Category: INDIA

PM Modi, the BJP’s biggest star campaigner, will address four rallies in Gujarat today. PM Modi will address between 32 and 35 rallies in his home state Gujarat, where assembly elections will be held on December 9 and 14. Gujarat is my soul and mother, my relationship with you is that of equality since you call me brother, says PM Modi. PM Modi says the Congress has not let one opportunity go to humiliate the people of Gujarat. He accuses the Congress of not being serious about development and said the…

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma ( Editor-ICN Group ) SHIMLA: Being built by the Border Road Organization at an altitude of 10,180 feet in Himachal Pradesh, the 8.8 km long Rohtang Tunnel is designed to provide an all weather passage to Lahaul valley from Manali. The tunnel under the Pir Panjal range of mighty Himalayas will not only reduce the distance by some 46 kms but will also be an all weather link to the valley which remains cut off for about four winter months every year. The passage will also provide…

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Nine year’s ago on November 26, 2008, Mumbai witnessed one of the worst terrorist attacks in the Indian history. MUMBAI: Nine years have passed since the Mumbai 26/11 terror attacks, but for those who saw it unfold in front of their eyes, the memories of that night will remain etched in their minds forever. The attack had begun on 26 November and lasted till 29 November. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, the Oberoi Trident, the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Leopold Cafe, Cama Hospital, the Nariman House Jewish community centre were some of…

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The National Law Day is celebrated on November 26, the day on which the Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly in 1949. NEW DELHI : The National Law Day-2017 will be celebrated jointly by the Law Commission of India and NITI Aayog on 25th-26th November at Vigyan Bhawan in the capital.The President Ram Nath Kovind was speaking at the inaugural function of the two-day meet organised jointly by the Law Commission of India and NITI Aayog on the National Law Day. The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi…

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By: Dakter Esse (Deputy Editor-North East cum Bureau Chief-ICN Arunachal Pradesh) ITANAGAR: Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Brig. (Dr.) B.D.Mishra (Retd.) who met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh at New Delhi on Friday apprised him about issues in recruitment of youth from the state in Assam Rifles. Mishra informed that there is no Schedule Caste candidates for recruitment in Assam Rifles and the vacancy stays unfilled in state’s quota. He requested that Arunachal Pradesh Schedule Caste (APSC) vacancies be transferred to Schedule Tribe so that the state recruitment numbers can justifiably be met for the benefit…

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By: Dakter Esse (Deputy Editor-North East cum Bureau Chief-ICN Arunachal Pradesh) ITANAGAR: In a major boost to rail connectivity in the frontier state of Arunachal Pradesh, the Government of India has released an amount of Rs. 47.18 Crore to the Northeastern Frontier Railway (Construction) for progressing the survey work for three lines in the North East region including the Misamari – Tawang line. This was intimated through a DO letter dated November 10, 2017 by Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra to Arunachal Pradesh Chief Secretary Satya Gopal. Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman along…

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BrahMos is a joint venture between India and Russia and named after the Brahmaputra and Moscowa rivers. In a major milestone, the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was on Wednesday fired succesfully for the first time from a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet of the Indian Air Force. The Defence Ministry said the missile hit a sea-based target in the Bay of Bengal from the combat jet. The land and warship versions of the missile have already been inducted into the armed forces. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman congratulated the “Team Brahmos” and the…

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