Day: May 3, 2019

PM chairs high-level meeting to review preparedness for Cyclone Fani

open view news desk Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today chaired a high-level meeting to review preparedness for Cyclone Fani. The meeting was attended by the Cabinet Secretary, the Principal Secretary to the PM, the Additional Principal Secretary to the PM, the Home Secretary, and other senior officials […]

Government and IIT-Delhi to set up a Centre of Excellence for Waste to Wealth Technologies

open view news desk To commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India and Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) have come together to bring the best of science and technology to implement waste […]

Vice President releases a postage stamp to commemorate the 750th birth anniversary of Sri Vedanta Desikan

open view news desk Our History textbooks must throw light on the life stories of such great cultural icons: Vice President; Sri Vedanta Desikan was one of the most effulgent luminaries to have graced this land; Sri Vedanta Desikan was much more than a spiritual teacher, he was […]

Exchange Rate of conversion of the Foreign Currencies relating to Imported and Export Goods notified

open view news desk In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), and in super-session of the Notification of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) No.32/2019-CUSTOMS (N.T.), dated 18th April, 2019 except as respects things done or omitted to be done […]

Hourly Update on Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm, ‘Fani’ over Northwest & Adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal

open view news desk DATE/TIME (IN IST) OF OBSERVATION 03-05-2019 (1030 HRS IST) LOCATION LATITUDE/LONGITUDE THE EXTREMELY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM “FANI” LAY CENTERED AT 1030 HOURS IST OF TODAY, 03rd  MAY, 2019 NEAR LAT. 20.00N AND LONG. 85.80E OVER ODISHA COAST ABOUT 20 KM TO THE NORTH OF PURI […]

PM reviews preparedness for Cyclone Fani

New Delhi  : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review preparedness for Cyclone Fani. The prime minister was briefed on the likely path of the cyclone, and the ongoing precautionary and preparatory measures being undertaken, official sources said. These include provision of adequate resources; deployment […]

Pak violates ceasefire, shells forward areas in J-K’s Poonch

Jammu : Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire agreement Thursday by resorting to mortar shelling and firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, prompting retaliation by the Indian Army, officials said. “At about 0930 hours, the Pakistani army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation, starting with […]

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