Month: January 2020

GoI to setup infra for development, export of IT products from J&K: Ravi Shankar Prasad

open view news desk SRINAGAR, JANUARY 21: Union Minister for Communications, Electronics and Information Technology and Law & Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad today said Government will setup every required infrastructure for development and export of IT products from J&K UT. He said this after inaugurating the incubation facility […]

Various delegations call on Lt Governor, highlight their issues and demands

open view news desk JAMMU, JANUARY 22: Several delegations including Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Jammu, J&K Cultural Foundation, Kashmiri Samiti Delhi and a public delegation from Inderwal area today called on Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu here at the Raj Bhavan and highlighted their concerning issues and demands. The […]

Union MoS for Tribal Affairs meets Lt Governor

open view news desk JAMMU, JANUARY 22: Ms. Renuka Singh Saruta, Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs met Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu at the Raj Bhavan here today. The MoS and the Lt Governor discussed about various issues related to the integrated socio-economic development of the […]

Union Minister for Jal Shakti meets Lt Governor

open view news desk JAMMU, JANUARY 22: Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister for Jal Shakti met Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu at the Raj Bhavan here today. Sh. Shekhawat and the Lt Governor discussed wide ranging issues pertaining to the management of water resources, National Water Policy, […]

Macron, meeting Netanyahu, says Iran must not acquire nuclear weapons

JERUSALEM – President Emmanuel Macron said France was determined Iran would never gain a nuclear weapon but it wanted to avoid any military escalation in the Middle East, after he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday. Macron’s two-day trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories […]

Desert locust invasion spares India a big hit

NEW DELHI – India has been able to bring swarms of desert locusts under control in two key oilseed producing states and authorities are now trying to assess crop damage, officials said on Wednesday. A number of timely measures and a change in wind direction have prevented a […]

Trump says U.S. ready to ‘help’ in India-Pakistan Kashmir dispute

DAVOS, Switzerland – President Donald Trump said the United States was watching developments between India and Pakistan over Kashmir “very closely” and was prepared to help if necessary, but did not say how. Speaking ahead of talks with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on the sidelines of the […]

Supreme Court gives government more time to explain divisive citizenship law

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court declined calls to suspend the implementation of a new citizenship law on Wednesday, deciding that a constitutional bench of five judges was needed to hear all the challenges to legislation that critics say discriminates against Muslims. The court gave Prime Minister Narendra […]

Serena, Federer into third round as Osaka sets up Coco crunch

Fifteen-year-old prodigy Coco Gauff set up an Australian Open blockbuster with defending champion Naomi Osaka on Wednesday, as a pumped-up Serena Williams took another step towards a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title. On a day when men’s seeds tumbled, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic strode into the third round to […]

China warns virus could mutate and spread, steps up precautions

A new virus that has killed nine people, infected hundreds and reached the United States could mutate and spread, China warned Wednesday, as authorities urged people to steer clear of the city at the heart of the outbreak. The coronavirus has caused alarm because of its similarity to […]

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