Month: December 2020

Mount Everest is higher than we thought, say Nepal and China

KATHMANDU – Mount Everest is higher than previously thought, Nepal and China said on Tuesday, settling a long-running conflict over the height of the world’s tallest peak that straddles their shared border. Kathmandu and Beijing had differed over its exact height but after each sent an expedition of […]

In COVID-19 milestone for West, Britain starts mass vaccination

LONDON – A 90-year-old grandmother became the world’s first person to receive a fully-tested COVID-19 shot on Tuesday, as Britain began mass-vaccinating its people in a global drive that poses one of the biggest logistical challenges in peacetime history. Health workers started inoculating the most vulnerable with the […]

Farmers protest across India against Modi’s liberalisation

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI – Farmers’ protests against new laws liberalising agricultural markets spread across India on Tuesday, as farm organisations called for a nationwide strike after inconclusive talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. In eastern and western states, farmers blocked roads and squatted on railway tracks, delaying hordes […]

PM addresses India Mobile Congress 2020

We should ensure timely roll out of 5G to leapfrog into the future: PM PM Calls for a task-force for better handling of electronic waste and creating a circular economy Digital technology and virtual communication tools proved their extraordinary worth during challenging times of covid-19: Shri Ravi Shankar […]

INDIAN ARMY CELEBRATES 260TH ARMY SERVICE CORPS DAY

DELHI, DECEMBER 8: Indian Army celebrated the 260th Corps Day of the Army Service Corps on Tuesday, 08 December 2020. The day was marked by  Lt Gen MKS Yadav, Director General Supplies & Transport and Senior Colonel Commandant laying wreath at National War Memorial, Delhi along with similar […]

AAP says CM Kejriwal under house arrest, Delhi Police denies claim

New Delhi, Dec 8: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday alleged that Delhi Police has put Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal under house arrest after he met protesting farmers at the Singhu border, a claim denied by the city police. Kejriwal had visited the Singhu border on Monday and […]

Bharat bandh: Latur sees protests, shut shops, markets

Latur, Dec 8:  Protest marches, sloganeering and a sizable number of markets and shops remaining shut marked Tuesday’s ‘Bharat bandh’, called against the Centre’s new farm laws, in Latur district in Maharashtra. Almost all the major parties, barring the BJP, as well as farm outfits, labour unions and […]

Jammu aspirations can’t be ignored: Slathia

open view news desk VIJAYPUR DECEMBER 08 – Former minister and senior National Conference leader Mr Surjeet Singh Slathia said that Jammu’s  aspirations had to be taken care of with thrust on development and jobs to educated unemployed. “Jammu has distinct urges and developmental aspirations, these can neither […]

J&K Chief Justice launches “Insaf Ki Dastak”; a legal outreach programme

JAMMU, DECEMBER 7: Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Patron-in-Chief J&K State Legal Services Authority, Gita Mittal, today launched an ambitious legal outreach programme “Insaf Ki Dastak”. The programme aims at providing access to justice at the door steps of people living in far-flung and […]

Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)

JAMMU, DECEMBER 07- The Government on Monday informed that280 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 166 from Jammu division and 114 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 113568. Also 09 COVID-19 deaths […]

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