US House describes crime against Rohingya in Myanmar as genocide
Washington, Dec 14 (PTI) In an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 394-1, the US House of Representatives on Thursday, in a non-binding resolution, declared the crime against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar as a genocide. Such a move by the US House of Representatives comes months after the State Department released a report on alleged widespread acts of […]
Seven including two minors dead as car falls into gorge in Reasi Jammu
Srinagar: Seven persons including two minors were killed in a road accident in Reasi district of Jammu late Thursdasy night, officials said on Friday. “An overloaded car, bearing registration number JK02H 1515 skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge at Damasgali Bhomag last night, leaving seven persons dead and three others injured,” […]
French police kill Strasbourg Christmas market gunman
Strasbourg (Fra), Dec 14 (AFP) The gunman who killed three people at a Christmas market in Strasbourg was shot dead by French police on Thursday as the Islamic State jihadist group claimed him as one of its “soldiers”. More than 700 French security forces had been hunting for 29-year-old Cherif Chekatt since the bloodshed on Tuesday […]
Several dozen killed in attack near Mali’s border with Niger: local officials
Bamako,(AP): Suspected jihadists on motorcycles have killed at least 42 people during a series of attacks on Tuareg nomadic camps in Mali, local leaders said Thursday. Moussa Ag Acharatoumane, a Tuareg self-defense official, said the attacks took place Tuesday and Wednesday in the sprawling West African nation’s eastern Menaka region. The victims, who included children […]
Pak court tells Govt to send Indian national Hamid Nihal Ansari home within one month
Islamabad/Peshawar, Dec 14 (PTI) A top court in Pakistan has given one month deadline to the federal government to complete formalities to deport Indian prisoner Hamid Nihal Ansari, whose three-year jail term will end on Saturday. Ansari, a 33-year-old Mumbai resident, is currently lodged in the Peshawar Central Jail after being sentenced by a military court […]
PM Modi’s foreign trips cost taxpayers more than Rs 2,000 crore
IAIN MARLOW New Delhi: The cost of Modi’s 84 foreign trips includes the maintenance of Air India One & setting up a secure hotline. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s hectic travel schedule over the past four-and-a-half years cost Indian taxpayers about $280 million as he made 84 trips around the world, according to India’s […]
Governor Malik likely to recommend President’s rule in J&K from Dec 20
Srinagar: Governor Satya Pal Malik is set to recommend President’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir in his report to the Ministry of Home Affairs, said officials. If so happens, J&K will be coming under the President’s rule after a span of 28 years According to a report in The Indian Express, government officials said they […]
Haji Hayat bereaved
Srinagar: Chief Editor, ‘Kashmir Reader’ Haji Hayat was bereaved after his mother passed away at her Pampore residence on Thursday afternoon, she was 80. The departed soul will be remembered for her generosity and philanthropist nature. She was well known in the entire locality for her generous nature and empathy for the neighbors. Kashmir Vision […]
HC stays online sale of drugs, prescribed medicines
New Delhi, Dec 13 (PTI) The Delhi High Court has stayed the sale of drugs and prescribed medicines on the internet by online pharmacies. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao passed the interim order on a plea seeking a ban on “illegal” sale of drugs and medicines online. The court […]
Another jolt to PDP, Raja Aijaz resigns says party ‘failed’ on ground
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and former IGP Crime Raja Aijaz Ali on Thursday tendered his resignation to party president Mehbooba Mufti, saying therein that “the party leadership has failed to deliver on the ground, maintain the political space and stick to the ideology for which the party was known.” Talking to a local […]
