Mamata opposing granting Indian citizenship to refugees : Shah

Malda, Apr 23 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of opposing granting Indian citizenship to the refugees - Hindu, Buddhists, Christians and Sikhs - now settled here after arriving from neighbouring Bangladesh.

About 4.5 lac commuters travel Kolkata Metro Greenline till March since beginning of underwater commercial operation

Kolkata, Apr 23 (UNI) Some 4.5 lac commuters have travelled through the underwater stretch of Green Line in 17 days since the
commercial operation began on March 15 connecting this metropolis with Howrah, the other part of River Hooghly, Kolkata Metro Railway source said on Tuesday.

Fresh poll in 8 Arunachal polling stations on April 24

Itanagar, April 22 (UNI) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced a fresh poll at eight polling stations in Arunachal Pradesh, which went for simultaneous elections to 18th Lok Sabha and 11th State Legislative Assembly on April 19 last.

Odisha: Bhubaneswar records season’s highest day temperature of 43.8 degree Celsius

Bhubaneswar, Apr 22 (UNI)Bhubaneswar became the hottest place in Odisha on Monday, with the day temperature rising to 43.8 degrees Celsius, the season’s record temperature, according to Meteorological (MeT) sources.

Meghalaya: HQ 101 Area celebrates 61st Raising Day

Shillong, Apr 22 (UNI) The 61st Raising Day of Headquarter 101 Area was celebrated with traditional military élan and fervour led by Major General Amar Ramdasani, Chief of Staff, Headquarter 101 Area.

Arunachal: ‘Abducted’ minor girl rescued promptly

Itanagar, Apr 22 (UNI) A minor girl from the Puroik community in East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh, who was allegedly abducted by a woman from another community, has been rescued within 48 hours of “abduction” - thanks to a prompt response by the district administration.

BSF personnel in custody after tragic accident claims young life in Aizawl

Aizawl, Apr 22 (UNI) A Border Security Force (BSF) personnel was taken into custody following a fatal collision involving his vehicle and a 12-year-old boy.

Imphal, April 22 (UNI) Repoll in 11 polling stations under the 1-Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency began on Monday at 7 a.m. and concluded peacefully at 5 p.m. There was no untoward incident, unlike the day on April 19. The poll percentage was 81.6.

Polled votes higher than total voters in West Tripura: CPI-M writes ECI, seeking re-poll

Agartala, April 22 (UNI) The CPI-M state secretary and leader of opposition in Tripura, Jitendra Chaudhury, wrote to Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Monday, describing discrepancies in the polled votes and actual voters in two assembly segments.

Amit Shah to kickstart BJP’s election campaign from Sonepur in Odisha on April 25

Bhubaneswar, Apr 22 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will kickstart the BJP’s election campaign from Sonepur in Western Odisha on April 25, the day nominations for the first phase of elections to four Lok Sabha seats and 28 Assembly seats in the state will close.

Bihar: Four of a marriage party killed in road accident

Lakhisarai, Apr. 22 (UNI) Altogether four youths were killed and one critically injured while the motorcycles they were riding hit by a speeding truck
on National Highway 80 near Bhawanipur village under Manikpur police outpost on Monday.

Bihar :RPF cop burnt alive while dousing flames in a train in Muzaffarpur

Muzaffarpur, Apr. 22 (UNI) A cop of the Railway Protection Force was burnt alive as the fire fighting device exploded while he was dousing the flames in a sleeper coach of Balsad-Muzaffarpur Express at Muzaffarpur railway station under East Central Railways on Monday.

Bihar : Congress has great hopes for its veteran leader Tariq Anwar in Seemanchal region

Katihar, Apr 22 (UNI) The veteran leader Tariq Anwar who is in the fray on the ticket of Congress, a constituent unit of the Grand Alliance ( GA) from the Katihar Parliamentary constituency for the 13th consecutive time and had represented the seat five times in the Lok sabha, is all set to face the outgoing JD(U) MP Dulal Chandra Goswami who is in the battleground as JDU candidate of NDA.

Mamata dubs Cal HC order "illegal" ; BJP demands her resignation

Kolkata, Apr 22 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said the state government would move
Supreme Court to challenge Calcutta High Court ruling cancelling the 2016 WBSSC recruitment panel resulting in the loss of jobs of over 25,000 teaching and non-teaching staff in the government and its aided schools the state.

Odisha STF nabs absconding drug peddler

Bhubaneswar, Apr 22 (UNI) The Special Task Force (STF) of the Odisha Police, with assistance from the Kandhamal Police, has apprehended the absconding Ganja peddler Soumya Ranjan Digal, who is part of a large racket and has been involved in illegal contraband business for the past three years.