Suicide bomber strikes Kabul’s Shiite area, casualties reported
Kabul: A suicide bomber on foot blew himself up in Kabul’s Shiite area today, killing at least seven people, officials said, in the latest attack in the Afghan capital. “In the explosion seven were martyred and seven were wounded,” interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish wrote on Facebook. One policeman was among those killed in the blast, […]
SC allows passive euthanasia, recognises ‘living will’ of terminally ill patients
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said that a person can make an advance “living will” authorising the withdrawal of all life support system if in the opinion of doctor he has reached an irreversible stage of terminal illness. A five judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, however, attached strict conditions […]
Shopian shuts for fifth consecutive day to mourn killings
Shopian: A complete shutdown is being observed on Friday for fifth consecutive day in south Kashmir’s Shopian district against the killings of four civilians by government forces in a brief shootout with militants at Pahnoo village on Sunday evening. Local sources said that all shops and business establishments are closed in the area while as traffic […]
GDC students start indefinite strike, demand removal of HoD
Srinagar: The students of Government Dental College Srinagar Friday started an indefinite strike demanding immediate removal of the Head of the Department (HoD) Orthodontics. Alleging that the HoD has been been continuosly harassing the students, the entire Dental College students have started indefinite strike until the HoD is not removed from his post. “We want the immediate […]
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 […]
