Month: August 2020

RTI is fully functional in Jammu and Kashmir: Dr.Jitendra Singh

RTI disposal rate had remained unaffected by the pandemic and was even higher in some months: Dr.Jitendra Singh open view news desk NEW DELHI, AUGUST 24: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, […]

New office premises for Delimitation Commission inaugurated

open view news desk NEW DELHI, AUGUST 24: New office premises for Delimitation Commission was opened by Justice Mrs. Ranjana Desai, Chairperson, Delimitation Commission today in the august presence of Sh. Sunil Arora, Chief Election Commissioner, Sh. Ashok Lavasa, Election Commissioner, and Sh. Sushil Chandra, Election Commissioner and […]

PM remembers Arun Jaitley on his first Punya Tithi

open view news desk NEW DELHI, AUGUST 24: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has remembered Arun Jaitley on his first Punya Tithi.  In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, “On this day, last year, we lost Shri Arun Jaitley Ji. I miss my friend a lot.  Arun […]

Inauguration of DRDO’s 500 Bed COVID Hospital in Patna

open view news desk NEW DELHI, AUGUST 24: A 500 bed Covid Hospital with 125 ICU beds, set up by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) in Patna was inaugurated today by Shri Nityanand Rai, Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Home Affairs. The hospital located in the […]

Pak Army shells forward areas along LoC in J-K’s Rajouri

Jammu, Aug 24: The Pakistan Army on Monday violated ceasefire twice by targeting forward areas in different sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesperson said. The Indian Army retaliated befittingly, he said. He said there was no immediate report […]

Cong set for stormy CWC meet to discuss leadership issue

New Delhi, Aug 24: The Congress is set for a stormy meeting of its working committee on Monday as it stands divided on the leadership issue with a section demanding collective leadership and another reposing faith in the Gandhi family. Top Congress leaders are expected to deliberate on […]

JU starts virtual classes for arts, science students

Kolkata, Aug 24: Amid the pandemic situation, Jadavpur University on Monday started holding arts and science classes of the previous semester, which had to be suspended due to lockdown in March, a university official said. In the classes held virtually, downloadable soft copies of notes and audio and video […]

Sonia Gandhi offers to quit as interim chief, asks CWC to start process for selecting new chief

New Delhi, Aug 24: Interim Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday offered to quit, asking the Congress Working Committee to initiate the process for selecting a new party chief, sources said In her opening remarks at the meeting, called in the wake of a section of leaders seeking a […]

In recordings, Trump’s sister says he ‘has no principles’

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s older sister, a former federal judge, is heard sharply criticizing her brother in a series of recordings released Saturday, at one point saying of the president, “He has no principles.” Maryanne Trump Barry was secretly recorded by her niece, Mary Trump, who recently […]

Fauci recovering after surgery to remove vocal cord polyp

BETHESDA, Md. — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert, underwent surgery Thursday to remove a growth from his vocal cord that was causing his notably raspy voice. Fauci, who directs the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, underwent outpatient surgery for the polyp and […]

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