Chinese activist jailed for five years: rights groups
Beijing, Jan 29 (AFP) The founder of a prominent Chinese civil and human rights website was sentenced to five years in prison on Tuesday for inciting state subversion, according to human rights organisations. Liu Feiyue created and ran the Civil Rights and Livelihood Watch website, which covers a range of civil and […]
Suman Kumari becomes Pakistan’s first Hindu woman judge
Islamabad, Jan 29 (PTI) Suman Kumari has become the first Hindu woman in Pakistan to be appointed as a civil judge, according to a media report. Suman, who hails from Qambar-Shahdadkot, will serve in her native district. She passed her LLB. examination from Hyderabad and did her masters in law from Karachi’s Szabist […]
VHP welcomes govt’s writ in SC seeking return of Ayodhya land to original owners
New Delhi, Jan 29 (PTI) The VHP Tuesday welcomed the Centre’s writ petition in the Supreme Court, seeking to return 67-acre land around the disputed site in Ayodhya to its original owners, saying the step was in right direction. In a fresh plea, the Centre said it had acquired 67 acres of land around the 2.77 […]
India-born billionaire on trial in US for bribing doctors
Washington, Jan 29 (PTI) An India-born onetime billionaire and founder of a drug company went on trial in the US along with four others on charges of paying doctors millions of dollars in bribes to lure them into prescribing a highly addictive opioid painkiller meant solely for cancer patients. John Kapoor, 75, plotted to bribe […]
Cold wave grips valley amid snowfall prediction
Srinagar: Intense cold wave gripped Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday while the weatherman has forecast another spell of snowfall from Wednesday afternoon. The temperature in Kashmir’s capital city Srinagar plummeted to minus 5.4 degrees Celsius, while tourist resort Pahalgam and ski resrt Gulmarg recorded minus 13.7 and minus 12.2 degrees respectively. Weatherman on Monday said that […]
Centre moves SC seeking nod to return 67-acre land around disputed Ayodhya site to original owners
New Delhi, Jan 29 (PTI) The Centre Tuesday moved the Supreme Court seeking its permission to return the 67-acre acquired land around the disputed Ram Janambhoomi Babri Masjid site to original owners. In a fresh plea, the Centre said it had acquired 67 acres of land around the 2.77 acre disputed Ram […]
Highway: One-way traffic from Srinagar-Jammu to ply today
Sriangar: Authorities on Tuesday said that only one-way traffic will be allowed to move on the Jammu- Kashmir highway and vehicles from from Srinagar will move towards Jammu. “No vehicle will be allowed in the opposite direction,” officials said. The official said that there are reports of a fresh landslide at Anokhi Fall in Ramban […]
Former Defence Minister George Fernandes passes away after prolonged illness
New Delhi: Former defence minister George Fernandes passed away Tuesday following a prolonged illness, his family sources said. Fernandes was India’s defence minister in the NDA government headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Reports said that he had recently contracted swine flu.
Useless to talk to India at this juncture: Pak Minister
Says Pak to resume talks with India only after elections
Says Pak to resume talks with India only after elections
Snowy weather to return on Jan 31 evening: MeT
Drass shivers as mercury plunges to minus 31.4 deg C
Srinagar: The local Meteorological department on Monday forecasted a fresh snow spell across the Valley from Jan 30 evening, saying that a Western Disturbance (WD) would likely affect the Valley from February 04. Deputy Director Meteorological department (MeT), Mukhtar Ahmad said that the Valley would experience a fresh snowfall from Jan 30 evening to Jan […]
