Saudi Arabia To Show Films For First Time At Cannes Festival
RIYDH:-Saudi Arabia will make its first official appearance at France’s Cannes film festival, submitting a selection of short films when the prestigious competition opens next month, the Saudi culture minister said today. “We are very happy… That there will be an official participation at the Cannes festival, for the first time,” Awwad Alawwad said after […]
Divisional admin issues avalanche warning
SRINAGAR, APRIL 10: Divisional Administration Kashmir Tuesday issued an avalanche warning for next 24-hours for hilly and avalanche prone areas of Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region. “Avalanche warning valid for next 24-hours from April 10 to April 11, 2018 (1700 hrs) exists for avalanche prone slopes in Bandipora, Baramulla, Kupwara, Ganderbal, Anantnag, Kulgam, Budgam, Leh, Kargil districts of Kashmir Division and Srinagar-Jammu National Highway” a statement of […]
Dy CM for focused attention to dev of Jammu district
JAMMU, APRIL 10:- Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh today directed for ensuring the proper and focused attention to the development of the Jammu so that the people living here get benefitted from the various developmental initiatives and programmes. Chairing the District Development Board meeting of Jammu district here today, the Deputy Chief Minister said that […]
Asia Cup 2018 shifted to UAE as India refuses to host Pakistan
DUBAI: The 2018 Asia Cup has been shifted to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as India refused to host Pakistan mainly due to political tensions between both countries. According to Cricinfo, the UAE have been awarded the 2018 Asia Cup that was originally slated to be held in India. The tournament is likely to be played between […]
50 die in Indonesia from bootleg liquor
Jakarta—More than 50 people have died in little more than a week after drinking bootleg liquor in western Indonesia, including in Jakarta, officials said Monday. In the latest incident, 20 people died between Thursday and Monday in Cicalengka subdistrict near the West Java capital of Bandung. Head of the state-run hospital in Cicalengka, Yani Sumpena, […]
Modi, Amit Shah to observe day-long fast on Thursday against parliament disruption
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah will observe a day-long fast on Thursday April 12, over disruptions during Budget session of parliament. BJP lawmakers from across the nation will join the fast in what is being seen as an attempt to turn the tables on the Congress, a day after it […]
Linking of PAN with Aadhaar does not violate right to privacy: UIDAI to SC
New Delhi: The law mandating linking of Permanent Account Number (PAN) with Aadhaar does not violate the right to privacy under Article 21 of the Constitution, argued Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta in the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Appearing for the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Mehta told a bench of Chief Justice Dipak […]
Kathua rape-murder case: FIR against lawyers for obstructing chargesheet
Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday registered a First Information Report (FIR) against a group of lawyers who had come in its way and tried to prevent it from filing a chargesheet against seven accused in alleged rape and murder of an 8-year-old nomad girl in a court in Kathua district on Monday. The […]
Railway tender case: RJD attacks BJP after CBI questions Rabri, Yadav
Patna: The RJD launched a fresh round of attacks on the BJP on Tuesday after CBI questioned Lalu Yadav’s wife Rabri Devi and son Tejashwi Yadav for almost four hours in connection with railway tender scam. The opposition parties in Bihar including the Congress and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) accused the ruling NDA of using the […]
3 daughters, no son: UP woman beaten, hands broken by husband, in-laws
Shahjahanpur: A woman was mercilessly thrashed by her husband and in-laws in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur for not bearing a male child and giving birth to three daughters in eight years of married life. Police said both hands of Rekha Devi, 30, were fractured in the beating. “The woman has suffered serious injuries and […]
