Pak SC postpones verdict on Sharif’s bail plea till March 26
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Supreme Court Tuesday postponed the verdict of jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s application seeking bail on medical grounds till March 26, according to media reports. Sharif filed an appeal on March 6 against a judgment by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) which on February 25 rejected his bail application on medical grounds […]
UN received 259 allegations of sexual exploitation, abuse in 2018: Report
United Nations: The UN received a total of 259 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by the staff working in its agencies and their partner organisations in 2018, an increase of more than a hundred in such incidents from the previous year, according to a report presented by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The report, presented […]
Two bovine smugglers arrested
Jammu: Two alleged cattle smugglers were arrested in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district and 16 animals were rescued from their vehicles, police said Tuesday. The two vehicles carrying the cattle were intercepted in Chadwal area on Monday, they said. A case has been registered against the duo under relevant sections and further investigation is underway, […]
Political activities yet to pick up pace
Jammu: Even a week after the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the poll schedule, political activities are yet to pick up pace in Jammu and Ladakh divisions with most parties busy finalising nominees for the Lok Sabha seats. Voting to elect the 17th Lok Sabha will be held over seven phases from April 11 […]
NC to contest all six seats from JK
Farooq to seek re-election from Sgr
Srinagar: The National Conference Monday decided to contest all six Lok Sabha seats in the state, but has left a slim possibility of an alliance with the Congress “based on the national scenario”. The National Conference and the Congress have been in talks for the past few days for a pre-poll alliance. The Parliamentary board […]
Petition challenging extension of 77th, 103rd amendments to JK challenged in HC
Srinagar: A petition was Monday filed in the Jammu and Kashmir High Court challenging the extension of 77th and 103rd amendments of the Indian Constitution to the state through a presidential order earlier this month. Advocates Mohammad Ashraf Bhat and Adil Asimi filed the petition on the grounds that the Constitution of India cannot be […]
Army man killed in cross LoC shelling, several others injured
Jammu: An Army jawan was killed and four others were injured when the Pakistan army violated ceasefire for a second day Monday, resorting to heavy mortar shelling and firing along the LoC in Rajouri district, officials said. The Pakistani army initiated unprovoked firing about 05:30 hours targeting the LoC area in the Sunderbani Sector with […]
Acid attacks deserve no clemency, says SC
Such attacks are uncivilized, heartless
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said that acid attack is an “uncivilised and heartless crime” which does not deserve any clemency. The apex court observed this while asking two convicts, who have already undergone five year jail for throwing acid on a 19-year-old girl in 2004, to pay Rs 1.5 lakh each as additional […]
