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Dr Lone reviews functioning of Social Welfare, JKWDC in Ganderbal

open view web desk GANDERBAL, OCTOBER 30: The Secretary Social Welfare, Dr. Farooq Ahamd Lone today reviewed the functioning of the Department and J&K Women Development Cooperation (JKWDC) in a joint meeting at Mini Secretariat Ganderbal. The District Social Welfare Officer gave an overview of various welfare schemes […]

Previous flight of crashed Lion Air jet scared passengers

JAKARTA, Indonesia :  Divers searched Tuesday for victims of the Lion Air plane crash in Indonesia that killed 189 people and high-tech equipment was deployed to find its data recorders as reports emerged of problems on the jet’s previous flight that had terrified passengers. Search and rescue personnel […]

Indian man, woman killed in fall from Yosemite park overlook

SAN FRANCISCO :  Yosemite National Park officials say two people who fell to their deaths from a popular overlook were a man and a woman from India who were living and working in the United States. Officials said Monday that they were 29-year-old Vishnu Viswanath and 30-year-old Meenakshi […]

The Latest: Trump plans ‘tent cities’ at US-Mexico border today

WASHINGTON : The Latest on President Donald Trump and immigration . President Donald Trump says he’s planning “tent cities” to house asylum-seeking Central American migrants who are traveling in caravans toward the U.S. Trump says in an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham that if any of […]

Thousands of Syrians stuck in the desert risk starvation

BEIRUT — Tens of thousands of Syrians stranded in a desert camp near the Jordanian border are at risk of starvation amid dwindling supplies and the approach of winter, while regional powers trade blame over who is responsible for this latest humanitarian catastrophe in Syria’s civil war. Desperately […]

US West’s abandoned mines hold danger and, for some, thrills

EUREKA, Utah — Underneath the mountains and deserts of the U.S. West lie hundreds of thousands of abandoned mines, an underground world that can hold serious danger and unexpected wonder. They are a legacy of the region’s prospecting past, when almost anyone could dig a mine and then […]

President of India in Himachal Pradesh; Addresses first convocation OFDR Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College in Kangra

open view web desk The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, graced and addressed the first convocation of the Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh today (October 29, 2018). Speaking on the occasion, the President said there is a need for large number […]

Twelve Projects Worth Rs 929 Crore Approved Under Namami Gange

open view web desk Two STP Projects in Delhi at Coronation Pillar and Chattarpur Given Green Signal The Executive Committee (EC) of the National Mission for Clean Ganga approved 12 projects worth Rs. 929 Crore under the Namami Gange programme in its 16th meeting today. Two Sewage Treatment Plants […]

CSIR develops Less Polluting Firecrackers named – SWAS, SAFAL and STAR

These crackers are 15-20 % cheaper than conventional onesand NEERI team involved in the project has 80 % women scientists E-crackers also being developed with products like E-Ladi, E-Anar, E-cracker show For the first time an Emission Testing Facility established in India for sound and emission testing of […]

Tata ends ties with firm run by Suhel Seth

Suhel Seth  has been accused of sexual misconduct Tata Sons Ltd on Monday said it will stop working with Counselage, a marketing firm run by media personality Suhel Seth who has been accused of sexual misconduct. The announcement comes as the global #MeToo movement against sexual harassment and […]

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