Darjeeling (WB), July 8 : A youth was killed in police firing, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha alleged on Saturday, deepening tensions in the Darjeeling hills where the indefinite strike for a separate state entered its 24th day. Though the GJM, which is spearheading the agitation, and other hill parties said Tashi Bhutia had been shot […]
Muktsar : Farmers are confused about the type of loans which have been announced as waived by the state government. In such a scenario, banks are finding it difficult to recover other loans from them. After Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh’s statement about waiving crop loans of Rs 2 lakh, farmers have stopped paying instalments […]
Chandigarh, July 6 : Aam Aadmi Party leader HS Phoolka has chosen the cause of the 1984 anti-Sikh riot victims over his cabinet minister rank being the Leader of Opposition in Punjab. In a tweet on Thursday, he said, “Will not give up 84 carnage cases. Asking Bar Council if by giving up Minister status I […]
Beijing, July 6 : China is planning to launch a road and rail freight service to Pakistan through the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a move which could raise concerns in India. The new line will start from Lanzhou, capital of northwestern China’s Gansu Province, travelling through Kashgar in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to the […]