Day: December 24, 2018

Govt Finalizes livestock breeding policy

open view web desk JAMMU : The Department of Animal, Sheep and Fisheries on Sunday finalized the livestock breeding policy in the state which s first of its kind in the sector in J&K. The policy was finalized after a meeting of officers chaired by Principal Secretary Animal, […]

Treasury Secretary talks to bank CEOs amid Wall St. jitters

WASHINGTON  — U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin called the CEOs of six major banks Sunday in an apparent attempt to reassure jittery financial markets coming off a turbulent week in the stock market that is now bracing for potential repercussions from a partial shutdown of the U.S. government. […]

Advisor Ganai meets public deputations in Jammu

open view web desk JAMMU : Advisor to the Governor, Khurshid Ahmed Ganai Sunday convened a public outreach programme under the aegis of Governor’s Grievance Cell where he met several public delegations and individuals who apprised him about their issues, grievances and demands. Over 20 delegations and scores […]

Advisor Kumar, Chief Secretary meet Governor

open view web desk Advisor Kumar, Chief Secretary meet Governor JAMMU, DECEMBER 23: Sh. K. Vijay Kumar, Advisor to Governor and Sh. BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary, met Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan today. Governor discussed with Advisor and Chief Secretary a range of important issues […]

The Latest: Death toll from Indonesia tsunami now 281

TANJUNG LESUNG, Indonesia— The Latest on a tsunami that hit along Indonesia’s Sunda Strait (all times local): 9 a.m. The death toll from an Indonesian tsunami has risen past 280 with more than 1,000 people injured. The tsunami struck Sunda Strait coastal areas along western Java and southern […]

Asian shares mixed on US partial shutdown, Wall Street slump

SINGAPORE  — Asian stocks were mostly lower with light trading on Monday as a Wall Street slump and a partial U.S. government shutdown stemmed holiday cheer. KEEPING SCORE: South Korea’s Kospi dropped 0.2 percent to 2,058.19 while the Shanghai Composite index rose 0.1 percent to 2,519.71. Hong Kong’s […]

UP minister’s son-in-law alleges kidnap attempt

Muzaffarnagar : The son-in-law of an Uttar Pradesh minister has alleged that some men tried to abduct him when he was returning to Muzaffarnagar from Delhi, police said Monday. The miscreants chased Amit Prakash Agarwal’s car Sunday evening on a highway here, but when the trader reached the city, […]

Films might take a while but I won’t go slow: Neha Dhupia

Mumbai : Neha Dhupia says doing films would take a while as she does not know what her character would require her to do in terms of the look. The actor welcomed baby girl, Mehr last month with husband Angad Bedi. “If I have to mould myself into a […]

South Korea fines BMW $10 million over several engine fires

SEOUL, South Korea  — South Korea said Monday it will fine BMW 11.2 billion won ($9.9 million) and file a criminal complaint against the company with state prosecutors over an allegedly botched response to dozens of engine fires reported in the country. South Korea’s Transport Ministry its investigation […]

HC asks Delhi govt, authorities to work on plan to relocate illegal dairies, rescue cattle

New Delhi : The Delhi High Court has asked the AAP government and other local authorities to sit together and come out with a plan to relocate illegal dairies and rescue the cattle housed there, from various parts of the city to an appropriate area in the national capital. […]

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