Heavy shelling along LoC in Poonch

Heavy shelling along LoC in Poonch

Jammu: The Pakistan army violated ceasefire by resorting to heavy firing and mortar shelling in forward areas along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Tuesday, a defence spokesman said. The Indian Army retaliated befittingly, he said. “At about 0430 hours today, the Pakistan army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing […]

Pak summons senior Indian diplomat over ‘ceasefire violations’

Pak summons senior Indian diplomat over ‘ceasefire violations’

slamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday summoned India’s Charge d’Affaires Gaurav Ahluwalia to register its protest over the alleged ceasefire violations by the Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC). The Foreign Office said in a statement that indiscriminate and unprovoked firing in Tandar sector of the LoC on Monday killed three persons while another was […]

Gold rises Rs 663, silver jumps Rs 1,321

New Delhi: Gold prices rallied Rs 663 to Rs 51,367 per 10 gram in the national capital on Tuesday, in line with the rise in international prices and rupee depreciation, according to HDFC Securities. The precious metal had closed at Rs 50,704 per 10 gram in the previous trade. Silver prices also jumped Rs 1,321 […]

NABARD to undertake Sanitation Literacy Campaign in 2,000 villages

Bengaluru: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development is embarking on a Sanitation Literacy Campaign (SLC) from October 2 to promote literacy on ‘WASH’ (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) in 2,000 villages across the country covering one lakh rural population. The objective of the campaign, which would continue till January 26, 2021, is to focus […]

Opposition parties creating fear among farmers over new farm laws: Jitendra Singh

New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday accused the opposition parties of taking up “imaginary issues to create a false fear” among farmers and trying to “mislead” them over the new farm reform laws. The irony is that while the common farmers are satisfied and have no apprehension, it is some politically motivated interests […]

National camp for women wrestlers to begin on October 10

NEW DELHI: The women’s national wrestling camp will finally begin at the SAI Centre in Lucknow from October 10, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) said on Tuesday, with a warning that the grapplers who miss it will not be considered for national team selection. The national camp was to begin from September 1 but […]

China says it is opposed to India’s infrastructure development at borders in Ladakh

China says it is opposed to India’s infrastructure development at borders in Ladakh

Beijing, Sep 29 (PTI) China on Tuesday voiced its opposition to India undertaking infrastructure development for military purposes in the border areas of Ladakh, and maintained that both countries should avoid any activities that might complicate the situation upsetting the consensus reached between them to ease the situation. China has not recognised Ladakh Union Territory […]

India rejects China’s assertion over following its 1959 stand on perception of LAC

India rejects China’s assertion over following its 1959 stand on perception of LAC

  New Delhi: India on Tuesday rejected China’s position that it abides by its 1959 stand on the perception of the Line of Actual Control(LAC), and asked the neighbouring country to refrain from advancing an “untenable unilateral” interpretation of the de-facto border.   The stand by China spelt out by its foreign ministry insisting that […]

Pak’s Opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif remanded in NAB custody for 14 days

Pak’s Opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif remanded in NAB custody for 14 days

Lahore: Pakistan’s Leader of the Opposition and PML-N chief Shahbaz Sharif was on Tuesday sent on a 14-day physical remand by an accountability court in assets beyond means and money laundering case, a day after he was arrested by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) here. Shahbaz, the younger brother of three-time former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, […]