Month: January 2019

Navin chairs 6th meeting of Empowered Committee

open view web desk JAMMU, JANUARY 02: The Empowered Committee constituted vide SRO-520 of 2017 held its 6thmeeting todayunder the chairmanship Principal Secretary, FinanceNavin K Choudhary. The Committee cleared 94 cases of various Departments for regular engagement which include 68 cases of Estates Department, 14 of PWD (R&B) […]

Advisor Kumar’s public hearing in Jammu postponed

open view web desk JAMMU, JANUARY 02: In view of official engagements, weekly public hearing scheduled to be convened by Advisor K Vijay Kumar at Convention Centre, Canal Road Jammu tomorrow (January 03) has been cancelled.  The next date for public hearing at Jammu shall be intimated separately.

Advisor Sharma reviews JK’s solid waste management programme

open view web desk JAMMU, JANUARY 02: Advisor to Governor, Kewal Kumar Sharma, today chaired a meeting to review the Solid Waste Management (SWM) in the state and its projects under Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) here at Civil Secretariat. The meeting was attended by Financial Commissioner, Housing & […]

VC, CUJ meets Governor

open view web desk JAMMU, JANUARY 2: Prof Ashok Aima, Vice Chancellor, Central University of Jammu, met Governor Satya Pal Malik at the RajBhavan here today and briefed him about the functioning of the University. Governor emphasized the importance of continuing hard work by the faculty and students […]

People under the age of 21 can no longer buy assault rifles in Washington State

Initiative 1639, approved in November, went into effect on Tuesday in Washington State. The legislation bans the sale of semi-automatic weapons to anyone under the age of 21. Additionally, in July, all gun buyers attempting to purchase a variety of weapons, from assault-style AR-15s to some .22 caliber […]

China slowdown, trade disputes weigh on Asia factory activity

HONG KONG – Factory activity weakened across Asia in December as the Sino-U.S. trade war and a slowdown in Chinese demand hit production in most economies, strengthening the case for a pause in interest rate hikes in the region in 2019. A series of purchasing managers’ indexes for […]

Community-based HIV testing shows promise in Vietnam

A new testing method for HIV has brought encouragement to researchers in Vietnam looking to curb the disease. The study, published Monday in PLOS ONE, has shown that community-based testing, known as lay provider testing, has proven effective in identifying people who carry HIV. This method of testing rendered a higher HIV […]

Changes may be ahead for criticized Georgia election system

ATLANTA — Georgia’s outdated election system has drawn criticism from cybersecurity experts and voting integrity advocates, and now a commission tasked with examining potential replacements is preparing to make recommendations to lawmakers. The paperless system was closely scrutinized during last year’s nationally watched gubernatorial race between Democrat Stacey […]

130th Rose Parade boasts floral floats, singer Chaka Khan

PASADENA, Calif. — Floral floats and marching bands took to the streets under a sunny California sky as the 130th Rose Parade drew hundreds of thousands of spectators on New Year’s Day and millions more watched on TV. Among the fanciful floats was an award-winning entry from the […]

Texas mascot topples barricade, charges Georgia bulldog

NEW ORLEANS    — The Texas football program’s mascot, a large white and brown longhorn steer named Bevo, caused a stir at the Sugar Bowl on Tuesday when it knocked down its barricade and briefly charged in the direction of Georgia’s mascot , a bulldog name Uga. Uga X, an […]

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