The Press Council of India (PCI) has taken suo-motu cognizance of the statement issued by the Jammu Kashmir Press Association(JKPA) regarding alleged threat by former MLA Chowdhary Lal Singh to media persons working in Jammu and Kashmir. Singh resigned from the PDP-BJP coalition government as a minister after he allegedly supported the Kathua rape and murder of a 8-year-old girl in January last year. The local newspaper highlighted Mr Singh’s participation in rallies and protest marches demanding release of those arrested by police in connection with rape and murder. President of the JKPA Ghulam Hassan Kaloo said on Tuesday that…
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China unveiled a raft of measures on Tuesday to secure stable domestic consumption growth in 2019. The policy plan, jointly released by 10 ministry-level authorities including the National Development and Reform Commission, will inject new impetus into automobile sales, urban and rural consumption upgrades, spending on new products and services, and improvement in the consumption environment. “The slowdown in auto sales was the main contributor to weaker consumption growth last year,” said Liu Yunan, an official with the National Development and Reform Commission. “Auto consumption, with its heft, is highlighted in our targeted measures.” The country sold 28.08 million autos…
Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez has said that his country is ready to become a venue for possible talks on the Venezuelan crisis settlement, local media reported. The VTV broadcaster also reported that Vazquez discussed the Venezuelan crisis in phone talks with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Monday. The statements come after another Latin American leader, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, said on January 25 that his country was willing to act as a mediator in talks between the Venezuelan authorities and opposition provided that the sides agreed to the offer. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has repeatedly said…
କେଦାର ମିଶ୍ର ‘ସାରା ଦେଶକୁ ପାହାଡ଼ ଘେରି ରହିଛି ଓ ଅସୁମାରି ପର୍ବତମାଳା ଦ୍ୱାରା ଏହା ଖଣ୍ଡ ଖଣ୍ଡ ହୋଇ ଅନେକ ରାଜ୍ୟରେ ପରିଣତ ହୋଇଛି। ପାହାଡ଼ ଏପାଖେ ରହୁଥିବା ଲୋକ ସେପାଖର ରାଜା ବା ଜାହାଙ୍ଗୀର ବିଷୟରେ କିଛି ଜାଣନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ। ସେମାନେ କେବଳ ନିଜର ରଜାକୁ ଚିହ୍ନନ୍ତି। ଏହିପରି ଅସଂଖ୍ୟ ରାଜ୍ୟ ପରମ୍ପରାନୁକ୍ରମେ ଏହି ଦେଶରେ ରହିଛି । ‘ଜାହାଙ୍ଗୀର’ ର ଅର୍ଥ ଯିଏ ସାରା ପୃଥିବୀକୁ କବଳିତ କରିଛି, କିନ୍ତୁ ବାସ୍ତବରେ ତାଙ୍କ ଘୋଷିତ ରାଜ୍ୟର ପ୍ରାୟ ଅଧାଭାଗ କେବଳ ତାଙ୍କର ଶାସନାଧୀନ ଥିଲା। ବାକି ଅଞ୍ଚଳରେ ବିଦ୍ରୋହୀମାନେଥିଲେ ରଜା।’ ସପ୍ତଦଶ ଶତାବ୍ଦୀର ପ୍ରଥମ ଭାଗରେ ପର୍ତ୍ତୁଗୀଜ୍ ପରିବ୍ରାଜକ ପେଲ୍ସାର୍ତ୍ତଙ୍କ ଭ୍ରମଣ ବୃତ୍ତାନ୍ତର କିୟଦଂଶ ଇଏ। ଐତିହାସିକ ଦୃଷ୍ଟିକୋଣରୁ ଭାରତ କେବେ ବି ଏକ ଶାସନାଧୀନ ନଥିଲା। ଏପରିକି ମୋଗଲ ଶାସନକାଳରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ପାଞ୍ଚ ହଜାରରୁ ଅଧିକ ରାଜ୍ୟ ଓ ରାଜା ଭାରତବର୍ଷରେ ରହିଥିଲେ ବୋଲି ଆଉ…
The Health ministry of Singapore on Monday said that confidential information of 14,200 people with HIV has been stolen and leaked online. The ministry has named American fraudster as the culprit. The Ministry said “The records that have been leaked include those of 5,400 Singaporeans diagnosed with HIV up to January 2013, and 8,800 foreigners diagnosed up to December 2011. This included each person’s name, identification number, phone number and address, HIV test results and related medical information, reports The Straits Times. The name, identification number, phone number and address of 2,400 people identified through contact tracing up to May…
NiYO, the new-age digital banking solutions provider for salaried employees, has launched NiYO Global Travel Card, which is the first-ever forex card with ‘zero forex mark-up’. Travellers, using this card, will not pay any currency exchange premium and international transaction fees – unlike a regular forex card. With the NiYO Global Travel Card in her pocket, the overseas traveller will effectively have no need for the usual multi-currency forex cards or travellers’ cheques – all the while making international transactions cost-effective across 150-plus countries and 35 million merchants worldwide. Besides the cost-effective feature, NiYO Global Card also offers instant digital…
Isabelle Moussard Carlsen, the director of operations for Action Against Hunger humanitarian organization, on Monday called on the members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) to step up its efforts aimed at reaching a political solution to the conflict in Yemen, rather than shift all the responsibility onto humanitarian agencies. “Humanitarian aid in Yemen is not going to be the only solution … We need a political solution to this conflict and we need to make sure that the process is not relying only on the humanitarian actors and the UN but it is also the responsibility of the UN…
Former Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan High Courts Justice Jagdish Bhalla, who died of cardiac arrest, was cremated at Lodhi Road crematorium in New Delhi on Monday. Meanwhile, the Rajasthan High Court, as well as all subordinate courts in the state remained closed for a day on account of his demise. Justice Bhalla, who passed away on Sunday evening at AIIMS, took charge as the Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court in February 2008, and that of Rajasthan in August 2009. He later served as the Chairman of the Uttarakhand State Humans Right Commission in 2016.
In the run-up to hold Tong IL Moo Do Federation Cup in Kashmir valley in the month of April, a two-day orientation camp for referees was held in the summer capital, Srinagar by a nationally acclaimed master. Around 40 referees, who will be officiating in the upcoming state and Federation Cup in the valley, participated in the orientation cum training camp of Tong IL Moo Do. The two-day event, which was concluded on Monday, was held at Jammu And Kashmir Academy of Unified Martial Arts (JKAUMA) Natipora Training centre. The J&K Tong IL Moo Do Association has also been entrusted…
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday suggested that a stint with voluntary services like NSS, NCC should be made mandatory for children from school days. ‘Such training would help students to develop the feeling of oneness, develop empathy and compassion and become sensitive to the needs of the less fortunate,’ he said interacting with volunteers of National Service Scheme (NSS) who took part in the Republic Day Parade here. Appreciating the youngsters’ passion and commitment for taking up community service at a young age, he said ‘by doing this you are realising the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi who had…
China believes that the United States exerts undue pressure on Chinese enterprises, including telecommunications company Huawei, and calls on Washington to stop this treatment, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Monday. Huawei has been facing allegations that it spied on behalf of Beijing, something that the company has vehemently denied. Last year, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the United States banned the company from participating in government contracts. On January 11, Polish media reported that one of directors of Huawei’s Polish office and a former high-ranking employee of Poland’s Internal Security Agency (ISA) were arrested in Poland on…
The Common Services Centre (CSC) on Monday launched its first Cash and Carry store in Kanth tehsil of Moradabad district in Uttar Pradesh. Efforts are also on to set up one Cash and Carry store in every block. The store currently houses products of Godrej, Patanjali, JIVA, Crompton, i-Ball, a statement here said. The store also offers free membership benefits to other CSC VLEs and government employees. Each Cash and Carry store will provide employment to minimum four people directly and indirectly. The statement said clubbed with economic census initiative, stage has been set to create 25 lakh job opportunities…
Tata Motors on Monday launched its much-awaited SUV, the Harrier, in Uttar Pradesh. Harrier will be on sale across Tata Motors authorised sales outlets in India at a starting price of Rs 12.69 Lakhs, ex showroom, Lucknow. The Harrier is truly a global SUV, offering a perfect combination of design and excellence. This thoroughbred SUV, engineered on Optimal Modular Efficient Global Advanced (OMEGA) Architecture promises to offer exemplary driving dynamics on varied terrains. The Harrier is the first vehicle to sport the IMPACT Design 2.0 design language of Tata Motors, which will appeal to customers with its stunning exteriors and…
In line with the strategy for India, Renault-Nissan Alliance India has signed a memorandum of understanding with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to train its workforce in the Alliance plant in Chennai for future technologies. Through this partnership, NSDC will assist the Renault-Nissan workforce develop competency standards in emerging automotive manufacturing technologies, according to a statement here on Monday. In addition, Renault-Nissan Alliance will customise an engagement and skilling action plan along with NSDC’s network for program design, development and employment sustainability from the demand side. Renault-Nissan Alliance will provide support through onsite labs, training, mentorship, internship and / or…
Want to whip up a storm in the kitchen just like the Swiss did 400 years ago? According to a Swissinfo report, the oldest surviving German-language cookbook in Switzerland has been republished, and what once fed the clergy of the diocese can now be served up in your own home. It’s a weighty book, not just in terms of its many pages, but also in terms of the dense recipes found inside. “Ein schön Kochbuch” (“A beautiful cookbook”) dates from 1559 and contains 515 recipes. The handwritten original was found a few years ago in the attic of a house…
(UNI) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday suspended Ambati Rayudu from bowling in international cricket, after the player failed to test his suspect action within the stipulated period of 14 days. ”The player elected not to submit a test of his bowling action within the stipulated period of 14 days of being reported for a suspect action, and therefore, he has been suspended with immediate effect, in accordance with clause 4.2 of ICC regulations,” the Council said in a statement. ”The suspension will remain in place until he is tested, and can demonstrate he is able to bowl with…
Solara Active Pharma Science Limited (Solara), a leading Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient provider today announced the successful completion of US FDA inspection at its manufacturing facility in Ambernath, Maharashtra with zero 483s inspectional observations. Solara’s facility in Ambernath, Maharashtra is a multi-purpose API and intermediate facility. The facility can manufacture a wide range of complex APIs and advanced intermediates. It is equipped with clean rooms with a variety of isolation, drying, milling, and packaging equipment, company said in a filing with BSE. This facility is also approved with EDQM. Solara stays committed to demonstrating the highest level of compliance with yet…
Assam Governor Prof. Jagdish Mukhi today affirmed that the state government was determined to safeguard the pride and prestige of the people of the state, and has been undertaking several initiatives to ensure it. “My government is deeply committed to uphold the pride and prestige of the people of Assam. With these visions in mind, the government has taken up several initiatives during last two years eight months to make Assam free from corruption, illegal migrants, terrorism and pollution as well as to strengthen the bond of brotherhood among the people of the state,” he said, in his address on…
Suzuki Motorcycle, a subsidiary of two-wheeler manufacturer, Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan today introduced the latest style upgrade for Suzuki V-Strom 650XT – the ultimate adventure tourer motorcycle. The new Suzuki V-Strom 650XT is priced at Rs 7,46,000 (ex-showroom, New Delhi). The refreshed Suzuki V-Strom 650XT ABS now comes in new stirring graphic, as well as with additional features of hazard lights and side reflectors, adding to the motorcycle’s touring capabilities. Suzuki V-Strom 650XT is the ultimate ‘Do-It-All’ motorcycle, renowned for its versatility that makes it as suited for the daily commute, long highway stretches; and unexplored rough roads. This all-…
The Shiv Sena, an ally of the BJP at the Centre has criticised the central government saying it was ‘unfortunate’ that the icon of the country’s freedom struggle Veer Savarkar has been neglected even in the ‘Modi era’ for not honoured with the Bharat Ratna. Sena’s mouthpiece, ‘Saamana’ edit today says the highest civilian award has been conferred on veteran artiste late Bhupen Hazarika only keeping an eye on the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, which is a ‘wrong’thing. The Sena, an ally of the BJP at the Centre and in Maharashtra, has since long been demanding the highest civilian award…
Dozens of volunteers are working in the area of the dam collapse that occurred in the southeast of Brazil, they are trying to provide psychological support to the relatives of those missing and help distribute aid to evacuated residents. The dam collapsed on January 25, causing mudslides that hit the southeastern Brumadinho municipality. According to the latest data, as many as 58 people have been killed as a result of the incident and another 305 have been reported missing. “What we can do now is hear [these people] out, be a shoulder [to cry on], and give [them] a hug;…