Month: December 2018

Wounded rebels evacuated from Yemen on UN charter flight

open view web desk Wounded Yemeni rebels were flown out of Sanaa on a UN charter flight Monday for medical treatment in Oman, an airport source told AFP, a critical step towards planned peace talks. The source said the flight had taken off at 6:00 pm (1500 GMT) […]

Trump wants talks with Putin, Xi to end ‘uncontrollable arms race’

US President Donald Trump on Monday proposed talks with the leaders of China and Russia aimed at halting what he described as an “uncontrollable” arms race. Trump’s comment follows an October announcement in which he said he would withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), a Cold […]

Macron seeks way out of crisis after Paris riots

French leader Emmanuel Macron faced growing pressure Monday to find a way out of the worst crisis of his presidency after shocking scenes of rioting over taxes in Paris at the weekend. As dozens of people were brought to court, over the worst clashes in central Paris in […]

Kashmir chapter of Indian Fertility Society formed

open view web desk SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 03: More than 100 Gynecologists, Post graduates and doctors from all parts of the State attended the Inaugural event of Indian Fertility Society (IFS) Kashmir Chapter here. The eminent Gynecologists of State Prof Dr Shahida Mir and Prof Dr Aabida Ahmed-HOD SKIMS […]

World Disability Day observed across Kashmir

open view web desk SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 03: Number of functions were held today across Kashmir valley to observe the ‘World Disability Day’. In Srinagar the main function was organised at GHSS Kothibagh which was presided over by Secretary Social Welfare Farooq Ahmad Lone. Speaking on the occasion he […]

Benchmark EPF interest rates with financial market: Ganai to JK Bank

open view web desk JAMMU, DECEMBER 03: Advisor to Governor Khurshid Ahmad Ganai today chaired a high-level meeting of the officers of Labour & Employment Department and representatives J&K Bank to discuss issues related to provident fund investments and CSR initiatives. The meeting was attended by Commissioner Secretary, […]

Sufi nominated Vice-Chairman of Wakf Board, Jeelani Member

open view web desk SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 03: Chairman, Board of Directors for the Muslim Specified Wakfs and Specified Wakf Properties, Khurshid Ahmed Ganai today nominated G R Sufi, Ex-Chief Information Commissioner, J&K as Vice-Chairman of the Board while Gous-ull-Nisa Jeelani, former Principal District and Sessions Judge, has been […]

Power shutdown

open view web desk JAMMU, DECEMBER 03: As per Superintending Engineer, Elect. Maintt. & R.E. Circle, Jammu, the power supply to Gandhi Nagar and its adjoining areas fed from RC-1, RC-7 and JDA-6 feeders shall remain affected on December 04 and 06 from 09 am to 01 pm. […]

SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Justices employ signature phrases

WASHINGTON — Justice Sonia Sotomayor wants you to know she’s sorry. Justice Neil Gorsuch is only asking for some help. When you sit through almost all the Supreme Court arguments in a week, a month or even a term (as The Associated Press does), you hear the same […]

Civil-rights lawyer’s memoir to be reissued, made into film

NEW YORK  — A memoir by the late civil-rights activist Dovey Johnson Roundtree is being reissued, and a film version is in the works. Algonquin Books announced Monday that a 10th-anniversary edition of Roundtree’s “Mighty Justice” is coming out next November. Co-written by Katie McCabe, the book was […]

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