Day: November 9, 2018

Differently abled girl raped in West Bengal, dies

Uluberia (WB), Nov 9: A differently abled 10-year-old minor, who was allegedly raped in Simulia area of Howrah district on Monday, died while being taken to a hospital, police said on Friday. The deaf and dumb girl was raped inside a toilet near her residence under Shyampur police station […]

Disposal of grievances during Governor’s Rule

open view web desk JAMMU, NOVEMBER 9: Since the imposition of Governor’s Rule, during 20th June – 9th November, 2018, the Grievance Cell (including Governor’s Secretariat) received 29999 complaints/grievances of which 29147 have been dealt with/forwarded to the concerned quarters for timely redressal while as 476 complaints/grievances are […]

DSEK for proper heating, lighting arrangements in exam centers

open view web desk SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 09: In view of the weather advisory issued by the Metrological Department, Director School Education Kashmir, Dr. G. N. Itoo along with Secretary Board of School Education Kashmir chaired an emergency meeting of all the heads of schools where BOSE examination centers […]

Capital no constraint to spur JK’s socio-economic growth: CS

open view web desk JAMMU, NOVEMBER 09: Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam today made it clear that capital won’t be a constraint to transform the State’s developmental landscape, as the Government of India is liberal in devolution of resources to the State. “Just focus on improving operational efficiency of spending […]

Exclusive: ‘Can’t eat, can’t sleep’ – Rohingya on Myanmar repatriation list

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh – For Nurul Amin, a Rohingya Muslim living in a refugee camp in Bangladesh, the days since learning he and his family were among a group of people set to potentially be repatriated to Myanmar have been among the most frightening since they fled their […]

BJP turns up Hindu nationalist heat with renamings, statue plan

NEW DELHI – From getting rid of some Muslim names of places to promising a “grand” statue of the Hindu god Ram, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party is making passionate appeals to its hard-core Hindu nationalist base in the most politically important state ahead of a national […]

India clears sale of “enemy shares” held by people who moved to Pakistan

The stocks worth at least 30 billion rupees ($412.26 million) are part of what India calls “enemy properties” that once belonged to people who went to Pakistan and China, with which India also fought a war. Once these Indian nationals became citizens of these two countries, they were […]

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