Day: January 9, 2019

Kashmir continues to reel under intense cold

Srinagar : Kashmir continued to reel under intense cold with Gulmarg skiing resort recording a low of minus 10 degrees Celsius, Met officials said Wednesday. The minimum temperature in Srinagar the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir – fell to minus 3.0 degrees Celsius, they said. They said Qazigund […]

Alok Verma resumes office after 77-day forced leave

New Delhi : CBI Director Alok Verma joined office Wednesday, 77 days after he was sent on forced leave by the central government through a much-criticised late-night order on October 23, 2018, which was set aside by the Supreme Court. The October order sent Verma and his deputy Special […]

PM to Visit Agra Tomorrow and launch several projects worth Rs. 2,980 crores

open view news desk PM to launch Gangajal Project to Provide Better and More Assured Water Supply PM to Address a Public Gathering in Agra Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will visit Agra in Uttar Pradesh tomorrow on 9 January, 2019. He will launch Gangajal project and other […]

Stephen Harper, Former Prime Minister of Canada, calls on the Prime Minister

open view web desk Former Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, who is on a visit to India to attend the Raisina Dialogue, met Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi earlier today. The two leaders exchanged views on developments in India-Canada relations, main global trends and cooperation among democracies.

The 15th Finance Commission meet representatives of PRIs and ULBs In Odisha

open view news desk The 15th Finance Commission’s visit to Odisha began with a meeting between the Commission, and the representatives of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and the Urban Local Bodies(ULBs). The Commission was unanimous that all the three tiers of Panchayati Raj Institutions must get a […]

PM to dedicate to the nation the Solapur – Tuljapur – Osmanabad section of NH-211 tomorrow

open view news desk The project will help improve the connectivity of Solapur with the Marathwada region of Maharashtra The total length of National Highways in the country has risen from 91,287 km in 2014 to over 1.3 lakh km now Projects underway for decongesting cities and building […]

Dr Jitendra Singh awards Certificates for Meritorious Performance in handling Public Grievances on Portal

open view web desk States need to have more active grievance redressal system, says Minister The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS  PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh presented the certificates for Meritorious Performance in handling […]

In a historic initiative, Private FM Channels permitted to carry All India Radio News

open view news desk This collaborative effort will inform, educate and empower the citizens of India: Col Rajyavardhan Rathore Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Information & Broadcasting and Youth Affairs & Sports, Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore (Retd.) today launched the sharing of All India Radio News with […]

I&B Ministry invites comments on Cinematograph Act (Amendment) Bill

open view web desk In order to check film piracy, particularly release of pirated version of films on internet which causes huge losses to the film industry and government exchequer, Ministry of I&B intends to have an enabling provision in the Cinematograph Act, 1952. Penalties for contravention of […]

B Ministry hikes advertisement rates for print media by 25%

open view news desk Decision to be of immense benefit to small and medium newspapers including those in regional and vernacular languages Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has taken a decision to revise the advertisement rates for print media by announcing a hike of 25% over and above […]

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