Narendra Modi, Sheikh Hasina to attend virtual meet on Dec 17
Dec 15, 2020, at 01:13 am
Dhaka/New Delhi: A virtual meeting will take place between Indian PM Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Dec 17, officials said on Monday.
Covid-19: Himachal Pradesh decides to continue with restrictions on public gathering
Dec 15, 2020, at 01:03 am
Shimla/UNI: The state Council of Ministers meeting led by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has decided to continue the existing restriction and COVID-19 SoPs including night curfew in four highly infested pandemic district of Himachal Pradesh till Jan 5, 2021.
Dec 15, 2020, at 12:31 am
Kolkata: The Indian Ministry of External Affairs and its missions are engaged in preserving the historical and cultural heritage of India in all the countries of the world, as well as saving the memories of great Indians.
Indian Army chief MM Naravane meets top Saudi generals, exchanges views on defence cooperation
Dec 15, 2020, at 12:14 am
Riyadh: Indian Army chief General M M Naravane on Sunday met top Saudi generals during his visit to the country.
J&K Sarpanchs to visit Uttarakhand for 5-day training-cum-exposure tour
Dec 14, 2020, at 11:15 pm
Srinagar: A batch of 33 Sarpanchs from Jammu & Kashmir is visiting Uttarakhand on five-day training-cumexposure visit from December 14, with an aim to expose them to the best practices and make them learn about the implementation of flagship schemes in the state of Uttarakhand.
Jammu and Kashmir: RDX, ammunition recovered from Poonch encounter site
Dec 14, 2020, at 10:56 pm
Jammu/UNI: Security forces have recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from an encounter site where two Pakistani terrorists were killed and one Kashmir based was detained in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir: Revival of 1902 built Mohra HEP delights Baramulla
Dec 14, 2020, at 10:54 pm
Srinagar: The administration’s recent decision to revive and rekindle the Jammu and Kashmir’s first Hydro Electric Project (HEP), one of the oldest hydel power plant in South Asia, Mohra (also spelled as Mahura) power house, has delighted the people of Kashmir in general and of Baramulla in particular.
Jammu and Kashmir: DC Baramulla chairs meeting at Gulmarg
Dec 14, 2020, at 10:52 pm
Srinagar: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Baramulla, Dr G N Itoo today chaired a meeting at famous tourist destination Gulmarg to review various arrangements in view of current winter season.
Post snowfall: Power restored in entire Jammu and Kashmir in just 6 hours
Dec 14, 2020, at 10:50 pm
Srinagar: It was a strenuous effort by the officials of the power development department that ensured restoration of electricity in entire Kashmir division in just six hours after the region witnessed snowfall during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday.
51 percent voting in phase-6v of DDC polls in J&K: SEC
Dec 14, 2020, at 10:37 pm
Srinagar: The State Election Commissioner (SEC), K K Sharma, on Sunday said that the people have once again reaffirmed their faith in democratic system by actively participating in the process underway to strengthen the same.
Kolkata: GRSE built first Project 17A stealth frigate ship 'Himgiri' launched
Dec 14, 2020, at 10:34 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Indian Defence PSU Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Limited's built first Project 17A stealth frigate ship "Himgiri" was launched on Monday in Kolkata.
Properties worth several lakh of rupees gutted in fire in Assam’s Hojai district
Dec 14, 2020, at 10:07 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Properties worth several lakh of rupees reduced to ashes after a massive fire broke out at a market place in Assam’s Hojai district.
Kerala: Polling in third phase of local body elections underway, average 52 pc voting till 1.30 pm
Dec 14, 2020, at 07:27 pm
Kozhikode/UNI: Voting in the third and final phase of Local Body election in four districts of Kerala is underway after it began at 7 am on Monday.
Kashmir: PDP leader’s PSO killed in suspected militant attack in Srinagar
Dec 14, 2020, at 07:14 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Personal Security Officer (PSO) of a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader was killed by suspected militants in the summer capital, Srinagar, on Monday.
Dec 14, 2020, at 06:46 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a fresh trouble for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the chairman of Asansol Municipal Corporation (AMC)'s board of administrators, Jitendra Tiwari, on Monday accused the state government, run by his own party, of denying the Centre's Smart City Project to the populous city.
Rajasthan municipal polls: Congress wins 620 seats, BJP bags 548
Dec 14, 2020, at 04:42 pm
Jaipur/IBNS: The ruling Congress won 620 seats as opposed to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s 548 in the municipal elections of desert state Rajasthan.
Night curfew extended in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills district amid spike in COVID-19 cases
Dec 14, 2020, at 03:12 pm
Guwahati: Amid spike in COVID-19 cases, the Meghalaya government has extended night curfew in East Khasi Hills district in the state till Dec 20.
Farmers to observe hunger strike today
Dec 14, 2020, at 02:48 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The protesting farmers will observe a one-day hunger strike to build more pressure on the Centre to repeal the farm laws.
Pakistan is now using European Members of Parliament against India
Dec 14, 2020, at 06:34 am
Islamabad: Pakistan is trying to manipulate European parliamentarians to issue resolutions against India and even silence any critic of the country.
Mamata Banerjee wishes COVID-19 positive JP Nadda speedy recovery
Dec 14, 2020, at 05:26 am
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday wished COVID-19 positive BJP National President J P Nadda a speedy recovery.
Dec 14, 2020, at 05:17 am
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a visit to Dhordo in Kutch, Gujarat on Tuesday and lay the Foundation Stone of several development projects in the state.
PM Modi condoles VB Govindacharya's demise
Dec 14, 2020, at 05:14 am
New Delhi, Dec 13 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday condoled the demise of renowned Sanskrit scholar Vidyavachaspati Bannanje Govindacharya and said he will be remembered for his great contribution to literature.
BJP president JP Nadda tests positive for COVID-19
Dec 14, 2020, at 04:49 am
New Delhi/UNI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda on Sunday said that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Amit Shah pays floral tributes to martyrs of Parliament attack
Dec 14, 2020, at 02:27 am
New Delhi, Dec 13 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday paid floral tributes to the brave Martyrs who laid down their lives while protecting the Parliament House in the 2001 terrorist attack.
Two Pakistani terrorists killed in Poonch encounter in Kashmir, one arrested
Dec 14, 2020, at 01:42 am
Jammu, Dec 13 (UNI) Two terrorists were killed and one arrested by the security forces during a fierce gun battle near Mughal Road in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday.
Arvind Kejriwal to fast in support of farmers, slams BJP govt. for anti-national slur
Dec 14, 2020, at 01:25 am
New Delhi, Dec 13 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that he will hold a day-long fast on Monday in support of the agitating farmers, and urged the AAP volunteers and supporters and the general people to do the same.
Farmers' protest: Delhi Jaipur Highway partially reopens after farmers take out tractor rally
Dec 14, 2020, at 12:48 am
Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi Jaipur Highway was partially closed on Sunday in view of the farmers' tractor rally to block the arterial road as part of intensified farm law protest continuing since the last 18 days.
'Khalistani elements' deface Mahatma Gandhi's statue in Washington: Indian Embassy
Dec 14, 2020, at 12:22 am
Washington: The statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Washington DC has been defaced by a group of ' Khalistani elements' on Dec 12, Indian officials said on Sunday.
DDC polls: Kashmiris brave chilly weather to cast their votes
Dec 13, 2020, at 11:39 pm
Srinagar/UNI/IBNS: Braving chilly weather conditions, around 42.79 per cent electorates exercised their franchise till 1300 hrs in 31 Constituencies during the sixth phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
Group of terrorists infiltrated from Pakistan, trapped in Poonch encounter: J&K DGP
Dec 13, 2020, at 10:46 pm
Jammu/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Dilbag Singh on Sunday said that a group of terrorists had recently infiltrated from Pakistan and have been trapped in a gunfight near Mughal Road in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.