Punjab: The first sniffer dog training center for canines of the Customs Department, 'Customs K-9 Centre', has been started at Attari in Amritsar district. Currently 11 sniffer dogs are being trained at the center.
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15 Feb, 21:34 (IST)
Maharashtra HM: After we ordered enquiry, workers of one of the senior BJP leaders from Jalgaon came to me&gave a letter stating 'you're investigating the call tapping of Shiv Sena,Congress&NCP leaders only,but phones of our leaders & workers were tapped too, investigate that too.'
15 Feb, 20:18 (IST)
Delhi: Several shanties gutted in fire at Bangali Basti in Rohini. Twelve fire tenders have been rushed to the spot. No casualty reported till now. More details awaited.
15 Feb, 19:37 (IST)
Visakhapatnam: As part of International Women's Day (on 8th March) celebrations, Naval Dockyard organised a two-day trekking expedition to Thatipudi hills for their women employees from 14th to 15th Feb. 23 women employees participated in the event.
15 Feb, 19:17 (IST)
Maharashtra: Zen Sadavarte, a National Bravery Award winner of this year, met Additional Director General of Police today & filed a complaint over the incident where administration of a girls college in Amravati made students pledge against love marriage on Valentine’s Day.
15 Feb, 17:29 (IST)
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) sources on protestors at Shaheen Bagh claiming to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah tomorrow at 2 pm to discuss issues related to Citizenship Amendment Act: No such meeting is scheduled with the Union Home Minister Amit Shah for tomorrow.
15 Feb, 16:52 (IST)
4 students killed as a school bus catches fire in Punjab's Sangrur.
15 Feb, 16:24 (IST)
Maharashtra: BJP president JP Nadda to hold a meeting with members of State Executive Committee of the party, in Mumbai tomorrow.
15 Feb, 15:41 (IST)
Delhi: Members of Jamia Coordination Committee protest outside Tamil Nadu House against alleged police action against anti-CAA protesters in Chennai yesterday. They were later detained by the Delhi Police.
15 Feb, 15:36 (IST)
France announces first Coronavirus death outside Asia.
15 Feb, 14:43 (IST)
A fire has erupted on the first floor of Lake City Mall in Thane (West). A fire-fighting operation is underway. No casualty or injury has been reported till now.
15 Feb, 14:29 (IST)
A Delhi court has imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor for not appearing before it for a hearing, in connection with a defamation case filed by BJP leader Rajiv Babbar. The case was filed by Babbar over Tharoor's alleged "scorpion sitting on a Shivling" remark against PM Narendra Modi.
15 Feb, 13:13 (IST)
BJP president JP Nadda summons Union Minister Giriraj Singh over his recent controversial remarks.
15 Feb, 11:43 (IST)
K Surendran appointed as president of Kerala Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by party president J P Nadda.
15 Feb, 11:29 (IST)
Vishnu Dutt Sharma appointed as president of Madhya Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in place of Rakesh Singh.
15 Feb, 10:23 (IST)
Shah Faesal, former civil servant and chief of Jammu & Kashmir People's Movement (JKPM), booked under Public Safety Act.
15 Feb, 09:50 (IST)
BSF Sources: Pakistan resorted to unprovoked firing & heavy shelling early morning today in J&K's Hiranagar sector. Pak rangers targeted residential areas of nearby villages. Some houses damaged, no human loss or injury so far. A search party is assessing damage in affected areas.
15 Feb, 09:47 (IST)
India says "Turkey should not interfere in internal affairs" after President Erdogan speaks about J&K in Pakistan visit.
15 Feb, 09:01 (IST)
The Delhi traffic police have issued an advisory for parking and road closures in view of Chief Minister-elect Arvind Kejriwal's swearing-in ceremony on February 16. Check the advisory below:
15 Feb, 08:32 (IST)
US President Donald Trump has tweeted that he is looking forward to going to India to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Below is Donald Trump's tweet:
New Delhi, February 15: With 143 fresh fatalities, the coronavirus-related death toll in China was 1,631 by Saturday morning. According to China's National Health Commission, 2,420 new confirmed cases and 139 new deaths were reported in Hubei Province, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, on Friday. Two deaths were reported from Henan and one each from Beijing and Chongqing as the overall death toll reached 143. Coronavirus Turns People Into Zombies? Malaysia's Health Ministry Dispels 'Walking Dead' Rumour.
In a bid to allay apprehensions related to the National Population Register (NPR), the Modi government has begun an outreach programme to meet the Chief Ministers of non-BJP states who refused to conduct the exercise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Vivek Joshi on Friday met Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and apprised him about the upcoming Census preparations. Apart from Punjab, Kerala, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh have refused to carry out the NPR exercise. NPR 2020: Congress-Ruled States May Opt For 'Non-Cooperation' Over National Population Register.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will assess the impact of the coronavirus outbreak in China on Indian trade and industry on Tuesday. Sitharaman would be meeting industry associations along with Secretaries in the Ministry, the Finance Ministry said in a tweet. Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian recently said that the coronavirus outbreak is an opportunity for India to expand exports.
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