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Canara Bank ‘cheated’ of Rs 174.89 Cr: CBI searches premises of Punjab Basmati Rice Ltd in Amritsar

11:46 pm July 2, 2020

New Delhi: The CBI carried out searches on Thursday at the premises of Punjab Basmati Rice Limited and its directors, booked for allegedly cheating the Canara Bank to the tune of Rs 174.89 crore, officials said The searches took place at the premises of the company office and accused directors Kulwinder Singh Makhani, Jasmeet Kaur and Manjeet Singh Makhani in Punjab’s Amritsar, […]

Work to begin shortly on Zojila tunnel: Gadkari

5:28 pm July 2, 2020

New Delhi: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said work will begin shortly on the strategic Zojila tunnel for all-year connectivity between Kashmir and Ladakh regions. The tunnel project, stalled for about six years, holds strategic significance as Zojila Pass is situated at an altitude of 11,578 feet on the Srinagar-Kargil-Leh National highway and remains […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

11 held for sending people abroad by fraudulent means

11:43 pm June 9, 2020

Chandigarh: Eleven people were arrested in Haryana on Tuesday for allegedly sending people abroad by fraudulent means, Home Minister Anil Vij said. The move came days after FIRs were registered following claims by most of the 76 Haryana residents who were deported from the US that they were victims of human trafficking. Police conducted raids […]

SAD seeks independent probe into ‘seed scam’

10:59 pm May 28, 2020

Chandigarh: Alleging a scam in the supply of paddy seeds to farmers, the Shiromani Akali Dal on Thursday demanded an independent probe while terming the reported vigilance investigation as a cover-up exercise’. The party submitted memorandums to deputy commissioners across Punjab in this regard. In the memorandum, SAD leaders demanded that all those responsible for […]

No major impact of Ola, Uber drivers' strike in Delhi

Ola resumes services at Delhi airport

8:54 pm May 26, 2020

New Delhi: Cab aggregator Ola has resumed services at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital, a company statement said on Tuesday. Specially trained staff will be deployed at the Delhi airport to perform car fumigation, temperature checks for driver partners and car audit before every pick-up, it said. As part of ’10 […]