Day: March 2, 2019

10 killed, 34 injured in separate road accidents in J&K

Jammu : Ten people, including two women, were killed and 34 others injured in three separate road accidents in Udhampur, Kishtwar and Ramban districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said Saturday. A private bus, carrying nearly 40 people to Kashmir, skidded off a hilly road and rolled down into […]

Jet Airways grounds two more planes, takes total to 21

India’s Jet Airways Ltd said on Friday it grounded two more aircraft as the carrier failed to make payments to its lessors, taking the total number to 21. On Thursday, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters that the cash-strapped carrier’s founder, Naresh Goyal, had […]

SBI confirms account frauds totalling $1.12 billion

State Bank of India (SBI) confirmed on Friday it had reported fraud totalling 79.51 billion rupees ($1.12 billion) during the first nine months of this financial year. Indian media reported this week, based on a “right to information” query, that the frauds involved 1,885 cases, but SBI declined […]

India’s top court tells Haryana state to protect forest land

NEW DELHI – India’s Supreme Court told local authorities on Friday to abide by court orders protecting land on the outskirts of New Delhi and to cancel a plan to open up ecologically fragile areas for construction. Delhi is one of the world’s most polluted cities and a […]

India and Brunei sign Agreement for the Exchange of Information and Assistance in Collection with respect to Taxes (TIEA)

  open view news desk The Government of Republic of India and the Government of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam signed an Agreement for the Exchange of Information and Assistance in Collection with respect to Taxes (TIEA) here today in New Delhi. The […]

Hardeep S Puri Dedicates Flyover and Underpass between Northern Mahipalpur Bypass Road and Airport Road

open view news desk Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State (I/C) of Housing & Urban Affairs, today dedicated the newly constructed Flyover and Underpass between Northern Mahipalpur Bypass Road and Airport Road near Hanuman Mandir. The project was sanctioned at a cost of Rs 188 crores as […]

About 10,000 students to compete non-stop for 36 hours as part of SIH 2019 to develop world-class digital solutions

open view news desk PM to address the largest ever Hackathon in the world Two-day Grand Finale of third edition (Software) of Smart India Hackathon – 2019 to be held during March 2 – 3, 2019 WeSchool to host the 36-hour non-stop hackathon in Mumbai The Grand Finale […]

Dharmendra Pradhan rolls out slew of projects in Assam

Guwahati :  Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan Friday rolled out a slew of projects worth over Rs 1,500 crore across Assam and said the Centre plans to make the state a hub of oil trade in Southeast Asia. Pradhan also slammed the erstwhile Congress government, both at Centre and state, […]

Prez issues order extending quota for EWS in JK

New Delhi :  President Ram Nath Kovind issued an order extending the benefits of reservation to economically backward sections in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday night. A notification in this regard was issued after a meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, took a decision […]

Abhinandan lands in Delhi

New Delhi :  Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman landed in Delhi Friday night, hours after he was handed over to India by Pakistan after being in captivity for nearly three days. A group of people gave a rousing welcome to him at the Palam airport, from where he […]

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