Two OGWs booked under PSA in Doda: Police

Two OGWs booked under PSA in Doda: Police

Jammu: Two Over Ground Workers (OGWs) allegedly involved in anti-national activities were booked under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Doda district of on Saturday, police said. Saqib Hussain Mir of Banola-Chiralla and Adil Iqbal Batt of Sazan-Bhagwah were found running militancy modules to revive militancy in Doda at the behest of a local […]

Iran condemns airstrike, opposes Turkish move into Syria

Iran condemns airstrike, opposes Turkish move into Syria

DAMASCUS: Iran’s foreign minister on Saturday condemned an Israeli airstrike on Syria earlier in the day and said Tehran opposes any military operation by Turkey in Syria’s north. Hossein Amirabdollahian made his comments at the start of a visit to the Syrian capital Damascus, where he was expected to discuss mutual relations and regional affairs […]

German regulators urge citizens to prepare for possible gas shortage as Russia reduces flow

BERLIN: Fearing Russia might cut off natural gas supplies, the head of Germany’s regulatory agency for energy called on residents Saturday to save energy and to prepare for winter, when use increases. Federal Network Agency President Klaus Mueller urged house and apartment owners to have their gas boilers and radiators checked and adjusted to maximize […]

Toll in Manipur landslide rises to 24, 38 still missing

Toll in Manipur landslide rises to 24, 38 still missing

Guwahati: The toll in the landslide at a railway construction site in Manipur’s Noney district rose to 24 on Saturday with 38 people still missing, officials said. More teams were deployed at the site in Tupul to augment the search and rescue operations, they said. Army, Assam Rifles, Territorial Army, SDRF and NDRF are continuing […]

Mumbai: Environmentalists call for peaceful protest to save Aarey forest; police beef up deployment

Mumbai: The Mumbai police have increased deployment at Aarey forest in light of the protest called by environmentalists against the state government’s decision to build a metro car shed at the site, an official said on Saturday. Environmental organisations have called for a peaceful protest at Aarey forest on Sunday morning and hundreds of Mumbaikars […]

ABVP, NSUI oppose DU order on campus wall defacing, urges rethink

New Delhi: Students organisations at the Delhi University (DU) have expressed concerns over the varsity’s recent order warning of strict action against those defacing the campus walls, saying the new norms can be “misused” by miscreants by planting fake posters to implicate others. In a notification issued on Thursday, DU Proctor Rajni Abbi warned that […]

Punjab to compensate farmers for selling moong below MSP

Chandigarh: In a relief for ‘moong’ growers, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday announced that his government would pay up to Rs 1,000 per quintal for compensating farmers who are selling their crop below the MSP in the market. The announcement came after some reports suggested that the ‘moong’ (green gram) was being sold […]