Assam suspends all offline classes due to COVID-19 situation
Jan 25, 2022, at 04:55 pm
Guwahati/UNI: In a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), the Assam government has suspended all offline classes in schools up to Class 8 to control the spread of COVID-19.
Indian youth leading startups both in India, outside: PM Modi
Jan 25, 2022, at 05:08 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) awardees via video conference, where he expressed pride in today's youth who are excelling in the world of startups.
Assam confers state’s highest civilian awards to 17 personalities including Lovlina, ASHA worker
Jan 25, 2022, at 04:29 am
Guwahati/IBNS: In order to recognize the exceptional service in various fields, Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi in the presence of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma conferred the state’s highest civilian awards to 17 distinguished personalities who have distinguished themselves in their chosen field of endeavour at a function held at Sankardeva Kalakhetra in Guwahati on Monday.
Possible to defeat BJP in 2024 but not with current opposition: Prashant Kishor
Jan 25, 2022, at 03:01 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Political aide Prashant Kishor on Wednesday said he wanted to help the opposition parties to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, which is "entirely possible" even if the election results in the state polls are unfavourable.
Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking clarification in Shaheen Bagh judgement
Jan 25, 2022, at 01:51 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed an application seeking certain clarification in the Shaheen Bagh judgement, delivered by the apex court earlier.
NDA announces seat-sharing for Punjab assembly polls, BJP to contest 65 seats
Jan 25, 2022, at 01:11 am
New Delhi/UNI: The distribution of seats among the allies of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was finalised on Monday for the Punjab Assembly elections.
Kashmir's Agriculture Director reviews centrally sponsored schemes
Jan 24, 2022, at 11:44 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: To review the progress of multiple centrally sponsored schemes (CSSs) in Bandipora district, the Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhary Muhammad Iqbal Sunday paid a visit to the district particularly Seed Multiplication Farm Sumbal and the recently established Vegetable Farm.
Several JK districts achieve 100 percent vaccination target
Jan 24, 2022, at 11:40 pm
Jammu/IBNS: Jammu and Kashmir has achieved the target of 100 percent covid vaccination in the 15-18 years age group for the first dose in the Ganderbal, Shopian, Anantnag and Poonch districts.
Kashmir Rail project: Portion of Khari-Sumber tunnel completed after breakthrough
Jan 24, 2022, at 11:37 pm
Banihal/IBNS: A portion of the main tunnel under the Kashmir Rail project in the 110-kms long Banihal Katra railway track has been completed and connected Saturday at a breakthrough ceremony.
Srinagar Municipal Corp will take measures to prevent waterlogging
Jan 24, 2022, at 11:36 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has hired a consultant to upgrade its existing drainage system to prevent waterlogging in the summer capital.
Good Governance Index: Srinagar tops Public Infrastructure and Utilities sector
Jan 24, 2022, at 11:31 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: The Srinagar district on Saturday topped in the Public Infrastructure and Utilities domain under the Good Governance Index(GGI) released by the Union Minister for Home Affairs Amit Shah.
Painter Wasim Kapoor dies in Kolkata
Jan 24, 2022, at 11:15 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Painter Wasim Kapoor passed away in Kolkata on Monday due to cardiac arrest.
There is no cause for concern: Sharad Pawar tweets after testing COVID-19 positive
Jan 24, 2022, at 09:21 pm
New Delhi: Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar on Monday said he has tested COVID-19 positive.
Assam to confer state’s highest civilian award 'Assam Baibhav' to Ratan Tata today
Jan 24, 2022, at 08:39 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government will confer the state’s highest civilian award 'Assam Baibhav' to industrialist, philanthropist, and a former chairman of Tata Sons Ratan Naval Tata on Monday in Guwahati.
Akhilesh Yadav is pro-Pakistan: BJP
Jan 24, 2022, at 07:55 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Days ahead of the beginning of the Uttar Pradesh elections, the BJP on Monday accused Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav of being "pro-Pakistani... pro-Jinnah" and alleged that he had tried to free terrorists when he was the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
UP Polls: EC to issue notification for 3rd phase tomorrow
Jan 24, 2022, at 06:37 pm
Lucknow/UNI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) will issue the notification for the third phase of upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly Polls on Tuesday.
BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya tests COVID-19 positive
Jan 24, 2022, at 03:10 pm
New Delhi: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kailash Vijayvargiya on Monday said he has tested COVID-19 positive.
Former student leader injured in police firing in Nagaon, Assam CM orders probe
Jan 24, 2022, at 03:40 am
Guwahati: The Assam government on Sunday formed a one-man commission to probe the Nagaon firing incident where a former student leader was injured in police firing.
Manipur: Netaji's 125th birth anniversary observed at INA Complex in Moirang
Jan 24, 2022, at 02:44 am
Imphal/UNI: Manipur joined the rest of the nation in observing the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on Sunday, with the main function organised at the Indian National Army (INA) memorial complex in Moirang under Bishnupur district.
Jan 24, 2022, at 02:05 am
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated a hologram statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate to mark his 125th birth anniversary.
UP Polls: BJP ally Apna Dal (S) fields Muslim candidate in rare alliance move
Jan 24, 2022, at 01:46 am
Lucknow/IBNS: BJP's ally Apna Dal (S) has announced Haider Ali Khan as a candidate from the Suar constituency for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu tests COVID-19 positive
Jan 24, 2022, at 01:34 am
New Delhi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday tested COVID-19 positive.
PM Narendra Modi to interact with Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar awardees on Jan 24
Jan 23, 2022, at 10:34 pm
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi will interact with Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) awardees on Jan 24, 2022 at 12 noon via video conferencing.
Missing Indian youth from Arunachal with the Chinese army
Jan 23, 2022, at 09:54 pm
New Delhi/UNI: China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) has confirmed that it has found the missing Arunachali youth and due procedures are being followed to bring him back, Lt Col Harshvardhan Pandey, Defence PRO, Tezpur told UNI on Sunday.
Punjab Polls: Amarinder Singh's PLC releases first list of 22 candidates
Jan 23, 2022, at 09:32 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, who floated his own party Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) after resigning from Congress, on Sunday declared the first list of 22 candidates for the upcoming state assembly polls. Singh will contest the polls from his home constituency Patiala.
PM Modi to interact with Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar awardees tomorrow
Jan 23, 2022, at 06:39 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) awardees on Monday via video conferencing.
India's 'tallest man' Dharmendra Pratap Singh joins Samajwadi Party ahead of UP polls
Jan 23, 2022, at 06:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Dharmendra Pratap Singh, who is known to be India's tallest man, joined the Samajwadi Party ahead of the Uttar Pradesh polls on Saturday.
Jan 23, 2022, at 05:44 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Border Security Force (BSF) Frontier of Mizoram and Cachar seized over 6 lakh Yaba tablets, 340 cattle heads and a large number of contraband drugs worth over Rs 47 crore in 2021.
PM Modi pays homage to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary
Jan 23, 2022, at 02:36 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid homage to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary.
Agriculture Ministry amends guidelines to promote use of drones in agriculture
Jan 23, 2022, at 05:52 am
New Delhi/UNI: In a bid to promote precision farming in India, the Agriculture Ministry on Saturday amended policies to promote the use of drones in agriculture, and also announced subsidies on the purchase of these UAVs till March 2023.