Month: January 2019

Court closes sedition case against Amnesty India

Bengaluru, Jan 11: A court here has closed a sedition case against the Amnesty India, pertaining to a petition filed by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) against the human rights body on August 15, 2016. The complaint relates to an event the Amnesty India had held as part […]

Banker-turned-politician Meera Sanyal dead

Mumbai, Jan 11: Banker-turned-politician Meera Sanyal died Friday after a brief illness. Sanyal, 57, had joined the Aam Aadmi Party after quitting her job as the country chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland, and contested a Lok Sabha election in 2014. AAP leader and Delhi’s deputy chief minister […]

Div Com issues fresh avalanche warning

open view news desk SRINAGAR, JANUARY 11: In view of the inclement weather and snow prediction, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan, today issued fresh avalanche warning for nine avalanche prone districts of Kashmir Division. The warning has been issued for the avalanche prone areas in district Anantnag, […]

Justice Hanjura meets Governor

open view news desk JAMMU, JANUARY 11: Justice (retired) M. K. Hanjura, who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Jammu & Kashmir State Law Commission, met Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan this evening. Justice Hanjura and Governor discussed various issues relating to the […]

Accountant Generals J&K call on Governor

open view news desk JAMMU, JANUARY 11: Sh. Sushil Kumar Thakur Accountant General (Audit) and Sh. Shourjo Chatterjee, Accountant General (Accounts and Entitlements) met Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan here today. Sh. Thakur and Sh. Chatterjee briefed Governor about the areas of State Government functioning […]

Div Com reviews progress on construction of bunkers along IB, LoC

open view news desk JAMMU, JANUARY 11: Divisional Commissioner, Sanjeev Verma today reviewed the progress on construction of bunkers along international border here at a meeting of DCs of border districts of Jammu. The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner Samba, Sushma Chouhan, Chief Engineer R&B, Shudheer Shah, […]

Cyber Security, Process Re-engineering training concludes for 3rd batch of senior officers

open view news desk JAMMU, JANUARY 11: Advisor to Governor, K Vijay Kumar, today emphasized officers’ role in using IT for easing government functioning and reinforcing transparency in services delivery. The Advisor was speaking at the certificate distribution ceremony of capacity building trainings imparted to officers and organized […]

Poland arrests Chinese businessman suspected of spying

Poland said Friday it had arrested a Chinese telecoms executive suspected of spying for China, with local media identifying him as a Huawei director. The move is the latest setback for Huawei, which saw the arrest of the daughter of the firm’s founder in Canada and US efforts […]

#MeToo likely to have palpable effect on 2020 race

The #MeToo movement helped sweep Democrats to victory in November’s midterms, but some of the party’s leading lights, including potential 2020 candidates, face scrutiny from the women’s anti-harassment drive that brought men to account for sexist behavior. A diverse field of Democrats, potentially including senators Elizabeth Warren, Bernie […]

US-led coalition says Syria withdrawal has begun

The US-led coalition in Syria has begun withdrawing its troops, a spokesman said Friday, less than a month after US President Donald Trump announced the shock pullout. It remained unclear how long it would take Washington to withdraw its forces, which have led the battle against the Islamic […]

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