news-in-politicsInsurance, houses for Jagannath servitors in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Jan 5 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday said that the government will provide insurance cover and houses to the servitors of Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri.The chief
Drugs blame on Punjab a 'big conspiracy', says Badal
Attari (Punjab), Jan 5 (IANS) Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal Monday said a "big conspiracy" was being hatched against the state and Punjabis by labelling them as addicted to
Omar flays BJP, PDP amid hint of new government
Srinagar, Jan 5 (IANS) Outgoing Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday took potshots at the PDP and the BJP amid signs that they were close to an agreement to form a coalition
Baseless allegations affect morale of officials: Chandy
Kozhikode/Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 5 (IANS) Levelling baseless charges against officials will dent their morale, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said in Kozhikode Monday.He was speaking to newspersons
Centre asks urban bodies to mobilise own resources
Hyderabad, Jan 5 (IANS) The central government has asked municipal bodies to mobilise resources by levying taxes wherever necessary to improve basic civic amenities.Underlining the need for
Jagmeet Brar leaves Congress
Chandigarh, Jan 5 (IANS) Senior Congress leader from Punjab Jagmeet Singh Brar Monday resigned from the party.Brar, a former Congress MP from Punjab, was with the party for nearly 35 years. A former
Shoe thrown at Bihar CM Manjhi
Patna, Jan 5 (IANS) A shoe was hurled at Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi during his weekly 'Janata Durbar' (public meeting) in Patna Monday but missed its target, police said, adding that
Dacoits loot train passengers in Bihar
Patna, Jan 5 (IANS) Armed criminals Sunday night looted cash and valuables amounting to lakhs of rupees from train passengers in Bihar's Jamui district, leading to the agitated victims protesting
SC refuses to interfere in Rajasthan panchayat polls
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday declined to interfere with the schedule for panchayat elections in Rajasthan.The schedule is being held under the amended provisions that specify
New Zealand gets UNSC's non-permanent membership
Wellington, Jan 5 (IANS) New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully Monday announced that the country has become a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC)."New Zealand's term on
PM greets Murli Manohar Joshi on birthday
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday wished senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi on his birthday, saying his "scholarly zeal and contribution to public life are
Sunny Monday, but icy winds sweep Himachal
Shimla, Jan 5 (IANS) It was sunny Monday but icy winds swept through the hills of Himachal Pradesh, with the higher reaches recording sub-zero temperatures.Shimla saw a rise in night temperature.
Two villagers killed by Maoists in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Jan 5 (IANS) At least two villagers were killed by Maoists in Odisha's Malkangiri district, police said Monday.A group of rebels Sunday night raided Keriaguda village and dragged two
Men on Pakistani boat terrorists: Parrikar
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Occupants of a Pakistani vessel that blew up and sank off the coast of Gujarat were "suspected terrorists", Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said here Monday."I think they
PM wishes Kalyan Singh on 84th birthday
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday wished Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh "a long life filled with good health" on his 84th birthday."Spoke to Kalyan Singh ji and greeted
Icy winds bring back winter chill to Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow, Jan 5 (IANS) After a sunny day Sunday, the winter chill returned to the state capital and other parts of the state with icy winds blowing and the early morning temperature falling a few
Cloud cover improves night temperature in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar, Jan 5 (IANS) Night temperature improved in Jammu and Kashmir Monday due to a cloud cover in the valley where the Gulmarg ski resort received mild snowfall during night.A MeT department
Clear Monday ahead in Delhi
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) It was chilly Monday morning in the national capital with the Met Office forecasting a clear day ahead.The day's minimum temperature settled at a level above the season's
Thousands take holy dip in Sangam as Maagh Mela begins
Allahabad, Jan 5 (IANS) Braving the winter chill, thousands of Hindu devotees Monday took the holy dip at the Sangam (the confluence of the three rivers, Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati) on the first
Two suspected NDFB militants arrested Assam-Bengal border
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IANS) Two suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland militants were arrested late Sunday in West Bengal near Assam border. The militants were nabbed from Shamuktala under the
