Day: January 12, 2019

Divisional Commissioner Jammu meets Governor

open view news desk JAMMU, JANUARY 12: Sh. Sanjeev Verma, Divisional Commissioner Jammu, met Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan here today. Sh. Verma apprised Governor about the present status of construction of individual and community bunkers all along the International Border and Line of Control […]

Governor’s statement on Shah Faesal’s resignation

open view news desk JAMMU, JANUARY 12: On the resignation of IAS officer, Dr. Shah Faesal, Governor Satya Pal Malik has issued the following statement. Governor said that Shah Faisal was an efficient and dedicated officer who rendered his services with great zeal and enthusiasm for the welfare […]

Report: FBI probed whether Trump secretly worked for Russia

WASHINGTON — Law enforcement officials became so concerned by President Donald Trump’s behavior in the days after he fired FBI Director James Comey that they began investigating whether he had been working for Russia against U.S. interests, The New York Times reported. The report Friday cites unnamed former law enforcement […]

Ex-kidnapping victims: Jayme Closs needs space, time to heal

CHICAGO — Katie Beers’ joy quickly turned to deep concern when she learned 13-year-old Jayme Closs had been found alive in rural Wisconsin nearly three months after police say a man shot and killed her parents then abducted the girl from their home. “She is going to have to grieve […]

SP, BSP unite in Uttar Pradesh in a bid to beat Modi in election

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI – The Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), two political rivals in Uttar Pradesh, will form an alliance in a bid to defeat Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in national election scheduled for May, leaders of the parties said. The […]

Shutdown becomes longest federal closure in US history

WASHINGTON — The partial government shutdown became the longest closure in U.S. history when the clock ticked past midnight into early Saturday as President Donald Trump and nervous Republicans scrambled to find a way out of the mess. A solution couldn’t come soon enough for federal workers who […]

Abducted minor girl rescued in J-K’s Kishtwar

open view news desk Jammu, Jan 12: A minor girl, allegedly abducted by a youth, was rescued Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, police said.  The accused, Imtiyaz Ahmad of Patimhal-Palmer, was arrested, a police spokesman said.  He said on December 15, a man lodged a complaint with […]

Indian forces giving befitting response to frustrated Pakistan: J&K guv

Jammu, Jan 12: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Saturday said Indian forces are giving a befitting response to Pakistan which is “frustrated” because it is not able to push “infiltrators”. Malik expressed happiness over the successful conduct of Panchayat elections in the state and said despite attempts […]

In Sudan, no one is clear on what happens after al-Bashir

CAIRO  — As violent anti-government protests enter their fourth week, Sudan appears headed toward political paralysis, with drawn-out unrest across much of the country and a fractured opposition without a clear idea of what to do if their wish to see the country’s leader of 29 years go […]

Paris, provinces brace for revived yellow vest protests

PARIS  — Paris brought in armored vehicles and the central French city of Bourges shuttered shops to gird for possible violence between police and yellow vest protesters Saturday, as the movement seeks new arenas and new momentum for its weekly demonstrations. Authorities deployed 80,000 security forces nationwide for […]

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