news-in-politicsUma Nath Singh sworn in as Meghalaya HC chief justice
Shillong, March 19 (IANS) Justice Uma Nath Singh was on Thursday sworn in as chief justice of the Meghalaya High Court.Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi administered the oath of office to Justice Singh
No quick fix to plight of potato farmers in Bengal: Minister
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) There will be no immediate alleviation of the plight of potato farmers in West Bengal even as the state government is taking measures to combat the crisis, Agricultural
Himachal CM leaves chopper for snow-bound people
Shimla, March 19 (IANS) For mitigating the hardships faced by the snow-bound people in Himachal Pradesh, the 80-year-old chief minister has grounded his plans for flying to the national
Chennai Police chief gets NHRC notice
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The NHRC on Thursday issued notice to Chennai Police after a news channel was attacked recently for telecasting a controversial debate show.Taking suo motu cognizance of
Madhya Pradesh minister, wife robbed in train near Agra
Bhopal, March 19 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Finance Minister Jayant Malaiya and his wife were on Thursday robbed in a train near Agra, Uttar Pradesh. They were travelling in an air conditioned
Modi was prompt in condemning terror incident: Tunisian envoy
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The terror attack in Tunisia that left 19 people dead is a move to “derail” the democratic process in the north African country, said its envoy here Thursday
India working on making earthquake predictions possible
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) India is making efforts to monitor and study earthquake pre-cursory phenomena in critical seismotectonic regions, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.Minister of
Enjoy a healthy relationship with Narendra Modi: Brother Prahlad
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Though he has met Prime Minister Narendra Modi only thrice in the last 13 years, Prahlad Modi enjoys a healthy relationship with his elder brother. He is hoping the
Himachal CM orders probe into bridge collapse
Shimla, March 19 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Thursday ordered a high-level inquiry into the collapse of a crucial bridge in the Lahaul Valley, located on the
Rathore inaugurates national photography workshop
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Thursday inaugurated the first national workshop on photography and videography,
IAS officer's death: Karnataka assembly adjourned till Monday
Bengaluru, March 19 (IANS) The Karnataka legislative assembly was on Thursday adjourned till Monday amid uproar by the opposition lawmakers over the state government not allowing a CBI probe into
Black money bill likely to be tabled on Friday
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Lok Sabha is likely to take up on Friday the cabinet-approved anti-black-money bill that proposes a short window to overseas income tax assessees to declare assets,
CBI registers 39th FIR in coal allocation case
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The CBI on Thursday registered a fresh case in its ongoing probe into the coal block allocation scam, taking the total number to 39, an official said.Three companies and
Third launch pad to wait till India finalises its long-term space plans
Chennai, March 19 (IANS) Even though the Indian space agency has decided to locate its third launch pad with facilities for a human space mission at its existing rocket port, the construction will
Poll panel's special drive to clean up voters list
Agartala, March 19 (IANS) To ensure error-free voter-lists and eliminate duplication of names, the Election Commission has launched a nation-wide drive NERPAP which will continue till mid-August,
State agencies take charge of Kerala nurses Recruitment
Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 (IANS) In a relief to Kerala nurses who seek employment in the Middle East, two state-owned agencies have been awarded full rights over their recruitment, which was
Teams to assess Crop loss due to Rain
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The government has set up special teams to assess the agricultural loss suffered by states due to unseasonal rain and hail, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on
CPI-M condemns raid on Shimla office
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The CPI-M on Thursday condemned the police raid on its office in Shimla and the arrest of more than a dozen people.The CPI-M said the police broke open the door of its
Eight YSRCP suspended from Andhra assembly
Hyderabad, March 19 (IANS) Eight legislators of the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) were on Thursday suspended from the Andhra Pradesh assembly for three days for creating a ruckus and stalling the
Centre offers CBI probe into Karnataka IAS officer's death
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The central government is ready for a CBI inquiry into the death of Karnataka IAS officer D.K. Ravi if the state government wants, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on
