Day: August 2, 2019

India promotes Hindu pilgrimage as sign of peace in Kashmir

PAHALGAM, India — India is pitching a Hindu pilgrimage to a snowy cave shrine in disputed, Muslim-majority Kashmir as evidence of peace in a state marred by decades of armed conflict amid popular resistance to Indian rule. The annual yatra, or spiritual journey, to the Amarnath shrine, the […]

India troop buildup, tourist advisory up Kashmir tension

SRINAGAR, India — A government order in Indian-administered Kashmir on Friday asked tourists and Hindu pilgrims visiting a Himalayan cave shrine “to curtail their stay” in the disputed territory, citing security concerns and intensifying tensions following India’s announcement it was sending more troops to the region. Kashmir’s home […]

Mizoram Environment, Forest & Climate Change Minister calls on DoNER Minister Dr Jitendra Singh

open view news desk The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that Mizoram Citrus Fruit “Centre of Excellence” (CoE), located at Lunglei, is availing Israeli technology and has […]

President of India in Guinea; Witnesses Signing of MoUs and Leads Delegation Level Talks; says India is Committed to Strengthen Economic ties with Guinea in Support of Guinea’s National Development Plan

India Offers a line of Credit of US$170 Million for Conakry Water Supply Project open view news desk The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind landed in Conakry, Guinea, yesterday evening (August 1, 2019) in the final leg of his visit to – Benin, The Gambia and Guinea. He […]

Regional Conference on Good Governance on the theme “Strengthening State Institutes of Public Administration” to be held at Jaipur on November 14-15, 2019

open view news desk The Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG), in association with Department of Administrative Reforms, Government of Rajasthan and the Harish Chandra Mathur Rajasthan State Institute of Public Administration (HCMRIPA) will organize the Regional Conference on Good Governance with the theme “Strengthening State […]

UPSC declares results of Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2018

open view news desk Union Public Service Commission has declared the results of the Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2018 examination here today. The following are the lists, in order of merit, in respect of 195 (*140+^55) candidates who have finally qualified on the basis of interviews held […]

Rajya Sabha Passes The Code on Wages Bill, 2019

open view news desk Rajya Sabha passed The Code on Wages Bill, 2019 today after due consideration and discussion. Lok Sabha has already passed the bill on July 30, 2019. The Bill will become an Act after Presidential assent. It will be the first Code to become an Act […]

Saudi Arabia allows women to travel without male consent

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia on Friday published new laws that loosen restrictions on women by allowing all citizens — women and men alike — to apply for a passport and travel freely, ending a long-standing guardianship policy that had controlled women’s freedom of movement. The […]

US-Russia arms control treaty dies; US to test new weapon

WASHINGTON — The United States plans to test a new missile in coming weeks that would have been prohibited under a landmark, 32-year-old arms control treaty that the U.S. and Russia ripped up on Friday. Washington and Moscow walked out of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty that President […]

Indian court asks central bank to confirm WhatsApp’s compliance with local data rules

MUMBAI – India’s top court has given the central bank six weeks to report on whether WhatsApp had complied with data localization norms as the Facebook-owned messenger gears up to launch a payments service in the country, a person involved in the matter said. WhatsApp has been testing […]

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