Day: May 9, 2019

China warns it ‘won’t capitulate’ as US trade talks loom

China rejected US accusations of backtracking in trade talks and warned it would not “capitulate to any pressure” as the two sides head into make-or-break negotiations on Thursday. After months of seemingly collegial talks, Chinese trade envoy Liu He returns to the bargaining table in the US capital […]

Pant is the best finisher among youngsters: Shaw

Visakhapatnam : Delhi Capitals opener Prithvi Shaw heaped praises on teammate Rishab Pant, calling him the best finisher among youngsters after the 21-year-old helped Delhi Capitals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by two wickets in a nerve-wracking IPL Eliminator here. Chasing a target of 163, Delhi Capitals, who had lost the […]

Taking baby steps to merge healing with work, grateful for wishes: Irrfan

Mumbai :  Irrfan Khan, who is currently shooting for a film after a year-long break following his neuroendocrine tumour diagnosis, says he is on the road to recovery but still needs space to heal. The 52-year-old actor received treatment in a London hospital and returned to the country early […]

Pompeo skips visit to Greenland amid new tensions with Iran

London :  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has cancelled a visit to Greenland to return to Washington amid an escalation of tensions with Iran. Pompeo had been due to wrap up a trip to Europe on Thursday with a stop in Greenland aimed at promoting the Trump administration’s […]

Modi seeking votes in name of fake nationalism: Kejriwal

New Delhi  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Thursday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of seeking votes in name of “fake nationalism” and said he has done nothing in the last five years except jumlebaazi , foreign tours and lectures. In response to Modi’s comments that Delhi government brought nakampanthi” […]

SC dismisses plea seeking direction to debar Rahul Gandhi from contesting LS polls

New Delhi : The Supreme Court Thursday dismissed a plea seeking direction to the Centre and the Election Commission to debar Congress President Rahul Gandhi from contesting Lok Sabha elections till the issue of his citizenship is decided. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi rejected the contention […]

Seminar on forest fire prevention held at Chowki Choura

JAMMU : To raise awareness about the importance of forests and protection of the green gold from fire incidents, a seminar was held at Chowki Choura here in which Sarpanches, Panches and other concerned participated. Sub Divisional Magistrate Chowki Choura Chand Kishore Sharma was the guest of honour […]

Symposium on School Based Education on Drug Abuse Prevention held

open view news desk JAMMU :- To spread awareness among the students, Cultural Wing, Department of Information & Public Relations, Jammu organized a symposium cum Cultural Programme on the topic “School based education for drug abuse prevention” at Oriental Academy, Mohalla Afgan, Kachi Chawni, Jammu here today. Principal […]

Dir Horticulture visits fruit plant nursery Pulwama

open view news desk PULWAMA : Director Horticulture Kashmir Ajaz Ahmad Bhat today visited fruit plant nursery at Nowgam, Pulwama. The Director was accompanied by Chief Horticulture Officer (CHO) Pulwama and other field officers. Director Horticulture was appraised that mother plants and root stock of Cherry, Almond and […]

World Red Cross Day Observed at Baramulla

open view news desk BARAMULLA : To commemorate the World Red Cross Day being observed throughout the world on 8th of May, a grand function was today organized at Dak Bungalow Baramulla. The function which was presided by Deputy Commissioner (DC)Baramulla, Dr G N Itoo was attended by […]

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