Jahlan (Patiala) : Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today urged farmers to shift to livestock and allied farming sectors to boost their income and get out of the “vicious” wheat-paddy cycle. Inaugurating the 10th National Livestock Championship and Expo-2017, organised by the Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries Departments in collaboration with the Federation of Indian Chamber […]
United Nations, December 2 : Japan announced on Saturday that it would host a ministerial meeting of the UN Security Council on December 15 focused on finding peaceful ways to press North Korea to halt its nuclear and ballistic missile tests and denuclearise the Korean peninsula. Japan’s UN Ambassador Koro Bessho told a news conference […]
Chennai, December 2 : The Tamil Nadu government has said it will soon seek central funds for the damage caused by Cyclone Ockhi in the southern parts of the state, with Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli districts being the worst hit. This was conveyed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi by Chief Minister K Palaniswami during a telephone […]
London, December 2 : India has been re-elected to the Council of the International Maritime Organisation under a category that represents nations with the largest interests in international sea-borne trade. India was re-elected to the body under Category B at an assembly of the organisation at its headquarters here on Friday. Indian High Commissioner to […]
Mumbai, December 2 : An Air India flight to Ahmedabad was delayed by nearly seven hours due to non-availability of pilot, after which agitated passengers created ruckus at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport here on Saturday. The flight–AI 031–was scheduled to depart for Ahmedabad from Mumbai at 0135 hours but left at 0820 hours after […]