NRL starts supplying BSVI-grade fuel
Guwahati: Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) has started supplying BSVI-grade petrol and diesel, the company said on Thursday. The NRL has began the supply ahead of schedule so that oil marketing companies can upgrade the inventory of automotive fuel at their retail outlets and terminals well ahead of the timeline, it said. The NRL had commissioned […]
Hyundai to pass BS-VI upgrading cost to consumers in phases
Kolkata: As the auto sector moves on the slow lane, Hyundai Motor India Ltd on Tuesday said it is not planning to pass to customers the total incremental cost incurred in switching to Bharat Stage VI emission standard, but will do it in phases. The BS-VI emission norm would come into force from April 1 […]
Bill to extend upper limit of abortion to 24 weeks introduced in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: A bill that seeks to extend the upper limit for permitting abortions from the present 20 weeks to 24 weeks was introduced in Lok Sabha on Monday. Health Minister Harsh Vardhan introduced the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 amid vehement protests by opposition members against the Central government over the Delhi […]
LS adjourned for the day as oppn demands discussion on Delhi violence
New Delhi: Lok Sabha proceedings were disrupted for the second day on Tuesday as BJP and opposition members tried to shove each other amid unrelenting demands for an immediate discussion on the Delhi violence. After Speaker Om Birla said the discussion would take place on March 11 after Holi festival, opposition members stormed into the […]
5 foreigners asked to leave India for participating in anti-CAA protests: Govt
New Delhi: Five foreigners were asked to leave India for violating visa norms by participating in anti-citizenship law protests, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said this in a written reply to a question. “As reported by the Bureau of Immigration (BOI), five foreign nationals who […]
7 people arrested for bovine smuggling in Udhampur
Jammu: A major bid to smuggle cattle into the Valley was foiled with the arrest of seven smugglers in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district and seizure of as many vehicles carrying bovines, police said on Tuesday. Based on information regarding illegal transportation of bovines, police parties deployed along the highway at Chenani intercepted seven vehicles […]
Charge sheet filed against policeman for fraudulently obtaining driving license
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday filed a charge sheet against a policeman and his associate for fraudulently obtaining a driving license to score additional points during his recruitment. Nand Kumar of Mari Pouni village of Reasi, who is presently serving as constable in IRP third battalion, along with his associate Amarjeet Singh […]
Man killed after being hit by debris at under-construction railway tunnel in Ramban
Banihal/Jammu: A man working with a railway construction company was killed on Monday after being hit by loose debris at an under-construction tunnel in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Parkash Chand, a resident of Danda Anj village in Himachal Pradesh, was on duty when he came under the debris of rocks inside […]
Cong, BJP members scuffle in LS as Oppn protests against Delhi violence
New Delhi: BJP and Congress members pushed and shoved each other in Lok Sabha on Monday as opposition parties vehemently protested over the issue of violence in Delhi and demanded resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah. Lok Sabha was adjourned thrice till 4.30 pm amid continuing ruckus. Speaker Om Birla said that he was pained […]
15 booked for ‘instigating’ anti-CAA protests in Aligarh
Aligarh: Fifteen people, including eight Aligarh Muslim University students, have been booked for allegedly instigating anti-CAA protests, police said here on Monday. Police said apart from former AMU students’ union vice-president Sajjad Rathar, those booked included students belonging to Kashmir. A case was registered against them at the Civil Lines police station on Sunday for […]