Month: November 2018

Ayurveda Day to be celebrated throughout the Country on 5th November

open view web desk Ministry of AYUSH observes Ayurveda Day every year on Dhanawantari Jayanti (Dhanteras). This year Ayurveda Day is being observed on 5th November 2018. On this occasion, Ministry is organising a “National Seminar on Entrepreneurship and Business Development in Ayurveda” in association with NITI Aayog on […]

Swachh Bharat Mission announces World Toilet Day Contest for District Collectors

open view web desk The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation today announced the Swachh Bharat World Toilet Day Contest for districts and States. As the Swachh Bharat Mission enters its fifth and final year, the purpose of the Contest is to encourage all districts in India to […]

Vice President lauds Zimbabwe on free and fair elections

open view web desk Has an excellent, cordial meeting with the President of Zimbabwe; President of Zimbabwe appreciated India’s strong and consistent support even in times of isolation; 5 MoUs & one Action Plan on ICT were signed in areas ranging from Mining, Visa Waiver, Broadcasting & Culture […]

Jharakhand to become ODF by by 15th of this month

open view web desk Public participation is the key to make Ganga Gram Successful: Uma Bharati Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation Uma Bharati said that with the present rate of sanitation coverage in the state, Jharkhand will become open defecation free state on it’s upcoming foundation […]

Campaigns make final push to galvanize voters for midterms

TEMPE, Ariz.— The Republican, Rep. Martha McSally, wore a maroon-and-gold Arizona State University T-shirt and jeans as she belted out the national anthem at the school’s homecoming game Saturday. The Democrat, Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, wore a canary-yellow dress and 8-inch platform shoes with cactus applique as she presided […]

Report: Spice Girls to reunite for tour, but without Beckham

LONDON— A report says the Spice Girls are about to give fans what they really, really want: a reunion. The Sun newspaper said Saturday that the 1990s girl group is about to announce a new tour, but without original member Victoria “Posh Spice” Beckham. The newspaper says the […]

Khashoggi’s fiancée asks Trump to press Saudis for his body

WASHINGTON — The Turkish fiancée of Jamal Khashoggi called Friday for President Donald Trump’s help in pressuring Saudi Arabia to reveal the location of the slain journalist’s body, even as she criticized the U.S. administration for its dealings with the kingdom. Hatice Cengiz made her appeal in a […]

Aid workers enter remote Syrian camp for 1st time

DAMASCUS, Syria— U.N. officials and volunteers from the Syrian Arab Red Crescent offered children vaccinations and distributed desperately needed aid on Sunday, the first such assistance to reach thousands in a remote camp for the displaced on Syria’s border with Jordan since January. Residents said that humanitarians from […]

Activists urge deep scrutiny of China at U.N. rights gathering this week

GENEVA – Activists called for U.N. member states to pressure China this week to account for alleged human rights violations, including the suspected mass detention of one million Muslim Uighurs in far-western Xinjiang province. China’s record will be examined by the U.N. Human Rights Council on Tuesday, the […]

No laxity of officials will be tolerated: Advisor Ganai

open view web desk SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 04: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan has been asked to monitor the restoration of essential services, especially power supply, affected by the unprecedented snowfall in the valley and initiate disciplinary action against the Government officials showing laxity in performing their […]

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