Month: May 2020

New procedure for registration, approval, etc. of certain entities deferred to 1st October, 2020

open view news desk NEW DELHI, MAY 9: In view of the unprecedented humanitarian and economic crisis, the CBDT has decided that the implementation of new procedure for approval/ registration/notification of certain entities shall be deferred to 1st October, 2020. Accordingly, the entities approved/ registered/ notified under section […]

J-K witnesses decline in infant mortality rate

Jammu, May 9: Jammu and Kashmir has been able to achieve “remarkable improvement” in multiple indicators related to maternal and child health in recent years, with a decline in infant mortality rate (IMR), an official spokesman said. The IMR has been reduced from 52 (2005) to 22 (2018), according […]

Death toll due to COVID-19 rises to 1,981; cases climb to 59,662

New Delhi, May 9:  The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,981 and the number of cases climbed to 59,662 in the country on Saturday, registering an increase of 95 deaths and 3,320 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry.? The number […]

Meet 8 people around the world hustling to survive pandemic

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — From India to Argentina, untold millions who were already struggling to get by on the economic margins have had their lives made even harder by pandemic lockdowns, layoffs and the loss of a chance to earn from a hard day’s work. The toll for families […]

IAF MIG-29 (UPG) AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT

open view news desk NEW DELHI, MAY 8: On 08 May 20, at 1045h, one Mig-29 aircraft airborne on a training mission from an Air Force base near Jalandhar met with an accident. The aircraft had developed a technical snag and the pilot ejected safely as he was […]

National School of Drama of M/o Culture to hold a series of webinars

open view news desk NEW DELHI, MAY 8: National School of Drama of Ministry of Culture has planned  daily webinars for a week from 10th May 2020 onwards by theatre veterans in the time of national lockdown due to COVID19. Interested people can join these webinars on NSD’s […]

Rabindranath Tagore-far and near

open view news desk KOLKATA, MAY 8: Right opposite the main gates of Tel Aviv University’s sprawling campus is Rehov Tagore. Probably not many of the Ramat Aviv residents who walk or drive along Rehov Tagore have even a passing knowledge of the gentleman after whom the street is […]

Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)

open view news desk JAMMU, MAY 08: The Government Friday informed that 30 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), all from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 823. According to the daily Media Bulletin […]

Power shutdown

open view news desk JAMMU, MAY 08: In order to carry out various upgradation/repair works , the power supply to Samba, Bainglad, Reaian, Ghagwal, Rajpura, MES, Nichla, BSF, Kootah, Sherpur, Mawa, Jatwal and its adjoining areas fed from 66 KV Samba-Ghagwal Line shall remain affected on May 10, […]

China's new spacecraft returns to Earth: official

China’s new prototype spacecraft “successfully landed” on Friday, marking an important step in its ambitions to run a permanent space station and send astronauts to the moon. The spacecraft — which was launched Tuesday — arrived safely at a predetermined site, the China Manned Space Agency said, after […]

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