EU plans to cut energy bills

Brussels, Sept 14 (AFP/APP): The European Commission on Wednesday set out proposals to bring down the soaring price of gas and electricity in the EU, notably by taxing excess profits of power producers. EU energy ministers are to review the plans in an extraordinary meeting […]

MUZAFFARGARH: Four held, arms recovered

MUZAFFARGARH, Sep 14 (APP): Police claimed to have arrested four accused for keeping illegal weapons during crackdown here on Wednesday. According to Police spokesman, a gun of 12 bore and pistol of 30 bore with ammunition were recovered from accused identified as Asharf and Akram […]

Google handed setback as EU court upholds record fine

Luxembourg, Sept 14 (AFP/APP): The European Union’s second-highest court on Wednesday overwhelmingly upheld the EU’s record fine against Google over its Android operating system for mobile phones, slightly reducing the fee for technical reasons. In a statement, the EU’s General court said it “largely confirms […]

Four bids to smuggle wheat foiled; 2440 bags confiscated

RAWALPINDI, Sep 14 (APP):The Food Department Rawalpindi and district police on Wednesday foiled four bids to smuggle wheat besides seizing 2440 bags. According to a district administration spokesman, the authorities of the food department along with Naseerabad and Saddar Wah police confiscated four vehicles loaded […]

164 new cases of dengue in Punjab

LAHORE, Sep 14 (APP): About 164 new cases of dengue virus were reported in Punjab on Wednesday while no loss of life was recorded. According to the health department, a total of 2,550 cases have been reported so far during the current year while four […]

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