Korean man in Kim Jong-nam murder case

Feb 18, 2017, at 08:20 pm

Kuala Lumpur, Feb 18 (IBNS) : Malaysian police have arrested a North Korean man involved in the killing of Kim Jong-nam.

Tamil Nadu Assembly adjourned, trust vote halted by ruckus

Feb 18, 2017, at 07:49 pm

Chennai, Feb 18 (IBNS) : A trust vote of the E Palaniswamy government was halted and ruckus and violence forced the adjournment of the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Saturday.

Nagaland: Political crisis looms large, rebel NPF legislators camping in Assam

Feb 18, 2017, at 07:36 pm

Guwahati, Feb 18 (IBNS): At least 40 legislators of Nagaland People's Front (NPF) are believed to have held a secret meeting at a resort in Assam, according to reports on Saturday.

Patient commits suicide in Kolkata private hospital

Feb 18, 2017, at 06:57 pm

Kolkata, Feb 18 (IBNS): An elderly man, who was being treated at AMRI hospital in Kolkata's Salt Lake area, committed suicide by jumping from the privately-run hospital's sixth floor window on Saturday morning, reports said.

Promoter dismantles Kolkata school

Feb 18, 2017, at 06:42 pm

Kolkata, Feb 18 (IBNS): A privately-run school was allegedly destroyed by a local promoter and his men in the wee hours of Saturday at Doshdron area under the Baguiati police Station area in Kolkata.

Toddler killed in Kolkata house fire

Feb 18, 2017, at 06:24 pm

Kolkata, Feb 18 (IBNS): Two fires broke out in different locations in south Kolkata on Saturday morning, with one claiming the life of a toddler, according to reports.

Tamil Nadu Assembly adjourned, trust vote halted by ruckus

Feb 18, 2017, at 06:21 pm

Chennai, Feb 18 (IBNS) : A trust vote of the E Palaniswamy government was halted and ruckus and violence forced the adjournment of the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Saturday.

President’s message on the eve of Independence Day of Gambia

Feb 18, 2017, at 05:49 pm

New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS) : President Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Islamic Republic of The Gambia on the eve of their Independence Day (February 18, 2017).

Trust vote continues in TN Assembly amid ruckus

Feb 18, 2017, at 05:38 pm

Chennai, Feb 18 (IBNS) : The floor test to prove the majority of the E Palaniswamy Government is underway in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Saturday amid ruckus after the Speaker denied request for secret ballot voting, reports said.

Tamil Nadu: Chief Minister Palaniswami seeks confidence vote

Feb 18, 2017, at 04:37 pm

Chennai, Feb 18 (IBNS) All eyes are on the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Saturday as Sasikala loyalist chief minister E Palaniswamy is seeking a trust vote on the floor of the House this morning even as one more legislator of the ruling AIADMK has declared to vote against him.

J&K DGP launches website for citizens

Feb 18, 2017, at 04:50 am

Jammu, Feb 17 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police S P Vaid on Friday launched a website to make better use of advanced technology to provide updates to the citizens about various policing related activities and adversaries.

MK Stalin says DMK MLAs will vote against Palaniswami

Feb 18, 2017, at 04:38 am

Chennai, Feb 17 (IBNS): Tamil Nadu's main opposition party-DMK's-MK Stalin has said his party's 89 legislators will vote against Chief Minister E Palaniswami, who has been invited by Governor C Vidyasagar Rao to prove majority in a trust vote on Saturday, media reports said.

Assam: Astha circuit train for pilgrims flagged off from Kamakhya station

Feb 18, 2017, at 03:58 am

Guwahati, Feb 17 (IBNS): In a bid to connect important pilgrimage destinations of eastern India with north-east at cheapest available rates, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Union Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain jointly flagged off Astha Circuit Train from Kamakhya Railway Station on Friday.

Sonowal inaugurates Cancer Hospital in Guwahati Medical College

Feb 18, 2017, at 03:16 am

Guwahati, Feb 17 (IBNS): Saying that economically weaker cancer patients can now avail quality treatment here in the state, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that newly constructed Cancer Hospital in Guwahati Medical College and Hospital would be able to bring a ray of hope to all those people suffering from the deadly disease who cannot afford to outside the state for treatment.

Old woman sets herself ablaze in Kolkata park, no morning-walker cares

Feb 18, 2017, at 03:10 am

Kolkata, Feb 17 (IBNS): An elderly woman committed suicide by setting herself ablaze at a public-park in Kolkata in broad daylight on Friday, reports said.

Manipur polls: Irom Sharmila reveals she has no land or house

Feb 18, 2017, at 02:58 am

Guwahati, Feb 17 (IBNS): Civil rights, political activist Irom Chanu Sharmila only has Rs 2.6 lakh in her possession without any land or house. It was revealed in the her affidavit which she filed to the Election Commission.

Sonowal, Nadda launch construction of Dhubri Medical College

Feb 18, 2017, at 02:25 am

Guwahati, Feb 17 (IBNS): Adding yet another feather to the Assam government's bid to provide accessible, affordable and accountable healthcare delivery system, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Health Minister JP Nadda and State Health Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma launched the construction work of Dhubri Medical College and Hospital at Dhubri on Friday.

Priyanka calls Modi an outsider in UP, Sholay's Gabbar, says brother Rahul

Feb 17, 2017, at 11:29 pm

Rae Bareli, Feb 17 (IBNS) : Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday teamed up with brother Rahul to hit the campaign trail in Rae Bareli, calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi and "outsider" in Uttar Pradesh.

PM makes promises, does not fulfil, he is now Sholay's Gabbar Singh : Rahul Gandhi

Feb 17, 2017, at 10:27 pm

Rae Bareli, Feb 17 (IBNS) : Slamming Narendra Modi for making commitments and not fulfilling them, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the Prime Minister, who promises 'Achche Din', has turned out to be a 'Gabbar Singh', the villainous character of Bollywood blockbuster 'Sholay.'

Tamil Nadu : Paneerselvam group meets Speaker a day ahead of Palaniswamy's confidence vote

Feb 17, 2017, at 08:43 pm

Chennai, Feb 17 (IBNS) : A day ahead of Tamil Nadu Chief Ministder E Palaniswamy's floor test, members of the rival faction, led by O Paneerselvam met Speaker P Dhanapal on Friday, reports said.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to campaign for Cong-SP combine in Rae Bareli today

Feb 17, 2017, at 08:11 pm

Rae Bareily, Uttar Pradesh, Feb 17 (IBNS) : Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will address a rally in Rae Bareli on Friday campaigning for the first time for the Congress in the ongoing Uttar Pradesh state Assembly elections.

Tarini to be inducted into Indian Navy on Feb 18

Feb 17, 2017, at 07:21 pm

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): The Indian Navy’s second ocean going sailboat Tarini will be inducted at a ceremony scheduled to be held at the INS Mandovi Boat Pool on evening of 18 February 2017.

Bihar liquor ban : officials can not drink anywhere in the world

Feb 17, 2017, at 07:03 pm

Patna, Feb 17 (IBNS) : In a move taken for the first time anywhere in India, the Bihar Government has proclaimed a stern prohibition for its officials that bars them from drinking even outside the state, reports said.

Kashmir separtists slams Army chief's remark

Feb 17, 2017, at 06:28 pm

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Terming the army chief’s statement an “apparent threat to carry out spree of civilian killings”, Kashmir based Hurriyat leader ship said They want to strengthen their forced control and even won’t hesitate to kill every soul for this purpose.

PM Modi urges citizens to share ideas for Mann Ki Baat

Feb 17, 2017, at 06:19 pm

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged citizens to share ideas for his monthly radio podcast Mann Ki Baat.

PM Modi greets Telangana CM on his birthday

Feb 17, 2017, at 06:09 pm

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on his birthday.

West Bengal: TMC govt to introduce new bill for wetlands conservation

Feb 17, 2017, at 05:05 pm

Kolkata, Feb 17 (IBNS): The West Bengal government is set to bring in a new bill for the conservation of Kolkata's wetlands, which formed a natural waste management system unique in the world, on the eastern fringes of the capital city, an official release stated.

Dearness Allowance is a donation, depends on Govt wish: WB Administrative Tribunal

Feb 17, 2017, at 04:41 am

Kolkata, Feb 16 (IBNS): West Bengal State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) on Thursday observed that Dearness Allowance (DA) for government employees is just a kind donation from the state and government could announce DA whenever they want to provide it to its workers.