Pak court clears way for registration of Hafiz Saeed’s political party
Islamabad: A Pakistan court has ordered the election commission to allow the registration of Jammat-U-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed’s Milli Muslim League as a political party. The order came days after a Pakistani court extended a stay against the “possible arrest” of the JuD chief till April 4. The Islamabad High Court (IHC) yesterday set […]
US announces $5M reward for information on Pak Taliban leader
Washington: The US today announced a USD 5 million award for information leading to the arrest of Afghanistan-based Maulana Fazlullah, leader of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an outfit which carries out terrorist attacks inside Pakistan. Under its rewards for justice program, the US also announced a USD 3 million reward each for information on Abdul Wali, […]
Trump agrees to meet North Korea’s Kim: White House
Washington: US President Donald Trump has agreed to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un by May, a top South Korean official announced today even as the White House said the two leaders would meet “at a place and time to be determined”. South Korean National Security Adviser Chung Eui-Yong, who led his country’s delegation to […]
Fire breaks out at chemical factory in Maharashtra; 3 killed, 13 hurt
Mumbai: A major fire broke out after an explosion inside a boiler of a chemicals factory in Maharashtra’s Palghar district last night, killing three people and injuring 13 others, police said. The incident took place at Ramdeo Chemicals in the Boisar-Tarapur industrial estate. The fire engulfed the factory around 11.40 pm yesterday after a massive […]
China says US tariffs ‘a serious attack’ on global trade system
Beijing: China today denounced US tariffs on aluminium and steel imports, saying that they would profoundly harm the international trade environment. The US’s “abuse” of national security concerns as a reason for implementing the measures will lead to “a serious attack on normal international trade order”, the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on […]
Militants abduct, thrash civilian in South Kashmir: Police
Kulgam: Police Thursday said that a youth was abducted by some unknown persons from his native village Qaimoh in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district during evening hours with an intention to kill him. A senior police official said that one Owais Rashid Bhat S/O Ab Rasheed Bhat resident of Qaimoh aged about 20 years was abducted by […]
Unmasking stress: Two soldiers commit suicide in north Kashmir in 24 hours
Srinagar: During the last 24 hours, two Indian army soldiers committed suicide in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, triggering a debate on the mental health issues among the soldiers in conflict-ridden areas. “Birender Sinha (24) of 30RR shot himself dead with his service rifle at around 06.45 hours on Wednesday. He was on duty at HQ […]
Suicide incidents speak of stress on armed forces: Er. Rasheed
Handwara: Expressing deep concern over committing of suicide by two soldiers in Langate and Lolab during last two days, MLA Langate Er. Rasheed said that the unfortunate incidents have unmasked the stress levels among soldiers while serving in violence hit Kashmir. “Both the incidents should open the eyes of hate mongers and war propagandists all […]
Choke finances, arms to militant outfits: Par panel
New Delhi: A parliamentary panel has asked the home ministry to check the “disturbing” trend of local youths in Jammu and Kashmir joining militancy and “choke” the financing and supply of arms to militant outfits. The parliamentary standing committee on home affairs, headed by senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, also observed that there is […]
Local body polls are long overdue, Vohra tells CM
JAMMU: Governor N.N. Vohra on Thursday told the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to ensure early conduct of local body polls. “Governor discussed with Chief Minister issues relating to the now very long pending elections to Urban Local Bodies and the recently deferred elections to Panchayats,” a Rajbhawan spokesman said after the meeting between the two. […]