Day: November 15, 2019

Tripura, Mizoram govts differ on number of Bru refugees repatriated

8:59 pm November 15, 2019

Agartala/Aizawl: The governments of Tripura and Mizoram on Friday differed on the number of Bru refugees repatriated and there is a mismatch of 193 people in the figures provided by the two states. Mizoram Home Secretary Lalbiakzama said 892 people of 221 internally-displaced Bru families have been repatriated, while North Tripura District Magistrate Ravel H […]

Puducherry to get branch of CBI soon

8:54 pm November 15, 2019

Puducherry: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), New Delhi, has said it will soon set up a branch here to facilitate the public easily lodge corruption- related complaints instead of approaching the CBI branch in Chennai. Territorial Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi announced this to mediapersons through her whatsapp on Friday. All along the CBI’s anti-corruption wing […]

Maharashtra crop loss: Uddhav tours Sangli, Satara

8:51 pm November 15, 2019

Sangli: Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Friday toured Sangli and Satara districts in western Maharashtra to take stock of crop loss due to unseasonal rains. Interestingly, Thackeray was accompanied by local Congress MLA and state working president Vishwajit Kadam during his tour of Sangli. In Sangli, Thackeray visited Aatpadi and Kadegaon talukas and reviewed […]

Newly inducted Haryana ministers assume charge

8:46 pm November 15, 2019

Chandigarh: Newly inducted ministers in the Manohar Lal Khattar Cabinet assumed charge here on Friday, with senior minister Anil Vij warning government officials to perform or be prepared to take voluntary retirement from service. Chief Minister Khattar was also present when the newly inducted ministers including Home and Health Minister Anil Vij, Education Minister Kanwar […]

BSF recruit allegedly dies by suicide in Hazaribag

IG BSF meets LG, briefs him on security along IB

8:43 pm November 15, 2019

Jammu: Inspector General of BSF, Jammu frontier, N S Jamwal met Lt Governor Girish Chandra Murmu at the Raj Bhavan here on Friday, an official spokesperson said Jamwal briefed Murmu on issues related to BSF’s operations in Jammu and the likely pattern of the emerging security scenario, the official added. Farooq Khan, the newly appointed […]