Civic, Panchayat polls won't be deferred: J&K Chief Secretary

Srinagar (IANS): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary B.V.R. Subrahmanyam on Wednesday denied reports that the upcoming municipal elections are likely to be deferred.

Scorching earlier reports that the Governor's administration is considering…

Maoists torch two vehicles in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) Two vehicles involved in coal mining in Jharkhand's Latehar district were set on fire on Wednesday by Maoists, police said.

The militants from the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) raided a coal mine…

J&K likely to defer municipal polls

Srinagar (IANS): The Jammu and Kashmir government is likely to defer the municipal elections scheduled in October to January 2019, sources said.

This comes after two major political parties -- the National Conference (NC) and the Peoples Democratic…

Bus fares hiked in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) Fares of private buses in Ranchi have gone up steeply due to rising prices of petrol and diesel.

"We have no other option but to increase the bus fares. We have increased it by Rs 10, Rs 20 and Rs 30 for a distance…

Centre implements HIV/AIDS Act to protect rights of affected persons

New Delhi (IANS): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday said that the HIV AIDS (Prevention and Control) Act 2017 has been implemented.

"In exercise of the powers conferred by subsection (3) of section 1 of the Human Immunodeficiency…

Larger number of bad loans originated in 2006-2008: RBI ex-chief

New Delhi (IANS): A larger number of bad loans or NPAs originated in 2006-2008 when Indian economic growth was strong as the banks made mistakes, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has said.

He said that global slowdown, project cost overruns…

15th September to 2nd October to be observed as 'Cleanliness is Service' program : Das

Chief Minister Raghubar Das said that from 15th September to 2nd October 2018, cleanliness is service program will run under Clean India Mission in the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will start the program at 9:30 am on September 15. Under…

Rail, road traffic hit in Bihar during shutdown

Patna (IANS): Rail and road traffic were hit across Bihar on Monday due to a nationwide shutdown called by the Congress against the hike in fuel prices.

The shutdown is being supported by the opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Left Parties…

India launches new digital bridge with Africa

New Delhi (IANS): As part of India's reach out to Africa, the External Affairs Ministry on Monday signed an agreement with the Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd. (TCIL) to establish a pan-African e-network between the two nations.

"This…

Two sentenced to death for 2007 Hyderabad twin blasts

Hyderabad (IANS): A special court here on Monday sentenced two convicts to death and a third to life sentence for the 2007 Hyderabad twin bomb blasts which had claimed 42 lives.

Anique Shafiq Syed and Akbar Ismail Choudhary, the alleged Indian…