Month: December 2020

India readies for 600 million COVID vaccine jabs; to use standard cold storage – top government expert

NEW DELHI – India will deploy its vast election machinery to deliver 600 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the most vulnerable people in the next six to eight months through conventional cold chain systems, the expert leading the initiative said on Friday. The government has lined up […]

Modi says government committed to farmers’ welfare

NEW DELHI – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured farmers on Saturday that reforms in the agrarian sector were aimed at helping them as thousands of farmers continued protests against three new laws to overhaul procurement and sale of produce. “Reforms will help draw investment in agriculture and […]

INDIAN NAVY BIDS FAREWELL TO COMMANDER NISHANT SINGH

DELHI, DECEMBER 11: Commander Nishant Singh, a fighter pilot of the Indian Navy, was laid to rest with full military honours at Goa on 11 Dec 20. Commander Nishant did not survive the Mig-29K crash off Goa on 26 Nov 20. His wife, Mrs Nayaab Randhawa received the tricolour and […]

India’s Sustained decline of Active Caseload continues; drops below 3.6 Lakh

Daily Recoveries outnumber daily New Cases continuously for last 15 days Daily Fatalities less than 500 for the past 7 days DELHI, DECEMBER 12: India’s trajectory of active cases continues to follow a steadily dipping path. The total Active Caseload has dropped below 3.6 lakh (3,59,819) today. This has […]

PM delivers inaugural address at FICCI’s 93rd Annual General Meeting

A strong and decisive government helps all stakeholders in realizing their potential: PM Our industry needs bridges not walls: PM Government is fully committed to the welfare of the farmers through Niti and Niyat: PM Calls on industry leaders to invest in villages and small cities DELHI, DECEMBER […]

HC quashes Income Tax proceedings against Karti Chidambaram& his wife

Chennai,Dec 12: The Madras High Court has quashed the Income Tax proceedings initiated against Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram,and his wife over alleged non-disclosure of cash transactions of about Rs seven crore following sale of a property near here. The Court, while ruling that […]

Security at Delhi borders increased after farmers’ announcement to intensify stir

New Delhi, Dec 12: The Delhi Police has increased security arrangements at the city’s border points following the announcement by agitating farmers to block the Jaipur-Delhi and the Delhi-Agra Expressways on Saturday to further intensify their protest against the Centre’s new agri laws. Thousands of farmers have been protesting […]

COVID-19: 30,006 new cases take India’s virus tally to 98,26,775

New Delhi, Dec 12: India’s COVID-19 tally of cases climbed to 98.26 lakh with 30,006 new cases in a day, while 93,24,328 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 94.88 per cent on Saturday, according to the Union health ministry data The total coronavirus cases […]

Cycling Association of J&K organizing UT level Cycling championship in
Jammu District

CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIP open view news desk Jammu, Dec 11: Cycling Association of J&K organizing J&K UT levelCycling Championship in Jammu District under (U-12, U-14, U-17,Junior –U-19, Elites (Open) for Boys and Girls commencing from13.12..2020 at MAM Stadium, Jammu. Participants are required to bring*Aadhar Card;*passport size photo; * Rs. […]

SEC Sharma reviews preparations for counting of DDC, Panchayat by-polls

JAMMU, DECEMBER 11: State Election Commissioner, KK Sharma, on Friday chaired a meeting of officers to review preparations for counting of District Development Council (DDC) and Panchayat by-polls to be held on December 22, 2020. Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Sanjeev Verma and Deputy Commissioners of Jammu and Kashmir, Secretary […]

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