Executions worldwide jumped last year to the highest number since 2015, Amnesty report says
London: The number of executions recorded worldwide last year jumped to the highest level since 2015, with a sharp rise in Iran and across the Middle East, Amnesty International said in a report released on Wednesday. The human rights group said it recorded a total of 1,153 executions in 2023, a 30 per cent increase […]
US condemns loss of life, but says no policy changes after civilian deaths in Israeli strike
Washington: The White House on Tuesday condemned the loss of life of dozens of civilians as a result of an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, but said it is not planning any policy changes as a result of the Israeli actions. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters that Israel had not violated Biden’s “red […]
Infrastructure challenges and the quest for effective governance
By: Ahmad Ayaz Kashmir, a region of immense natural beauty and strategic importance, continues to grapple with significant infrastructure challenges. The Srinagar-Jammu NH44, a vital arterial road, frequently faces blockades, causing immense hardships to travelers and resulting in the spoilage of #Kashmir produce with outside markets before itcan reach markets. This not only affects the […]
At Western Sahara: Visiting a Forgotten People
By: Marc B. Sanganee South of the Algerian town of Tindouf on the border with Western Sahara are five refugee camps. The camps are home to the Sahrawi people of Western Sahara and are administered by their freedom movement Polisario, which is fighting to liberate their homeland from Morocco. Life in the desert camps leaves […]
5 persons fall into well in Kupwara, 2 dead, 3 hospitalised
Srinagar: Tragedy struck Kralpora village in Kupwara as two persons were recovered dead and three other hospitalised after they fell unconscious inside a well An official told GNS that during cleaning a well in Satboin Dardpora, five persons fell unconscious due to suffocation. “As the news spread, a rescue operation was launched at the site,” […]
3 men fall in well in Budgam village, rescue op launched
Budgam: Two men fell into a well while trying to rescue a man who accidentally slipped into it in Khansahib area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. An official told news agency—Kashmir news Observer (KNO) that the man identified as Moomin Dar accidentally fell into the well and soon after locals […]
BSF opens fire on suspected Pak drone near LoC in Poonch
Jammu: The Border Security Force personnel fired several rounds to shoot down a suspected Pakistani drone near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch, officials said on Wednesday. The drone activity from across the border was picked up by the alert border guards in Khanetar garrison at around 11.30 pm on Tuesday, […]
GPS tracking device put on LeT terror associate in Barmmulla: Police
Srinagar: Police on Wednesday said that it have installed GPS tracking device on a Lashkar-e-Toiba militant associate in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Police said that in compliance to an order received from Court, police in Baramulla today affixed a GPS tracking device on a under trial terror associate who was enlarged on bail in a […]
Husband ‘kills’ wife in Tangdgar, arrested
Kupwara: In a shocking incident, a husband allegedly killed his wife by strangulating her at Tangdhar in north Kashmir’s frontier Kupwara district. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a lady, in her 30’s (name withheld) was allegedly killed by her husband after strangulated her at their house during the intervening night […]
As heatwave persists in Jammu, summer vacation announced for schools in region
Jammu: As the weatherman predicted the continuation of a heatwave in the Jammu region for the next seven days, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday announced a 46-day summer vacation from June 1 for the government and recognised private schools in the Jammu division’s summer zone. Jammu on Monday recorded a high of 43 […]
