Jammu and Kashmir: DLRCC meeting held at Kupwara
Dec 31, 2020, at 05:29 am
Srinagar: District Level Review cum Consultative Committee (DLRCC) meeting was held under the chair of ADC, Kupwara aimed to review the Annual District Credit Plan 2020-21.
Kashmir-born Aisha Shah gets senior position in Team Biden
Dec 31, 2020, at 05:09 am
Srinagar/Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday announced the members of his White House Office of Digital Strategy, where Kashmir-born Aisha Shah has bagged a senior position.
Jammu and Kashmir: Samoon discusses modalities for effective implementation of PMKVY 3.0
Dec 31, 2020, at 05:06 am
Jammu: Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department, DrAsgar Hassan Samoon, today chaired a meeting to discuss modalities and guidelines for launch of PradhanMantriKaushalVikasYojana (PMKVY) 3.0 in Jammu and Kashmir with all the stakeholders.
BJP suffers blow in Haryana civic polls amid farmers' protest
Dec 31, 2020, at 04:39 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: A month after thousands of farmers started protesting against Centre's contentious farm laws, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) alliance suffered a blow in the municipal corporation elections in Haryana.
Consensus on two issues, says Centre after 6th round of talks with farmers' representatives
Dec 31, 2020, at 03:50 am
New Delhi/IBNS: As the sixth round of talks between the Centre and the representatives of farmers' unions ended, consensus could be reached on two issues out of the four, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Wednesday evening.
Bengal: BJP launches Lokkho Sonar Bangla campaign ahead of polls
Dec 31, 2020, at 03:00 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Countering the Trinamool Congress' campaigns, the West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday launched Lokkho Sonar Bangla campaign to reach out to the people of the state ahead of the assembly elections.
Assam Assembly passes bill to abolish all government-run Madrassas in state
Dec 31, 2020, at 02:50 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam Assembly on Wednesday passed the repeal provincialisation of Madrassa Bill, 2020 to abolish all government-run Madrassas and convert them to general schools.
TMC demands removal of Bengal Guv; BJP says Raj Bhawan saving Indian Constitution
Dec 31, 2020, at 02:02 am
Kolkata/UNI: Five members of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) Parliamentary Party on Wednesday sent a memorandum to President Ram Nath Kovind, seeking immediate removal of West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar over his 'failure to defend the Constitution'.
Nitish Kumar refutes claims of JD(U) MLAs remaining in contact with RJD
Dec 31, 2020, at 01:21 am
Patna/UNI: Amid reports of six MLAs of Janata Dal (United) joining Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday termed the claims that JD(U) MLAs remained in contact with the RJD as baseless.
Indian govt proposes formation of a Committee to deliberate on farmers issues: Sources
Dec 31, 2020, at 12:12 am
New Delhi/UNI: The government on Wednesday proposed striking farmers formation of a committee to deliberate on their demands and said a middle path would have to be decided to resolve the imbroglio.
Jammu and Kashmir: Ex-gratia relief sanctioned in favour of militancy affected families
Dec 31, 2020, at 12:06 am
Srinagar/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir government has sanctioned ex-gratia relief in favour of 20 militancy affected families in south Kashmir district of Shopian on Wednesday, an official spokesman said Wednesday evening.
New year to bring huge employment opportunities in J&K: LG Sinha
Dec 30, 2020, at 11:57 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The year 2021 will bring huge employment opportunities in the field of agriculture, horticulture and food processing to information and digital technology for the youth in Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha told Univarta.
People should cautiously celebrate new year, warns BS Yediyurappa
Dec 30, 2020, at 11:52 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday appealed to the people to take all precautionary measures while welcoming the new year because the Covid-19 is not yet over.
Dec 30, 2020, at 11:39 pm
New Delhi: Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare today chaired an event to review the status of the disease Kala-Azar in the four states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.
Narendra Modi calls on President Kovind, briefs him on domestic, international affairs
Dec 30, 2020, at 11:28 pm
New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called on President Ram Nath Kovind and briefed him on domestic and international affairs.
Jammu and Kashmir: Srinagar encounter leaves 3 local militants killed, operation over
Dec 30, 2020, at 11:19 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Three local militants were killed on Wednesday by security forces in an encounter which ensued on Tuesday evening during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in the outskirts of Srinagar city, official sources said.
Cabinet approves opening of 3 Indian Missions in Estonia, Paraguay and Dominican Republic
Dec 30, 2020, at 10:30 pm
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the opening of 3 Indian Missions in Estonia, Paraguay and Dominican Republic in 2021.
Militants killed in Srinagar encounter were planning big attack on highway: Indian Army
Dec 30, 2020, at 09:48 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A senior Army officer on Wednesday said the militants, who were killed in an encounter with security forces in the city outskirts, were planning to carry out a big attack on Srinagar-Baramulla highway as they were armed with huge cache of arms and ammunition.
COVID-19: Haryana Minister Anil Vij discharged from hospital
Dec 30, 2020, at 09:37 pm
Chandigarh: COVID-19 positive Haryana home minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Anil Vij on Wednesday said he has been discharged from hospital.
'Won't settle for anything less than repeal of farm laws': Bharatiya Kisan Union on talks with govt
Dec 30, 2020, at 08:24 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Even before entering Vigyan Bhawan for the sixth round of talks with the government, farmers' leaders made it clear that the only way forward to the resolve the deadlock was the repeal the three contentious farm laws.
Assam government issues SOP for re-opening schools from Jan 1
Dec 30, 2020, at 06:51 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government has issued a comprehensive set of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the reopening of schools in the state from January 1 next year.
NIA files chargesheet against 5 persons in connection with NSCN-IM extortion racket
Dec 30, 2020, at 06:37 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed charge sheet before the NIA Special Court, Nagaland, Dimapur, against five accused persons in connection with a case related to NSCN-IM extortion racket.
'Why conversion for marriage?' Rajnath Singh on anti-conversion law
Dec 30, 2020, at 06:32 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has questioned the practice of conversion for marriages in the Muslim community, amid the heated debate over the new anti-conversion law enacted by several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states.
India extends UK flights ban till Jan 7, 2021 over new Coronavirus strain
Dec 30, 2020, at 05:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The central government on Wednesday extended the suspension of India-UK flight services till Jan 7, 2021 in the wake of the new Coronavirus strain that broke out first in Britain.
New coronavirus strain hits India: 14 more test positive, tally rises to 20
Dec 30, 2020, at 03:50 pm
New Delhi/UNI: With 14 more people detected with the new coronavirus strain, which was first found in Britain, the total number of such cases in India rose to 20, the government said on Wednesday morning.
Jammu and Kashmir: Militant killed in Srinagar overnight encounter, op continues
Dec 30, 2020, at 03:47 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A militant was reportedly killed by security forces in an encounter which ensued on Tuesday evening during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on the outskirts of Srinagar city, official sources said.
Srinagar turns white again after fresh snowfall
Dec 30, 2020, at 06:44 am
Srinagar/UNI: Srinagar, the summer capital of Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir, again turned white due to fresh snowfall.
Militants open fire at security forces in Srinagar
Dec 30, 2020, at 06:11 am
Srinagar/IBNS/UNI: Militants opened fire at the security forces on Tuesday after forces launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in the Parimpora area of capital city Srinagar.
UP has become epicentre of hate politics: 104 ex-IAS officers write to Yogi Adityanath
Dec 30, 2020, at 05:24 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Uttar Pradesh government's controversial anti-conversion ordinance has transformed the state into "the epicentre of politics of hate, division and bigotry", a letter signed by 104 former IAS officers wrote to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday.
Dec 30, 2020, at 05:18 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Railway minister Piyush Goyal and Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar met Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday, a day before the next round of talks between the Centre and the farmers agitating against the three new farm laws, said media reports.