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Human trafficking takes on ‘horrific dimensions’; almost a third of victims are children: UN report

Human trafficking takes on ‘horrific dimensions’; almost a third of victims are children: UN report

United Nations:  Trafficking victims from South Asian countries including India are detected in many parts of Europe, according to a new UN report that said human trafficking has taken “horrific dimensions” with children accounting for a third of those being trafficked. The ‘Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2018’ from the UN Office on Drugs […]

Imran Khan to TRT World: India committing HR violations in Kashmir, won’t succeed in suppressing ‘freedom movement’

Imran Khan to TRT World: India committing HR violations in Kashmir, won’t succeed in suppressing ‘freedom movement’

Srinagar: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said India was involved in committing “human rights violations” in Kashmir “but it will never succeed in suppressing the freedom movement of Kashmiris”. “New Delhi’s many attempts, India will never be able to suppress the freedom movement of the people of Kashmir,” he said during an interview with Turkey’s TRT World.PM […]

More rain, snow likely coming this week

More rain, snow likely coming this week

Srinagar: More snow and rain is likely making its way to Kashmir, weather monitoring website skymetweather.com has reported. Kashmir has recently experienced heavy rain and snow which had led to the closure of roads and surface links with the world after back to back active western disturbances hit the state. According to the skymet weather, […]

Fratricidal killing: CRPF trooper shoots himself dead after firing upon his two colleagues in Srinagar

Fratricidal killing: CRPF trooper shoots himself dead after firing upon his two colleagues in Srinagar

  Srinagar: A paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper shot himself dead before shooting his two colleagues following a heated exchange of words between them over “some issue”. The incident happened at CRPF  camp located at Pantha chowk in outskirts of Srinagar on Saturday night. Official sources said that at around 9.25 p.m., CRPF personnel […]

5 of a family including 2 kids die of suffocation in Srinagar

5 of a family including 2 kids die of suffocation in Srinagar

Srinagar: In a tragic incident on Saturday morning, five members of a north Kashmir family including two children were found dead at their rented accommodation in Srinagar. The cause of dead is said to be asphyxiation. The family according to reports belongs to northern Kashmir’s Tanghdar area of Kupwara district. The Srinagar district administration has […]

Kashmir issue should be resolved according to UN resolutions, says Turkey after Imran, Erdogan address joint presser

Kashmir issue should be resolved according to UN resolutions, says Turkey after Imran, Erdogan address joint presser

Srinagar: Turkey on Friday said the Kashmir issue should be resolved according to the UN resolutions, after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Turkish stand appeared in a joint statement issued at the end of a two-day visit by Khan to Turkey on the invitation of Erdogan. Khan’s meeting with Erdogan […]