Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang has thanked Defence Minister Rajnath Singh for inaugurating the alternate alignment Gangtok Nathula Road in the state. Singh on Sunday via video conferencing inaugurated the road project from the headquarters of 33 corps in Sukna, Darjeeling after his scheduled visit to Sikkim for interaction with Army jawans posted at […]
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Coal imports rise 12% to 19 MT in Sep on improved consumption
India’s coal import rose 11.6 per cent to 19.04 million tonnes in September on account of a recovery in consumption by thermal power plants and other industries as also helped by competitive prices in international markets. The country imported 17.06 million tonnes (MT) of coal in September 2019, showed data available with mjunction services limited. […]
Weak demand from power sector pushes up CIL’s e-auction of coal
With weak demand from the power sector in the wake of Covid-19 disruptions, the country’s largest coal producer Coal India Ltd shifted its attention to the non-power sector to see around six-fold increase in the sales of the dry fuel. In the first half of the current fiscal (FY21), CIL’s fuel allocation under the exclusive […]
4 held for petrol pump loot in Giridih
Police claim to have busted a gang of robbers, who were involved in looting of a petrol pump in Giridih, while two gang members are still at large. Police arrested the accused from Simutalla area in Chakai on Saturday afternoon following a tip-off, said SP of Giridih, Amit Renu. The accused have been identified as […]
Petrol, diesel prices unchanged as crude prices subdued
Oil marketing companies continued to hold the pause button on retail fuel prices on Sunday also due to subdued global crude prices. The Brent crude is currently below the $42 per barrel mark. Petrol prices have been unchanged for over a month now while diesel prices remained same for the 23rd straight day across the […]
Steady oil prices holds up any reversion in petrol-diesel prices
The pump prices of auto fuels petrol and diesel remained unchanged on Saturday as softer global crude and product prices prevented oil marketing companies from carrying out any revision in prices. With this, Petrol prices have now been unchanged for 32 days at a stretch while diesel prices were the same for the 22 consecutive […]
Russian oil tanker suffers explosion, 3 crew members missing
A Russian oil tanker was hit by an explosion in the Sea of Azov and a rescue operation was underway Saturday for three missing crew members, officials said. The Russian Emergencies Ministry said the explosion on the General Azi Aslanov took place as the tanker was en route from the port of Kavkaz to the […]
PM Modi inaugurates 3 key projects in Gujarat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated three major projects in his home state Gujarat on Saturday. He virtually inaugurated the Paediatric Heart Hospital, which is attached with the U.N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre in Gujarat. Apart from that, he also inaugurated the 2,320 metres long ropeway at Girnar in Gujarat. It has a […]
Vistara takes multiple steps to ensure safety onboard amid COVID-19 pandemic
From giving beverages in single-use disposable cups to thoroughly cleaning cutlery, blankets and pillows, Vistara is taking adequate precautions to make flying completely safe amid the coronavirus pandemic. A spokesperson of the airline, in a statement, said Vistara will continue to use rotable trays, crockeries and cutleries which are thoroughly washed by automated machines and […]
Domestic airlines to operate 44.3% fewer flights
Domestic airlines will operate 44.3 per cent fewer flights at 12,983 departures a week in the winter schedule 2020-21 which runs from October 25 till March 27 next year. The new schedule has been approved at 60 per cent of the capacity that airlines were flying in the pre-Covid period. Accordingly, the Directorate General of […]
Pak’s quadcopter shot down by Indian Army in Kupwara
Alert troops of the Indian Army shot down a Pakistan Army quadcopter along Line of Control (LoC) in Keran sector of Jammu & Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday. In the evening, Pakistan initiated ‘unprovoked’ ceasefire violation by firing with small arms and shelling mortars along the line of control in Degwar sector of Poonch district. […]
Quadcopter shot down by Army near LoC in J&K
The Army shot down a quadcopter near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Keran Sector in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, official sources said. “A quadcopter (DJI Mavic 2 Pro model) was shot down this morning by the Indian Army on the LoC in Kupwara district,” an Army statement said. It is not the […]