Month: December 2018

DIPP Ranking: JK ‘Emerging State’ for Startups

open view web desk SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 20: Jammu and Kashmir has been ranked as an ‘Emerging State’ for startups in India, by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce, Government of India. The DIPP Thursday announced State Startup Rankings of states and Union Territories […]

One day exposure visit for 120 farmers organized

open view web desk SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 20: With a vision to build their entrepreneurial capacities, Director Agriculture Syed Altaf Ajaz Andrabi today flagged-off a group of 120 farmers of Srinagar district to Dachigam Fish Rearing Farm under Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA). While interacting with the touring farmers […]

Advisor Sharma calls for progressive Solar Power policy in J&K

open view web desk JAMMU, DECEMBER 20: Advisor to Governor, Kewal Kumar Sharma today called for more progressive policy for solar power development in Jammu and Kashmir. The Advisor was speaking at a high-level meeting convened to review the progress towards achieving the targets mandated to the state […]

Sweden raises interest rates for first time in 7 years

Sweden’s central bank hiked Thursday interest rates for the first time in seven years, raising the main repo rate by a quarter of a point to -0.25 percent. “As inflation and inflation expectations have become established at around 2 percent, the need for a highly expansionary monetary policy […]

Kim shoots Trump dead in S. Korea art satire

Kim Jong Un, a smoking pistol in his hand, looks down at the dead body of Donald Trump, sprawled on a red carpet next to a metal bag overflowing with US dollars. Behind the North Korean leader glows a neon slogan saying “The show must go on!” The […]

US senators introduce bill to criminalize doping conspiracies

Two US senators introduced legislation on Friday that would criminalize international sports doping conspiracies that affect major international competitions. The bill introduced by senators Orrin Hatch of Utah and Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island is named after Grigory Rodchenkov — the Moscow laboratory director who blew the whistle […]

British Airways to resume flights to Pakistan in June

ISLAMABAD — British Airways announced Tuesday it will resume flights to Pakistan in June, a decade after suspending them in the wake of the suicide truck bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad that killed dozens. In a statement, Robert Williams, the BA head of sales for Asia-Pacific […]

Taliban say talks focused on US withdrawal from Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD — The latest talks between the Taliban and a U.S. peace envoy on the war in Afghanistan focused on the withdrawal of NATO troops, the release of prisoners and halting attacks on civilians by pro-government forces, a Taliban spokesman said Wednesday. U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, who tweeted […]

Facebook shuts down fake Bangladesh news sites ahead of vote

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Facebook is shutting down a series of fake news sites spreading false information about the Bangladesh opposition days before national elections, an official from the social media platform said Thursday The sites — nine Facebook pages designed to mimic legitimate news outlets, as well as […]

Yemeni mom arrives in US to visit her dying son

A Yemeni mother who fought for the right to see her dying son arrived Wednesday night in California after the Trump administration gave her a long-sought waiver to its travel ban. Shaima Swileh was mobbed by well-wishers at San Francisco International Airport. “This is a difficult time for […]

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