Pushkar Singh Dhami elected as Uttarakhand CM
Jul 04, 2021, at 11:48 pm
Dehradun: Pushkar Singh Dhami was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand on Sunday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Use, possession, transport of drones banned in Srinagar
Jul 04, 2021, at 10:54 pm
Srinagar/UNI: The authorities on Sunday banned the use, possession, sale, storage and transportation of drones in the summer capital, Srinagar.
Sikh delegation from Kashmir meets Union Home Minister Amit Shah
Jul 04, 2021, at 10:39 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Days after the reports of alleged Sikh girls being abducted and forcefully converted to Islam, a delegation of All Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee – Kashmir met Union Home Minister Amit Shah here on Sunday.
Lakshadweep administration refuses entry of Congress MPs citing law and order situation, Covid
Jul 04, 2021, at 08:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Lakshadweep administration has refused to allow the visit of a group of Congress MPs - Hibi Eden, TN Prathpan, CR Rakesh Sharma - citing a police report that says it might instigate violent agitations, which is part of planned effort to ruin the peace, according to a media report.
Delhi govt allows sports complexes, stadiums to reopen from tomorrow, multiplexes to remain shut
Jul 04, 2021, at 06:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: As Delhi entered the sixth phase of relaxing Covid curbs, the Arvind Kejriwal government allowed the reopening of stadiums and sports complexes but without spectators.
Ravi Shankar Prasad praises Google, Facebook for compliance with new Indian IT rules
Jul 04, 2021, at 07:27 am
New Delhi/IBNS: IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said removal of offensive posts by social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Google in pursuance of the new IT rules is a "big step towards transparency".
BJP sweeps UP local body polls, Samajwadi Party bites dust
Jul 04, 2021, at 06:15 am
Prayagraj/IBNS: BJP registered a massive victory in local body elections in Uttar Pradesh, dealing a crushing blow to Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party.
ED raids 6 locations in UP and Delhi over alleged forced religious conversion
Jul 04, 2021, at 05:29 am
Delhi/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out raids in six locations across Delhi and Uttar Pradesh on Saturday in connection with a case of "forced religious conversion" and recovered several incriminating documents, the probe agency said.
PHDCCI Kashmir holds webinar on future of cold chain in J&K
Jul 04, 2021, at 04:36 am
Srinagar/IBNS: PHDCCI J&K Chapter organized an awareness webinar on “Future of Cold Chain in J&K focusing on the Challenges, Trends, Opportunities and the Way Forward in Setting Up Cold Chain Infrastructure" in the UT of J&K.
Speed up development work, ensure 100 per cent vaccination coverage: JK Lt. Governor advisor
Jul 04, 2021, at 04:34 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan Thursday visited Handwara sub-division of frontier Kupwara district during which he carried out series of inspections of various developmental works and also directed the administration to ensure timely payment to labourers under the MGNERGA scheme.
Fresh seroprevalence study begins in Kashmir
Jul 04, 2021, at 04:31 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Following the recommendations of the government's Advisory Committee action plan, this year’s first seroprevalence survey would be conducted in Kashmir for tackling the possible third Covid-19 wave.
Mughal Road, Sinthan Road to be opened for general public from July 5: J&K LG
Jul 04, 2021, at 04:26 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha, Thursday issued directions to open the Mughal Road and Sinthan Road would be thrown open for the general public from July 5.
J&K Govt ramping up infrastructure, child care to tackle possible 3rd Covid wave
Jul 04, 2021, at 04:22 am
Srinagar/IBNS: High Court, district and subordinate courts and tribunals in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh shall resume physical hearing of cases from July 5.
Responsive, action-oriented policies will make difference: Jammu and Kashmir’s LG
Jul 04, 2021, at 04:16 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Lieutenant Governor (LG), Manoj Sinha Thursday attended a two-day regional conference on “Replication of Good Governance Practices” at SKICC, Srinagar, in presence of Union MoS, PMO, Ministry of DONER, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Dr Jitendra Singh.
Five J&K doctors felicitated as COVID warriors by Indian Medical Association on Doctors Day
Jul 04, 2021, at 04:11 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Doctors Day which is celebrated on 1st July every year nationally, commemorating birth & death anniversary of Dr BC Roy, Bharat Ratna and ex-Chief Minister West Bengal.
Courts in J&K, Ladakh to resume physical hearings from July 5
Jul 04, 2021, at 04:02 am
Srinagar/IBNS: High Court, district and subordinate courts and tribunals in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh shall resume physical hearing of cases from July 5.
West Bengal: TMC leader without injection training vaccinates woman, show caused
Jul 04, 2021, at 03:49 am
Asansol/West Burdwan/IBNS: A leader of West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) has been show-caused after she was seen in a video clip vaccinating a woman at a camp without any formal medical training.
Jul 04, 2021, at 03:36 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Three members of a family died on the spot when the car they were travelling in was run over and crushed by a container truck on the Mumbai-Pune Express Highway, the visuals of which were caught in the rear camera of another truck travelling in front of the ill-fated vehicle.
ED arrests freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma in alleged Chinese espionage case
Jul 04, 2021, at 02:41 am
New Delhi/UNI: Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday said it has arrested freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on July 1 in connection with his alleged involvement in leakage and supply of sensitive information to the Chinese intelligence agency.
Congress demands JPC probe in Rafale deal, BJP hits back
Jul 04, 2021, at 02:20 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Congress party on Saturday demanded a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe into alleged irregularities in the Rs 59,000 crore Rafale deal, drawing a sharp retort from the BJP which said the grand old party has become synonymous with spreading lies and misconceptions as the Supreme Court verdict and CAG report had given clean chit to the Narendra Modi government on the deal.
Indian Army arrests elderly man from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on LoC
Jul 03, 2021, at 10:08 pm
Jammu/UNI: Army on Saturday detained an elderly man from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Pushkar Singh Dhami elected as new Uttarakhand CM
Jul 03, 2021, at 10:00 pm
Dehradun: Pushkar Singh Dhami has been elected as the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, giving a new twist to the political scenario of the state.
Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar welcomes Sharad Pawar's statement on farm laws
Jul 03, 2021, at 07:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has welcomed Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar's statement where he reportedly said the Centre's contentious farm laws need to be amended and not entirely rolled back.
New York Times's opinionated ad for hiring India-based business correspondent raises hackles
Jul 03, 2021, at 07:46 pm
New Delhi/New York: Known for its virulent anti-India stance since the Modi government came to power, iconic US daily New York Times (NYT) has drawn flak after an ad it posted for recruiting a New Delhi-based "South Asia Correspondent" used the word "drama" to describe the deadly India-China border clash that claimed lives of many Indian soldiers. The ad also painted the Indian Prime Minister as one who advocates a "self-sufficient, muscular nationalism centered on the country’s Hindu majority".
Delhi: Fire breaks out at a house in Budh Vihar, 3 injured
Jul 03, 2021, at 07:15 pm
New Delhi/UNI: At least three people, including a fireman, were injured after a fire broke out at a house in northwest Delhi's Budh Vihar area on Saturday morning, Fire Department said.
Railway connectivity towards NE gets a boost with commissioning of double line
Jul 03, 2021, at 06:43 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: CRS (Commissioner of Railway Safety) has accorded sanction for opening of Jalpaipuri Road - Y Leg section (one block section of 5 km) and Betgara - Kolaigram section (23 km in 3 block sections) double line falling on the Rajdhani route and the most busy route of N.F. Railway connecting Guwahati to rest of India.
Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat hands over resignation letter to BJP chief
Jul 03, 2021, at 06:04 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat handed over his resignation letter to his party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday, barely four months after he took charge of the post, said reports.
PIL seeking Union minister VK Singh's removal dismissed by Supreme Court
Jul 03, 2021, at 05:46 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking to remove Union Minister VK Singh over alleged anti-Army statements he had made on February 7, according to media reports.
Facebook takes down over 30 million posts in compliance with new Indian IT rules : Report
Jul 03, 2021, at 05:22 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Facebook took down over 30 million content pieces across 10 violation categories and Instagram took action against about two million pieces across nine categories during May 15-June 15 in the country, the social media giant said in its maiden monthly compliance report as mandated by the Indian IT rules, according to media reports.
Jul 03, 2021, at 05:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A massive fire broke out at Mini Jaya cinema hall in Kolkata's Laketown area on Friday night, reports said.