For the first time since 2012, the Jammu and Kashmir Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) has procured new high-tech machines for cleaning up the Dal Lake, said Shafat Ahmed Jeelani, Executive Engineer Mechanical wing LAWDA. Jeelani said LAWDA has procured indigenously

Pakistan’s top graft body, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has found its former ambassador to Indonesia, Major General (retd) Syed Mustafa Anwar, guilty of illegally selling the embassy building in Jakarta. NAB on Wednesday filed a reference in court against Major General

Facebook has shared data with United Nations investigators probing international crimes in Myanmar, after the lead investigator said the tech company was suppressing evidence. A Facebook representative on Tuesday said it had given the Independent Investigative Mechanism on Myanmar

US First Lady Melania Trump has made a heartfelt plea for racial unity in a live speech from the White House to the Republican party convention. "Stop the violence and looting," she also said as protests continued over a police shooting in Wisconsin. Melania Trump urged

Concerned over the increasing cases of child labour, a one-day orientation cum training programme was organised by an NGO along with labour commissioner of Kashmir and members of juvenile justice board to bring awareness about child labour among placement agencies in the Kashmir Valley.

In an attempt to benefit students amid COVID-19 crisis, a government school teacher from the border area of Uri in Baramulla district of North Kashmir has created a school website as well as an Android application. Aijaz Sheikh, hailing from Chandanwari village of Uri who is a lecturer

Pakistan's intelligence agency, ISI, has been using the services of Pakistan crime syndicates operating in several countries, including France and Thailand, to further its agenda, according to a report in the Global Watch Analysis. Recently, Thailand Police arrested a Pakistan

Researchers in Hong Kong on Monday reported what appears to be the first confirmed case of Covid-19 reinfection, a 33-year-old man who was first infected by SARS-CoV-2 in late March and then, four and a half months later, seemingly contracted the virus again while traveling in Europe.

The tourism global industry has been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, with $320 billion lost in exports in the first five months of the year and more than 120 million jobs at risk, the UN chief said Tuesday. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a policy briefing and

US President Donald Trump has warned his fellow Republicans their opponents may "steal" November's election, as his party anointed him as their candidate. "They're using Covid to defraud the American people," Mr Trump told delegates on the first day of the

Pablo Picasso, a famous Spanish painter, wrote: “Art is the lie that enables us to realise the truth.”  An artist, having been born anywhere around the world, even in war-torn countries—tries hard to utilise the given circumstances to the best of capabilities.

The leader of India's main opposition Congress party offered to resign on Monday, local media reported, after almost two dozen top leaders called for better decision-making in the party, which has ruled for much of the country's independent history. The call, made in a letter,

At least five soldiers and four civilians have been killed, and several others were wounded after two explosions struck the southern Philippine town of Jolo, according to authorities. Philippine Red Cross Chief Richard Gordon said the explosion hit at approximately noon (04:00 GMT) on

Kellyanne Conway has announced that she is resigning from her post as Senior Counsel to US President Donald Trump. In a statement, Mrs Conway said she was stepping down at the end of August to focus on her children, giving them "less drama, more mama". Her husband George,

The man who killed 51 people at two mosques in New Zealand in 2019 had plans to target a third mosque, his sentencing hearing has heard. Brenton Tarrant also planned to burn down the mosques, wanting to "inflict as many fatalities as possible". The Australian has pleaded

Turkey has been "vehemently" fighting for the leadership role in the Islamic world by replacing Saudi Arabia, according to a report by EurAsian Times. It appears that Turkey under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has the backing of China and Pakistan to oust Saudi Arabia from

Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautama Buddha is missing tourists this year due to the global pandemic situation. Otherwise, thousands of Indians visit this UNESCO World Heritage Site annually. "The number of Indian tourists (in Lumbini) stood at 93,852 last year while domestic

Noting that Pakistan's state-sponsored policy of terrorism is evident in inaction against likes of Hafiz Saeed, Masood Azhar and Ehsanullah Ehsan and in its involvement in various terror attacks including that in Mumbai and on Parliament, India said on Thursday that international

At least 13 people have been killed and three others injured in a stampede at a nightclub in Lima, Peru, as partygoers attempted to escape a police raid on the venue, according to Orlando Velasco Mujica, general of the Peruvian National Police. Police were called to the Thomas Restobar

Maryanne Trump Barry bitterly criticized her brother, President Donald Trump, saying, "Donald's out for Donald," and appeared to confirm her niece Mary Trump's previous allegations that he had a friend take his SATs to get into college, according to audio excerpts