Month: January 2019

Northern Command chief briefs J&K guv on security situation

Jammu :  The chief of the Army’s Northern Command, Lt Gen. Ranbir Singh, called on Governor Satya Pal Malik on Tuesday and briefed him about the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, an official spokesperson said. Singh briefed Malik about the prevailing security situation along the forward areas and […]

Centre should waive farm loans like Cong did in Rajasthan, MP, Chhattisgarh: Gehlot

Jaipur : Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Tuesday said the Centre should waive farm loans across the country like the Congress has done after coming to power recently in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. He also said a farmers’ rally will be organised in the state soon, and the details […]

Mechanical sweeping begins in Noida

Noida :  Mechanical sweeping on city roads was inaugurated here on Tuesday by the Noida Authority, officials said. A stretch of 93.89 kilometres would be cleaned mechanically. This would include both lanes of roads wider than 45 metres, they said. “Some important stretches selected for mechanical sweeping include the […]

Illegal arms manufacturing factory unearthed in UP

Muzaffarnagar :  Police have unearthed an illegal arms manufacturing factory here and arrested one person, an official said Wednesday. The incident took place on Tuesday in Chatela village which comes under the jurisdiction of Titawi police station, he said. Police seized four pistols and seven pistol barrels, SSP Sudhir […]

28-year-old man arrested for attempting to rape woman

Muzaffarnagar :  A 28-year-old man was arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a woman after promising her a job, police said Wednesday. The accused was identified as Sameer Thakur, SHO Harsharan Sharma said. According to a complaint lodged by the 26-year-old woman, the accused brought her to Meerut after […]

Sensex drops over 200 pts; Nifty slips below 10,900

Mumbai : The BSE benchmark Sensex Wednesday dropped over 200 points and NSE Nifty fell below the 10,900 mark on selloff in metal and auto stocks amid weak cues from other Asian markets and foreign fund outflow. The 30-share index was trading 198.83 points, or 0.55 per cent, lower […]

Rupee falls 27 paise to 69.70 against US dollar

Mumbai :  The rupee deprecated by 23 paise and fell to 69.70 per dollar mark in early trade Wednesday amid strengthening of the American currency and lower opening in domestic equities. Forex traders said sustained foreign fund outflows also weighed on the local unit. However, lower crude oil prices […]

PM Modi to address rally in Agra on Jan 9

Agra : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a rally here on January 9, SC/ST Commission Chairman and BJP MP Ram Shankar Katheria said on Wednesday. He said Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will also visit Agra on January 4 to take stock of various projects in the […]

Mandaviya Says, All Level Crossings on National Highways to be replaced by Overbridges and Underbridges

open view web desk The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has envisaged a plan for replacement of all the level crossing on National Highways by Road Over Bridges (ROBs) or Road Under Bridges (RUBs) and replacement/widening/strengthening of weak and narrow bridges under a scheme Setu Bharatam to […]

Over 1.7 Lakh Bridges Inventorised under IBMS

open view web desk Shri Mandaviya says, their condition will be checked before and after monsoon every year Union Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Chemical & FertilizersShri Mansukh Mandaviya has said that the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has inventorized 1,72,517 bridges/structures under Indian […]

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