Day: October 22, 2018

Adopt zero-tolerance policy against corruption, mismanagement: Advisor Ganai to Officers

open view web desk SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 22: Advisor to Governor, Khurshid Ahmad Ganai Monday stressed on maintaining transparency in the execution of works and said that Government has zero tolerance policy against mismanagement and corruption. He said this while reviewing the implementation of various developmental projects under Roads […]

Panchayat Polls-2018: Govt issues instructions regarding MCC

open view web desk SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 22: The Government today said that the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) that came into force with the announcement of the schedule for elections to Local Bodies will continue till completion of the Panchayat Elections-2018, for which schedule has already been issued […]

Panchayat Polls-2018: CEO announces schedule

  open view web desk  SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 22: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Jammu and Kashmir, Shaleen Kabra announced the schedule for conduct of Panchayat Elections in the State. “The elections to 316 Blocks in 4483 Panchayat Halqas comprising of 35029 Panch Constituencies will be held from November 17 […]

Russia pledges to act to ‘restore’ military balance if U.S. quits nuclear arms pact

MOSCOW – Russia said on Monday it would be forced to respond in kind to restore the military balance with the United States if President Donald Trump carried through on a threat to quit a landmark nuclear arms treaty and began developing new missiles. Trump drew a warning […]

Police investigate death of key witness in Kerala nun rape case

NEW DELHI/KOCHI – Police are investigating the death of a witness in a case involving the alleged rape of a nun by a Roman Catholic bishop, after the body of the witness, a priest who had given a statement to police against the bishop, was found on Monday. […]

Anti-India strike shuts Kashmir amid anger over deaths

SRINAGAR, India— Armed soldiers and police fanned out across much of Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday as separatists challenging Indian rule called for a general strike to mourn the deaths of civilians and armed rebels during confrontation with government forces. The death toll of civilians in an explosion after […]

Zika outbreak in northern India state exceeds 100 cases

 NEW DELHI— The number of Zika virus cases has crossed 100 in Rajasthan, a state in northern India where palaces and forts draw large numbers of tourists each year. The Press Trust of India news agency reports eight new cases were reported from the state capital of Jaipur […]

Trump says he’s reducing Central American aid over migrants

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. would begin “cutting off, or substantially reducing” aid to three Central American nations over a migrant caravan heading to the U.S. southern border. Trump tweeted: “Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador were not able to do the job of stopping […]

Honorary captain Bana Singh visits NCC camp in Jammu

Jammu, Oct 22: Honorary captain Bana Singh visited ‘Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat’ camp of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) here on Monday, a spokesman said. Around 500 cadets from all over Jammu and Kashmir and Gujarat were present at the camp. The recipient of the nation’s highest military award, […]

Rahul demands Arun Jaitley’s resignation over Mehul Choksi issue

New Delhi, Oct 22: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday demanded Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s resignation alleging that his daughter was “on the payroll” of Mehul Choksi, the prime accused in the multi-crore PNB fraud case. Taking to Twitter, he alleged that Jaitley “sat on the file and allowed […]

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