Day: January 19, 2021

Panel: China, WHO should have acted quicker to stop pandemic

GENEVA — A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and other countries for not moving to stem the initial outbreak of the coronavirus earlier and questioned whether the U.N. health agency should have labeled it a pandemic sooner. In a report issued […]

After Slight Ease, Cold Wave Intensifies Frosty Weather in Srinagar

‘Valley to receive snowfall from 22nd January’ says MeT J&K Qaiser Dar Srinagar 19 January: After witnessing slight improvement in temperatures (6.4 degrees Celsius) during Sunday night, minus 7 degrees Celsius was recorded in Srinagar last night, as the cold wave continues to intensify the frosty weather in […]

NC emerges as a force to reckon with: Farooq Abdullah

open view news desk JAMMU JANUARY 19- National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah today exhorted the cadre across Jammu and Kashmir to remain steadfast in their resolve of serving the people and strengthening bonds of inclusiveness—the political philosophy that has withstood the test of times. “All eyes are […]

Pipping Ceremony of newly promoted Inspector

open view news desk JAMMU, JANUARY 19: Shri Manish Kishore Sinha-IPS,Inspector General of Police Crime Branch J&K, Jammu decorated newly promoted Inspectors of Police of Crime Headquarters J&K and Crime Branch Jammuwith ranks at Crime Headquarters J&K, Jammu today in a simple but impressive ceremony while keeping in […]

Biden has set sky-high expectations. Can he meet them?

WASHINGTON — Back when the election was tightening and just a week away, Joe Biden went big. He flew to Warm Springs, the Georgia town whose thermal waters once brought Franklin Delano Roosevelt comfort from polio, and pledged a restitching of America’s economic and policy fabric unseen since FDR’s […]

Exclusive: India to start COVID-19 vaccine exports as soon as Wednesday – sources

NEW DELHI – India, one of the world’s biggest drugmakers, will start exports of COVID-19 vaccines as early as Wednesday, government sources said, paving the way for many mid- and lower-income countries to secure supplies of the easy-to-store Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine. The first batch of exports will be shipped […]

Factbox: Biden plans to reverse Trump policies during first days in office

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden plans to sign dozens of executive orders and send sweeping bills to Congress in his first days in office, aiming to roll back some of Donald Trump’s signature policies on immigration and climate change while taking action to ramp up the government’s response to […]

A Dialogue on National Education Policy 2020 at Nehru Centre, London

DELHI, JANUARY 19: A dialogue on the “New Education Policy 2020 – NEP Outreach”, was organized by the Nehru Centre, London with National Book Trust, India (under Ministry of Education) on 18 January, 2021. Speaking on the occasion, Union of Education Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, Minister said that under […]

First India-EU IPR dialogue held to strengthen relation and facilitate enhanced cooperation in the field of Intellectual Property Rights

DELHI, JANUARY 19: The 1st India-EU IPR dialogue was held on 14th January, 2021 between the EU Commission and Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)through a virtual platform. The aim of the dialogue was to further strengthen the India-EU relation & facilitate enhanced cooperation in the […]

Status of Avian Influenza in the country

DELHI, JANUARY 19: Till 19th January, 2021 outbreaks of Avian Influenza have been confirmed in 5 States for poultry birds and in 10 States for Crow/Migratory/ Wild birds. Further, Avian Influenza has been confirmed in poultry samples from Allapuzha district, Kerala and in the districts of Nanded (Chikhari and […]

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