The Story of an Innocent in Jail
Akhlaq, Junaid, I kept quiet and then...Then they came for him.
BY: SEEMA MUSTAFA Dr Kafeel Khan the doctor from Gorakhpur jailed by the Adityanath government for eight months without bail, has become a household name in India. The Citizen’s Seema Mustafa spoke to the doctor at some length after his release from jail to find him more confident, less fearful, more determined and pieced together […]
Trump hails Kalpana Chawla as American hero
Washington, May 1: US President Donald Trump has hailed Indian-origin Kalpana Chawla as an American hero for devoting her life to the space programme and inspiring millions of girls to become astronauts. Trump’s remarks came yesterday as he issued a proclamation declaring May as ‘Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month’. The US Congress has […]
Leh People welcome Shia Supreme leader’s representative
BY: SAJJAD HUSSAIN Leh: Shia Supreme leader and the leader of the Islamic revolution Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei’s representative Mehdi Mehdavipur today started two days visit to Leh on the invitation of Majlis e Ulema e Leh. Representatives of Shia Organisations Majilis Ulema e Leh, Anjuman e Imamia, Imam Khomeini Memorial Trust Kargil, Anjuman e […]
Saeed tries to woo Pakistani Sikhs ahead of elections
Lahore, May 1: Mumbai terror attack mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed has met Pakistani Sikhs in a bid to woo them for furthering his anti-India agenda and seek their support for his newly formed political party in the upcoming general elections. Saeed held a “special meeting” on Friday with a group of Pakistani Sikhs […]
PSOs of BJP leader arrested for ‘thrashing civilian’
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police has arrested two personal security guards (PSOs) of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader on the charges of allegedly thrashing a civilian and resorting to aerial firing in Banihal last night. Sources said that the incident happened last night when two PSOs of BJP MLC Sofi Yusuf thrashed a civilian […]
All major financial markets remained closed
Mumbai, May 1: All major markets including the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), National Stock Exchange (NSE), forex, money, bullion, metals, oilseeds, spices and sugar will be closed today on account of ‘Maharashtra Day’. Press Trust of indiathekashmirimages.com
Lankan President Sirisena reshuffles his Cabinet
Colombo, May 1: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena today reshuffled his Cabinet for the fourth time and changed the portfolios of 18 ministers, weeks after six ministers had resigned from his National Unity Government. The reshuffle followed months of political impasse since the local council election mid-February, win which the ruling coalition of the SLFP […]
Congress legislators condemns Baramulla killings
Srinagar May 1. Strongly condemning the three civilian killings in Khanpora Area of Baramulla, Senior Congress Leaders and Legislators today expressed profound grief and sorrow over the unabated incident of killings, saying that both State & Centre have miserably failed to put an end to bloodshed. Congress Legislators, MLC Gulam Nabi Monga, MLA Haji Abdul […]
UK peer accused of racism for ‘typical Indian’ attack on Irish PM
London, May 1: A member of Britain’s House of Lords was today forced to deny that he is a racist after he called Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar a “typical Indian” on social media. Lord Kilclooney, a former member of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) in Northern Ireland, was responding to a BBC headline on […]
Noble foundation doing great service in nation building: DGP
Chairperson PWWA among 16 females honoured for excellence in different fields
Jammu: Noble foundation, Maa Shardha Vidyapeeth organized its annual function at, Guru Nanak Dev Bhawan, Ferozpur Road Ludhiana by felicitating women. The function was inaugurated by Director General of Police J&K, Dr. S.P.Vaid, Chief Patron of Punjab Kesari Group, Vijay Chopra, Chief Commissioner Income Tax Punjab and Jammu Kashmir, Vinay Kumar by lightening the lamp […]
