Friday, September 28th, 2018
OGRA recommends Rs4.50 per litre hike in petrol price
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – The Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Friday submitted a summary to the petroleum division recommending that the petrol prices should be increased by at least Rs4.50 per liter starting from October 1. The regulatory authority has forwarded a summary to the petroleum division suggesting an increased of at least Rs4.50 in the oil prices. The summary also refers to other petroleum products whose prices should be increased under monthly readjustment formula. It is recommended that the rate of high speed diesel be increased by Rs4Read More
Indonesian city hit by tsunami after powerful quake
Makassar, (DNA) – : A powerful earthquake hit central Indonesia on Friday, causing a tsunami that slammed into a city on Sulawesi island with officials saying the tremor had levelled “many” buildings. The shallow 7.5 magnitude quake sparked terror among locals who fled into the streets and raced to higher ground fearing tsunami waves. The disaster agency briefly issued a tsunami warning before lifting it. But dramatic video footage filmed from the top floor of a parking ramp spiral in Palu, a city of 350,000 nearly 80 kilometres (50 miles)Read More
Weight loss challenge- Spanish town wants to shed 100,000 kilos
SPAIN: (DNA) – In a remote area of northwestern Spain, a small town has set itself the ultimate weight loss challenge: by early 2020, its residents must shed 100,000 kilos (220,500 pounds). Gone are bacon and fried calamari from the diets of thousands of residents in Naron who are taking to sport again as part of a slimming programme that kicked off in January. “In the 21st century, people forget they’re made to walk,” says Carlos Pineiro, the 63-year-old family doctor behind the programme, which has the support of the townRead More
100 yrs of Horrible World War I – Here’s the Devastation and Destruction In Numbers
PARIS, (DNA) – Millions of dead and millions more wounded, widowed and orphaned: the dizzying tolls from World War I are an indication of the scale and horror of the 1914-1918 conflict. A lack of reliable statistics from the 52-month war a century ago makes the figures difficult to pin down, accounting for the sometimes substantial variations between historians. Here s a compilation of the most widely accepted figures from the Great War, providing estimates in cases where major discrepancies remain. More than 70 nations Even this figure is tricky sinceRead More
Registration for five million housing scheme to commence in October
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Prime Minister Imran Khan will formally launch 05 million Housing Project during first half of the next month. The process of registration will also commence with the launch of the project. This was decided during a meeting of the task force on Housing chaired by Imran Khan at the PM Office. Punjab Minister for Housing Mian Mehmood-ur-Rasheed, Najeeb Haroon, MNA, Lt Gen Moazzam Ajaz, Quarter-Master General (QMG), Maj General Naveed Safdar, Director General Army Lands, Dr. Imran Zeb Khan, Secretary Housing, Arshad Dad, Yaqoob Tahir Izhar, AliRead More
Indonesia to import 1m tonnes of rice from Pakistan
MULTAN, SEPT 28 (DNA) – Indonesian Ambassador in Pakistan Iwan Suyudhie Amri said on Thursday that an agreement would soon be signed to export one million tonnes of rice from Pakistan to Indonesia by 2019. He said work was underway to devise a mutually acceptable mechanism. Addressing the members of Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), he invited the local manufacturers, exporters and industrialists to take part in 33rd Trade Expo in Indonesia to be held from Oct 24 to 28 to promote business. He further revealed that hisRead More