Month: November 2018

JMC Mayor Chander Mohan Gupta felicitated

open view web desk JAMMU, NOVEMBER 20: A newly elected JMC Mayor Sh. Chander Mohan Gupta warm welcomed and felicitated by the locals of Ward No. 50 Channi Himmat. He was accompanied by Ward No. 50 BJP Corporator Neena Gupta, State Vice President BJYM Adv. Ishant Gupta & […]

Nissan shares plunge as Ghosn faces ouster after arrest

Nissan and Mitsubishi shares plunged Tuesday after chairman Carlos Ghosn was arrested for alleged financial misconduct, that reportedly included exorbitantly priced houses and diverted compensation. The two automakers have already said they will propose removing Ghosn, and Renault — which the titan also heads — said it would […]

Ivanka Trump used personal email for govt business: report

The US president’s daughter and senior advisor Ivanka Trump used a personal email account for government business in violation of federal records rules, The Washington Post reported Monday. The Post, citing anonymous sources, said the discovery was made by White House officials reviewing emails in response to a […]

Advisor Kumar’s weekly public hearing deferred

open view web desk JAMMU, NOVEMBER 19: The weekly public hearing of Advisor to Governor K Vijay Kumar scheduled on November 20, 2018 (Tuesday) at JKGGC, Church Lane, Sonwar in Srinagar has been deferred due to his other official engagements. [the_ad id=”6805″]

Chronology of events in 1984 anti-Sikh riots

New Delhi, Nov 20: Following is the chronology of events that led to conviction and the awarding of capital punishment in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in which Yashpal Singh was given death penalty and co-convict Naresh Sherawat imprisoned to life Tuesday. -Nov 1, 1984: Hardev Singh and Avtar Singh […]

Delhi court awards death penalty to Yashpal Singh in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

New Delhi, Nov 20: A Delhi court Tuesday awarded death penalty to convict Yashpal Singh for killing two men in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, the first capital punishment in the case. Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Pandey also awarded life term to co-convict Naresh Sherawat in the case The verdict […]

Leak of CBI director’s confidential reply irks SC, adjourns hearing to Nov 29

New Delhi, Nov 20: The Supreme Court Tuesday adjourned the hearing on CBI Director Alok Verma’s plea challenging the government’s decision to divest him of his duties, expressing anguish over the alleged leak of his response to a CVC report. The court, while adjourning the hearing to November 29, […]

Opposition leaders on way to Sabarimala briefly blocked by police

Nilackal (Ker), Nov 20: Opposition Congress-led UDF workers staged a protest here Tuesday demanding withdrawal of prohibitory orders in force in and around Sabarimala as police briefly stopped them from accompanying a delegation of their leaders to the Lord Ayyappa shrine to inspect facilities for devotees. Police initially said […]

Prominent separatist leader killed in Indian Kashmir

SRINAGAR, India — Assailants on Tuesday killed a prominent separatist leader in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials and residents said, as anti-India protests and clashes followed a gunbattle that killed four rebels and an army commando in the disputed region. Fighting began early Tuesday after police and soldiers cordoned off […]

AP FACT CHECK: Trump book didn’t foreshadow bin Laden attack

WASHINGTON — In an echo of his campaign rhetoric, President Donald Trump is back to portraying himself as the Paul Revere of the terrorism age — the one who told the country Osama bin Laden was coming. There was less to his foreshadowing than he states. Trump’s tweet […]

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