Pakistan maintain top spot in T20I rankings
Dubai:-The Pakistan cricket team continues to maintain its top position in the T20I rankings released by International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday. With a four-point lead at top of the table with 130 points, Pakistan are followed by Australia, who are in the second spot with 126 points and India at third. The top seven […]
9 out of 10 people globally breathe toxic air: WHO
Geneva: Air pollution levels remain dangerously high in many parts of the world with nine out of 10 people breathing air containing high levels of pollutants, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday. It praised India’s Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana Scheme for providing some 37 million free liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) connections in the […]
Shutdown in Shopian over civilian killing
Srinagar A complete shutdown is being observed in Pulwama and Shopian towns of south Kashmir on Thursday to mourn the killing of a civilian, reports said. A minor, Muhammad Umar Kumar son of Mohammad Abdullah Kumar of Pinjora, was killed after hit by a bullet during clashes with forces. Over 25 protesters sustained injuries while […]
Eight students injured in accident at Kupwara
Srinagar Eight students were injured on Thursday morning after the vehicle in which they were travelling in met with an accident at Herri area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. According to a police official, a vehicle bearing registration number JK091676 of New Shaheen School was on way to school when it turned turtle at Heeri […]
One body fished out two still missing at Baramulla
Srinagar A joint team of Police, army and local sand excavators at Sheeri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday fished out a dead body of one among three children, who were drowned in boat capsize incident in Baramulla on Tuesday. According to reports, the body identified as Tufail Ahmad Shago, son of Abdul […]
JRL meeting underway at Hyderpora
Srinagar Hurriyat (M) Chairman Umar Farooq and JKLF chief Mohammad Yasin Malik on Thursday reached at the residence of Hurriyat (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani in Hyderpora to discuss the present political situation in Kashmir and deteriorating conditions of the valley. According to reports both Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik has reached to […]
Tourist dies in Gulmarg
Srinagar A tourist died of cardiac arrest on Thursday at the famous tourist resort Gulmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. According to reports the tourist identified as Anil Pandowran Shendey, 50, a resident of Maharashtra’s Mumbai city suffered a chest pain and died.
Rohingya refugees are now facing human trafficking
Dhaka [Bangladesh]: Rohingya refugees, who fled to Bangladesh since late August 2017 to escape the inter-communal violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, are facing another threat in the form of human trafficking. Dhaka Tribune reported, “Around 40 trafficking cases have been reported in the refugee camps since the latest influx started, according to an unofficial source. […]
Rajasthan: Death toll climbs to 27, over 100 injured as dust storm wreaks havoc
Jaipur: At least 27 people have died in Rajasthan after a high-intensity squall swept through eastern parts of state, news agency ANI said. Over 100 people have been injured due to the dust storm, which was followed by thunder showers. The storm hit Alwar, Dholpur and Bharatpur districts, uprooting electricity poles and trees and collapsing houses. A detailed […]
Peshawar hospital employees caught running illegal organ centre in Pok
PESHAWAR: Three employees of the government-run facility, Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH), have been arrested from Azad Kashmir over their alleged involvement in illegal organ transplant. According to the hospital administration, dialysis technician Shoaib Khan, anaesthesia technician Abdul Baseer and ward keeper Hussain had been running an illegal kidney transplant hospital in Azad Kashmir for the […]
