New Delhi: Bowing to public pressure, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced a Rs 8 per litre cut in excise duty on petrol and Rs 6 a litre on diesel to avoid increase in fuel prices that were necessitated due to surge in international oil prices.
Also, the government will give Rs 200 per cylinder subsidy to Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries for 12 cylinders in a year to help ease some of the burden arising from cooking gas rates rising to record levels.
Rajouri/Jammu: Four Army personnel, including a junior commissioned officer, were injured in an explosion near the Line of Control in...
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New Delhi: Amid drug quality and patient safety concerns, the Union Health ministry has amended rules to prohibit sale of...
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New Delhi: The government on Tuesday temporarily restricted access to the Telegram messaging app ahead of the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination,...
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Rajouri/Jammu: A suspected Pakistani drone was sighted over a forward village along the International Border in Rajouri district of Jammu...
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Jammu: The Jammu IGP has ordered all officers to be operationally ready to ensure a safe and successful Amarnath Yatra...
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Jammu: The ongoing anti-drug crackdown across Jammu division has yielded significant results, with more than 700 drug peddlers arrested and...
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