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Precious metals opens low

Mumbai, Oct 8 (UNI) Both the precious metals today resumed low as Silver slashed by Rs 60 per kg and gold by 25 per ten gm on lack of poor demand from ornament makers in view of bearish global advice, traders at the Bombay Bullion Association said.

Traders received a report from global market as Gold was flat on Monday, with trade thin due to holidays in Japan and the United States, and on caution ahead of US Federal Reserve minutes that could give clues on interest rates.

Cash gold was at USD 741.00/741.75, down a touch from USD 741.10/741.90 in New York on Friday. Gold had rallied to a 28-year high of USD 747.65 last Monday before a rebound in the Dollar sparked selling from investors.

Cash silver was at USD 13.41/13.44 an ounce, versus USD 13.38/13.43 on the previous day, traders added.

Following are the opening rates of spot silver and gold: Silver (per kg).999 fineness grade: Rs 17,995, Gold (per 10 gm): Gold 99.5 purity standard mint : Rs 9,480 Gold 99.9 purity pure Gold : Rs 9,530 UNI

Panipat fire due to short circuit

Panipat , Oct 8 (UNI) Preliminary investigations in the yesterday's fire incident in a local textile factory have indicated that the fire broke out due to short circuit in an underground cable laid for taking illegal electricity supply. As many as 11 industrial workers were killed in the fire that broke out at the textile factoty in the wee hours of yesterday. However, the final opinion about the cause of the fire could be taken only after receiving the report from.....

HP waives off stamp duty for farm loans

Dharamshala, Oct 8 (UNI) The Himachal Pradesh Government has waived off stamp duty for farmers for taking agricultural loan state Agriculture Minister Raj Krishan Gaur said today. Inaugurating an agricultural officers workshop on rabi crops at CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University here, he said the decision to waive off the duty was taken at a Cabinet meeting recently to help the farmers of the state. Referring to the Rs 100 crore subsidy on various food-items in fair prices shops of the.....

Community policing scheme launched

Jalandhar, Oct 8 (UNI) To control, rising crime graph in the city, police today started community policing scheme in association with general public. While launching the scheme in Division No. 6 Police Station, IG (Zonal) Sanjeev Kalra said that 85 community police officers (CPOs) were inducted as night watchmen under the scheme. He said police has provided them uniform but people of the area where the CPOs would be posted would contribute to give monthly salary to them. All the.....
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