Mumbai, Jan 10 (UNI) Car major Maruti Suzuki India Limited on Thursday announced a price change for select models owing to increase in commodity prices and foreign exchange rates. The price change varies across models and ranges up to Rs 10,000 (ex-Showroom – Delhi). The new prices are effective from January 10 2019, company said in a filing with BSE.
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New Delhi, Jan 10(UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday posted till January 29, the hearing in the Ayodhya land title dispute case after the exit of one of the five judges in the Constitution bench. Justice UU Lalit recused himself saying he had been a lawyer in a related case nearly two decades ago. A new five-judge bench will be constituted to hear the matter. On its next hearing, the apex court is expected to fix a timeline for the next hearing.
Bulandshahr, Jan 10 (UNI) Shikhar Agarwal, BJP Yuva Morcha leader and one of the prime accused in the Bulandshahr violence, was arrested from Hapur in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. Police sources here said that Shikhar, also one of the accused in the killing of Police Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh, the SHO of Sainaya police station, was arrested from Hapur. On December 3, violence erupted in Bulandshahr which resulted in the murder of Subodh Singh and a youth named Sumit Kumar. According to police, Agarwal was allegedly involved in instigating the mob which went on the rampage on December 3 killing…
Darjeeling, Jan 10 (UNI) The Indian Army rescued more than 150 tourists, who were left trapped due to heavy snowfall in the northern part of Sikkim, Lachung, exactly 10 days after the Indian soldiers saved nearly 3000 tourists from Nathula, Tsango and elsewhere. Lachung, a 2700 mt high mountain village of Bhutia and Tibetans, close to China border, is located at a distance of more than 100 km north of Sikkim capital Gangtok. On Wednesday afternoon, the famous tourist destination suddenly received extremely heavy snowfall and the temperature in the region slid to sub-zero level, stranding around 150 tourists. Officials…
Johannesburg, Jan 10 (UNI) South African all-rounder Albie Morkel has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, bringing down curtain to his nearly 20-year of professional cricketing career. Announcing his retirement from the game on Wednesday, Morkel in a press statement said, “Time has run out for me on the cricket field, and I would like to announce my retirement from the game.” He further stated, “The last 20 years of my life took me on an incredible journey, with so many awesome memories that I will cherish forever.” He also took to twitter to express his feelings, “That’s…
Mumbai, Jan 10 (UNI) The benchmark index of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on Thursday opened higher by 46 points at 36,258.00 as fresh buying was seen in FMCG, Health care, IT , Bankex, Consumer durables and Auto stocks. The Nifty of National Stock Exchange (NSE) too moved up by 4 points to 10,859.35. The sensex registered intra day high and low at 36,269.31 and 36,127.33 respectively. The Nifty recorded intra day high and low at 10,859.35 and 10,825.35 points respectively. The gainers were Tata Motors by 1.83 pc to Rs 186.45, Tata Motors DVR by 1.29 pc to Rs 98.20,…
New Delhi, Jan 10 (UNI) India has witnessed a 457 per cent rise in cyber crime incidents under the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000 from the year of 2011 to 2016, a recent ASSOCHAM-NEC joint study said. Between 2012-17, the number of internet users grew at a CAGR of 44 per cent which has led India to be placed third in terms of number of internet users in the world after the US and China. Symantec Corp ranked India among top five countries to be affected by cyber crime, noted the study titled ‘Digital Policing-Smart Policing for Public Safety,’ conducted…
Srinagar, Jan 10 (UNI) Dozens of far flung and remote villages, including those near the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir remained cut off on Thursday since Saturday following accumulation of several feet of snow which has now frozen due to which roads have become slippery. However, traffic was plying between Kupwara to border towns of Keran and Tanghdar though there is forecast for heavy to very snowfall during the next 48 hours in the Kashmir valley, official sources told UNI. They said dozens of villages, including near the LoC, were cut off with their respective district and Tehsil…
Mumbai, Jan 10 (UNI) The Rupee on Thursday opened flat at 70.46 on fresh selling of US Dollars by bankers and exporters, dealers at Forex Market said. Weak dollar against major global currencies overseas and a positive opening in stock market pushed the equity market up, they added. The local unit recorded intra day high and low at 70.62 and 70.32 respectively.
Mumbai, Jan 10 (UNI) Following were the indicative currency rates and travellers’ cheques buying and selling rates per unit. CURRENCY NAME -BUY- SALE UAE DIRHAM -17.4496 -20.3907 AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR -46.0051 -53.2316 BANGLADESH TAKA- 0.771521- 0.907988 BAHRAIN DINAR- 173.5417- 198.5548 CANADIAN DOLLAR- 48.5122- 56.5051 SWISS FRANC -65.6482- 77.1395 CHINESE YUAN- 7.31 -11.88 DANISH KRONE -9.8954- 11.5634 EURO -73.9159 -85.7282 STERLING POUND- 81.8025 -94.8802 HONG KONG DOLLAR- 8.1799- 9.6869 JAPANESE YEN -0.5919- 0.6864 KUWAITI DINAR -192.284- 239.4397 SRI LANKA RUPEE -0.355 -0.4175 MALAYSIAN RINGITT -15.2612 -18.7612 NORWEGIAN KRONE -7.5054 -8.8403 NEPALESE RUPEE -0.5749- 0.6251 NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR -43.551 -51.1542 OMANI RIAL -169.814984-…
Lucknow, Jan 10 (UNI) A garment trader was allegedly killed by unidentified assailants in the Alambagh area here, police sources said on Thursday. According to the Superintendent of Police (East) Sarvesh Kumar, Amanpreet Singh (30) was closing his shop and preparing to leave for home in the Chandra Nagar market of the Alambagh area on late Wednesday night when he was shot at by unidentified miscreants. The accused fled after the crime. Singh was rushed to the Lok Bandhu hospital, from where he was referred to the Trauma Center. However, he succumbed to his injuries during treatment. Personal enmity may…
Agartala, Jan 10 (UNI) The firing incident on protestors opposing citizenship amendment bill three days ago in Madhav Bari area of Jirania in eastern part of Agartala, in which six people received bullet injuries, has irritated the tribal parties including youths’ and students’ wing. Besides, social organization and tribal bodies, BJP’s partner in the government IPFT, opposition INPT, IPFT (Tipraha) and Tripura Indigenous Peoples Front (TIPF) raised their voice against the government and demanded high level judicial enquiry into the incident. The opposition parties demanded Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb to relinquish the home portfolio, accepting the responsibility of the…
New Delhi/Kolkata, Jan 10 (UNI) The intellectuals and the ‘mass moviegoers’ both in the National Capital as well as in Kolkata have opined that the release of the much-awaited film ”The Tashkent Files,” based on the death of second prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri under ‘mysterious circumstances,’ should have been preponed from February to January, ”infusing more topicality.” A cross-section of film buffs in Delhi and the ‘Cultural Capital,’ ahead of the death anniversary of late Shastri, observed ‘in unison’ that the makers of the film have ‘missed the topical angle’ by fixing the release in February 2019, instead of…
Prayagraj, Jan 10 (UNI) Two labourers were injured when a portion of the building, which was being built to be used as a heliport during Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, collapsed. Several construction works have been taken up in Prayagraj ahead of the Kumbh Mela, which is slated to begin on January 15. A new temporary city, which is believed to be the largest in the world, has been set up along Prayagraj, which has 250-km long roads and 22 pontoon bridges. The incident occurred just 24 hours before the arrival of the UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath, who is visiting…
କେଦାର ମିଶ୍ର ଓଡିଶା ରାଜନୀତିରେ ଏବେ ଦୁଇଟି ମହାମେଣ୍ଟର କଥା ଉଠୁଛି। ପ୍ରଥମ କଥା ହେଉଛି, ଜାତୀୟ ସ୍ତରରେ ଯଦି ଏକ ବିଜେପି ବିରୋଧୀ ମହାମେଣ୍ଟ ଗଠନ ହୁଏ ସେଥିରେ ବିଜୁ ଜନତା ଦଳ ସାମିଲ ହେବ ନା ନାହିଁ ଏବଂ ଦ୍ଵିତୀୟ କଥା ହେଉଛି ଓଡିଶାରେ ନବୀନ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକଙ୍କ ବିରୋଧରେ ନିର୍ବାଚନ ଲଢିବାକୁ ଏକ ମହାମେଣ୍ଟ ଗଠିତ ହେବାର ସମ୍ଭାବନା ଅଛି କି? ରାଜନୈତିକ ବାସ୍ତବତା ଦୃଷ୍ଟିରୁ ଏ ଦୁଇଟି ଯାକ ମହାମେଣ୍ଟର ସ୍ଥିତି ବିଫଳତାରୁ ଆରମ୍ଭ ଓ ବିଫଳତାରେ ଇ ସମାପ୍ତ ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଇପାରେ। କେବଳ ବିଜେପିକୁ ଶାସନ କ୍ଷମତାରୁ ଦୂରେଇ ରଖିବାଲାଗି ସବୁ ବିଜେପି ବିରୋଧୀ ଦଳ ଏକଜୁଟ ହେବେ ବୋଲି ଭାବିବା ଯେତିକି ସରଳ ମାନେ ହେଉଛି, ବାସ୍ତବ ପକ୍ଷେ ତାହା ସେତିକି ଜଟିଳ। ଜାତୀୟ ସ୍ତରରେ ବିଜେପି ଓ କଂଗ୍ରେସ ସହ ସମଦୂରତା ରଖିବା ଅନେକ ରାଜନୈତିକ ଦଳଙ୍କର ବାଧ୍ୟ ବାଧକତା। ବୈଚାରିକ କାରଣରୁ…
କୈଳାସଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ଦାଶ ବିଂଶ ଶତକର ଚତୁର୍ଥ ଓ ପଞ୍ଚମ ଦଶକରେ ଓଡିଶାରେ ପ୍ରଗତିଶୀଳ ତଥା ବାମପନ୍ଥୀ ସାମ୍ୟବାଦୀ ତତ୍ତ୍ୱର ପ୍ରସାରରେ ନବୀନ, ସାରଥୀ, ଆଧୁନିକ ତଥା କୃଷକ ପତ୍ରିକା ଗୁଡିକର ଭୂମିକା ଅବିସ୍ମରଣୀୟ । ସାରଥି ନବକୃଷ୍ଣ ଚୌଧୁରୀଙ୍କ ସମ୍ପାଦନାରେ ୧୯୩୪ ମସିହା ମାର୍ଚ୍ଚ ମାସରୁ କ୍ରମାଗତ କେତେକ ସପ୍ତାହ ମାର୍କସୀୟ ଚିନ୍ତାଧାରାର ପରିପ୍ରସାର କରିଥିଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ ନବୀନରେ ୧୯୩୩ ମସିହାରେ ସଚ୍ଚି ରାଉତରାୟ ମାର୍କସୀୟ ତତ୍ତ୍ୱ ବିଷୟରେ ଦୀର୍ଘ ଆଲୋଚନା ପ୍ରକାଶକରିଥିଲେ । ସେହିପରି ଭଗବତୀ ଚରଣ ପାଣିଗ୍ରାହୀଙ୍କ ସମ୍ପାଦନାରେ ଆଧୁନିକ ପତ୍ରିକାରେ ୧୯୩୬ ମସିହାରୁ କ୍ରମାଗତ ଅନେକ ମାସ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ପ୍ରଗତିବାଦୀ ଚିନ୍ତାଧାରାର ଅନୁବର୍ତ୍ତନ ଘଟିଥିଲା । ୧୯୩୭ ମସିହାରେ କୃଷକ ପ୍ରକାଶିତ ହୋଇ କୃଷକ ତଥା ଶ୍ରମିକର ଜାଗରଣ ପାଇଁ ପଥ ପରିଷ୍କାର କରିଥିଲା ।ଏତେବେଳେ ଭଗବତୀ ଚରଣ ପାଣିଗ୍ରାହୀ, ସଚ୍ଚି ରାଉତରାୟ, ଅନନ୍ତ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ, ନବକୃଷ୍ଣ ଚୌଧୁରୀ, ମାଳତୀ ଚୌଧୁରୀ, ପ୍ରାଣନାଥ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ, ସୁରେନ୍ଦ୍ର ଦ୍ୱିବେଦୀ,…
Mysuru, Jan 9 (UNI) Suspecting husband’s character, a 44 year-old woman set him aflame at Sathya Nagar in Udayagiri Police Station limits on Tuesday night. Police said on Wednesday that the 45 year-old Mazhar Pasha is battling for life at the Burns Ward in K R Hospital. Mazhar Pasha was set aflame by his wife Mumtaz by pouring petrol on him while he was asleep. The couple who are married 24 years ago have six children. Pasha was working as an auto-rickshaw driver. It is alleged that the couple were frequently quarreling over his illegal affairs. Unable to tolerate her…
New Delhi, Jan 9 UNI Mr Alok Verma resumed office as CBI chief here on Wednesday, almost 70 days after the government sent him on a forced leave in a midnight action in October. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court set aside the government’s October 23 order and reinstated Mr Verma as the agency’s director. However, in its order, the Apex court limited his powers such as taking big policy decisions till the Central Vigilance Commission probes corruption charges against him. The CBI witnessed one of the worst crisis in its over 70-year history in 2018, with the bitter fight between…
Ranchi, Jan 9 (UNI) In its endeavor to promote employability and entrepreneurship among the youth and to provide a focused platform to the concerned stakeholders from industry, government and key international trade representatives the state government in collaboration of the Jharkhand Skill Development Mission Society will be organizing the Global Skill Summit 2019 at Khelgaon tomorrow in which appointment letters will be distributed among one lakh youth. The guest of honour of the function will be Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan while Jharkhand Governor Draupadi Murmu will be the chief guest…
Jammu, Jan 9 (UNI) Police on Wednesday nabbed two drug peddlers with around 13-kg of cannabis on Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir. “Police this morning recovered 12.9 kg of charas from narcotic smugglers at Jakhani,” Rajiv Pandey, SSP Udhampur here said. He said that a police party of PS Udhampur led by Zahid Saif Wani, DySP Hqrs Udhampur assisted by Inspector Sanjeev Singh Chib, SHO PS Udhampur, Inspr. Paramjeet Singh SHO PS Rehmbal and SI Vishavpartap Singh laid a naka at Jakhani, NHW for checking of vehicles. “During naka checking, police party intercepted one car…
Mr Patnaik said Odisha is not known for efficient handling of natural disasters leading to loss of thousands of precious lives has now recognised to have set global benchmark in disaster management. The state has become an agriculturally progressive and winning the Krishi Karman award five times in last seven years … the only State to have doubled farmers’ incomes in the last one decade. From a food grain-deficit State dependent on the Central pool to feed its people, he said Odisha had become the third largest contributor to the PDS — playing a major role in the food security…