China says it will help in finding lasting solution to ‘the issue’
Beijing, Mar 14 (PTI) China on Thursday sought to defend its fourth technical hold at the UN Security Council to block the designation of Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, saying it would help the parties concerned to engage in more talks to find a “lasting solution” acceptable to all. The proposal to […]
WPI inflation rises to 2.93 pc in Feb
New Delhi, (PTI) Inflation based on wholesale prices rose to 2.93 per cent in February over the previous month due to hardening of prices of primary articles, fuel and power, according to government data released Thursday. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation stood at 2.76 per cent in January, 2019. WPI inflation stood at 2.74 […]
You surrendered to Pakistan, China: Omar Abdullah to PM Modi
Srinagar: Following China’s move to block Masood Azhar be termed as Global Terrorist Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah criticised PM Narendra Modi. “PM Modi surrendered to China on Azhar and surrendered to Pakistan & its proxies by delaying elections in J&K. How can the BJP claim to have been tough on internal […]
Kartarpur corridor: Pakistan team leaves for India, to hold deliberation with counterparts
A high level Pakistani delegation will be arriving in India to negotiate to negotiate a mechanism to govern operations of the Kartarpur Corridor on Thursday. According to Dawn report the meeting with the Indian counterparts will deliberate on providing visa-free access to Indian Sikh pilgrims to the Gurdwara in Kartarpur Sahib. Kartarpur is a small […]
Forecaster predicts rainy days in Valley
Srinagar: Weatherman on Thursday predicted rainy days ahead with three days of dry weather conditions in the valley. According the forecaster the sky over Valley will be generally cloudy with occasional light rain till March 15 morning. “Thereafter mainly it will remain dry weather upto 19th. Again from 19th evening one more rainy spell will […]
India, US agree to build six nuclear power plants in India
Washington(PTI): India and the US said they have agreed to build six American nuclear power plants in India, in a boost to bilateral civil nuclear energy cooperation. The two countries said this in a joint statement issued at the conclusion of the 9th round of India-US Strategic Security Dialogue, co-chaired by Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale […]
Rafale case: Documents filed by review petitioners sensitive to national security, govt tells SC
New Delhi, (PTI) The Centre Wednesday told the Supreme Court that documents filed by the petitioners seeking review of its Rafale deal verdict are “sensitive to national security” and relate to war capacity of the combat aircraft. In an affidavit filed in the apex court, the government said the review plea filed by former Union […]
Woman Maoist killed in encounter with forces
Phulbani,(PTI) A woman Maoist was killed in an encounter with security forces in a forest in Odisha’s Kandhamal district on Wednesday, police said. The gun battle took place after Special Operations Group (SOG) and District Voluntary Force (DVF) personnel launched a joint operation in Sirla forest following a tip-off, Kandhamal, Superintendent of Police, Prateek Singh told […]
Three arrested for duping over 1,000 people across India
New Delhi, March 13 (PTI) Three men were arrested for allegedly duping more than 1,000 people across India to the tune of over Rs 1.5 crore on the pretext of installing mobile phone towers of a reputed mobile company, police said on Wednesday. The accused have been identified as Sanjay Kumar (28), Santosh Kumar (29) and […]
LMD Udhampur recovers Rs 34700 as fine
UDHAMPUR: A team of the officers of Legal Metrology Department conducted extensive checking of various trading premises on the National Highway in Udhampur, Gari, Battal Walia, Dhar Road Udhampur, Manwal, Battal, Udhampur Town and adjoining areas During the inspection, more than 65 traders of different business establishments especially dealing with food, Beverages, Sweets and Kiryana […]