Day: June 19, 2019

Text of PM’s Welcome speech on election of Om Birla as Speaker of Lok Sabha

open view news desk आदरणीय अध्‍यक्ष महोदय जी, इस सदन के सभी सदस्‍यों के लिए यह अत्‍यंत हर्ष का और गर्व का समय है। आपको इस पद पर आसीन होते हुए देखने का। इस सदन में पुराने सभी सदस्‍य आपसे भलिभांति परिचित है। विधायक के रूप में भी, […]

Vice President asks Defence Minister to expedite projects in AP

open view news desk The Union Minister for Defence, Shri Rajnath Singh called on the Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, here today, and apprised him about the activities of his Ministry. The Minister also informed the Vice President about the progress of various defence projects […]

Portable sensor can detect explosives in real time

New Delhi, Jun 19: Scientists have developed a compact and portable sensor that detects explosives like DNT and TNT in real time, and can be used to monitor public spaces to counter terrorism.  Nitroaromatic explosives like DNT, TNT and TNP pose a serious threat to civilian and military safety. […]

R’than govt directs officials to remain alert over AES

Jaipur, Jun 19:  The Rajasthan government has directed officials to remain alert in the state after over 100 children died in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district due to acute encephalitis syndrome (AES). Directions have been issued to the health department and all government hospitals to remain aler and make prior […]

NIN develops pre-pregnancy nutrition kit

Hyderabad, June 19:Underscoring the importance of pre-conception nutrition, a city-based institute has developed a kit to address the pre-pregnancy nutritional needs of women. The kit with a ready-reckoner chart tries to inform the newly-wed couples and their family members on ways to ensure nutrition, personal hygiene and immunisation […]

SP leader abducted, killed by Naxals in Chhattisgarh

Bijapur, Jun 19: A Samajwadi Party (SP) leader was abducted and killed by Naxals in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, police said on Wednesday. Santosh Punem, who was also a contractor, was abducted by ultras late Tuesday evening from his construction site in Marimalla village where he had gone to supervise […]

Cong to skip all-party meet on simultaneous polls

New Delhi, Jun 19: The Congress will skip the all-party meeting convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the ‘one nation, one election’ issue as it is opposed to the idea of holding simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections, sources said on Wednesday. The decision was taken at a […]

Odisha CM announces Rs 25 lakh ex-gratia for jawan’s kin

Bhubaneswar, Jun 19: Expressing grief over the death of Odia Army jawan Naik Ajit Kumar Sahoo in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 25 lakh for the next of the kin of the deceased. While condemning the terrorist act, Patnaik said the […]

New England newspaper owner fights to save local journalism

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — These days, the news about local news seems relentlessly bad: Newsroom employment, down by nearly half over the past 15 years. Waves of layoffs continuing to hit both traditional newspaper chains and digital news startups. Cities and towns so denuded of coverage that they’re described as “news deserts .” […]

Xi supports North Korea’s direction on issues ahead of visit

SEOUL, South Korea — Chinese President Xi Jinping praised North Korea for moving in the “right direction” by politically resolving issues on the Korean Peninsula in an essay published in both countries’ official media Wednesday on the eve of Xi’s visit to Pyongyang to meet North Korean leader […]

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