Month: February 2020

Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurates ‘Pension Adalat’, NPS awareness, grievance redressal at Jammu

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 inaugurated the ‘Pension Adalat’ and National Pension System (NPS) Awareness and Grievance Redressal Programme at Convention Centre, Jammu […]

Prime Minister Distributes daily Living AIDS and Devices to Senior Citizens & Divyangjan at biggest ever RVY & ADIP camp at Prayagraj

Biggest ever Samajik Adhikarita Shivir held at the sacred city of Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh today for distribution of Aids and Assistive devices among senior citizens and divyangjan . Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi was the Chief Guest on the occasion. Other dignitaries who graced the occasion […]

Virus hammers China’s February economic activity: data

China’s manufacturing activity fell to its lowest level on record in February as official data on Saturday confirmed the massive damage the deadly coronavirus epidemic has caused to the world’s second-largest economy. The announcement comes as the epidemic has rapidly spread to a growing number of countries, pushing […]

Afghanistan’s future in the balance as US, Taliban sign deal

Washington and the Taliban are set to sign a landmark deal in Doha on Saturday that would see them agree to the withdrawal of thousands of US troops from Afghanistan in return for insurgent guarantees. President Donald Trump urged the Afghan people to embrace the chance for a […]

Many Venezuelans struggle to put food on the table in crisis

CARACAS, Venezuela — For Yeri Guerra, getting by during hard times in Venezuela means sometimes skipping meals so her two young boys still at home can eat before heading to school. Other days, when things are even more desperate, she said, none of them eat. “Sometimes, I don’t […]

US, Taliban set peace signing for America’s longest war

WASHINGTON — America’s longest war may finally be nearing an end. The United States and the Islamists it toppled from power in Afghanistan are poised to sign a peace deal Saturday after a conflict that outlasted two U.S. commanders in chief and is now led by a third […]

As virus spreads, other countries can learn from China

BEIJING — As the new coronavirus spread rapidly in central China, the country’s authoritarian government took a very authoritarian step: It ordered the unprecedented lockdown of 60 million people in the hardest-hit province. The shutdown of public transport in some cities, the closing of entertainment venues nationwide and […]

Coronavirus outbreak ‘getting bigger’, WHO says

GENEVA/BEIJING – The rapid rise in coronavirus raised fears of a pandemic on Friday, with six countries reporting their first cases, the World Health Organization warning it could spread worldwide and Switzerland cancelling the giant Geneva car show. World share markets crashed again, winding up their worst week […]

Indian economic growth slows, with coronavirus impact to come

NEW DELHI – India’s economy expanded at its slowest pace in more than six years in the last three months of 2019, with analysts predicting further deceleration as the global coronavirus outbreak stifles growth in Asia’s third-largest economy. The gross domestic product (GDP) data released on Friday showed […]

Former Legislator Balwant Singh Mankotia calls on Lt Governor, submits memorandum of demands

open view news desk JAMMU, FEBRUARY 27: Sh. Balwant Singh Mankotia, former Legislator today called on the Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu here at the Raj Bhavan. Sh. Mankotia apprised the Lt Governor about the various issues of public importance of Udhampur area pertaining to the upgradation & […]

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