10th hike in 12 days; Surge in fuel prices continues

10th hike in 12 days; Surge in fuel prices continues

Petrol and diesel price today, April 2, 2022: According to news agency PTI, petrol and diesel prices have hiked by 80 paise a litre each, taking the total increase in their rates to ₹7.20 a litre. Fuel is set to be costlier in India with yet another surge on Saturday as petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 80 paise a litre. This is the tenth hike the country is witnessing in 12 days after there was no change in the prices for four months since November. The government has…

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Arms Licence Row: 16 Properties of bureaucrats attached in J&K

Arms Licence Row: 16 Properties of bureaucrats attached in J&K

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached 16 properties of IAS and JKAS officers allegedly involved in the infamous arms license case. The attached properties are worth Rs 4.69 crore. The case is being investigated under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, registered in 2020 against several serving as well as retired bureaucrats, officials, several arms dealers, and brokers of J&K. On March 24, the ED had searched 11 premises, including those of IAS officer Rajeev Ranjan, JKAS officers Itrat Hussain Rafiqui and Ravinder Kumar Bhatt among other officials…

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25 Rohingyas belonging to Tablighi Jamaat detained in Ramban

25 Rohingyas belonging to Tablighi Jamaat detained in Ramban

At least 25 Rohingya men, owing allegiance to Tablighi Jamaat, were detained in Ramban district and sent to Hiranagar holding center on Friday, said officials At least 25 Rohingya men, owing allegiance to Tablighi Jamaat, were detained in the Ramban district and sent to Hiranagar holding centre on Friday, said officials. “They were part of Tablighi Jamaat and had come for religious preaching. They were staying at mosques in Ramban,” said a senior police officer. On March 6 last year, 169 illegal immigrant Rohingyas were sent to the holding centre,…

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Ex-minister’s involvement in Hawala racket has opened Pandora’s Box: Kavinder Gupta

Ex-minister’s involvement in Hawala racket has opened Pandora’s Box: Kavinder Gupta

Following the arrest of a Kashmir man with ₹6.90 lakh Hawala money, who claimed that former minister Jatinder Singh alias Babu Singh had given him the task, former J&K deputy chief minister Kavinder Gupta on Friday said that the incident proved how deep was nexus ran between ministers of previous governments in Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan, Hurriyat and anti-national elements during militancy Following the arrest of a Kashmir man with ₹6.90 lakh Hawala money, who claimed that former minister Jatinder Singh alias Babu Singh had given him the task,…

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