Pakistan

NIA arrests Pulwama resident for Feb 2019 attack on CRPF convoy

12:05 am July 8, 2020

Srinagar: The NIA has arrested one more person for allegedly providing logistical support including high-end mobile phones used in hatching the conspiracy and planning the 2019 attack on a CRPF convoy in which 40 personnel lost their lives in South Kashmir, officials said here on Tuesday. Bilal Ahmed Kuchey, a resident of Kakpora of Pulwama district, is the seventh person to be […]

India to save 20 pc logistic cost in supplies to CIS countries via Chabahar: Mandaviya

3:13 pm July 5, 2020

New Delhi: By developing strategic Chabahar Port in Iran, Indian will reduce logistics cost by 20 per cent in container transport to CIS countries, bypassing China or Europe, Union Minister Mansukh Lal Mandaviya has said. So far, CIS countries could be reached only via China or Europe, he said. Chabahar port, located in the Sistan-Balochistan province at energy-rich Iran’s southern coast, lies outside the Persian Gulf and is easily accessed from India’s western coast, […]

Chabahar Port a game changer;achieves record single loading of cargo: Mandaviya

9:07 pm July 1, 2020

New Delhi: The strategic Chabahar Port in Iran achieved a new milestone on Tuesday by handling a record 76 TEUs of cargo, Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Wednesday. Chabahar port, located in the Sistan-Balochistan province in the energy-rich Iran’s southern coast, lies outside the Persian Gulf and is easily accessed from India’s western coast, bypassing Pakistan. “Chabahar Port is scaling up its operations drastically. India Ports […]

EU bans Pakistan airline from flying to Europe for 6 months

10:52 pm June 30, 2020

Islamabad: The European Union’s aviation safety agency said on Tuesday that Pakistan’s national airline will not be allowed to fly into Europe for at least six months after the country’s aviation minister revealed that nearly a third of Pakistani pilots had cheated on their pilot’s exams. Pakistan International Airlines spokesman Abdullah Hafeez says PIA has not been flying to Europe because of the […]

Locust control operations carried out in over 4 lakh hectare so far in 10 states

Fully prepared to deal with any locust attack: Haryana govt

8:02 pm June 28, 2020

Chandigarh: The Haryana government is fully prepared to deal with any locust attack, state Agriculture Minister J P Dalal said on Sunday, as he credited officials for a timely response to tackle an infestation of the short-horned grasshoppers in Rewari district. He also said the Rewari district administration will conduct a survey to assess the damage caused to crops […]