Khaleda Zia challenges 5-year sentence in graft case
Dhaka, Feb 20 (PTI) Former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia today challenged the five-year prison sentence handed out to her in a corruption case, claiming that it was a political scheme by the government to keep her out of the general elections in December. The 72-year-old three-time former prime minister and main opposition leader was […]
Nepal’s CPN-UML and CPN-Maoist merge; form new powerful bloc
Kathmandu, Feb 20 (PTI) Nepal’s two main Communist parties CPN-UML and CPN-Maoist Centre have struck a historic merger deal and formed the country’s biggest political bloc after their sweeping win in the federal and provincial polls, a move experts say may usher in much-needed political stability. The Left Alliance of the CPN-UML, led by Prime […]
Iran teams find wreckage of plane in Zagros mountains
Tehran, Feb 20 (AFP) Iranian search teams found the wreckage today of a plane that went missing in the Zagros mountains two days earlier with 66 people on board, a spokesman said. Aseman Airlines flight EP3704 disappeared in the Zagros range on Sunday morning, around 45 minutes after taking off from Tehran. After two days […]
Preserving Urban architecture
The historic cities of Kashmir have got glorious classical architectural traditions which are hardly seen at other places of the state. These traditions have been very much advanced than what is seen in our villages. The plan and construction of houses throughout the cities and towns has been better than the village houses. Mirza Haider […]
Setting creates a mood and initiates backdrop in fiction writing
In the narrative or work of fiction Setting describes time and geographical location; it also includes historical period, social status, weather, immediate surrounding and culture. Setting vividly explains backdrop and mood of the story line. It also enhances foreshadow events, invoke an emotional response, reflect the society in which the characters live, and sometimes even […]
God bless those who say what they feel must be said!
Even as it is a known fact that all revolutions must have ideologies to spurn them on, however, it is also true that “in the heat of the conflict these ideologies tend to be smelt into rigid dogmas claiming exclusive possession of the truth”. And this is where the tragedy lies, because dogma is the […]
2 cops killed as militants attack SMHS hospital to free Pak accomplice
Srinagar, Feb 06: Two policemen were killed Tuesday when militants mounted a daring attack at a police party inside the SMHS Hospital complex in Srinagar and freed a Pakistani militant. Immediately after the attack inside the premises of Srinagar’s main hospital, the attackers escaped into the narrow lanes and bylanes of downtown Srinagar along with […]
CM condemns attack as ‘act of cowardice’
Oppn alleges 'big security lapse'
Srinagar, Feb 06: Grieving over the death of two policemen, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today termed as “act of cowardice” the Lashkar-e-Taiba attack on a police party at a hospital in Srinagar, even opposition said it was a result of a “big security lapse”. In her message, the Chief minister described the incident as “an […]
Rajiv, Benazir were ready to resolve Kashmir dispute: Zardari
Lahore, Feb 06 (PTI) Rajiv Gandhi and Benazir Bhutto were ready to resolve the Kashmir issue amicably but the Indian leader was assassinated during the election campaign, Pakistan’s former president Asif Ali Zardari has claimed. Zardari also revealed that former dictator Gen (retd.) Pervez Musharraf had come up with a plan on Kashmir issue but […]
Separatists call for shutdown on Maqbool Butt, Afzal Guru anniversaries
Srinagar, Feb 06: The separatist leadership has called for complete shutdown on February 09 and February 11, against the hanging of Muhammad Afzal Guru and Muhammad Maqbool Butt. In a joint stateme nt issued here, separatist trio of Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik said massive protests should be staged […]
