Month: May 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 […]

Water Storage Level of 91 Major Reservoirs of the Country Goes Down by One Percent

open view news desk The water storage available in 91 major reservoirs of the country for the week ending on May 02, 2019 was 40.592 BCM, which is 25% of total storage capacity of these reservoirs. This percentage was at 26 for the week ending on April 25, […]

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 […]

Special RPF squad helping curb crime: Central Railway

Mumbai :  The special crime prevention and detection squad set up by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) of the Central Railway (CR) has helped in curbing thefts and other cases in Mumbai division, a senior official has said. The special team, comprising 24 jawans, was set up at the […]

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 […]

JJP will bring change: Digvijay Chautala

New Delhi :  Digvijay Chautala, JJP candidate from the Jat-dominated Sonipat Lok Sabha constituency, says his party will fight for change and only a party with a progressive mindset will rule the country. A member of one of the state’s most influential political families, which saw a vertical split […]

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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