World ire mounts toward Syria amid bloody crackdown

AGENCIES

Damascus, Aug 2: Pressure at the United Nations and world capitals mounted on Tuesday on Syria's government as a fierce security crackdown on peaceful protests overnight left dozens of deaths, injuries and arrests. At least 24 people were killed, dozens were wounded, and more than 150 people More
Will China replace US as No 1?
London, Aug 2: A lot of non-Americans think it is heading that way, according to a new global opinion survey. Is America now the world's No 2 in the superpower lineup? Not yet, but a lot of non-Americans think it is heading that way, according to a new global opinion survey by the Pew Research More
‘Himalayan glaciers shrinking on global warming’
Hong Kong, Aug 2: Three Himalayan glaciers have been shrinking over the last 40 years due to global warming and two of them, located in humid regions and on lower altitudes in central and east Nepal, may disappear in time to come, researchers in Japan said on Tuesday. Using global positioning More
Saudi billionaire to build world’s tallest tower
Jeddah, Aug 2: Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal unveiled plans on Tuesday to build the world’s tallest tower in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah. The Prince has signed a 4.6 billion riyal ($1.23 billion) contract with Bin Laden Group. The proposed tower, which will rise More
Israel's Mossad behind killing of Iranian scientist: report

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Berlin, Aug 2: Israeli spy agency Mossad assassinated Iranian nuclear scientist Dariush Rezaei-Nejad in Tehran last month, a media report claimed today. Rezaei-Nejad's killing was "the first serious action taken by the new Mossad chief Tamir Pardo," Germany's Der Spiegel reported quoting More
CHINA POLICE KILL 2 SUSPECTS IN XINJIANG VIOLENCE

REUTERS

Beijing, Aug 2: Chinese police have shot dead two men suspected of mounting a fatal attack in Xinjiang region on Sunday, the state-run Xinhua news agency reports. The two ethnic Uighur men, Memtieli Tiliwaldi and Turson Hasan, were found hiding in a corn field on the outskirts of the city of More
Israeli troops kill 2 Palestinians in West Bank

AGENCIES

Ramallah, Aug 2: West Bank, Aug 2: Israeli soldiers shot and killed two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Monday after entering a refugee camp to make arrests, medical officials and the military said. An Israeli military spokeswoman said rioting broke out in the Qalandiya camp, near More
India hopes to meet high expectations on UNSC: Puri

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

United Nations, Aug 2: As India assumes the month-long presidency of the UN Security Council, the international community has "very high expectations" from it, New Delhi's envoy to the United Nations, Hardeep Singh Puri said today. Puri said India will conduct itself with "political maturity More
  • Kashmir

Water to be metered in Civil Lines

‘Consumer can use 40 ltrs daily’

MOAZUM MUHAMMAD

Srinagar, Aug 2: The Government is all set to install meters in Civil Lines area of the City to check the misuse of potable water.   Chief Engineer Public Health Engineering (PHE) G R Zargar More


  • Srinagar City

Chinar Bagh houseboat business in stinky soup

Govt inaugurates park, forgets canal cleaning

GK CITY REPORTER

Srinagar, Aug 2: Want to know how concerned the government is to revive tourism industry in the City, which witnesses almost no business for three consecutive summers? Sample This: Rs three crore were More



  • Jammu

'BJP only secular party in country'

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Jammu, Aug 2: Claiming that BJP is the only party having "secular" credentials, Jammu and Kashmir unit of the saffron party today said that all those parties which claim to be secular are "divisive" and More


  • South Asia

Suicide bomber kills 4 in Afghanistan

AGENCIES

Kabul, Aug 2: A suicide bomber blew up his car outside a compound frequented by foreigners just after dawn Tuesday, killing four guards, as two other militants stormed the building in Kunduz city and engaged More


  • World

World ire mounts toward Syria amid bloody crackdown

AGENCIES

Damascus, Aug 2: Pressure at the United Nations and world capitals mounted on Tuesday on Syria's government as a fierce security crackdown on peaceful protests overnight left dozens of deaths, injuries More


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