Day: April 6, 2019

Far-right parties kick off campaigns for Europe election

Right-wing populist parties are gearing up to campaign for European Parliament elections next month, but policy differences and the Brexit drama threaten their dream to “unite the right”. Many fear the May 26 vote will be a wake-up call for Brussels on the reality that Europe’s anti-immigration and […]

China to close industrial park where deadly blast killed 78

The Chinese chemical industry park where an explosion last month killed 78 people and left hundreds injured will be closed, authorities have said. The blast in Yancheng city, eastern Jiangsu province, was one of the worst industrial accidents in the country in recent years, razing buildings nearby and […]

Morocco upholds sentences against Hirak protesters

Dozens of activists linked to the Hirak protest movement that rocked northern Morocco in 2016 and 2017 had prison sentences of up to 20 years upheld by a court of appeal on Friday. The ruling against the 42 protesters in the western city of Casablanca was met with […]

The three women hoping to upset India’s Modi at the polls

India’s alpha-male Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces three formidable women looking to spoil his chances of winning a new term in elections beginning next week. AFP profiles them here: ‘Big sis’ – Feisty and fiery Mamata Banerjee is the first female chief minister of the eastern state of […]

Venezuela’s Guaido calls demo to maintain pressure on Maduro

Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido urged his supporters to demonstrate in the streets Saturday to maintain pressure on his rival President Nicolas Maduro, amid rising anger over the collapse of public services. Thousands of opposition supporters are expected to march through the capital Caracas from 11:00 am on […]

Miss India Sana Dua volunteers to be Election Department’s Brand Ambassador for JK

open view news desk JAMMU :- Lawyer turned Model, Miss Sana Dua shall be the Brand Ambassador of J&K Election Department for General Elections -2019. Dua the 1st Runner up of Femina Miss India 2017 contest has also participated in Miss United Continents 2017 figuring among the top […]

In Jammu PC, over 20 lakh electors to cast vote on April 11

open view news desk JAMMU  : The Jammu Parliamentary Constituency spread over 20 assembly segments of four districts of Jammu, Samba, Poonch and Rajouri will go to polls in the first phase on April 11. According to the figures provided by the office of Chief Electoral Officer, J&K, […]

ECI appoints 28 General, 6 Expenditure, 2 Police Observers for 4 PCs in JK

open view news desk JAMMU : For the smooth conduct of elections in the first and second phase in Jammu and Kashmir, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has appointed 36 Observers, including 28 General, 6 Expenditure and two Police Observers for four Parliamentary Constituencies (PCs) viz; Baramulla, […]

Div Com reviews election preparedness at Ramban

open view news desk RAMBAN : Divisional Commissioner, Sanjeev Verma today chaired a meeting of the Nodal Officers and other district officers here to review preparedness of district election authority for the forthcoming Lok Sabha Elections. District Election Officer (DEO), Showkat Aijaz Bhat, ADDC, Nawab Din, ADC, Dr. […]

Advisor Kumar briefs Governor

open view news desk JAMMU : Sh. Vijay Kumar, Advisor to Governor met Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan here today. Sh. Kumar briefed Governor about various administrative issues relating to the Departments under his charge and the to-date status of law and order situation in […]

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