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Parveen Kumar

Founder, C.E.O & Editor-in-Chief

CEO ERA reviews progress on WB, ADB funded projects

open view news desk SRINAGAR, JANUARY 17: Chief Executive Officer, J&K ERA Dr. Raghav Langer today reviewed the progress on various projects funded by the World Bank/Asian Development Bank, here at a high level meeting. The meeting was attended by the senior functionaries of SMC, R&B, PHE, JKPCC […]

Chief Secretary inaugurates National Ice Hockey Championship at Leh

open view news desk LEH, JANUARY 17: Chief Secretary, B.V.R Subrahmanyam today declared open IHAI National Ice Hockey Championship (Men & Women) here at Karzoo Ice Hockey Rink. Principal Secretary, Planning & Development, Rohit Kansal, DC Leh Avny Lavasa and SSP Leh Sargun Shukla, besides a large number […]

Japan’s Hitachi freezes British nuclear project

Hitachi said Thursday it would freeze construction of its stalled nuclear power station in Wales due to problems financing the project, a blow to Britain’s nuclear strategy and a costly decision for the Japanese firm. The company said in a statement the decision was made “from the viewpoint […]

Serena in charge as Djokovic races past Tsonga at Open

Serena Williams stepped up her drive for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam Thursday by swatting aside Eugenie Bouchard, as world number one Novak Djokovic won an emotional 2008 Australian Open final rematch with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. But women’s top seed Simona Halep and young gun Alexander Zverev had to […]

Vonn begins World Cup win record chase, Shiffrin focus on Super G

Lindsey Vonn begins her final season in Cortina D’Ampezzo on Friday, ready to take in the “beautiful” scene from the top of the Olympia delle Tofane course as she prepares her onslaught on the alpine skiing World Cup win record. “There’s nothing quite like it when you go […]

May battles to keep Brexit on track after no-confidence win

LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May was consulting opposition parties and other lawmakers Thursday in a battle to put Brexit back on track after surviving a no-confidence vote, though there was little immediate sign of a breakthrough from talks branded a “stunt” by the main opposition leader. […]

From New Orleans to Tehran: Life of detained Iran newscaster

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — She is largely unknown in the United States. But the American anchorwoman for Iran’s state-run broadcaster, detained last weekend by U.S. authorities, is a familiar face on its English-language channel. As a newscaster for Press TV, Marzieh Hashemi has been conducting interviews and […]

In limbo: Leftover embryos challenge clinics, couples

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Tens of thousands of embryos are stuck in limbo in fertility clinics, leftovers from pregnancy attempts and broken dreams of parenthood. Some are outright abandoned by people who quit paying storage fees and can’t be found. In other cases, couples are struggling with tough […]

AP Exclusive: UN health chief orders probe into misconduct

LONDON — The head of the World Health Organization has ordered an internal investigation into allegations the U.N. health agency is rife with racism, sexism and corruption, after a series of anonymous emails with the explosive charges were sent to top managers last year. Three emails addressed to […]

Who blinks first will matter in Trump, Democrats’ wall fight

WASHINGTON — Of all the issues at stake as President Donald Trump and Democrats wrangle over his prized border wall, the latest snag is whether bargaining over the proposal should come before or after shuttered government agencies reopen. It sounds like one of those perplexing snits that frustrates […]

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