Pentagon urges India, China to reduce tension through direct dialogue

Pentagon urges India, China to reduce tension through direct dialogue

Washington, July 22 : The Pentagon has encouraged India and China to engage in a direct dialogue free of any “coercive aspects”. “We encourage India and China to engage in direct dialogue aimed at reducing tensions and free of any coercive aspects,” Gary Ross, a Defence Department spokesman said. Over the past week, the US State […]

Denied crop loan, farmers at mercy of moneylenders

Denied crop loan, farmers at mercy of moneylenders

Sangrur : Farmers in Sangrur and Barnala are compelled to borrow money at higher rates of interest from private moneylenders to meet their crop sowing expenses as cooperative societies in both districts have stopped releasing crop loans. Sources said under Sangrur Central Cooperative Bank, there were a total of 296 cooperative societies, formed to help […]

CM to meet Jaitley today, to seek aid for loan waiver

CM to meet Jaitley today, to seek aid for loan waiver

Chandigarh : The Punjab Government is all set to approach the Union Government for the waiver of crop loan of commercial banks. The issue will figure in tomorrow’s meeting between Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. The state government will press the Centre to waive the crop loan debt of […]

Moga soldier killed in LoC firing cremated with honours

Moga soldier killed in LoC firing cremated with honours

Moga : The body of Sepoy Jaspreet Singh, who was killed in Pakistani firing in the Naushera sector of Jammu and Kashmir, was consigned to flames with state honours at his native Talwandi Mallian village in Dharamkot subdivision of Moga today.Jaspreet (24) was killed during a ceasefire violation by the Pakistan Army in Rajouri district on […]