Assam CM asks police, security forces to intensify ops against militants
Aug 07, 2016, at 05:00 am
Guwahati, Aug 6 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday asked the police and security forces to intensify operation against insurgent groups in the state.
Delhi Police release Narada News CEO Mathew Samuel
Aug 07, 2016, at 04:46 am
New Delhi/Kolkata, Aug 6 (IBNS): The Delhi Police have released Narada News portal's CEO Mathew Samuel, who was detained on Saturday evening at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi, officials said.
Mathew Samuel detained in Delhi
Aug 07, 2016, at 03:46 am
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): Narada News's CEO Mathew Samuel has been detained at the Delhi airport on Saturday.
PM expresses anger at self-styled gau-rakshaks
Aug 07, 2016, at 03:05 am
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed anger at self-styled “gau-rakshaks†(cow-protectors) who “run shops in the name of cow protection,†and urged action against criminals who masquerade as protectors of the cow.
Lok Sabha to consider the Constitutional Amendment bill relating to GST next week
Aug 07, 2016, at 01:56 am
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): The passing of the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty Second Amendment) Bill, 2014 relating to Goods & Services Tax (GST) by huge consensus in the Rajya Sabha was the hallmark of the third week of Monsoon Session of Parliament.
Javadekar inaugurates Indian Institute of Technology at Jammu
Aug 07, 2016, at 01:52 am
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Government of India inaugurated the Indian Institute of Technology at Jammu on Saturday.
NHPC donates Rs 5 cr to Assam CM relief fund
Aug 07, 2016, at 01:31 am
Guwahati, Aug 6 (IBNS): NHPC Limited, a Government of India enterprise, contributed Rs 5 crore as donation to Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.
Rupani meets Gujarat Guv O.P.Kohli
Aug 07, 2016, at 01:28 am
Gandhinagar, Aug 6 (IBNS): Vijay Rupani , who is all set to become the next Chief Minister of Gujarat. met Governor of the state O.P.Kohli on Saturday and staked claim to form the next government.
Sonowal launched Assam CM web portal
Aug 07, 2016, at 01:20 am
Guwahati, Aug 6 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday formally launched his Web Portal at his office chamber in Guwahati.
Second Karbi Anglong Day celebrated in Guwahati
Aug 07, 2016, at 01:17 am
Guwahati, Aug 6 (IBNS) : The second “Karbi Anglong Day†was celebrated at Srimanta Sankardeva International Auditorium in Guwahati on Saturday
NDFB(S) involved in the Kokrajhar carnage: Assam CM
Aug 07, 2016, at 12:28 am
Guwahati, Aug 6 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday said that vital information and contact numbers obtained by the police from the gunned down terrorist point to direct involvement of NDFB(S) in the Kokrajhar violence, according to media reports.
PM Narendra Modi addresses the nation through Town Hall
Aug 07, 2016, at 12:12 am
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): The Union government's citizen engagement platform, 'mygovindia' portal celebrated its second anniversary with a Town Hall at the Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex in New Delhi on Saturday, where, at the end of the day-long programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to citizens over various issues, according to media reports.
Participative democracy is essential: Modi
Aug 06, 2016, at 11:22 pm
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): Prime Minister Naredra Modi, launching the PMO App, and said participative democracy is crucial for the country.
Narendra Modi launches PMO App
Aug 06, 2016, at 11:13 pm
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched the PMO App.
Venkaiah Naidu launches Swachh Survekshan of 500 cities
Aug 06, 2016, at 10:32 pm
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): Union Minister of Urban Development M.Venkaiah Naidu launched ‘Swachh Suvekshan-2017’ on Thursday in New Delhi to assess and rank 500 cities and towns based on levels of sanitation and efforts made by respective urban local bodies and also to capture progress towards achieving ‘Open Defecation Free’ statusas well as release various publications and mobile applications to help them prepare for the survey to be conducted in January 2017.
NIA, Assam police special branch launched massive ops against NDFB(S)
Aug 06, 2016, at 10:11 pm
Guwahati, Aug 6 (IBNS): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday launched jointly massive operation with the Assam police special branch to nab the NDFB(S) militants, who were involved in the Aug 5 carnage in Kokrajhar district, officials said.
President of India’s message on the eve of National Day of Cote d’Ivoire
Aug 06, 2016, at 10:02 pm
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire on the eve of their National Day (August 7, 2016).
Kolkata: Presidency University remains adamant on its decision, gherao lifted after 22 hours
Aug 06, 2016, at 09:55 pm
Kolkata, Aug 6 (IBNS): After nearly 22 hours, protesting students of Presidency University withdrew their gherao of Registrar and other officials on Saturday afternoon.
Assam court summons Rahul Gandhi
Aug 06, 2016, at 09:17 pm
Guwahati, Aug 6 (IBNS) : A metropolitan court in Assam's Kamrup district on Saturday issued summon to Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi in the defamation case over his remark on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
500 cows starved to death in Rajsthan shelter
Aug 06, 2016, at 08:39 pm
Jaipur, Aug 6 (IBNS) : More than 500 cows have reportedly died in the last two weeks due to negligence at a shelter near Jaipur in Rajasthan, NDTV reported.
Supreme Court favours life sentence for milk adulteration, asks Centre to amend act
Aug 06, 2016, at 08:10 pm
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS) : Observing that those adulterating milk with harmful chemicals should get life imprisonment, the Supreme Court has directed the central government to amend the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and raise the penalty to deal with the menace, reports said.
Kolkata: Private tutor allegedly beats up kid as he peed his pant
Aug 06, 2016, at 07:23 pm
Kolkata, Aug 6 (IBNS): A five-year-old child was allegedly beaten up by his private tutor at Malipara area under Baranagar Police Station in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district as he peed his pants, reports said.
WB: Rocket launcher, rocket, AK-47 recovered in Purulia
Aug 06, 2016, at 07:16 pm
Kolkata/Purulia, Aug 6 (IBNS): Police on Friday night recovered several ultra-modern firearms, including a rocket launcher, a rocket and an AK-47 like rifle, from Khatanga village under Kotshila Police Station in West Bengal's Purulia district, officials said.
Mainpuri : Two labourers beaten to death by police for not paying bribe
Aug 06, 2016, at 07:05 pm
Lucknow, Aug 6 (IBNS) : Close on the heels of the Kanpur custody death, two labourers were allegedly beaten to death by policemen in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri for refusing to pay a bribe of Rs. 100 , reports said.
Monsoon Session of Parliament: A look at Bills passed and in queue
Aug 06, 2016, at 06:51 pm
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty Second Amendment) Bill, 2014 relating to Goods & Services Tax (GST) -- the GST Bill in short -- which was passed by the Rajya Sabha during the third week of the Monsoon Session of the Parliament, has been laid on the Table of the Lok Sabha and will be taken up by the House in the week starting August 8, informed the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs on Saturday
PM Modi does Obama: To hold direct interaction with citizens at Delhi indoor stadium today
Aug 06, 2016, at 06:49 pm
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS) : Making the first move of its kind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with citizens at an indoor stadium in Delhi to set up a direct contact with them on the performance of his Government, which has completed two years.
President of India condemns militants’ attack in Assam
Aug 06, 2016, at 05:08 pm
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee strongly condemned the attack by militants in Assam’s Kokrajhar district on Friday.
Aug 06, 2016, at 03:43 pm
Jammu, Aug 6 (IBNS): At least four people have been killed in landslide which occurred near Ardhkuwari Temple in Katra town of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, reports said.
Mahindra World City, Jaipur welcomes government delegation from Bangladesh
Aug 06, 2016, at 05:09 am
Jaipur, Aug 5, (IBNS): Mahindra World City Jaipur Ltd. (MWC Jaipur), a joint venture between Mahindra Lifespace Developers Limited (MLDL) and Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO), recently hosted a delegation of senior government officials representing the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
Probationers of Indian Forest Service call on President
Aug 06, 2016, at 05:00 am
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS): A group of probationers of Indian Forest Service of the 2015-17 batch including two foreign trainees from Royal Government of Bhutan called on President of India Pranab Mukherjee on Friday here.