Day: June 19, 2019

Social Forestry dev programmes, activities devolved to PRIs

open view news desk SRINAGAR, JUNE 19: The Government Wednesday ordered the devolution of various development programmes, schemes and activities relating to Social Forestry Department to Panchayati Raj Institutions in pursuance to the provisions contained in the J&K Panchayati Raj Act, 1989 (amended up to October 2018). According […]

Electrification, system strengthening, loss reduction works in PDD devolved to PRIs

open view news desk SRINAGAR, JUNE 19: The Government Wednesday ordered the devolution of electrification, system strengthening, loss reductions works in Power Development Department (PDD) to the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs). According to the order issued by PDD, the Government has directed the devolution in exercise of powers […]

Hotels, firms cut back on water use as taps run dry in Chennai

CHENNAI, India – Hotels in Chennai are rationing water for guests amid searing heat while companies limit showers as the city of 4.6 million faces its worst shortage in years. All four reservoirs that supply Chennai, known as the Detroit of South Asia for its flourishing automobile industry, […]

Evidence suggests Saudi crown prince liable for Khashoggi murder: U.N. expert

GENEVA – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other senior Saudi officials should be investigated over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi since there is credible evidence they are liable for his death, a U.N. rights investigator said on Wednesday. Saudi Arabia’s minister of state for foreign […]

Explainer: Mysterious ‘brain fever’ killing children in Bihar

MUZAFFARPUR, India – More than 110 children in India, most from poor rural families, have died this month from encephalitis, a type of brain disease that has afflicted the eastern state of Bihar for more than two decades. Health experts have long been dumbfounded by the root of […]

EAC-PM releases a detailed analysis on robustness of India’s GDP estimation methodology

open view news desk The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister today released a detailed notetitled ‘GDP estimation in India- Perspectives and Facts’. The note can be accessed at http://eacpm.gov.in/reports-papers/eac-reports-papers/. The note provides a clear rationale for India’s switch to an improved GDP estimation methodology in January 2015. […]

Hosting of 12TH ReCAAPISC capacity building workshop

open view news desk Additional Director General Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Shri VSR Murthy along with Executive Director of ReCAAPISC ShriMasafumi Kuroki inaugurateda two-day 12thCapacity Building Workshop, here today. In his inaugural address the Shri Murthy recognised the efforts of ReCAAPISC towards developing the cooperative framework to address […]

Railway Board conducts a high level review meeting with General Managers (GMs) of Zonal Railways/Production Units, Divisional Railway Managers (DRMs) through Video Conferencing

Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, urges Railway officials to work as a team to accomplish ambitious targets and turn Indian Railways into one of the best Railways in the world Shri Suresh C. Angadi, Minister of State of Railways directs the officials to […]

ACC Approves extension of Shri Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi

open view news desk The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the extension in the central deputation tenure of Shri Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi, lAS (BH:86), Director General (DG), Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) beyond 18.06.2019 upto 30.09.2019 i.e. the date of his superannuation or until further […]

National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I), 2019–Declaration of Written Result Thereof

open view news desk On the basis of the result of the written part of the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination, (I) 2019 held by the Union Public Service Commission on 21st April, 2019, candidates with the under mentioned Roll. Nos. have qualified for interview by the […]

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