Day: October 11, 2019

100 booked for violating Covid guidelines in J-K's Samba

J&K, Ladakh budgets to be finalised by Oct 14

7:03 pm October 11, 2019

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor’s administration has began the exercise for finalisation of the budget for the Union Territories of Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh by next Monday. According to an order issued by the Finance Department, the budget for the current financial year has to be segregated in two parts i.e., 7 months from 1st April […]

Xi Jinping arrives in Mamallapuram; Received by PM Modi

7:00 pm October 11, 2019

Chennai: Chinese President Xi Jinping was treated to Tamil cultural performances by folk dancers and Bharatanatyam artistes while scores of children greeted him by waving Indian and Chinese flags as he arrived here and later drove to seaside resort town of Mamallapuram on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who reached Mamallapuram ahead of Xi by […]

Government plans new water pipeline in Latur district

6:54 pm October 11, 2019

Aurangabad: The Latur district administration plans to build a new pipeline between Latur and Nimn Terna dam to overcome water shortage in the region, an official said on Friday. Latur is situated in Maharashtra’s drought-prone Marathwada region, and has always been plagued by water crisis. “The pipeline project from Ujani dam will take two to […]

J&K: Two shops gutted in fire in Srinagar

6:48 pm October 11, 2019

Srinagar: Two shops were gutted when a fire broke out in old city area of Srinagar, police said on Friday. The blaze engulfed a shop selling disposable items in Maharaj Gunj market here during the night, a police officer said, adding that an adjacent shop selling dry fruits too caught fire and was destroyed. The […]

Iran tanker hit by suspected missile strikes near Saudi port

2:02 pm October 11, 2019

Tehran: Suspected missile strikes hit an Iranian oil tanker near the Saudi coast on Friday, its owner said, the first Iranian vessel targeted since a spate of attacks in the Gulf Washington blamed on Tehran. Oil prices surged more than two percent on the news, which raised new supply concerns with tensions still high after […]