Day: February 26, 2019

Tension mounts in Kashmir after IAF air strikes on Pak

Srinagar :  Tension was palpable in Kashmir on Tuesday after Indian Air Force fighter jets struck terror camps deep inside the territory of the neighbouring country. Residents of Srinagar and other major towns in the valley could be seen discussing in small groups the fallout of the IAF’s pre-dawn […]

Pak drone shot down near Gujarat border

Bhuj : A Pakistani unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was on Tuesday shot down near the International Border in Kutch district of Gujarat, police sources said. Debris of the UAV was seen near Nanghatad village in Abdasa taluka of Kutch, they said. On hearing a loud sound around 6 am, […]

Nation firmly behind armed forces: Javadekar

New Delhi :  Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar Tuesday hailed the air strikes carried out by the Indian Air Force inside Pakistan, saying the entire nation stands firmly behind the armed forces. “It was a necessary step required for the security of the country … it was an act […]

Goa’s mining belt observes bandh

Panaji :  Markets and educational institutions remained shut in the mining belt of Goa on Tuesday as part of a bandh called by a group demanding resumption of iron ore extraction activities in the state. The Goa Mining People’s Front (GMPF), an umbrella group of mining dependents whose livelihood […]

India eye series-saving win over Australia

Bengaluru : The focus remains firmly on the World Cup but India would also be desperate to ensure that a home series does not slip out of their grip when they take on Australia in the second and final T20 International here on Wednesday. India are 0-1 down after […]

3 leaders quit Bhaichung Bhutia’s Hamro Sikkim Party

Gangtok : Three prominent leaders of Hamro Sikkim Party (HSP), headed by India’s former football captain Bhaichung Bhutia, have resigned, months ahead of the general elections and the assembly polls. The footballer and his cohorts were running the party in an “undemocratic” manner, the leaders alleged at a press […]

Shri Piyush Goyal launches Rail Drishti Dashboard to Promote Transparency and Accountability

  open view news desk Shri Piyush Goyal quoted Gandhiji “I understand democracy as something that gives the weaker the same chance as the strong” The information, when it reaches to the weakest section of the society, develops their morale and instils confidence in them that the country […]

18 lakh people could become entrepreneurs in the last four years, due to the Ministry’s credit scheme: Union MSME Minister

open view news desk The Union Minister for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME), Shri Giriraj Singh has said that women’s participation in entrepreneurship is a must for leading the nation forward. 1.30 lakh bank branches have been asked to give loans, to one male belonging to Scheduled […]

Union Home Minister to inaugurate and lay foundation stone of various residential and office buildings of CAPFs, CPOs and Delhi Police tomorrow

open view news desk The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh will inaugurate 29 infrastructure projects (both residential and non-residential buildings) of Central Armed Police Forces (BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP, NDRF & SSB), Delhi Police and Central Police Organizations (Land Ports Authority of India and Central Forensic Science Laboratories) […]

India hosts ‘4th Global Digital Health Partnership Summit’

open view news desk Digital health interventions are accelerating transformation of health sector in India: J P Nadda  Shri J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare inaugurated the ‘4th Global Digital Health Partnership Summit’ here today, in the presence of Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad Union […]

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