Woman arrested in Goa for ‘selling’ her 11-month-old child
Panaji: Goa police have arrested a 32-year-old woman for allegedly selling her 11-month-old son for Rs two lakh. Shaila Patil, the mother of the child, alleged buyer Amar Morje (32) and Patil’s friends Yogesh Gosawi (42) and Anant Damaji (34) who allegedly helped her strike the deal were arrested yesterday after her husband lodged a […]
Hijab-clad Muslim woman stabbed in US
Houston: A 31-year-old Hijab-wearing nurse in the US was stabbed in a roadside attack by a man reportedly motivated by anti-Muslim hate, police said. A reward of USD 5,000 has been announced for information leading to the arrest of the attacker. The victim, who is white and wears a Hijab, said that she was driving […]
Win Kashmiri hearts the way we have in Swat, Balochistan: Pakistan NSA to India
Srinagar: Pakistan’s National Security Advisor Naseer Khan Janjua advised Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria that the Narendra Modi government should win the hearts of Kashmiris much like Pakistan has done in the Swat Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and in restive Balochistan province. According to a media report published in Hindustan Times, Janjua […]
Kangan shuts for fifth straight day against Gawhar’s killing
Srinagar: A complete shutdown is being observed on the fifth consecutive day Saturday at Kangan area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district against the killing of a youth in forces’ action. Gowhar Ahmad Rather son of Abdul Rehman Rather from Kangan, who was admitted at SKIMS Soura after he was critically injured on Monday evening, succumbed […]
7 killed by Israeli fire, scores hurt in Gaza border protest
Khuzaa: Israeli troops killed seven men today in the second mass protest in as many weeks along Gaza’s volatile border, as Palestinians torched piles of tires to create a smoke screen to block the view of snipers. Today’s deaths brought to 29 the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire over the past week, including […]
Judge hearing Salman Khan’s bail plea transferred
Jodhpur: A district and sessions judge, who was supposed to pronounce order on Salman Khan’s application for bail and suspension of sentence in 1998 black buck poaching case, has been transferred as part of a reshuffle. In a late night development, Sessions Judge Ravindra Kumar Joshi has been transferred to Sirohi, as per an order […]
UN willing to resolve crisis between India and Pakistan
United Nations: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed his concern at the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, his spokesperson said as he reiterated that the UN chief’s “good offices” to help resolve disputes between nations are available only if requested for by both sides. “The secretary-general has expressed and will continue to express his […]
India trying to resolve Kashmir through barrel of the gun: Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif on FRiday accused India of trying to resolve the Kashmir dispute “through the barrel of the gun”. Asif said this in a statement on ‘Kashmir Solidarity Day’ which is being observed in Pakistan. “The recent killings of 20 unarmed civilians in Indian Kashmir are again a manifestation of the […]
Is Kashmir heading towards a new campus uprising?
Srinagar: The valley wide student protest have increased the apprehensions about Kashmir heading towards a new ‘campus uprising’. It seems that the education sector is getting deeply and trying to paint its involvement on the political canvas of Kashmir. On Thursday, all the educational institutions reopened after three day’s closure ordered in the wake of […]
Listen to the voices of pain from JK: Mehbooba tells New Delhi
SRINAGAR: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti Friday appealed country’s political leadership, cutting across party lines, to listen to the voices of pain from Jammu and Kashmir and support the people of the State in getting out of it. Interacting with a large number of youth from various parts of the State here today, the Chief Minister […]