Month: May 2019

S. Korean court to rule on K-pop star Seungri’s arrest

South Korean pop star Seungri arrived at court Tuesday to await a decision on whether he should be arrested over charges including prostitution in a snowballing sex scandal. The 28-year-old singer from popular boy band BIGBANG and his business partner are accused of arranging sex services for potential […]

Asian markets track big losses on Wall St after China retaliates

Asian markets extended a global sell-off Tuesday following hefty losses on Wall Street that came in response to China’s hike in tariffs on $60 billion of US imports, ramping up tensions in a trade war between the global economic titans. The move by Beijing was followed by a […]

Britain, NZ failing on children’s rights: global survey

Britain and New Zealand are failing on children’s rights, scoring lower than war-torn Syria and North Korea relative to their wealth in rankings released Tuesday by a children’s group. “Appalling” discrimination against migrant children and a lack of legal protection for poorer youths in New Zealand and the […]

Row as France remembers troops slain in hostage raid

France was Tuesday to pay its final respects to two commandos killed during a raid to rescue four hostages in the Sahel region of Africa last week that has sparked a row over the risks taken by the freed tourists. French special forces Cedric de Pierrepont, 33, and […]

US, Russia test tense ties as Pompeo visits Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday meets US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the highest-level talks between the rival powers in nearly a year as they see if they can make headway on a raft of disagreements from Venezuela to Iran to arms control. Pompeo will visit […]

Record number of attacks on gays in France: report

Assaults in France on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people hit a new record in 2018, “a dark year” for the LGBT community, French group SOS Homophobie reported Tuesday. The non-profit association registered 231 physical attacks, up from the previous annual record of 188 anti-LGBT assaults back in […]

Power shutdown

open view news desk SRINAGAR : The Power Controller, Kashmir province, PDD Bemina on Wednesday informed that in order to carry out the implementation of the centrally sponsored schemes under IPDS/PMDP (U) in Srinagar shutdown of below mentioned Distribution Transformers (DT’s) will be taken as per the given […]

JKSSB cautions candidates against fake mails/calls

open view news desk SRINAGAR : Pursuant to various complaints received from candidates who have appeared in examinations conducted by the Board for different posts, it is being reported that some unscrupulous elements have been calling the candidates through emails/telephones and demanding monetary consideration in lieu of ensuring […]

South Kashmir transporters call on Div Com

open view news desk SRINAGAR : A delegation of South Kashmir Transport Associations today called on Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan to discuss various issues confronting them. The members appraised the Divisional Commissioner about their demands. The Divisional Commissioner issued directions to Deputy Commissioner Anantnag, Police and […]

Div Com reviews status of work on various projects in power sector

open view news desk SRINAGAR : Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today convened a meeting with all Chief Engineers (CE) of Power Development Department (PDD) to review the status of work on various projects in the sector across the valley. The meeting discussed the progress of various […]

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