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Antalya Diplomacy Forum starts today

Islamabad, June 18, 2021 (PPI-OT):Two-day Antalya Diplomacy Forum begins in Turkish city of Antalya today (Friday). The theme of the Forum is ‘Innovative Diplomacy: New Era, New Approaches’. 12 heads of state, 43 foreign ministers, and representatives of international organizations, intellectuals and academics are participating in the Forum. Many global

Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Dasu Dam site today

Islamabad, June 18, 2021 (PPI-OT):Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Dasu Dam today (Friday) to review its construction work. On the occasion, the Prime Minister will also talk to foreign engineers and workers engaged with the project. The phase one of Dasu dam will be completed by 2025 which will

Farmers’ protest: death toll at Delhi border crosses 500

New Delhi, June 18, 2021 (PPI-OT):With the ongoing farmers’ agitation in and around the Indian Capital in its 204th day, more than 500 farmers linked to the protests have passed away. The toll at the farmers’ protest stood at 512 on Thursday. This data has been collected from 26 November

HPCL becomes first company to bring ethanol-blended petrol in IIOJK

New Delhi, June 18, 2021 (PPI-OT):The Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) has become the first oil firm to start supplies of ethanol-blended petrol in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The HPCL in a statement issued in New Delhi said, the fuel to the Ladakh region is supplied from its

Farmer suicide rates increased in India

New Delhi, June 18, 2021 (PPI-OT):India has some of the highest farmer suicide rates in the world but the trend has increased since Narendra Modi came to power in the country. The suicide rate among Indian farmers rose by 40 percent after Modi became Prime Minister in 2014. Political experts

In Indian Punjab, Sikh donates land for mosque

Jalandhar, June 18, 2021 (PPI-OT):Two villages of Malerkotla and Moga districts of Punjab have become examples of Sikh-Muslim unity at a time when hate crimes have become everyday news in rest of India. In the newly formed Malerkotla district, a Sikh man has donated his ancestral land to seven Muslim

19 remote Siachen hamlets get electricity

Leh, June 18, 2021 (PPI-OT):Nineteen remote hamlets in the Siachen area in Leh district of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), which houses the highest and coldest battlefield in the world, has been electrified. The hamlets in Leh district were electrified with supply from the Chamshen micro-hydel project (MHP).

Delhi Riots: Student activists feared they would never get out of jail

New Delhi, June 18, 2021 (PPI-OT):Student activists Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita and Asif Iqbal Tanha, booked under the UAPA anti-terror law in a Northeast Delhi riots case, said they had received “tremendous support” inside Tihar Jail in Delhi and would continue their struggle. They finally walked out of prison on