‘You had the Nobel Prize?’ Trump learns of Yazidi activist Murad
Washington, Jul 18 (AFP) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared unfamiliar with the work and cause of Nobel laureate Nadia Murad as she pleaded with him to help the Yazidis of Iraq. Murad, one of thousands of women and girls from the ancient faith abducted by the Islamic State group as they overran swathes of […]
Surprising, but a welcome move
Pakistan made a surprising announcement on Tuesday after it announced opining its airspace for all civilian traffic effectively removing the ban on Indian and other flights that were not allowed to use majority of its airspace since the escalation of hostilities and the Balakot air strikes in February this year. The move was quite surprising […]
Nelson Mandela’s greatest legacy was his commitment to the redemptive powers of hope and struggle
He was a super human being and an architecture of Modern South Africa and of the world
He was a super human being and an architecture of Modern South Africa and of the world
Governor reassigns departments to Advisors
SRINAGAR, JULY 17: Governor Satya Pal Malik today re-assigned the charge of departments to his Advisors. As per the order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), Advisor Vijay Kumar has been assigned charge of the departments of Home, Forest, Ecology & Environment, Health & Medical Education, Youth Services & Sports, Hospitality & Protocol, Civil […]
Woman, her niece crushed to death by Army vehicle
Jammu, Jul 17 (PTI) A 35-year-old woman and her minor niece were killed Wednesday after being hit by an Army vehicle in a border village in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. A four-year-old boy, who is paralysed by polio and unable to speak, was also injured in the accident which took place near […]
5 % of all new buses to be registered as disabled- friendly
SRINAGAR, JULY 17: Transport Department has decided to make it mandatory that a minimum of 5% of all new public transport buses should be registered as disabled-friendly. The decision was taken in a high-level meeting chaired by Principal Secretary Transport Dr Asghar Hassan Samoon here. The meeting was attended by Commissioner Disability Iqbal Lone, Managing […]
JuD chief Hafiz Saeed arrested on terror financing charges
Lahore, Jul 17 (PTI) Mumbai terror attack mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed was arrested Wednesday on terror financing charges by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab Province, just days ahead of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s maiden visit to the US. Saeed, a UN designated terrorist whom the US has placed a USD 10 […]
ICJ rules Pakistan must review Kulbhushan Jadhav’s death sentence
The Hague, Jul 17 (PTI) In a major victory for India, the International Court of Justice on Wednesday ruled that Pakistan must review the death sentence for Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, who has been sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court Jadhav, 49, a retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced to death by the Pakistani […]
Encounter rages in Sopore village, internet suspended
Baramulla, July 17: A gunfight is raging between militants and government forces in Gund Brath area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, reports said Wednesday morning. They said that a joint team of Army’s 22RR , SOG Sopore launched a cordon and search operation in the area. A senior police officer said that contact […]
CASO initiated by forces in Sopore outskirts
(Bilal Ahmad) Sopore. July 17: Government forces on Wednesday morning launched a cordon and search operation at Mir Mohallah of Gund Brath Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Reports said that a joint team of Army’s 22 RR, 92 and 179 Battalion of CRPF and SOG of JK police jointly launched a massive search operation […]
