Day: November 12, 2019

Lt Governor reviews Health and Medical Education sector and projects by the ERA

open view news desk JAMMU, NOVEMBER 11: Lt. Governor Girish Chandra Murmu reviewed the Health and Medical Education sector and also the externally aided projects being executed by the Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA), in separate meetings held at the Civil Secretariat, Jammu. Sh. BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary; Sh. […]

Head-on collision of Bangladesh trains kills 16, injures 40

DHAKA – Rescuers in Bangladesh were struggling on Tuesday to pull passengers from mangled wreckage after a head-on collision of two trains killed at least 16 people and injured more than 40, officials said. A train heading for the southern port city of Chittagong and one bound for […]

After hiatus, Rajapaksa brothers set to dominate Sri Lanka again

COLOMBO – One brother is considered a shoo-in for the job of Sri Lanka’s president in elections this weekend and another is eyeing the prime minister’s post when that election becomes due early next year. Two other brothers are political strategists for their Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna party […]

Situation critical: Vodafone’s future in India in doubt after court ruling

LONDON – Vodafone said its future in India could be in doubt unless the government stopped hitting operators with higher taxes and charges, after a court judgment over licence fees resulted in a 1.9 billion euro group loss in its first half. Chief Executive Nick Read said India, […]

Oil rises further above $62 as trade hopes support

LONDON – Oil rose further above $62 a barrel on Tuesday, supported by hopes that U.S. President Donald Trump may signal progress on trade talks with China and lower inventories at a U.S. oil hub. Concern about slower economic growth and oil demand due to the fallout from […]

CJI under RTI Act: SC to pronounce verdict tomorrow

New Delhi, Nov 12: The Supreme Court will pronounce on Wednesday its verdict on petitions challenging the Delhi High Court decision bringing the office of the chief justice of India (CJI) under the ambit of the Right to Information (RTI) Act. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice […]

Nine-day Jhiri Mela begins in Jammu

Jammu, Nov 12:  Thousands of devotees from across the country joined the annual Jhiri Mela, one of north India’s biggest religious gatherings, which began here on Tuesday amid tight security, officials said. The Jhiri Mela is held every year on ‘Kartik Purnima’. Devotees pay obeisance at the Baba […]

Devotees flock to gurdwaras on Gurupurab in Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 12: Gurupurab was celebrated with a religious fervour in the national capital on Tuesday as devotees thronged gurdwaras to pay obeisance to Guru Nank Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism, on his 550th birth anniversary. People from different faiths offered early morning prayers at the shrines […]

Pak violates ceasefire along LoC in J-K’s Poonch

Jammu, Nov 12: Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire on Tuesday by resorting to mortar shelling on forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said. The shelling from across the border started in the Shahpur sector around 3.15 pm, prompting […]

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