Dhoni's hometown celebrates Indian win over Sri Lanka Ranchi, Feb 20 (ANI): Ranchi, the hometown of Indian one-day team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, erupted in joy after India narrowly beat Sri Lanka in...
PM to campaign in Tripura today Agartala, Feb 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will campaign in Tripura today ahead of the February 23 Assembly elections.Dr. Singh will...
Manmohan slams Left Front govt in Tripura for slow development Udaipur (Tripura), Feb 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today criticised the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led Left Front...
Apex church body calls for clean polls in Nagaland Kohima, Feb 19 (ANI): Church bodies in Nagaland have been guidelines to be followed by political members in the upcoming Assembly elections.The...
Residents of Itanagar dismiss Chinese criticism of Manmahon Singh's Arunachal visit Itanagar, Feb 19 (ANI): People of Itanagar have dismissed Chinese criticism of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh visit to the State.Dr. Singh had...
Sonia Gandhi slams CPI-M led Govt in Tripura Agartala, Feb 18 (ANI): Campaigning for the forthcoming Tripura Assembly elections, Congress party President Sonia Gandhi here today slammed the...
Manipuris protest against militants' extortion demands Imphal, Feb 18 (ANI): Businessmen in Imphal's Lilong Bazar recently came out on the streets to protest the killing of shopkeeper Talibur Rehman for...
Dasmunsi slams Buddhadeb's remarks on Congress patronising extremists Agartala, Feb.17 (ANI): Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi on Sunday criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb...
Trinamool Congress protests against petrol price hike Kolkata, Feb 17 (ANI): Trinamool Congress activists took out processions and blocked roads across West Bengal on Sunday to protest against petroleum...
Bhuddhadeb criticises Bangladesh for sheltering insurgents Khowai (Tripura), Feb 17 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattachajee came down heavily on Bangladesh on Saturday for sheltering...
Orissa on high alert after Naxal attack (Update-Naxal attack) Nayagarh, Feb 16 (ANI): The Government of Orissa today declared a red alert across the State and ordered an intensive search operation for Naxals...
NSA to review North East security scenario Kohima (Nagaland), Feb.16 (ANI): National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan arrived here today from Dimapur to review the security scenario in the...
Assam on red alert following ULFA threat Guwahati, Feb 16 (ANI): A red alert has been sounded across Assam following intelligence reports that ULFA militants might target leaders of a...
Nomination for Nagaland Assembly polls ends today Kohima, Feb 16 (ANI): The filing of nomination papers for the single-phase Assembly poll in Nagaland on March 5, ends today. In all the total number...
Naxalite attack claims 13 lives in Orrisa Nayagarh, Feb 16 (ANI): At least thirteen police personnel, including two women, and a civilian were killed in an attack by Naxalites in Orissa's...
President visits Mahabodhi temple, inaugurates cultural festival at Magadh University Gaya (Bihar), Feb 15 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil, who is on a two-day official visit to Bihar, today visited the Mahabodhi temple at Bodh Gaya...
Sikkim promoting adventure tourism in a big way Gangtok, Feb.15 (ANI): Sikkim is fast emerging as a destination for adventure tourism. And, the State government's support to promote it in a big way...
Orphaned by AIDS, siblings long for a normal life Sora (Orissa), Feb 15 (ANI): Eleven-year old Akshya and his seven-year old sister Rani, who have lost their parents to AIDS, are struggling to...
Five killed, 33 injured in Berhampore mishap Kolkata, Feb.15 (ANI): Five people were killed and 33 injured when a vehicle in which they were returning overturned at Nabagram village in...
CBI submits second report on Nandigram violence to Calcutta HC Kolkata, Feb.15 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) submitted a second report on the March 14, 2007 firing incident in Nandigram, West...
Last day of nomination for Meghalaya Assembly polls Shillong, Feb 15 (ANI): Filing of nomination papers for the single-phase Assembly poll in Meghalaya on March 3, ends today. In all, 322 nomination...
CBI to submit second report on Nandigram firing today Kolkata, Feb 15 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will submit its second report on the March 14 police firing incident in Nandigram to...
Left, BJP to protest against fuel price hike today Kolkata/New Delhi, Feb.15 (ANI): The Left Parties and Opposition BJP will hold protest rallies today against the hike in petrol and diesel prices.On...
Shivraj Patil to arrive in Chhattisgarh today Raipur, Feb 14 (ANI): Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil will arrive here on a day-long visit today. Patil is expected to discuss the Naxal situation...
Orissa government promotes terracotta pottery again Koraput (Orissa), Feb.14 (ANI): The Orissa government is making an effort to train traditional potters to take to terracotta as a medium. The...
Gaya Police seize huge cache of Maoist arms Gaya (Bihar), Feb.14 (ANI): A senior police officer in Bihar's Gaya District today confirmed the capture of a huge cache of arms and ammunition from...
Jagannath temple in Gaya has a low caste priest Gaya, Feb 14 (ANI): Jagannath temple in Bihar took a bold initiative by anointing a low-caste to perform temple rituals, considered a strict...
ULFA chief's sister wins Assam panchayat elections Guwahati, Feb 14 (ANI): In a noticeable development, ULFA Commander-in-Chief Paresh Barua's sister Heeravati Chetia won the Panchayat elections in...
Life imprisonment for Pappu Yadav in Ajit Sarkar murder case(Lead:Pappu Yadav) Patna, Feb 14 (ANI): A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Patna on Thursday awarded life imprisonment to Rashtriya Janata Dal...
2,500-year-old city unearthed at Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar, Feb 14 (ANI): Archaeologists have dug out the remains of a 2,500-year-old fortified city at Bhubaneswar, which they believe was bigger...
Gorkhas fast for their rights in West Bengal Kurseong (West Bengal), Feb.14 (ANI): At least 100 activists of the newly formed Gorkha Jana Mukti Morcha (GJMM) are sitting on hunger strike since...
Buddhist monks begin praying for world peace By Surya Pratap SinghBodh Gaya, Feb.14 (ANI): Thousands of Buddhist monks and devotees, many of them from abroad, are participating in a 10-day...
Verdict on Pappu Yadav in Ajit Sarkar murder case today Patna, Feb 14 (ANI): A special CBI court here will pronounce its verdict in connection with the CPI-M MLA Ajit Sarkar murder case, in which Rashtriya...
Five naxals killed in Jamshedpur Jamshedpur, Feb 14 (ANI): At least five naxalites, including two women, were killed in a gunbattle with security forces in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur...
Bird flu fear grips Bengal again Falakata (West Bengal), Feb 13 (ANI): The fear of bird flu has gripped Bengal again after over 402 birds were found to be affected by the virus in...
Buddhist monks begin praying for world peace Bodh Gaya, Feb.13 (ANI): Thousands of Buddhist monks and devotees, many of them from abroad, are participating in a 10-day chanting ceremony for...
Anti, pro-Valentine's Day demonstrations in Bhopal Bhopal, Feb 13 (ANI): The Bajrang Dal has warned to disrupt the Valentine's Day celebrations in Madhya Pradesh, while a Women's Brigade took to...
Red Ribbon Express arrives in Patna Patna, Feb 13 (ANI): The 'Red Ribbon Express', the world's largest social mobilisation campaign against HIV/AIDS, arrived here this morning to...
Hindu, Muslim families exchange kidneys in Kolkata Kolkata, Feb 13 (ANI): Two families, one a Hindu and the other Muslim, have set a unique example of communal harmony for all.Kalpana Bhanja, a Hindu,...
Ban on poultry lifted in most areas of West Bengal Kolkata, Feb 12 (ANI): Animal Resources Development Minister Anisur Rahaman today said that the West Bengal Government has lifted the ban on sale and...
Hindu, Muslim families exchange kidneys in Kolkata Kolkata, Feb 12 (ANI): Two families, one a Hindu and the other Muslim, have set a unique example of communal harmony for all.Kalpana Bhanja, a Hindu,...
Play enacted to spread awareness on bird flu in Manipur Imphal, Feb 12 (ANI): Theatre artistes are adding to the State's efforts to create mass awareness for the prevention of bird flu in Manipur.Artistes...
Bhopal laboratory confirms culling of 37.96 lakh birds Bhopal, Feb 12 (ANI): The High Security Animal Disease Laboratory in Bhopal today said that so far 37.96 lak birds have been culled across the...
ABC of learning starts on Sarswati Puja By Ajay KumarPatna, Feb.12 (ANI): Though Sarswati Puja festival is marked in praise of Goddess of knowledge with deep fervour in many parts of the...
Road rage killing sparks violence in Bihar Lakhi Sarai (Bihar), Feb 12 (ANI): Residents of Patna have come out on the streets to protest against a road accident that claimed one...
Assam Panchayat election's re-polling today Guwahati, Feb 12 (ANI): The re-polling for the first phase of Panchayat election's in Assam is underway.The re-polling is being held in 166 polling...
Indian Airlines plane hijack plot in Assam, a 'peace-broker' held Guwahati, Feb 11 (ANI): A member of the People's Consultative Group (PCG), which was involved in talks between the Centre and the banned United...
Bangladesh lifts ban on export of Hilsa fish Kolkata, Feb 11 (ANI): Foodies in Kolkata deprived of chicken due to the incidence of bird flu and feeling deprived of their cherished 'Hilsa' (a...
Fish costlier in Kolkata Kolkata, Feb 9 (ANI): West Bengal Fish sellers are making a killing after the State Government's ban on chicken sales in the wake of the outbreak of...
Assamese woman drives auto to eke out a living By Peter Alex ToddGuwahati, Feb 9 (ANI): Laksmhi Rani Barman's auto rickshaw is a familiar sight on the roads of Guwahati.
Gaya vegetable vendor's daughter prepares to be a national player By Surya Pratap SinghGaya, Feb.9 (ANI): Many of us tend to easily give up in life when faced by difficult circumstances. But the daughter of a...
Sikkim youths drawn to mountaineering for employment By Tashi PradhanGangtok (Sikkim), Feb.9 (ANI): Decked up in their mountaineering gear to scale snow-capped Himalayas, many young people in Sikkim are...
Kalam envisages restoring glory of Nalanda University Patna, Feb 8 (ANI): Former President APJ Abdul Kalam today set in motion the plan of action for setting up of the Nalanda International University,...
Boiler blast injures 12 in Assam Dibrugarh, Feb.8 (ANI): At least 12 workers of an aluminium manufacturing factory were seriously injured in a boiler blast in upper Assam on Friday....
10-day fire ritual in Guwahati for world peace Guwahati, Feb 8 (ANI): Hundreds have joined priests in offering prayers here for a ten-day-long fire ritual for world peace and harmony.The ritual...
Gaya vegetable vendor's daughter prepares to be a national player Gaya, Feb.8 (ANI): Many of us tend to easily give up in life when faced by difficult circumstances. But the daughter of a vegetable vendor in Gaya...
Railway Budget will be 'people friendly', says Lalu Yadav Jhabua (Madhya Pradesh), Feb.8 (ANI): Railway Minister Lalu Yadav today said that this year's rail budget would be 'people friendly'."I will be...
Nagaland gears up for Assembly elections Kohima, Feb 8 (ANI): Campaign fever is mounting high in Nagaland as the State gears up for the elections for the 40-member State Assembly on March...
Sikkim youths drawn to mountaineering for employment Gangtok (Sikkim), Feb.8 (ANI): Decked up in their mountaineering gear to scale snow-capped Himalayas, many young people in Sikkim are taking to...
Manmohan Singh lays foundation stone of two rail lines in MP Jhabua (MP), Feb 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today laid the foundation stone of 200-kilometer-long Dahod-Indore and 157-kilometer-long...
When residents took to roads against Tulihal's airport expansion in Imphal Imphal, Feb.8 (ANI): Hundreds of residents of Malom area located near Imphal's Tulihal airport recently staged a protest march against the expansion...
Sex workers in Guwahati form self-help groups Guwahati, Feb.8 (ANI): Sex workers in Guwahati have formed self-help groups under the aegis of an organisation named Sakhi (a friend) that enables...
Filing of nomination papers for Meghalaya assembly polls begins Shillong, Feb 8 (ANI): The filing of nomination papers for a single-phase Assembly election in Meghalaya will begin today. The last date of filing...
Hindi being popularised among Mizos Aizwal, Feb.7 (ANI): Till a decade ago Mizos were not keen to learn Hindi, the national language, but with the passage of time, many are now drawn to...
POSCO steel plant survey work begins Jagatsinghpur (Orissa) Feb 7 (ANI): The much-awaited socio - economic survey began in the proposed 12 billion dollar steel plant planned by South...
Kolkata's Chinatown celebrates Chinese New Year Kolkata, Feb 7 (ANI): Residents of Chinatown in Kolkata today celebrated the lunar New Year, also known as the "Year of the Rat", with fervour and...
Bihar govt. doctors on two-day strike Patna, Feb 7 (ANI): About 4,200 Bihar Government doctors have struck work for two days strike from midnight Wednesday to protest against the State...
Filing of nomination papers for Meghalaya assembly polls to begin tomorrow Shillong, Feb 7 (ANI): The filing of nomination papers for a single-phase Assembly election in Meghalaya will begin tomorrow. The last date of filing...
Burmese students protest against "illegal detention" of their 34 countrymen Kolkata, Feb 4 (ANI): Members of the All Burma Students League (ABSL) on Monday staged a demonstration alleging that 34 nationals of Burma were ...
Voting for Simaria, Keskal bypolls begin Simaria (Jharkhand)/ Keskal (Chhattisgarh), Feb 4 (ANI): Voting for bypoll to Simaria Assembly seat in Jharkhand and Keskal Assembly seat in...
Karat threatens to launch nationwide protest if petrol price hiked Agartala, Feb 3 (ANI): Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) General Secretary Prakash Karat on Sunday threatened to launch a nationwide protest,...
Kolkata Marathon sees record participation Kolkata, Feb 3 (ANI): Thousands of people participated in the fourth Airtel Kolkata Marathon here today.The marathon was run over a total distance of...
Centre engaged with IAEA to finalise safeguards agreement: Pranab Mukherjee By Soma/Shakil Kolkata, Feb 3 (ANI): Union External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said that the Centre was engaged in discussion with...
Manipuris demonstrate against militants Imphal, Feb 3 (ANI): With each passing day and with each acts of brutality committed by the militant groups in Manipur, the people's resistance...
Kapil Dev bats for senior pros excluded from ongoing ODI squad Siliguri, Feb 3 (ANI): Former World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev has come out in favour of experienced batsmen that were dropped for the ongoing...
Culling of birds in West Bengal to complete today Kolkata, Feb 3 (ANI): With culling of over 29 lakh birds, culling operation in West Bengal is likely to complete on Sunday. Secretary of the Animal...
Culling of birds nears completion in West Bengal Kolkata, Feb 2 (ANI): The Animal Resources Development Ministry of West Bengal on Saturday said that with culling of over 29 lakh birds, culling...
West Bengal to end culling operations today Kolkata, Feb.2 (ANI): West Bengal's Animal Resources Development inister Anisur Rehman today said that his government plans to nd culling...
IAF plane to bring back bodies of dead sailors Port Blair (Andaman Islands), Feb.2 (ANI):An Indian Air Force AN-2 transport aircraft will bring back the dead bodies of the five ailors from Port...
Zoos alerted all over India, bird deaths in Jalpaiguri Jalpaiguri (West Bengal), Feb 1 (ANI): Central Zoo Authority has alerted the whole country to take precautions as chicken deaths at new...
PM announces Rs.30 lakh grant for satellite telephony in Arunachal Pradesh Lohitpur (Arunachal Pradesh), Feb 1 (ANI): While appealing for the need for long-term peace in the largely volatile north eastern region of India,...
Manik Sarkar files nomination for Tripura Assembly election Sonamura (Tripura) Jan 31 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar today filed his nomination for the State Assembly election from Dhanpur...
Manmohan Singh launches several new projects for Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar, Jan 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today announced several new projects amounting to over Rs. 4000 crores for Arunachal...
EC to review poll preparedness in Nagaland today Kohima, Jan 31 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) N Gopalaswami alongwith two Election Commissioners S Y Qureshi and Navin Chawla will today...
PM to lay foundation stone for hydroelectric project in Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar, Jan 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will lay the foundation stone for the 3,000 MW Debang multipurpose hydroelectric project...
EC to issue notification for Tripura assembly polls Agartala, Jan 30 (ANI): The Election Commission (EC) will today issue formal notification for a single-phase Assembly poll in Tripura to be held on...
Axed teachers protest in Patna Patna, Jan 30 (ANI): Teachers staged a protest in Patna on Tuesday against the State Government's decision to rescind their appointment.They gathered...
Congress and BJP activists clash in Shivpuri over Afzal Guru Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh), Jan 30 (ANI): Activists of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress party clashed here during a demonstration by...
Sale of chicken and eggs banned in Kolkata By Somamitra Mukherjee Kolkata, Jan.29 (ANI): The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has banned the sale of chicken and eggs in all municipal markets...
West Bengal poultry owners dodge culling officials Rampurhat (West Bengal), Jan 29 (ANI): Veterinary staff in West Bengal are facing opposition from Rampurhat villagers who complain of meager...
West Bengal poultry owners dodge culling officials Rampurhat (West Bengal), Jan 29 (ANI): Veterinary staff in West Bengal are facing opposition from Rampurhat villagers who complain of meager...
14 feared dead, 22 injured in Guna bus-truck head-on collision Guna (Madhya Pradesh), Jan 28 (ANI): At least 14 people were killed and 22 other were injured on Monday in a bus-truck collision that took place on...
Bird flu case surfaces in Shamsherganj Murshidabad (West Bengal), Jan 28 (ANI): A new case of bird flu has been registered in the Shamsherganj block of West Bengal's Murshidabad district,...
Guwahati hosts Northeast India Investment Summit By Peter Alex ToddGuwahati, Jan 28 (ANI): A majority of participants at the North-east India Investment Summit held here recently favoured permanent...
About 175 canines participate in a dog show in Patna Patna, Jan 28 (ANI): About 175 canines of 25 breeds have participated in a dog show in Patna. The visitors curiously enjoyed rare varieties of dogs...
About 175 canines participate in a dog show in Patna Patna, Jan 28 (ANI): About 175 canines of 25 breeds have participated in a dog show in Patna. The visitors curiously enjoyed rare varieties of dogs...
Guwahati hosts Northeast India Investment Summit Guwahati, Jan 28 (ANI): A majority of participants at the North-east India Investment Summit held here recently favoured permanent peace to promote...
Chuthuni festival celebrated in Nagaland By Vibou GangulyKohima, Jan.28 (ANI): Blending hues of Naga culture with unity, people of Nagaland celebrated Chuthuni, the premier festival of Mao...
Militants' ransom demand forces private hospitals to close in Manipur Imphal, Jan 28 (ANI): Health services in Manipur have been hit by the extortionist demands of militants. Three private health clinics, Imphal...
Kolkata diamond markets outshining the rest of the country By SomaKolkata, Jan.28 (ANI): It seems Kolkattans are in love with diamond now-a-days, as the city has emerged to be the biggest market for diamond...
Darjeeling receives heavy snowfall Darjeeling, Jan 28 (ANI): The cold wave sweeping north India made a dramatic arrival in Darjeeling covering the entire hill station under thick...
Trinamool criticises UPA Govt for giving Padma Vibhusan to Tata, Pranab Kolkata, Jan 27 (ANI): Trinamool Congress has criticised the UPA government for nominating industrialist Ratan Tata and External Affairs Minister...
Kolkata diamond markets outshining the rest of the country By SomaKolkata, Jan.27 (ANI): It seems Kolkattans are in love with diamond now-a-days, as the city has emerged to be the biggest market for diamond...
13 out of 19 West Bengal districts affected with bird flu Kolkata, Jan 27 (ANI): West Midnapore and South 24 Parganas district were the latest to join the list of districts in West Bengal infected with the...
A 'terror monger' elephant die in Ranchi Gola Block (Jharkhand), Jan 27 (ANI): A killer elephant that had frequently been on a rampage in two villages of Ranchi district was found dead on...
Chhattisgarh Police recover uniform material meant for 300 Naxalites Raipur, Jan 26 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Police have conducted raids in Raipur during which they have recovered yarn that was purportedly stored to make...
Tripura celebrates Republic Day defying boycott call Agartala, 26 Jan (ANI): People in Tripura participated in epublic Day celebrations, defying the militant's boycott call. The main programme...
Self help groups transforming lives in Tripura By Pinaki DasAgartala, Jan.26 (ANI): Many self-help groups (SHGs) in Tripura are today silently transforming the lives of several youngsters. They...
Chickens sculpted in sand to spread bird flu awareness By Sarda LahangirPuri, Jan 26 (ANI): Renowned sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik is doing his bit to create awareness about bird flu, using sand as a...
Left Front splits after 30 years in Tripura Agartala, Jan 25 (ANI): The Forward Bloc, a key constituent of the ruling alliance in Tripura, on Friday decided to quit the Left Front after being...
Security beefed up in north-east as militants call R-Day boycott Agartala, Jan 25 (ANI): Security in the northeastern region has been tightened in the wake of Republic Day boycott call given by four militant...
Shutdown in Bihar Patna, Jan 25 (ANI): Normal life came to a standstill in Bihar due to a state-wide shutdown called by the opposition in protest against the death of...
Rhino poaching on the increase in Assam's Kaziranga Park By Peter Alex ToddGolaghat (Assam), Jan.25 (ANI): Despite claims of security measures being in place to prevent poaching activities in Kaziranga...
Security tightened for opposition's shutdown in Bihar Patna, Jan 25 (ANI): Security arrangements across Bihar have been tightened today in view of a state-wide shutdown called by the opposition in...
38 ULFA militants surrender in Assam Guwahati, Jan 24 (ANI): 38 ULFA militants, including a female have surrendered at Tamulpur in Assam's Bagcha District.The militants also handed over...
Bihar put on alert ahead of Friday shutdown Patna, Jan 24 (ANI): All districts in Bihar were put on alert ahead of a State-wide shutdown called by the opposition on Friday in protest against...
Situation under control: Rehman Cooch Behar, Jan 24 (ANI): While media reports indicate that bird flu has been located in Kolkata, the State Animal Resources Development Minister...
Last phase of Assam panchayat polls begins Guwahati, Jan 24 (ANI): Polling for the fourth and final phase of the panchayat elections in Assam has begun this morning, amidst tight security. The...
Assam zoo Rhino dies of suspected Anthrax Guwahati, Jan 23 (ANI): An adult male rhino has died of suspected anthrax in a zoo here. "If it's a case of anthrax then it's something serious. So...
West Bengal intercepts trucks smuggling birds from flu area Birbhum (West Bengal), Jan 23 (ANI): Residents in West Bengal intercepted six vehicles smuggling birds from a bird flu infected area. The six...
Tripura on alert, West Bengal struggles to contain bird flu Agartala/ Murshidabad (WB), Jan 23 (ANI): Border officials in Tripura are taking steps to check the entry of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu virus...
We have taken precautionary measures to prevent bird flu: Navin Patnaik Kolkata/Bhubaneswar, Jan 22 (ANI): Orissa Chief Minister Navin Patnaik on Tuesday said that his government was taking all precautionary measures to...
People in West Bengal cry foul over compensation for birds' culling Margram (WB), Jan 22 (ANI): Resistance of villagers to culling of birds is hampering the fight against bird flu in West Bengal.People in Birbhum...
Electricity demand by WB villagers hampers culling operations Barakartikchunri (West Bengal), Jan 22 (ANI): Residents of a village in West Bengal have refused to hand over their poultry for culling, unless...
Bihar girl makes it to NCERT school textbooks Patna, Jan 22 (ANI): The success story of a teenage girl, living in a nondescript village of Bihar, getting educated by her own efforts while rearing...
Nagaland elders meet to secure peace among warring Naga factions By Vibou GangulyKohima, Jan 22 (ANI): About hundred elders and peace mediators from different parts of Nagaland held a joint meeting here recently to...
Re-polling for 75 booths in Assam's Karimganj District begins Guwahati, Jan 22 (ANI): Re-polling for seventy-five booths in Assam's Karimganj District of Barak Valley began today amidst tight security. The...
BSF fights malaria in an innovative way By Pinaki DasAgartala, Jan 22 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) has initiated an innovative plan, called "Intensified Malaria Action Plan," in...
Ganguly fans block movement of trains over his omission from Oz tri-series Kolkata, Jan.21 (ANI): Fans of cricketer Sourav Ganguly today blocked the movement of a couple of trains in two sections of Eastern Railwayat Barasat...
5 pilgrims dead as bus catches fire in Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar, Jan 21 (ANI): At least five persons were dead and 25 were injured when a Madhya Pradesh Road Transport Corporation bus caught fire near...
Top health officials will review anti bird flu projects in Bengal Kolkata, Jan 21 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Health, Pana Baka Lakshmi, will review health projects related to bird flu in West Bengal today....
Bihar Govt orders judicial probe into Bhagalpur police firing Patna, Jan 19 (ANI): Bihar Government today ordered a judicial inquiry into police firing on protestors, who were demanding continuous power supply...
People's pressure forces militants to withdraw extortion demands Imphal, Jan 18 (ANI): Militancy in Manipur has become a hydra-headed menace that deals deathly blows to the social fabric and cripples the economy of...
Two killed in Bhagalpur police firing Bhagalpur, Jan 19 (ANI): Two people were reportedly killed in police firing in Bihar's Bhagalpur district today.The incident occurred when protestors...
Navies of Asia Pacific Nations meet at Andamans Port Blair, Jan 18 (ANI): 'MILAN', an initiative of the Indian Navy, for interaction among navies of different countries in the Indian Ocean region,...
Singur land acquisition is legal says Calcutta High Court Kolkata, Jan 18 (ANI): The Calcutta High Court today held that acquisition of land at Singur for the Tata Motors car project was legal. A division...
Calcutta High Court to pronounce verdict in Singur case Kolkata, Jan 18 (ANI): The Calcutta High Court will today pronounce its verdict on the petitions challenging acquisition of land at Singur for the...
CEC to review poll preparedness in Meghalaya today Shillong, Jan 18 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) N Gopalaswami will review the poll preparedness in Meghalaya today. During his two-day...
Bhutan's first general elections to be held on March 24 Thimpu, Jan 17 (ANI): Bhutan's first general elections for its 47-member National Assembly will be held on March 24, the Election Commission of...
Election Commission reviews poll preparedness in Tripura Agartala, Jan 17 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) N Gopalaswami and Election Commissioners, S Y Qureshi and Navin Chawla review poll...
Krishna's reincarnation in Orissa Bargah (Orissa), Jan 17 (ANI): In a unique and rare form of festivity, the remote Bargah town in Orissa is transformed into the world's largest...
Election Commission to review poll preparedness in Tripura Agartala, Jan 17 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) N Gopalaswami and the other two Election Commissioners, S Y Qureshi and Navin Chawla, will...
Foreign monks distribute blankets among the poor in Bodh Gaya Bodh Gaya (Bihar), Jan 17 (ANI): A group of foreign monks distributed nearly two thousand blankets among the poor and the needy during the ongoing...
Indian and Myanmar army teams play friendly soccer Siliguri, Jan 16 (ANI): Indian and Myanmar army teams played a friendly soccer game in Siliguri recently coinciding with the 60th Indian Army Day...
Dibrugarh-Amritsar Express derails in West Bengal Kolkata, Jan 16 (ANI): Three coaches of Dibrugarh-Amritsar Express derailed this morning near New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal.No casualty has been...
17 injured in Kolkata blast Kolkata, Jan 16 (ANI): At least 17 people were injured in an explosion in the posh Theatre Road locality here today.The blast occurred on the...
Defence exhibition proves a major draw at Guwahati By Peter Alex ToddGuwahati, Jan.15 (ANI): Thousands of people thronged the two-day defence exhibition which showcased technological advancement made...
Chinese food a rage in Kolkata despite containing harmful Ajinomoto salt By Soma MitraKolkata, Jan.15 (ANI): Many Kolkatans have not been able to give up relishing Chinese cuisine despite the fact that many of its...
Kolkata market fire continues Kolkata, Jan 15 (ANI): The fire at multi-storeyed market complex at Burrabazzar continued to rage for the fourth consecutive day today. According to...
Stage set for Buddha Mahotsava in Bodh Gaya Bodh Gaya (Bihar), Jan 14 (ANI): The stage has been set for the three-day 'Buddha Mahotsava,' the annual Buddhist festival that begins on Tuesday...
Communist to discuss third front Kolkata, Jan 14 (ANI): The 22nd West Bengal State Party conference of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) began here today.Key issues like...
Assamese children learn non-violent ways of conflict resolution By Peter Alex ToddGuwahati, Jan 14 (ANI): The first camp of its kind for children on conflict resolution through non-violent means was organised in...
Indian Air Force recruitment drive in Tripura a big draw By Pinaki Das Agartala, Jan.14 (ANI): At a time when the Indian Armed forces are facing a shortage of new recruits, youngsters in the north east are...
An HIV positive person wins Mr. Manipur title By L C K SinghImphal, Jan 12 (ANI): Khundrakpam Pradipkumar, an HIV positive bodybuilder has recently won the title of Mr. Manipur for the 60 Kg...
Fire in Kolkata market still raging Kolkata, Jan 14 (ANI): The fire in the biggest wholesale market Burrabazzar in Kolkata continued to rage for the third consecutive day on Monday...
17 injured in Guwahati blast Guwahati, Jan 14 (ANI): At least 17 people were injured in a renade blast that rocked Guwahati last evening. The injured, included a minor girl,...
Tea production unit in Darjeeling gutted in fire Darjeeling (West Bengal), Jan 13 (ANI): The production unit of one of the biggest tea gardens - Longview Tea Garden -- in Darjeeling hills was gutted...
CPI-M eyes New Delhi for socialistic system By Soma MitraKolkata, Jan 13 (ANI): Eyeing power at the Centre, former West Bengal Chief Minister and veteran CPI-M leader Jyoti Basu today set a...
Indore man is in love with crabs By Rajni KhaitanIndore, Jan.13 (ANI): Discovering a crab coming close to our body can make most of us flee the spot or at least sweating for hours in...
Gutted building in Kolkata is likely to collapse Kolkata, Jan 13 (ANI): Even after thirty-eight hours, the fire is still raging in some floors of the high-rise 13-storeyed Nandaram Market building...
Burrabazar fire still raging on Kolkata, Jan 13 (ANI): The fire at the Nandaram market at Burrabazar, which is the biggest wholesale market of Kolkata, was still smouldering, 36...
Madhya Pradesh Govt makes yoga integral part of school curriculum Bhopal, Jan 12 (ANI): The Madhya Pradesh government has made yoga and 'Surya Namaskar,' the "sun-salutation," an integral part of school curriculum,...
West Bengal Governor visits gutted wholesale market in Kolkata Kolkata, Jan 12 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi visited the wholesale market in Kolkata, which was devastated after a major fire...
Three Maoists killed in Jharkhand gunbattle Ranchi, Jan 12 (ANI): Security personnel have killed three Maoists, including a self-styled zonal commander, in a gunbattle with the extremists in...
Education sector in the hit list of militants in Manipur By Sanjay KumarImphal, Jan 12 (ANI): Militancy continues to affect the normal activities in Manipur and one of the worst hit sectors is school...
Assam holds diaspora meet Guwahati, Jan 12 (ANI): Assam launched a two-day 'North East India Investment Summit' to woo the diaspora and seek investment in the state.An...
Indian old-timer recalls his meeting with Sir Edmund Hillary Siliguri, Jan 12 (ANI): Ninety-one year old Rabindra Nath Mitra has reminisced his only meeting with Sir Edmund Hillary after his conquest of Mount...
Major fire in Kolkata's biggest wholesale market Kolkata, Jan 12 (ANI): A major fire broke out in a section of Burrabazar, the city's biggest wholesale market in the early hours of Saturday, gutting...
40 children still missing from refugee camps of Tripura, Assam Agartala, Jan 11 (ANI): Forty-seven children went missing from refugee camps in Tripura and Hailakandi town of southern Assam. Of which seven have...
No way Harbhajan can make racist comments: Pawar By Soma MitraKolkata, Jan 11 (ANI): BCCI president Sharad Pawar has categorically said that there was no way Harbhajan Singh could have made racist...
Science Express opening a world of curiosity for schoolchildren in north Bengal By Pallav BasuNew Jalpaiguri Jan.11 (ANI): In a unique initiative to promote science among schoolchildren, a mobile exhibition on train is on for...
Kolkata HC asks WB Government to give its views on Nandigram violence Kolkata, Jan11 (ANI): The Kolkata High Court has asked the West Bengal Government to file an affidavit into the violence and death at Nandigram in...
Extortion demand by militants forces closure of school in Imphal By L.C.K SinghImphal, Jan.11 (ANI): The academic career of at least 520 students of a popular government-run school here has suffered a big setback...
Country-made bombs found in Delhi-bound North East Express Katihar (Bihar), Jan 11 (ANI): Two country-made bombs were found on the Delhi-bound North-East Express early this morning. Assistant Commandant of...
Calcutta High Court to hear Rizwanur Rehman case Kolkata, Jan 11 (ANI): The Calcutta High Court will hear the case on the mysterious death of Rizwanur Rehman today.The Central Bureau of...
United Bank of India close all offices in Manipur following extortion threats Imphal, Jan 10
