15 dead in attack on Kenya hotel complex
Nairobi (AFP) An Islamist attack on an upmarket hotel and office complex in the Kenyan capital has left 15 people dead, according to two police sources at the scene where fighting was still ongoing. “We have 15 people dead as of now and that includes foreigners. You will be given more details on all this and […]
Taliban threaten to end talks with US on ending Afghan war
Kabul (AP) The Taliban issued a statement Tuesday threatening to end contact with the US even as Washington’s peace envoy makes another round of the region in pursuit of a negotiated end to Afghanistan’s protracted conflict before a frustrated President Donald Trump makes good on his 2016 campaign promise to end America’s involvement. Earlier in the […]
British PM May suffers biggest ever government defeat in Parliament over Brexit deal
London (PTI) In the biggest defeat for a sitting British government in history, Prime Minister Theresa May’s divorce deal to leave the EU was overwhelmingly rejected by MPs, triggering a no-confidence motion against her government and leaving the country with no plans for Brexit on March 29. The crushing defeat Tuesday threw the government and and […]
NHRC notice to Rajasthan govt in ‘botched-up’ delivery case
New Delhi: (PTI)The NHRC has issued a notice to the Rajasthan government over reports that the head of a baby allegedly got separated from the body during delivery at a state-run hospital in Jaisalmer, officials said Tuesday. In a statement, the National Human Rights Commission said it had issued the notice to the chief secretary, […]
China is rapidly building robust lethal force to impose its will in the region: US
Washington, Jan 16 (PTI) China is rapidly building a robust lethal force with advanced capabilities in the air, at sea, in space and in cyberspace that will enable it to impose its will in the region and beyond, a top US intelligence official said on Tuesday. “The strategic objectives of the Chinese Communist Party include […]
Cold conditions intensify as Valley prepares for fresh snowfall
Srinagar: Cold wave conditions have intensified in Jammu and Kashmir with the minimum temperature touching a minus 5.8 degrees Celsius in Srinagar on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the MeT office here has predicted a strong intensity snowfall from 19th of this month. Director Meteorological Department, Srinagar, Sonam Lotus said that another snow spell of stronger intensity is […]
Report police, forces atrocities to me: Guv Malik tells Hurriyat leaders
Says Hurriyat should not consider him as an ‘alien’
Jammu: In a bid to build bridges between Raj Bhawan and Hurriyat Conference, J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik Tuesday reached out to the separatist leaders urging them to apprise him directly of the cases of “atrocity and injustice” to common people that they may come across. Malik made the offer with an appeal that the […]
Local militants are ‘sons of soil’, govt should talk to them: Mehbooba
Srinagar: Terming local militants as “sons of soil”, PDP chiefMehbooba Mufti Tuesday said efforts should be made to save them, adding the Centre should initiate dialogue with the militant leadership in Jammu and Kashmir to end the “gun culture”. “Right now, talks should be held with Pakistan and separatists. Similarly, the militant leadership should also […]
NHM employees call off strike, say will wait till 27th of Jan
Srinagar: National Health Mission (NHM) Employees Tuesday temporarily called off their strike, saying that they want to give the government some more time till 27th of January so that their demands are met. The NHM employees who were on a 2-day strike from Monday, Tuesday—marking the second day of the strike—suspended the strike till 27th […]
Charge sheet against JNU students—Step exhibits vote bank politics of ruling dispensation: JRL
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) Tuesday strongly denounced the sedition charges and filing of charge sheet in 2016 case by the Delhi Police against Kashmiri students pursuing studies at JawaharLal Nehru University (JNU) in 2016. According to a statement issued here, JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik said “the […]
