Nepal: Black market brewing amid fuel shortage

Kathmandu : Amid the shortage of essential supplies in the country, petroleum products are being sold in the black market in various areas of Rupandehi district in Nepal. According to The Himalayan Times, youth belonging to villages bordering India are travelling to the neighbouring country to buy petroleum products and then sell it a much higher […]

Pak media blacks out Sharif heckling incident in U.S.

New Delhi : Pakistani media blacked out coverage of the country’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif being heckled by a Baloch activist during his speech in the US. On Friday, Ahmar Mustikhan interrupted Sharif’s speech and demanded freedom of Balochistan Province, where the Pakistani Army has been engaged in acts of torture and killing of Baloch who […]

Security tightened in Srinagar over Muharram

Srinagar : Restrictions have been imposed in parts of Srinagar and other Shia dominated districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday to contain the Muharram procession. The restrictions are imposed in Abi Guzar and Lal Chowk areas here, fearing escalation of tension following the recent clashes over a trucker’s death in Udhampur. Three policemen and […]

Social media being misused by anti-Punjab forces within and outside India: Majithia

AMRITSAR: Shiromani Akali Dal General Secretary and Punjab Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia today said that the Central agencies have taken serious note of misuse of social media and legal action will be initiated against rumour mongers.While interacting with media here, Majithia said that majority of such fake messages were being sent from foreign shores […]