New Delhi: Prisoners “cannot be kept in jail like animals”, a shocked Supreme Court said after it was informed that many of the over 1,300 prisons across the country were overcrowded, even to the extent of more than 600 per cent. “What’s the point in talking about prison reforms when we cannot keep them in […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said the government is free to take back its police cover from him and the government should stop playing politics over it. “Sustained attempt to discredit leadership to disillusion people. Be it the viscous NIA smear campaign which proved to a flop show or the […]
Moscow: The Kremlin said today it was not Russia that had unleashed a diplomatic war with the West following the mass expulsion of US envoys in retaliation against coordinated moves by Britain and its allies over a spy poisoning. “Russia did not unleash any diplomatic war,” President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists. “Russia […]
Srinagar: In a bid to end to his life, a youth (name withheld) resident of Srinagar on Friday consumed some poisonous substance, a police official said. “He was shifted to SKIMS Soura for treatment”, the official said. Meanwhile, Srinagar police has registered a case in this regard. Guest
Srinagar: Police on Friday claimed to have arrested two drug peddlers and recovered contraband substance from their possession. A spokesman of police said that two drug peddlers, identified as Gurdiyal Massi son of Darshan resident of Kooperthla Punjab and Ravi Singh son of Dilber Singh resident of Jaspal Amratsar were arrested by a Police Party […]
Washington: The Trump administration wants all US visa applicants to submit details of their previous phone numbers, email addresses and social media histories as part of its “vetting” practice and to prevent entry of individuals who might pose a threat to the country. In a document posted on the Federal Register yesterday, anyone who wants […]
London: An Indian-origin teenager was found hanged in the grounds of a top UK grammar school after feeling excluded by her classmates for not including her in a WhatsApp group, an inquest into her death was told this week. Elena Mondal, 14, was found unresponsive by her teachers in a wooded area at Hampstead’s exclusive […]
Srinagar: In an outrageous incident, a 60 year old person was killed during a scuffle with his neighbour in north Kashmir Bandipora district , sources said. According to sources, Ghulam Mohammad Dar, 60, was injured during a fight with his neighbour following a heated argument over some issue on Thursday evening. Dar was immediately shifted […]
United Nations: About 1.5 lakh Rohingya refugees, who fled violence in Myanmar to settle in crowded camps in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar, are living in flood-prone areas and must be relocated ahead of the coming rainy season, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said. “In relation to Cox’s Bazar, the monsoon is the biggest concern. We believe […]
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