Delhi HC fines media houses who revealed Kathua rape victim’s name
newdehli:-The Delhi high court on Wednesday directed 12 media houses to pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each for revealing the identity of the eight-year-old Kathua rape victim in Jammu and Kashmir. The court also indicated that it may enhance the amount that has to be deposited by the media houses in the Jammu […]
Kathua: Many injured after students clash with forces in Pulwama, Tral, Pampore, Uri
Srinagar:-Clashes broke out between the police and students in Tral town of Pulwama district on Wednesday, resulting in injuries to many students, reports claimed. Reports said that many students have sustained injuries during the clashes, adding that many girls have also fainted due to suffocation. The shopkeepers in the area pulled down their shutters after […]
Two Million fund raised in Kathua case, lawyers says “pleading case free of cost”
Srinagar, : An online campaign agency has raised the amount of two million rupees with reference to Kathua’s rape-and-murder of an eight-year-old nomadic Muslim Bakerwal community girl in a bid to help family to pursue the case. However, the lawyers’ panel fighting for the justice of the Kathua victim has said that they are pleading […]
Sana Mir enters top five in ODI bowlers rankings
Lahore:Veteran Pakistan cricketer Sana Mir has broken into the top five in International Cricket Council’s (ICC) ODI bowlers rankings, securing the fourth place with 620 points to her name. The spin all-rounder is now ahead of Indian fast bowler Jhulan Goswami, who sits at fifth. Australia’s Jess Jonassen is the number one ranked bowler, with […]
Pak to host Super Kabaddi League in May
Islamabad:-Strawberry sports’ management company are all set to host the inaugural edition of the country’s own Super Kabaddi League to be played in May 2018. The Kabaddi, according to officials, will be played between franchised based teams representing different cities of Pakistan and teams will be picked through the draft. “The draft for the inaugural […]
Delhi HC fines media houses who revealed Kathua rape victim’s name
Media houses, issued notices for revealing the identity of the eight-year-old Kathua rape victim, on Wednesday apologised before the Delhi high court and were directed to pay Rs 10 lakh each to the Jammu and Kashmir Victim Compensation Fund. Advocates representing media houses told the court that the mistake of revealing the identity of the […]
Iraq sentences 212 to death in Mosul area since recapture from Islamic State
BAGHDAD – Iraqi courts have sentenced 212 people to death in Mosul and surrounding areas, most of them for complicity with Islamic State, since the area was retaken by Iraqi forces in July and August 2017, a judiciary spokesman said on Wednesday. Mosul was home to two million people before being overrun in 2014 by […]
Kathua rape shameful, must ensure security for women: President
Jammu: President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday condemned the horrific gangrape and murder of eight-year-old girl in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir and wondered what kind of society India was developing into. The President termed rape incidents like Kathua happening in a country that’s 70 years into its independence as “shameful” “After 70 years of […]
Beijing wants India-Nepal-China economic corridor
Beijing, Beijing wants India to join a China-Nepal connectivity project, top diplomat Wang Yi said on Wednesday, adding that the Himalayan nation’s development should be a common goal shared by the two countries. Nepal sits between India and China and traditionally has been close to New Delhi. But Beijing has entered the country by investing […]
Class work to remain suspended in IUST tomorrow
Srinagar: Fearing student protests, the authorities at the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), Awantipora have decided to suspend the class work at the campus on Thursday. Officials said the varsity administration has also postponed all the examinations scheduled for tomorrow. New dates shall be notified separately, the statement said. Further, class work shall also […]
