By By HANNA ARHIROVA Kyiv, March 12 Ukraine is awaiting White House approval for a major drone production agreement proposed by Kyiv last year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday, as countries scramble to modernise their air defences after the Iran war exposed shortcomings. The proposed US-Ukraine deal would cover various types of drones and […]
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Jammu, March 12 A court here on Thursday remanded a man who allegedly made an assassination attempt on National Conference president Farooq Abdullah to five-day police custody for questioning. The 63-year-old accused, Kamal Singh Jamwal, was produced in the city court amid tight security. Police sought his custody stating that further interrogation was necessary to […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 12 The Punjab Legislative Assembly has passed a unanimous resolution criticising the central government over what it described as a shortage of LPG and rising prices across India. The resolution, moved by Punjab’s Food and Civil Supplies Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak, said the situation had been worsened by the Centre’s […]
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Chandigarh, March 12 Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday condemned the attack on National Conference supremo Farooq Abdullah. Abdullah, 88, had a narrow escape when a gunman allegedly opened fire at him from behind while he was leaving a marriage function at Greater Kailash on the […]
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The North News New Delhi, March 12 The Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has told parliament there is no shortage of petrol, diesel or kerosene in the country despite the ongoing crisis in West Asia. Speaking in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, Puri said fuel retail outlets across India remained well stocked and supply chains […]
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Meerut (UP), March 12 A man has been arrested for allegedly posing as an IAS officer and intimidating people by misusing the false identity, officials said on Thursday. According to the police, the accused had been misleading people in the area for a long time by claiming to be a senior government officer. The arrest […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 12 Haryana Health Minister Arti Singh Rao said four zonal skill laboratories have been established in the state to provide health workers with skill-based training and practical exposure. She said that the primary objective of these training programmes is to achieve the targets of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal-3. […]
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New Delhi, March 12 The government has no proposal under its consideration to change the name of Taj Mahal, Minister of Culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Responding to a supplementary query by CPI-M member John Brittas on whether the government had any plans to change the name of Taj Mahal […]
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Nagpur, March 12 The Bombay High Court on Thursday issued notices to the Union petroleum and natural gas ministry as well as a private firm in connection with a petition filed by six LPG distributors seeking increased supply of domestic cooking gas cylinders amid the energy crisis due to the Iran war. The petitioners claimed […]
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Hamirpur , March 12 Indian Air Force’s Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team will hold an air show at Sujanpur Tira in Hamirpur district on March 25 and 26, officials said on Thursday. Chaugan Ground and Sainik School in Sujanpur Tira were selected venues for the show, they said. Group Captain Rachna Joshi, principal of Sujanpur Tira […]
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