Day: March 15, 2020

Israel postpones Netanyahu graft trial by 2 months over virus

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial has been postponed until May 24 due to concerns about coronavirus, Jerusalem’s District Court said Sunday. Netanyahu, the first Israeli premier ever to be indicted in office, had been scheduled to stand trial from Tuesday over alleged bribery, fraud and breach […]

Chaos at US airports as medical screenings jam up returning Americans

Chaos gripped major US airports Sunday as Americans returning from coronavirus-hit European countries overwhelmed authorities attempting to process the surge. Frustrated passengers complained of hours-long lines, crowded and unsanitary conditions and general disarray in the system for screening people for symptoms of the virus. “Very close quarters,” Ann […]

China state media accuses U.S. politicians of spreading ‘political virus’

BEIJING – Some United States politicians are using coronavirus as a weapon to smear China, the Xinhua official news agency said on Sunday, as a war of words escalated between the two countries over China’s handling of the epidemic. The editorial accused Robert O’Brien, the U.S. national security […]

Baseer Khan to be Advisor to Lt. Governor

open view news desk JAMMU, MARCH: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) today accorded sanction to the appointment of Mr. Baseer Ahmad Khan IAS, Division Commissioner Kashmir, as Advisor to Lt. Governor. The Advisor, according to communication from MHA, shall assist the Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory […]

Coronavirus update: 2157 persons put under surveillance in JK

open view news desk JAMMU, MARCH 15: The Government Sunday informed that 2157 no. of travellers and persons in contact with the suspected Coronavirus cases have been put under surveillance in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel coronavirus (COVID-19), 1829 persons are under […]

Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah meets 24 member delegation from J&K’s Apni Party

Narendra Modi Government will work with all sections of the society to realize the hopes of statehood for Jammu and Kashmir at an early opportunity: Shri Shah No discrimination in implementation of Central Laws in Jammu and Kashmir: Home Minister An Industrial Policy will be announced soon for […]

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