Daily Archives: June 20, 2018
Nayeema Mehjoor resigns as SCW chief, calls it ‘freedom at last’
SRINAGAR: Nayeema Mehjoor has resigned as chairperson of Jammu and Kashmir State Commission for Women (SCW) following the imposition of governor’s rule in the state...
Kashmiri Pandits reach Ganderbal for annual Mata Kheer Bhawani fair
GANDERBAL: Scores of migrant Kashmiri Pandits arrived at Mata Kheer Bhawani Shrine in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district on Wednesday to attend an annual festival,...
Female teacher drowns while taking selfie in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal
GANDERBAL: A 25-year-old teacher drowned in a river in Gagangeer area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Wednesday while she was taking a selfie during...
UN chief regrets US exit from rights council
WASHINGTON: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday voiced regret over the decision by the U.S. to unilaterally withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council (HRC).
“The...
U.S. withdraws from U.N. Human Rights Council
WASHINGTON: The United States is withdrawing from the United Nations Human Rights Council citing "chronic bias against Israel," U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki...