Hizbul Mujahideen appoints new terror commander in Kashmir

New Delhi/Islamabad (IANS) Banned terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen has appointed Gazi Haider as its new operation chief in Kashmir, replacing Riyaz Naikoo who was killed by Indian security forces in a highly successful operation last week.

As…

Maoists torch 13 vehicles in Palamau

Ranchi (IANS) Maoist guerrillas set 13 vehicles on fire in Jharkhand's Palamau district on Saturday, police said.

According to police, 15 to 16 Maoists raided a crusher stone company at Chaparwar village situated under the Pipra police…

Jharkhand govt has failed on all fronts: Marandi

Ranchi (IANS) The leader of opposition in Jharkhand Assembly Babulal Marandi has lashed out at the Hemant Soren government for not doing enough to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the state.

He said if the government had acted swiftly,…

Air India brings back 129 evacuees from Dhaka to Delhi

New Delhi (IANS) National carrier Air India on Saturday brought back 129 evacuees from Dhaka to the national capital's IGI Airport.

The flight was operated under the - Vande Bharat Mission - organised to evacuate stranded Indians from abroad.

Punjab paying price for Maha govt's negligence: Amarinder Singh

New Delhi (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh in his most outspoken interview of the year has lashed out at the Maharashtra government for allegedly lying that migrants working in Nanded went through the COVID-19 test. On reaching…

Chhattisgarh cop among 5 killed in encounter with Maoists

Raipur (IANS) A police official was killed in a fierce gun battle with Maoists in a remote area of Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district.

Four Maoists were also killed in the encounter that took place at Pardhauni village late on Friday,…

Children in Jharkhand to resume learning via DD during lockdown

Ranchi: Starting from Monday children across Jharkhand will resume their learning through daily educational broadcasts on Doordarshan. 

The Jharkhand Education Project Council (JEPC) and Doordarshan agreed upon three hours of daily broadcasts…

Congress MLA tweets over poor condition of workers in Karnataka

Ramgarh: Congress party's Barkagaon MLA Amba Prasad has accused the BJP government of Karnataka of turning lives of workers of Jharkhand into darkness.

The MLA took to Twitter to express her anguish over the poor condition of the workers…

Jharkhand bans pan Masala for one year

Ranchi: Jharkhand govt on Friday banned 11 brands of Pan masala for one year.

A state govt notification issued by health secretary Nitin Kulkarni says “ 41 samples of pan masalas of different brands including Rajni Gandha, Raj Niwas, Dilruba…

Babulal writes to Hemant over fee in private schools

Ranchi: Leader of the legislature wing of BJP Babulal Marandi has written a letter to Chief Minister Hemant Soren urging him to take a necessary decision over the payment of fee in private schools of the state.

He said that parties in the government…