Pak blasphemy case: Asia’s husband appeals to Trump, PMs of UK, Canada to help family leave country
Lahore,(PTI): The husband of a Pakistani Christian woman acquitted by the Supreme Court after being sentenced to death for blasphemy has appealed to the international community, including US President Donald Trump, to help the family leave the Islamic nation, saying he feared for their safety. Though the apex court’s judgement was pronounced on Wednesday, there […]
Shahid Mansoor killed in cold blood, says Jama’at
Srinagar: Jama’at-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir on Monday said that government forces have let loose a “reign of terror throughout” the valley. “Every day on one pretext or other, an innocent Kashmiri youth is killed in cold blood in order to intimidate and harass the people in general so as to compel them to surrender their most […]
Darbar Move: J&K Secretariat opens in Jammu
Jammu (PTI): Civil Secretariat, the seat of the Jammu and Kashmir government, opened here on Monday after a 10-day break as part of the bi-annual ‘Darbar Move’. Besides the Civil Secretariat, the other move offices, including Raj Bhawan and police headquarters, also opened here after six months of functioning in Srinagar. Governor Satya Pal Malik inspected […]
117 Indians died for every billion USD remitted from gulf countries: CHRI
New Delhi, (PTI): Nearly 10 workers from India died everyday in Gulf countries during the last six years, which translates to 117 deaths for every billion USD remitted to the country from there, a voluntary group said based on analysis of RTI responses. Venkatesh Nayak from Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative had sought data from External Affairs […]
Woman asks man to pay Rs 10 lakh or face rape charge, arrested
UP (PTI) :A woman has been arrested in Greater Noida for allegedly blackmailing a man and threatening to implicate him in a false rape case if he did not pay Rs 10 lakh to her, police said Monday. The incident was reported from Lakhnawali village, under Surajpur police station limits, and the accused was arrested Sunday, […]
Gunfight rages in Ganderbal’s Bakoora area
Srinagar: An encounter broke out between government forces and militants in central Kashmir’s Ganderal district, police said today. The gun-battle broke out in Bakoora area of the district which has been placed under the cordon, Jammu and Kashmir police posted on its Twitter handle. “Exchange of fire between Security forces & #terrorists at Bakoora area […]
Number of youths joining militancy in J-K reduced drastically: Guv
Jammu, Nov 5 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik said on Monday that the number of youths joining militancy in the state has come down drastically. Speaking to mediapersons here, the governor outlined the achievements of the state administration. “In (the past) three months, only one boy has joined militancy. No other person has […]
Taliban attack an Afghan forces check point, killing 13
Kabul (AP): An Afghan official says the Taliban have attacked a checkpoint in eastern Ghazni province, killing at least 13 soldiers and policemen. Arif Noori, spokesman for the provincial governor, says seven soldiers and six policemen were killed. Four soldiers were also wounded in the early Monday attack at the joint army and police checkpoint in […]
Will try to create atmosphere for holding talks with stakeholders in Kashmir: J-K Guv
Jammu, Nov 5 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik said Monday that the state administration will try to create an atmosphere for holding talks with stakeholders in the next four to six months. The governor said biometric details of Rohingya refugees in the Jammu region will be collected within two months. “I carry a […]
Saudi sent ‘cover-up team’ to dispose of Khashoggi body: report
Istanbul, Nov 5 (AFP) Saudi Arabia deployed a chemist and toxicology expert to Istanbul after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in an attempt to cover up evidence of the killing, a Turkish newspaper reported on Monday. The murder of the Saudi royal-insider-turned critic inside Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul has provoked widespread international outrage. Turkish […]
