Beijing, August 4 : China has said that it has shown “utmost goodwill” over the prolonged military standoff with India in the Sikkim sector but warned that its “restraint” has a “bottom line”. The reaction from the Chinese defence ministry on Thursday night came a day after the Indian External Affairs Ministry in a statement said […]
Dubai, August 4 : A fire broke out after midnight in one of the world’s tallest residential towers in Dubai, engulfing part of the skyscraper and sending chunks of debris plummeting below. More than 40 floors of the 86-storey Torch Tower were burning on one side of the building, an Associated Press journalist near the scene […]
Chandigarh, August 4 : To ensure the right to vote of workers in the by-election of sarpanches/panches of gram panchayat in Punjab to be held on August 6 (Sunday), the Punjab Government has declared it a paid holiday in all shops and commercial establishments where Sunday is not observed as a weekly off.
Sangrur : Rejecting the waiver of crop loan as announced by the state government, the BKU (Sidhupur) today demanded a complete debt waiver. Union activists held a protest in front of the Sangrur Deputy Commissioner’s office. BKU leaders announced to intensify their agitation if the government failed to take the required steps. “Before the elections, […]
New Delhi, August 4 : Apex auditor CAG has found that over Rs 700 crore worth of FCI wheat stock got “deteriorated” in Punjab till March 2016 as the grain was stored in open areas due to lack of storage facility. The damaged wheat stock could not be supplied through the ration shops, the Comptroller […]