Lok Sabha passes NHRC amendment bill, govt assures protection of human rights
New Delhi, July 19 (PTI) The Lok Sabha on Friday passed a bill to expedite the process of appointment of chairperson and members of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) after the government assured steps were being taken “round-the- clock” to protect human rights. Piloting the Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2019 Minister of State […]
HC issues notice to Modi on petition challenging election from Varanasi
Allahabad, Jul 19 (PTI) The Allahabad High Court Friday issued notice to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a petition challenging his election from Varanasi parliamentary constituency. Justice M K Gupta fixed August 21 for hearing of the case. The petition was filed by former BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav, who was declared Samajwadi Party candidate from […]
Man runs over car on another person in Mendhar over a dispute
Poonch: A man was severely injured when a person allegedly ran a car over him in Mendhar Area of Poonch district of Jammu region following some dispute over money. Mohammad Razak said that his son Mushtaq Ahmad left his home at Pharamanar Gursai in Mendhar Poonch to collect Rs 8000 on his motorcycle (HR0Q1-7611) […]
Protestors block highway in Banihal over ‘missing’ man
Banihal/Jammu, Jul 19 (PTI) Protestors demanding to know the whereabouts of a man who went missing from Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district earlier this month blocked the Jammu-Srinagar highway in Ramban’s Banihal belt on Friday, officials said. Gulam Rasool Wani, a resident of Tethar in Banihal, went missing from Jungle Gali area of Katra in Reasi […]
DPL Handwara gets J&K Bank ATM
Srinagar: J&K Bank commissioned an ATM in District Police Lines (DPL) complex at Tutigund, Handwara. The Bank’s Zonal Head Kashmir (North), Karanjit Singh inaugurated the ATM jointly withDeputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) DPL Tutigund, Farooq Ahmad Wani in presence of the bank’s Cluster Head Bashir Ahmad, Head Business Unit Kullangam Tariq Ahmad and patron civil […]
Three arrested for physically abusing minor at Dal Lake
Srinagar, Jul 19 (PTI) Three men were arrested in connection with the alleged physical abuse of a girl in a houseboat on the Dal Lake in Hazratbal here, police said on Friday. A complaint was registered, following which a raid was conducted on Thursday. Tawheed Ahmad Mir and Ehsan-ul-haq were arrested during the raid while the […]
Pak anti-corruption court dismisses fake deed case against PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz
Islamabad, Jul 19 (PTI) In a relief to jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz, a Pakistani anti-corruption court on Friday dismissed a plea filed against her for submitting a fake document in the high-profile Avenfield Apartments case. Maryam, 45, the vice president of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) was accused of providing […]
Initiate inquiry into irresponsible behavior of Salim Pandit: KWJA urges KPC
Srinagar: Kashmir Working Journalist Association (KWJA) has urged KPC to initiate inquiry into ‘irresponsible behavior of its member M Salim Pandit’ who had termed the recently elected journalists representative body as ‘Jihadi journalists’ in his report in Times of India . “M Salim Pandit is no stranger to controversies, slander and whimsical allegations mostly […]
Kashmir hospitals flooded with deadly antibiotic resistant bacteria: DAK
Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday said hospitals in Kashmir are flooded with deadly bacteria that are resistant to all antibiotics. “Kashmir hospitals have turned into breeding grounds for resistant microbes endangering the safety of patients,” said DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “SMHS hospital is harboring bugs like Acinetobacter, Pseudomonas, Klebseilla and […]
Explosion outside Kabul University kills 6, wounds 27
Kabul, Jul 19 (AP) A powerful bomb exploded outside the gates of Kabul University in the Afghan capital on Friday, killing at least six people and wounding 27, according to police and health officials. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, the latest to target Kabul. Both the Taliban and the Islamic State group often […]
