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💻Jk News info 📰 Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 31: High Court today rejected the bail application of Sandeep Gulati and Shailendra Gulati, who have been arrested by the Crime Branch in a fraud case. After hearing Senior Advocate Sunil Sethi and Advocate Pranav Kohli for the applicant whereas Senior Advocate PN Raina with Advocates Y E Tak, JA Hamal and Rajat Gupta for the complainant and Advocate Rajneesh Oswal for the Crime Branch, Justice Sanjay Kumar Gupta observed, “this court is of the considered opinion that criminal intentions of petitioners to cheat the complainant was existing right from the execution of MoU”, adding “while considering an application for bail, detailed discussion of the evidence and elaborate documentation of the merits have to be avoided”. “At present, there is existence of a prima facie case of cheating and duping of about Rs.12.90 crore by accused from the complainant. The nature of the accusation is severe. Investigation is at threshold; vital evi...

💻Jk News info 📰 Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Dec 31: Senior Superintendent of Police, Security, Maqsood-ul-Zaman was today attached with the Security Headquarters after militants decamped with four assault rifles from official residence of former Legislator at Jawahar Nagar yesterday. Police today issued an order of attachment of Maqsood-ul-Zaman, SSP security Kashmir, with Security Headquarters with immediate effect. An order no G2/G-3/SP/Trans dated 31/12/2018 read that “Maqsood- ul-Zaman, SSP security Kashmir is hereby attached with Security Headquarters with immediate effect.” The order further said that Sajad Hussain, SSP Commandant, JKAP 3rd Battalion has been given additional charge of SSP security. “Sajad Hussain, SSP Commandant JKAP 3rd battalion, in addition to his own duties shall look after the work of SSP security Kashmir till further orders,” read an order issued by Police Headquarters Jammu and Kashmir. And in the meantime, a police officer said that three L...

💻Jk News info 📰 Div Com appointed as Receiver for Machail Mata Shrine Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 31: In a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Advocate Ajay Kumar Sharma, Division Bench of State High Court comprising Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Tashi Rabstan today appointed Divisional Commissioner Jammu as Receiver for Machail Mata Shrine and directed the Chief Secretary to constitute Special Investigation Team (SIT) to look into financial irregularities, assets of Sarv Shakti Sevak Sanstha and other cases relating to the shrine. After hearing Advocate Aditya Sharma for the PIL whereas Advocate General DC Raina for the State, the DB observed, “large amounts of monetary donations as well as valuables in addition to management of immovable properties of the shrine are involved. In order to enable this court to pass meaningful and effective orders and also to ensure that the property of the shrine is preserved and optimally managed, it is essential first to hav...

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI, Dec 31: The BJP today alleged that opposition parties are running a fake news campaign to create a rift and resentment in some specific caste groups against senior BJP leaders as they are afraid of losing the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Citing a newspaper clipping of BJP chief Amit Shah attacking and demeaning a specific community, party’s national IT cell convener Amit Malviya said it is fake news, and alleged that it was tweeted by the Twitter handle of a senior Congress leader from Madhya Pradesh, who later deleted it. “Attempts are being made by opposition to create a rift and resentment among specific castes against the party and its several leaders,” he said. In another instance, Malviya alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) circulated a news clipping that quoted Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar as having said that he was the chief minister of only one specific caste. He further claimed that AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal had tried creating so...

💻Jk News info 📰 Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 31: AICC Secretary Co-incharge J&K Affairs, Dr Shakeel Ahmed Khan (MLA) has said that Congress will stage a comeback in the State in the coming Assembly elections. Addressing a meeting of senior leaders, contesting candidates, DCC functionaries and delegates and Block presidents of Jammu District here today Khan said that Congress is the only alternative available to the people in all three regions of the State and people have made up their mind to bring back Congress to power. “The people of Jammu have experienced that BJP has cheated them on different emotional slogans and false promises only to achieve power but back-tracked on all those issues for the sake of sharing power,” he said. The Congress leader alleged that BJP exploited the people on different slogans in the name of religion, regions and castes but it was a tool to seek votes by emotional issues. He claimed that the Modi Govt failed utterly on J&K front and t...

💻Jk News info 📰 Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 31: Home Secretary RK Goyal today accorded sanction to placement of three IPS officers of 2010 batch of Jammu and Kashmir cadre in the Junior Administrative Grade with effect from 1.1.2019. They are Rayees Mohammad Bhat, AIG (Tech), Police Headquarters, Pande Rajiv Omprakash, SSP Udhampur and Shridhar Patil, SSP Kathua. The post 3 IPS officers get new grade appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K . News posted by jknewsinfo Click Here Download JK News info Android app from play store

💻Jk News info 📰 Excelsior Correspondent Srinagar, Dec 31: Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today asked people to remain vigilant to expose the anti-Islam enemies. While addressing a gathering in the premises of Jamia Masjid, Mirwaiz called for unity to expose black sheep involved in desecration of Jamia Masjid. He said people have the greatest attachment to the grand mosque and any ill-treatment to it would not be tolerated. He also urged people to make Youm-i-Taqadus programme on Friday a success. Meanwhile, Jama’at-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir today expressed its deep anguish and anxiety over the anti-Islamic act of desecration of Jamia Masjid Srinagar, which has remained the pivotal centre for propagation and promotion of Islamic teachings and values for centuries together. “Some disgruntled elements at the behest of some anti-Islamic agencies by raising black flag on the very sacred pulpit of this grand Masjid Have hurt the sentiments of the millions of Muslims livin...

💻Jk News info 📰 Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 31: The Government today ordered that the Administrative Secretary, Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs will hold charge of the post of Secretary, Legislative Assembly in addition to his own duties till the post is filled up on regular basis. The post fell vacant today on the retirement of Rattan Lal Sharma. The post Admn Secy Law to hold charge of Secretary LA appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K . News posted by jknewsinfo Click Here Download JK News info Android app from play store

💻Jk News info 📰 Excelsior Correspondent Srinagar Dec 31: After a day’s respite, severe cold wave again gripped the Kashmir valley and Ladakh region today while widespread rains and snowfall are likely over the most places in State from January 1 onwards due to back-to-back Western Disturbances (WDs). A Meteorological Department official said that widespread rains and snowfall are likely over the most of places in Jammu and Kashmir from January 1 onwards due to back-to-back (WDs). The official said that the present Western Disturbance lies over Jammu and Kashmir and neighbourhood and another Western Disturbance is likely to affect western Himalayan region from 1st January. “Now, as two back to back Western Disturbances are approaching the northern hills, we expect first week of January to experience widespread rain and snowfall activities,” he said. He said that minimum temperatures will rise by 1-2 degree celsius and are likely to rise further. However, with a short break on Jan...

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI, Dec 31: The HRD Ministry today said it had no plan to open a satellite campus of the JNU, IIT or IIMs. Union Minister of State for HRD Satyapal Singh informed this to the Lok Sabha in response to a written question. “There is no plan for opening of a satellite campus or branches by JNU, IITs or IIMs. As a policy, the government does not encourage establishment of satellite campuses of such educational institutions,” Singh said. JNU Vice Chancellor Jagadesh Kumar had in October announced that the university was planning to set up a satellite campus outside the national capital region (NCR) with an aim to make the university accessible to more students. The university had also set up an expert committee to conduct a feasibility study. (PTI) The post No plans to open satellite campus of JNU, IIT or IIMs: HRD Ministry appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K . News posted by jknewsinfo Click Here Download JK News in...

💻Jk News info 📰 Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 31: Government SRML Higher Secondary School, Jammu organised the Third Annual award distribution of Tara Chand Magotra Memorial Awards, here today. The function was held under the overall supervision of Shafqat Chib, Principal of the school. The function was attended by the family members of Tara Chand Magotra school faculty and the students.The award ceremony was conducted by Vijaya Thakur. Tara Chand Magotra Awards for Academic Excellence were instituted in the School from 2016 by Vinod Kumar Magotra, the eldest son of Late Tara Chand Magotra with corpus of Rs 5 lakh on December 26, 2016 so that annual interest income from this corpus can service these annual awards to the toppers of Class X and Class XII. The Principal announced that the scope of the rewards was extended this year to those who entered the national level in sports and also to differently abled deserving students. Aayush Sharma, son of Jagdish Chander (who had...

💻Jk News info 📰 Dubai, Dec 31: It turned out to be a glorious 2018 for India captain Virat Kohli and South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada as both maintained their respective pole positions in the year-end ICC Test Player Rankings. Kohli dropped three points despite a first innings score of 82 in the third Test against Australia in Melbourne, but still enjoys a 34-point lead over nearest rival Kane Williamson of New Zealand. Kohli, who attained a career-high 937 points during the year, which is the highest ever by an India batsman, scored 1322 runs in all. He overtook Steven Smith in August and has now held the top position for 135 days. Rabada, who split the top ranking with England’s seasoned fast bowler James Anderson during the year, is just six points ahead of his adversary. Rabada, who became the youngest to take top position among bowlers during the year and held the spot for 178 days during the year, grabbed six wickets in the opening match at Centurion that South Afric...

💻Jk News info 📰 Chander Bhaga High School celebrates Annual Day Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 31: Former Minister and Congress leader Sh Sham Lal Sharma said that schools should focus on moral values rather than mere education to the students. The former Minister was speaking in the Annual Day function of Chander Bhaga High School, Akhnoor as a chief guest. The function started with the lamp lighting by chief guest Sham Lal Sharma (Former Minister), guest of honour Gopal Singh (S.D.M Akhnoor), special guests Nazneen Akhtar (Z.E.O Akhnoor), Kuldeep Kumar Badyal (Principal GHSS), Dr. Swaran Singh Chib (District Youth Services and Sport Officer, Reasi), Sher Singh (Ex. Z.P.E.O Akhnoor) and from the Management of School, Raman Gupta and Aradhana Mahajan. Sharma in his speech strongly advocated for change in the present educational set up and suggested to introduce moral education subject in every school from primary level. He said parents and teachers have also greater r...

💻Jk News info 📰 Kochi, Dec 31: Rohit Kumar put in a solid all-round performance to guide Bengaluru Bulls to a dominating 41-29 win over Gujarat Fortunegiants in the first qualifier and storm into the finals of Pro Kabaddi League Season 6 here today. Pawan Sehrawat continued his fine run of form and top scored for the Bengaluru Bulls with 13 raid points, while skipper Rohit Kumar amassed 11 points at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium here. Sachin got yet another super 10 for Gujarat Fortunegiants and was ably supported by Prapanjan who scored 5 raid points but it was not enough in the end. While Bengaluru Bulls have qualified for the final, Gujarat still have a chance to make it the finals when they play in the second qualifier against the winner between UP Yoddha and Dabang Delhi. Pawan opened Bengaluru’ account with a running hand touch in the second minute while Sachin got a two-point raid for Gujarat. It was Sachin who kept the Fortunegiants going in the initial period of the ...

💻Jk News info 📰 Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 31: Federation Cup Taekwondo Championship organized by Jammu and Kashmir Taekwondo Association under the aegis of Taekwondo Federation of India (TFI) and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) concluded here at International Delhi Public School, Sunjwan. Secretary Youth Services & Sports and Information, Sarmad Hafeez felicitated the medalists and congratulated J&K Taekwondo Association for organizing the Federation Cup 2018. He also thanked International Delhi Public School (IDPS) Sunjwan for hosting the event. Mission Director SRLM J&K, Abdul Rashid War was guest of honor on the occasion. The Secretary YS&S said the event is aimed at promoting athletes for various National and International championships like Asian championship, G1-G2 Olympic ranking championships. He said it is for the first time that Jammu and Kashmir witnessed this kind of National Championship in which 12 top ranking teams from across the ...

💻Jk News info 📰 Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 31: Jammu and Kashmir Handball team today met and interacted with the Secretary, J&K State Sports Council, Dr Naseem Javaid Chowdhary. The team won Bronze at 35th Sub Junior (Boys) National Handball Championship in New Delhi held from December 26 to 30 this year. The team won by 31-21 from Madhya Pradesh. The State team was picked for this prestigious tournament by the Association and was screened by Screening Committee of the J&K State Sports Council. Secretary Sports Council, Dr Naseem Javaid Chowdhary appreciated the players and welcomed them with garlands. He also appreciated the coaches and managers of the Handball Association who are tirelessly working for the improvement of sports in the State. Dr Chowdhary assured enhanced facilities and support for excelling in sports arena. The post Handball team wins Bronze at Nationals appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K . ...

💻Jk News info 📰 Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 31: Alumni Meet of APS Akhnoor was held today in school campus. Colonel Sheetal Singh (Retd) was chief guest. Principal KCS Mehta welcomed all students and shared valuable things with them. Students from different batches were present on the occasion. They also shared their experiences and memories. The chief guest highlighted the initiatives taken by the school for reunion of students. By this there will be interaction set by ex-students and students studying, he added. Vice Principal advised them to keep flag of APS Akhnoor on the top everywhere. Senior teachers Ashok Kumar, Urmilla Dhar, Meenakshi Sharma, Sangeet, Vikas Rathore and Priyanka Charan were also present. The post Alumni meet held at APS Akhnoor appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K . News posted by jknewsinfo Click Here Download JK News info Android app from play store

💻Jk News info 📰 Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 31: Career Abacus organized prize distribution ceremony of the State Level Career Abacus Championship and Graduation Ceremony of its pass out students, here today. On the occasion, Dr Naveen Anand and Dr Sudhansu were the guests of honour. Founder Director of the Institute Arvind Sharma, franchisee of all centres and staff members were also present. Himani Sharma, student of the Institute welcomed the guests. Arvind Sharma informed the audience that State Level Competition is held only once a year and many other competitions are held during the year. Aadhya Mahajan of Sanskriti School and Lavansh Agarwal of Jodhamal Public School were declared Champion of Champions and were awarded with cycles and trophies. Super Champions Trophy was won by Sukhdeep Singh, Gantavya Sharma, Nishank Pandita, Manseerat Singh, Sanchit Sharma and Edhitha Khajuria. The post Prize distribution ceremony held appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest New...

💻Jk News info 📰 Excelsior Sports Correspondent KATHUA, Dec 31: Khanna Cricket Club defeated Balaji Club Kurukshetra on 13th day of the ongoing Martyr’s Memorial Cricket Tournament, here today. Khanna Cricket Club choose to bat first after winning the toss and set a target of 141 runs in 20 overs by losing 7 wickets which Balaji Club failed to chase in 20 overs. Balaji Club scored 137 runs in 20 overs with 3 wickets in hand. Khanna Cricket Club won the match by 4 runs. Himanshu was declared as Man of the Match for his stunning performance. He played brilliant inning of 51 runs in 50 balls with 8 boundaries. Officials said that the sports stadium here is witnessing huge gathering of spectators in ongoing T20 Police Memorial Tournament enjoying sensational performances and boost the morale of all participating teams. The gathering is multiplying day by day, they added. The post Khanna Cricket Club defeats Balaji Club Kurukshetra appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Touri...

💻Jk News info 📰 BEIJING, Dec 31: President Xi Jinping will attend a gathering to commemorate the 40th anniversary of issuing Message to Compatriots in Taiwan, scheduled for Wednesday morning in Beijing. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will deliver a speech at the gathering, to be held at the Great Hall of the People at 10 a.m. on January 2. The event will be broadcast live by China Media Group and on Xinhua News Agency’s website (xinhuanet.com). The event will also be rebroadcast simultaneously on major news websites including people.com.cn, cctv.com and china.com.cn as well as on news apps run by the People’s Daily, Xinhua News Agency and China Central Television. (AGENCIES) The post Xi to attend gathering marking 40th anniversary of Message to Compatriots in Taiwan appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K . News posted by jknewsinfo Click Here D...

💻Jk News info 📰 Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Every end creates a sense of completion and relief, while every new beginning brings a sense of hope and enthusiasm and so, there is celebration associated with both. The past has made you wiser, the future beckons you to act and it is in the present that you can plan and begin. Although bitter experiences of the past should not prevent you from taking risk and plunging into adventure, one should also not be foolish in repeating old mistakes. A few moments of reflection should become a daily routine to infuse inspiration, innovation and intuition, all of which are much needed for planning and action. In the hustle bustle of daily routine, one tends to lose sight of inner strength or the power of one’s own mind. Spending some time with nature and some in introspection, meditating and doing acts of kindness can keep the level of joy and enthusiasm in one’s life. Cynicism, which sets in during the course of interaction in society, needs to be checke...

💻Jk News info 📰 TOKYO, Dec 31:Kim Jong Un will be keeping North Korea watchers busy on New Year’s Day, when he is expected to give his annual address laying out the country’s top priorities for the year ahead. The speech, which is normally broadcast on North Korea’s state-run television network, is often the best gauge of what the North Korean leadership is focused on and what tone it will take in its dealings with the outside world. For 2019, it will be parsed carefully for clues about Kim’s thinking on denuclearisation talks with Washington and a second summit with President Donald Trump, relations with South Korea and Pyongyang’s efforts to get out from under international sanctions as it tries to build up its domestic economy. This is Kim’s primary concern. He made that clear in his 2018 News Year’s address and his government has been hammering it home ever since. In his first televised speech, at a military parade in 2012, Kim vowed the nation would never again have to tight...

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI, Dec 31: Reliance Communications and Reliance Jio announced today that they have extended the terms of an agreement for sale of wireless assets of the Anil Ambani owned firm. The move comes at a time when Reliance Communi-cation’s spectrum sale deal has been hanging fire, pending requisite clearance from the telecom department. “Reliance Jio lnfocomm Limited, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited, extended the term of the definitive agreement for the acquisition of specified assets of Reliance Communications Limited and its affiliates to 28th June 2019,” Reliance Industries said in a regulatory filing today. The acquisition is subject to receipt of requisite approvals from governmental and regulatory authorities, consents from all lenders, release of all encumbrances on the said assets and other conditions, it said. In a separate filing, Reliance Communications said the company and Reliance Jio have “extended the validity of the agreements signed o...

💻Jk News info 📰 Rajput Sabha president Narain Singh posing for a photograph with BJP national president, Amit Shah and State President Ravinder Raina at New Delhi on Monday. The post Rajput Sabha president Narain Singh posing for a photograph with BJP national president, Amit Shah and State President Ravinder Raina at New Delhi on Monday. appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K . News posted by jknewsinfo Click Here Download JK News info Android app from play store

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI, Dec 31: The ‘Khadi mission’ in India touched new heights in 2018 with a slew of innovative measures like Sweet Kranti, Kumhaar Sashaktikaran Yojana, ‘charkha’ distribution, Khadi Korners and Khadi Mitra bringing the commoners close to the spirit of Khadi. The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) not just provided employment to the artisan families, but also gave them a platform to showcase their skills. Speaking to PTI, KVIC chairman Vinai Kumar Saxena noted that Khadi India started a new programme named ‘Honey Mission’ under which nearly 55,000 bee boxes were distributed. He said the step was in consonance with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s push for a ‘Sweet Kranti’. As part of the Honey Mission, Saxena said more than 7,000 persons were given employment besides generating around 6,000 additional man days through the fabrication of bee boxes and honey extractors. To promote the dying red clay pottery (Terracotta) industry, the KVIC came up ...

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI, Dec 31: Congress president Rahul Gandhi targeted the BJP-led government Monday over the Rs 41,167-crore loss suffered by banks during the past year, saying the money given to “best friends” could have been used for running the MGNREGA for one full year, waiving farm loans in three states and opening 40 new AIIMS in the country. “In the guise of ‘chowkidaar’, they do the work of thieves. Rs 41,167 crore given in the name of best friends. “In this Rs 41,167 crore, MGNREGA would have run for one full year, loans of farmers in three states would have been repaid and 40 AIIMS could have been started,” he said in a tweet in Hindi. Gandhi cited a news report quoting the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) that banks lost Rs 41,167 crore in 2017-18. According to data released by the RBI, fraudsters looted Rs 41,167.7 crore from the banking system in 2017-18, a sharp jump of 72 per cent from Rs 23,933 crore the previous year, despite “stringent monitoring and vigilance...

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI, Dec 31: Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent new year messages to President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and said relations between the two countries were developing in a constructive and dynamic manner. Putin, conveying his greetings to the two leaders, also noted that agreements reached during Indo-Russia annual summit in October contributed to strengthening the privileged strategic partnership between the two nations, according to the Russian Embassy here. In his new year messages to Kovind and Modi, the Russian president emphasised that relations between the two countries were developing in a constructive and dynamic manner, the embassy said. “Vladimir Putin expressed confidence that joint efforts will lead to further growth of mutually beneficial cooperation in various areas and greater coordination of efforts on key issues on the regional and global agenda within the UN, BRICS, the SCO, the G20 and other multilateral bodie...

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI, Dec 31: In yet another incident of harassment, power supply was cut at the residence of an Indian diplomat in Islamabad for nearly four hours last Tuesday following which the Indian High Commission took up the issue with Pakistan Foreign Ministry, official sources said. In a note verbale, the Indian mission conveyed to the Pakistani foreign ministry that there was no electrical fault at the residence of the second secretary, suggesting that power was cut deliberately, the sources said. It also referred to a separate communication sent to the Pakistan Foreign Ministry on December 21 regarding snapping of power supply at the diplomat’s residence. The Indian High Commission requested Pakistan to ensure that such incidents do not recur in future. There was no power supply at the diplomat’s residence at Street No 18, Sector F-7/2 in Islamabad between 7 AM to 10:45 AM on December 25, according to the Note Verbale, which is a diplomatic correspondence. “Such...

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI, Dec 31: The Department of Space has received a proposal from a startup regarding model rocketry and they are evaluating the application for further action, Parliament was informed today. “Yes, Department of Space/ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) has received one proposal from a start-up company regarding model rocketry and they are evaluating the same,” Minister of State for Commerce and Industry C R Chaudhary said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. He also said that the there is no proposal under consideration in the department of industrial policy and promotion for the amendment of rules and regulations pertaining to use of explosives to encourage model rocketry in the country. In January 2016, the government unveiled incentives to boost startup businesses, offering them a tax holiday, inspector raj-free regime and capital gains tax exemption as part of the startup action plan. Replying to a separate question on steel sector, the minister s...

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI, Dec 31: Realme, which spun off as an independent entity from Chinese smartphone major OPPO, Monday said it would expand its offline presence in the country and partner 20,000 retailers across 150 cities by the end of 2019. The company, which was selling its devices online through Flipkart and Amazon, struck an exclusive partnership in November with Reliance stores to kick off offline sales. This provided Realme access to over 1,300 Reliance Digital and My Jio stores in over 130 cities. In a statement Monday, Realme said it would start with top cities of the country, gradually moving towards 150 cities phase by phase. “Realme will start with 10 cities across the country in January 2019, eventually adding 50 cities every quarter. With the city expansion, the smartphone brand will establish 20,000 outlets throughout the country,” the statement said. The retail outlets will have all the models that the smartphone brand has launched, it added. “Strengthenin...

💻Jk News info 📰 BHUBANESWAR, Dec 31: Young minds must make use of evolving technology to find solutions to India’s complex problems including climate change and energy needs, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said. Noting that India spends huge money to pay its energy import bill as the country happens to be the world’s third largest consumer of energy, the Petroleum and Natural Gas minister said this could be addressed by finding alternatives to fossil fuel and hydrocarbon. Pradhan said this during an hour-long interaction on Sunday with participants at the 26th National Children’s Science Congress (NCSC-2018) being held here. “India does not have much fossil fuel but has coal deposits which could be used to generate power. Coal, at the same time, is the cause of much pollution which impacts the environment,” he said asking the delegates to find the way. If the country did not have to pay such huge energy import bills, the resources could have been utilised somewhere else fo...

💻Jk News info 📰 CANCALE(France), Dec 31: Gulping down oysters has long been a favourite New Year’s Eve ritual for the French, but as winters get warmer and summers get drier many growers worry there will soon be fewer of the prized mollusks to go around. “Twenty years ago, we’d be shivering in the warehouse while preparing the holiday orders. Today it’s 15 degrees,” says Brittany oysterman Mathieu Le Moal, his sleeves rolled up in front of a tractor carrying dozens of bulging oyster sacks. “We don’t have seasons anymore — but oysters need all four,” Le Moal adds. “They need the winter, it’s when they can rest, use less energy.” Inside a wooden hanger redolent of salt and the sea, around a dozen of his workers are sorting, weighing and packing oysters into crates in the Brittany port of Cancale. Le Moal and other farmers along this stretch of France’s Emerald Coast say the long drought which struck swathes of the country this summer took a heavy toll, leading to smaller harvests, ...

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI, Dec 31: Subscribers of the retirement fund body EPFO may get an option in the new year to invest more of their savings in equity market, besides a host of other social security benefits and digital tools to manage their funds. At present, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) invests up to 15 per cent of its investible deposits into the exchange traded funds (ETFs) and so far such investments total about Rs 55,000 crore. However, the ETF investments do not reflect in members’ account and they do not have an option to increase the proportion of their retirement savings to be invested into stocks. The EEFO is now developing a software that would help show retirement savings in cash and ETFs components separately. At present the account only shows the savings as gross cash component. Once the cash and ETF components are shown separately in the EPF accounts, the next big leap for the EPFO would be to give an option to subscribers to increase or ...

💻Jk News info 📰 DUBAI, Dec 31: A poster exhibition on relevance of the Bhagavad Gita will be held here this week as part of the celebrations of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The two-day exhibition which starts on January 4 will promote thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi and also showcase a variety of handcrafted Khadi products. The exhibition ‘Gita Intelligence’ is being organised as part of the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi, said the Indian Consulate General in Dubai, which is organising the exhibition. It will showcase the sustainable, inclusive and enriching strategies for success and fulfilment in life and living, enshrined in the 5000-year-old scripture, it said in a statement. The exhibition is about tapping the infinite potential of the ‘Self’, be it at workplace, home or in the society in general, the statement said. The participants will experience the concepts, strategies outlined in the Gita through the eyes of Gandhi in a practical a...

💻Jk News info 📰 WASHINGTON, Dec 31: President Donald Trump has ordered a slowdown to the withdrawal of US forces in Syria, Republican Sen Lindsey Graham has said. “I think we’re in a pause situation,” the South Carolina Republican said on Sunday outside the White House after lunch with the president. Trump announced earlier this month that he was ordering the withdrawal of all the roughly 2,000 troops from war-torn Syria, with aides expecting it to take place swiftly. The president had declared victory over the Islamic State group in Syria, though pockets of fighting remain. Graham had been an outspoken critic of Trump’s decision, which had drawn bipartisan criticism. The announcement also had shocked lawmakers and American allies, including Kurds who have fought alongside the US against the Islamic State group and face an expected assault by Turkey. “I think we’re slowing things down in a smart way,” Graham said, adding that Trump was very aware of the plight of the Kurds. Crit...

💻Jk News info 📰 Tuesday  Jan 01-2019 Aries : Today, a romantic link-up is about to be delivered at your doorstep, all wrapped in silver and tinsel! So, Ganesha hopes you are prepared. Don your best attire, check your breath and practice some sweet-talking. After all, who knows what the evening will lead to? Only Ganesha, and he’s smiling an impish grin! Need more clue? Taurus : You may have a tendency to feel frustrated when the results are not the way you expected, feels Ganesha. You must still work hard and finish whatever you undertake today. You will discuss some vital issues with a close friend and relive cherished secrets with your life partner. Gemini : You will feel the need to pursue your passions today. You will give more time to your family and will spend as much time as possible with your children and will bestow your love and affection on them. You will be in an imaginative and romantic mood today. You need to harness your creativity into creating opportunities fo...

💻Jk News info 📰 LOS ANGELES, Dec 31: Hong Kong-born filmmaker Ringo Lam, best known for directing influential crime film “City on Fire”, has died. He was 63. According to Variety, Hong Kong media outlets reported that the director was found unresponsive in bed on Saturday by his wife. The 1986 film “City on Fire”, which won many accolades, including best director at the Hong Kong Film Awards, was a major influence on Quentin Tarantino’s “Reservoir Dogs”. Tarantino had told the Baltimore Sun that “City on Fire” was “a really cool movie. It influenced me a lot. I got some stuff from it.” Lam followed up the film with “Prison on Fire” and “School on Fire”. The director worked on various international projects and frequently collaborated with Jean-Claude Van Damme. They worked on films such as “Maximum Risk”, “In Hell” and “Replicant”. “I’m deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Ringo Lam,” Van Damme posted on Twitter. His final film was “Sky on Fire”. Star of the film, D...

💻Jk News info 📰 WASHINGTGON, Dec 31: Scientists have modelled the processes that led to the formation of glaciers at the cratered poles of Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun. The researchers at the University of Maine in the US studied the accumulation and flow of ice on Mercury, and how the glacial deposits on the smallest planet in our solar system compare to those on Earth and Mars. The findings, published in the journal Icarus, add to our understanding of how Mercury’s ice accumulations — estimated to be less than 50 million years old and up to 50 metres thick in places — may have changed over time. Changes in ice sheets serve as climatic indicators, researchers said. Analysis of Mercury’s cold-based glaciers, located in the permanently shadowed craters near the poles and visible by Earth-based radar, was funded by NASA, and is part of a study of volatile deposits on the moon. Like the moon, Mercury does not have an atmosphere that produces snow or ice that could account...

💻Jk News info 📰 Sir, Civil service is steel frame of India. I as a civil services aspirant was shocked to see my fellow aspirants making hue and cry through malicious, obscurantist campaign to undermine the JKPSC which is a constitutional body. This is due to the result of KAS Mains 2016 declared by JKPSC. I started preparing for KAS after passing out as an engineer in 2013. I was not able to clear 2014 Mains but I didn’t make any hue and cry about the discrepancies in selection process. I humbly accepted the result and started working on my mistakes. This time I was able to qualify for interview. But I was surprised to see that the candidates are not able to accept their results and started blaming the whole selection process. Moreover, the means adopted by them like blaming JKPSC, defaming the selected candidates as blue eyed candidates, and questioning the capabilities of selected candidates, are not the qualities required for being a civil servant. Aditya Bharti on e-mail The...

💻Jk News info 📰 MUMBAI, Dec 31:The Indian tyre industry may log 7-9 per cent growth over the next five year backed by favourable outlook for the domestic automotive industry, rating agency Icra said in a note Monday. Icra, in the note also forecast the industry to see a capital expenditure of around Rs 20,000 crore during this period. Besides, the domestic tyre industry margins, which declined by 120 bps year-on-year in the September quarter, are expected to improve in the second half of the current fiscal due to the falling crude prices and stable prices of the natural rubber, it said. “Tyre demand is estimated to grow by 7-9 per cent over the next five years (FY2019-23) supported by favourable outlook for the domestic automotive industry,” Icra said. The rating agency also said said it has a stable outlook on the Indian tyre industry. Amidst continued investments towards capacity additions (partly being debt funded), the liquidity position, capitalisation and coverage indicato...

💻Jk News info 📰 BERLIN, Dec 31: Gut bacteria can help defend against heart and vascular damage caused by high blood pressure, a study in mice has found. Gut microbes produce fatty acid propionate — which calms the immune cells that drive up blood pressure from — natural dietary fibre. The substance defends against the effects of high blood pressure, including atherosclerosis and heart tissue remodelling, researchers said. A large extent of our well-being depends on what bacterial guests in our digestive tract consume. Gut flora help the human body to utilise food and produce essential micronutrients, including vitamins, they said. Beneficial gut microbes can produce metabolites from dietary fibre, including a fatty acid called propionate. The research published in the journal Circulation showed how this substance protects against the harmful consequences of high blood pressure. Researchers from the Experimental and Clinical Research Center (ECRC) in Germany fed propionate to mi...