Islamabad [Pakistan], September 29 (ANI): Thousands of farmers from Punjab flocked to Islamabad to stage a protest demanding reduction in electricity tariffs and resolution of other economic issues they are facing pertaining to agriculture.

Kutch (Gujarat) [India], May 2 (ANI): A team of Gujarat ATS and the Indian Coast Guard on Monday intercepted a boat namely 'Al Hajj' within 14 nautical miles from IMBL in the coastal waters of India and seized heroin worth Rs 280 crore.

Ahmedabad Apr 26 PTI Two men from Rajasthan were arrested on Tuesday for alleged possession of mephedrone worth over Rs 23 lakh in Gujarats Ahmedabad city an official said A team of the special operations group SOG arrested the duo from Odhav locality of the city with 2384 gm of mephedrone worth Rs 238 lakh he said Mahesh and Lalshankar both natives of Dungarpur in Rajasthan were arrested while they were trying to deliver the contraband the official said The man who supplied the banned drug for delivery has been named as a wanted accused in the case he said The accused are primarily farmers who were drawn into it for money The primary investigation has revealed that the duo was promised Rs 2 lakh to deliver the contraband the official said A case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances NDPS Act has been registered and further investigation was underway to identify the receiver he added The seizure comes a day after the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad ATS and the Indian Coast Guard in a joint operation caught a boat from Pakistan with a consignment of heroin worth Rs 280 crore PTI KA ARU ARU

Ahmedabad Apr 25 PTI The Indian Coast Guard and the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad have apprehended a Pakistani boat with nine crew members on board in the Arabian Sea near the state coast and seized heroin worth Rs 280 crore from the vessel a defence spokesperson said on Monday The Coast Guard ships intercepted and apprehended the Pakistani boat Al Haj when it ventured into the Indian waters the spokesperson said in a statement Officials found heroin worth Rs 280 crore on the boat the statement said adding that the boat as well as its crew members were brought to Jakhau port in Gujarats Kutch district for further investigation PTI PJT PD GK GK

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 14 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday presented Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar awards and highlighted the subsidies for the scheduled castes and tribes in the state.

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], February 6 (ANI): After the Model Code of Conduct came into force in Punjab for Assembly elections, various enforcement teams have seized valuables worth Rs 329.49 crores for violation of the code till February 5, 2022, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said on Sunday.

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 17 (ANI): Repair and restoration of pothole-riddled Bengaluru roads would be taken up on a war footing, said Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday adding that he himself would monitor the work.

Bengaluru Nov 17 PTI Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said he has sought a report on the damage caused to the agriculture and horticulture crops due to continuous downpour in several parts of the state for the past fortnightThe unexpected downpour is continuing and there are signals that it will extend for another four to five days due to depression in the Bay of BengalIts effect is evident in Bengaluru and a few other districts such as damage to the roads crops and inability to move out and water gushing into houses the Chief Minister told reporters on the sidelines of an eventHe said he has issued directions to officials concerned regarding the measures to be taken once the rain stopsWe are also assessing the crop loss in various districts due to rains to provide compensation to farmersToday I am going to hold a meeting with officials on procurement under the Minimum Support Price MSP We are monitoring the situation Bommai saidHe added he has directed the horticulture department to submit a status report on the impact of rain on vegetables and fruitsSince Bengaluru is also battered by the heavy rains Bommai said he said once the rain stops they have take up road repair work lay underground drains at an estimated cost of Rs 280 crore in the 110 villages which were added to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike BBMP in 2005-06Relief operations will also be taken up in low-lying areas and more personnel will be pressed into serviceFour Bengaluru specific State Disaster Response Force will be constitutedAccording to Bommai the confusion over taking up repair work in Bengaluru has been resolved and it has been decided that the maintenance contractors should take it upIf they refuse then the civic agency should undertake road repair work holding back the security deposit of the maintenance contractors the Chief Minister explainedThe city has been witnessing heavy rains for more than a fortnight and meteorologists have predicted rainfall for the next 48 to 72 hours in many parts of the state PTI GMS ROH ROH

Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of various development projects in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar.

New Delhi Sep 27 PTI The government will borrow Rs 503 lakh crore in the second half of the current fiscal to fund the revenue gap for reviving the pandemic-hit economy the finance ministry said on Monday During the first half the government has raised Rs 702 lakh crore by issuing bonds the ministry said in a statement Out of gross market borrowing of Rs 1205 lakh crore projected for FY 2021-22 in the Union Budget Rs 724 lakh crore 60 per cent was planned to be borrowed in first half H1 The effective borrowing in H1 of FY 2021-22 was Rs 702 lakh crore The Government now plans to borrow the balance Rs 503 lakh crore in second half year H2 of FY 2021-22 it said The H2 projection also factors requirements for release of balance amount to states on account of back-to-back loan facility in-lieu of GST compensation during the year it added According to the Budget for 2021-22 the governments gross borrowing was estimated at Rs 1205 lakh crore while net borrowing was pegged at Rs 937 lakh crore in the financial year beginning April 1 Gross borrowing includes repayments of past loans Repayment for past loans in the next financial year has been pegged at Rs 280 lakh crore The government raises money from the market to fund its fiscal deficit through dated securities and treasury bills The Budget has pegged fiscal deficit at 68 per cent for the next fiscal down from 95 per cent of the GDP in the current financial year PTI DP ABM ABM