Day: September 14, 2019

Brazilian model testifies in cybercrime case against Neymar

RIO DE JANEIRO — The cybercrimes unit of Rio de Janeiro’s police heard the testimony of Brazilian model Najila Trindade on Wednesday, part of an investigation linked to her rape allegation against soccer star Neymar. Investigators in Rio are specifically looking into Neymar’s posting on social media of […]

In Alaska hometown, Native women say police ignored rapes

hat are still suffering. Many get comfort from embracing centuries-old traditions of subsistence living, he said, but they find even this alternative limited by legal restrictions on hunting and fishing. While Native communities still suffer from the effects of sexual trauma, Nome’s physicians, nurses, therapists, teachers and police […]

Kansal for wider publicity of scholarship schemes

open view news desk SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 13: Principal Secretary, Social Welfare, Planning and Monitoring, Rohit Kansal Friday called for wider publicity of various scholarship schemes run by the Social Welfare Department. He made these remarks during a meeting to review status of various Social Welfare Schemes. The schemes […]

Div Com for taking strict action against encroachers

open view news desk JAMMU SEPTEMBER 13: Divisional Commissioner, Sanjeev Verma today asked the concerned departments to take strict action against the encroachers of state land. The Div Com issued these directions while chairing a meeting held to review the anti encroachment drive initiated by the district administration. […]

Govt appoints 263 candidates to KAS/KPS

open view news desk SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 13- The Government today accorded sanction to the appointment of 263 candidates to J&K Administrative Services, J&K Police (Gazetted) and J&K Accounts (Gazetted) Service under direct recruitment through the combined competitive examinations 2016. Among these, 257 are appointed to the Joiner Scale […]

Frontline fight: Indonesia locked in epic battle against jungle blazes

Working around the clock, thousands of firefighters are struggling to contain smog-belching blazes raging across rainforests and farmland in Indonesia, one of the frontlines against fires blamed for aggravating global warming. Those leading the response are short on equipment, with some wearing just flimsy masks and rubber boots […]

Hindu Sena blackens Delhi’s Babar Road signage

New Delhi, Sep 14: Fringe right-wing group Hindu Sena on Saturday blackened the signage for Babar Road in Bengali Market here, demanding that it be renamed after a “great Indian personality”. Babur was a Mughal emperor who invaded India. “We demand that the government rename the road which is […]

New Italy government lets rescued migrants disembark

Italy on Saturday agreed to allow rescue ship Ocean Viking to disembark 82 migrants on Lampedusa, in a reversal of the hardline policy under the country’s ex-interior minister Matteo Salvini. Far-right leader Salvini was forced out of office last month after bringing the government down, and the new […]

African leaders laud Mugabe at state funeral in divided Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe gave former leader Robert Mugabe a state funeral on Saturday with African leaders paying tribute to a man they lauded as a liberation hero but whose 37-year rule was defined by repression and economic turmoil. Mugabe, who died in Singapore last week aged 95, left Zimbabwe deeply […]

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