Missing AN-32: Search operation resumes in Arunachal

Guwahati (IANS) Indian Air Force in association with the Army and Indo Tibetan Border Police on Tuesday resumed the search operation for the AN-32 aircraft that has remained missing from the sky of Arunachal Pradesh.

"Search…

Kerala youth tests positive for Nipah: Minister

Kochi (IANS) Kerala Health Minister K.K.Shailaja on Tuesday confirmed that the youth being treated near Kochi has tested positive for Nipah virus (NiV). She also assured that elaborate arrangements have been made to tackle the emergency and there…

Government toys with Delimitation Commission in J&K

New Delhi (IANS) Home Minister Amit Shah has hit the ground running, as expected. With a catalogue of review meetings, Shah has many crucial things on his agenda including redrawing the long pending delimitation of constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir.…

SP will also contest bypolls alone: Akhilesh

Ghazipur (IANS) Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said he will now prepare for Assembly bye-elections and his party will contest on all 11 seats where polls are to be held.

"I will consult my party leaders and then we…

SC issues notice to Puducherry CM in turf war

New Delhi (IANS) In a new twist to the turf war in Puducherry, the Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy and directed that any cabinet decision involving financial implication or land transfer cannot be implemented…

Kerala braces to fight Nipah, fake news on disease

Kochi (IANS) With youth in Kerala testing positive for Nipah virus (NiV), fighting misinformation surrounding its spread and cure has become a major issue for the state government.

In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Kerala Chief…

Shah holds detailed meetings on J&K, northeast

New Delhi (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday held a series of detailed meetings on issues in Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast region.

Shah focussed on security and development initiatives in Jammu and Kashmri ahead of the Assembly…

Militant, overground worker killed in Shopian shootout

Srinagar (IANS) One militant and an overground worker (OGW) of militants were killed in a shootout on Monday between the security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district.

Police sources said a patrol party of the Rashtriya…

NSA Doval gets extension, promoted to Cabinet rank

New Delhi (IANS) National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval, who oversaw at least two cross-border military actions during the last five years, has been accorded an upgrade in his level to the Cabinet rank along with an extension of five years, co-terminus…

MGNREGA may see 30% hike in budgetary funds to spur rural jobs, consumption

New Delhi (IANS) The allocation towards Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), the flagship rural job programme, is set for a minimum 30 per cent hike in the Union Budget for 2019-20.

Proposed in the wake of rising…