Five terrorists have been shot dead by security forces in an encounter at Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam. Three were shot dead this morning during a cordon and search operation, while the two others were killed during the encounter that followed.   Train services between Baramulla and Qazigund were stopped, the police said.   The security forces launched a search operation on getting intelligence inputs that some terrorists have been hiding at Chowgam in the south Kashmir district, 72 km from Srinagar.     The terrorists opened fired at the ... Read More

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the sale of Saridon, exempting the painkiller from last week’s government order banning manufacture and distribution of 328 fixed-dose combination drugs for human use.   FDCs are two or more drugs combined in a fixed ratio into a single dosage form.   Doctors and public health experts in India and abroad have warned that increasing use of antibiotic combinations in India may be contributing to antibiotic resistance.   India is a particular concern as the market share of combination drugs versus single drugs is ... Read More

Fuel prices are skyrocketing since the past few days and it once again witnessed the hike on Monday.   The rising prices of petrol and diesel every day have burnt a hole in the pockets of consumers. In New Delhi, petrol is now being sold at Rs 82.06 per litre (increased by Rs 0.15 per litre), while the price of diesel has been hiked by Rs 0.6 per litre to Rs 73.78 per litre.   On the other hand, the price of petrol rose to Rs 89.44 per litre in Mumbai, while diesel is being sold at Rs 78.33 per litre.   The continuous hike in the fuel price is being wi ... Read More

A man was arrested from Jammu and Kashmir by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in connection with a racket involved in selling heroin smuggled from Pakistan using sea route, police said Monday.   Acting on a tip-off, a team of Gujarat ATS nabbed Nazir Ahmed Thakar on Sunday from a place in Srinagar with the help of local police and brought him here Monday, the ATS said in a release.   This is the third arrest by the Gujarat ATS in the heroin smuggling case.   Last month, the ATS had arrested two men from different parts of Gujarat and seized 5 kg ... Read More

While addressing a conference on connectivity and trade relations between China and India on Wednesday Zhanwu said “We are looking forward to bullet trains from Kolkata to Kunming in southwestern China. The whole of Asia will be connected,” The train will pass through other neighboring countries like Myanmar and Bangladesh. "With joint efforts of India and China, a high-speed rail link could be established between the two cities," Zhanwu said at a conference here. He further said that "It will only take a few hours to reach Kolkata from Kunming if the rail ... Read More

In the heat of the rise of petrol and diesel prices, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari is still optimistic about bringing down the costs and encouraged farmers to venture into mass production of biofuels which was considered very profitable. The foundation stones were laid by the union minister for eight construction works worth Rs. 4,251 crores which included four fly-overs between Raipur to Durg yesterday. "Growth rate of the agriculture sector in Chhattisgarh is very good. Production of rice, wheat, pulses, and sugarcane is abundant here, but the state ... Read More