Month: December 2018

People have rejected BJP’s Politics: JK Congress

Srinagar 12 December: People rejected BJP in five states and now it is the democracy landscape of India has witnessed change which were evident in result of the recent state   assembly elections. The results are seen as the biggest setback to BJP since it came to power in 2014 […]

Clear snow on Bandipora-Gurez road immediately: Div Com to BEACON

open view web desk SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 12: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today directed Chief Engineer BEACON to deploy men and machinery on Bandipora-Gurez road to clear snow on the road and restore the connectivity immediately so that the people living in the area do not […]

Principal Secretary Finance briefs Governor

open view web desk JAMMU, DECEMBER 12: Sh. Navin Kumar Choudhary, Principal Secretary Finance, today met Governor Satya Pal Malik here at the Raj Bhavan and briefed him about the ongoing process for preparation of the State Budget 2019-20. Governor emphasized timely presentation of the Budget 2019-20 and […]

Srangal chairs maiden review meeting of Horticulture Department

open view web desk JAMMU, DECEMBER 12: Rakesh Kumar Srangal today chaired maiden meeting as Director Horticulture Jammu with the officers to review the status of ongoing development schemes of the department in Jammu Province. The meeting was attended by all the Chief Horticulture Officers and divisional and […]

Farmer ends life following failed cotton crop in Gujarat

Ahmedabad, Dec 12: A farmer who had consumed pesticide due to financial worries after his cotton crop failed died at a hospital in Jamnagar in Gujarat Tuesday, police said. Anubha Devisinh Jadeja (49), resident of Bhatel in Devbhoomi Dwarka district, had been admitted at a government hospital in Jamnagar […]

Punjab, Haryana DGPs to continue in office till Jan 31: SC

New Delhi, Dec 12: The Supreme Court Wednesday allowed the Director Generals of Police (DGPs) of Punjab and Haryana to continue in office till January 31. The police chiefs — Suresh Arora (Punjab) and B S Sandhu (Haryana) — were due to retire on December 31. The Punjab and […]

Sindhu makes winning start to World Tour Finals

Guangzhou, Dec 12: Olympic silver medallist shuttler PV Sindhu eked out a hard-fought win over world number two and defending champion Akane Yamaguchi in the opening women’s singles group A match of the World Tour Finals, here Wednesday. Sindhu, who had finished runner-up at the last edition in Dubai, […]

Urbanisation process needs to be extremely innovative, sustainable: Kant

New Delhi, Dec 12: India’s urbanisation process has to be extremely innovative as well as sustainable, and the country should not repeat mistakes of western world, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Wednesday. Cities account for just 3 per cent earth’s landmark but they account for 84 per […]

Rahul Gandhi has brought Congress ‘back onto board’: Scindia

Mumbai, Dec 12: Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday credited victory in the Assembly polls in three states to party chief Rahul Gandhi, saying it was he who brought the Congress back in the reckoning. The Congress on Tuesday wrested back power from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in […]

India to increase public health spending to 2.5 pc of GDP: PM

New Delhi, Dec 12: India is set to increase its public health spending to 2.5 per cent of its GDP by 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Wednesday, as he asserted that women, children and youth will continue to remain at the heart of every policy, programme and initiative […]

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