Month: December 2019

Solving traffic congestion among agenda for next 5 years: Kejriwal

New Delhi, Dec 27: Addressing traffic congestion would be a focus area of the AAP government in next five years if it is reelected, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday. Kejriwal, addressing people in a town-hall meeting in Pitampura, said the AAP manifesto will be released around […]

J-K High Court quashes three PSA detention orders

Srinagar, Dec 27: Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Friday quashed the detention under controversial Public Safety Act (PSA) of three persons including a youth leader of PDP Justice Sanjeev Kumar quashed the three detention orders after hearing the counsels for the government and the detenues. The persons who […]

Plane crashes after takeoff in Kazakhstan, 12 dead, dozens injured

ALMATY – A passenger plane carrying nearly 100 people crashed soon after take-off near the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan on Friday, slamming into a house in an accident that killed 12 people and injured dozens. The Fokker 100 aircraft, operated by Bek Air, got into trouble shortly […]

Norwegian, 71, told to leave India after joining citizenship law protest

KOCHI, India – A Norwegian woman on holiday in India’s southern state of Kerala has been told to leave the country after she joined a protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new citizenship law, authorities said on Friday. At least 25 people have been killed in protests across […]

Fury grows after protest deaths in Meerut

MEERUT, India – Zaheer Ahmed had just returned home from work in Meerut last Friday afternoon and stepped out for a smoke before lunch. Minutes later, he was dead, shot in the head. His death, and the killing by gunfire of four other Muslim men the same afternoon […]

India tightens security for protests after Friday prayers

MEERUT, India – Indian authorities stepped up security in major cities on Friday and suspended mobile data services in some places in an effort to maintain order ahead of protests planned against a new citizenship law. At least 25 people have been killed in protests across the country […]

Now 125 crore residents of India have Aadhaar

open view news desk The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) announced a new milestone achieved by the Aadhaar project – crossing of the 125 crore mark. This means that over 1.25 billion residents of India have the 12-digit unique identity. The achievement comes along with the rapidly […]

BPCL LPG Bottling Plant at Balangir Dedicated to the Nation

open view news desk The BPCL LPG Bottling plant at Balangir, Odisha was dedicated to the nation today by Prof Ganeshi Lal, Governor, Odisha in the presence of Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel. Shri. Arun Kumar Sahoo, Minister for Agriculture & […]

Inflation leaves consumers teary-eyed as pricey onions, food items bite

New Delhi, Dec 27: Onion literally brought tears to the eyes of consumers as retail prices touched Rs 200 per kilogram and tomato too turned pricier in the last quarter of 2019, leaving many scurrying for changes in dietary ways as costly food items pushed retail inflation to a […]

Mamata to attend swearing-in ceremony of Hemant Soren: TMC

Kolkata, Dec 27: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Hemant Soren as Jharkhand chief minister in Ranchi on December 29, TMC sources said. With top opposition leaders of the country scheduled to attend the programme, Soren’s swearing-in ceremony is likely to […]

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