Minor girls paraded naked in India ‘rain ritual’

New Delhi – September 7 (Online): Six minor girls in central India were stripped and paraded naked as part of a village ritual to summon rains. The incident took place in a drought-parched village in the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh state. Videos that went […]

Djokovic tested but wins at US Open to advance Slam quest

New York, Sept 7 (AFP/APP):Novak Djokovic struggled but advanced within three matches of completing the first men’s singles calendar-year Grand Slam in 52 years on Monday by outlasting American Jenson Brooksby at the US Open. World number one Djokovic rallied past 99th-ranked Brooksby 1-6, 6-3, […]

Bangladesh begins mass vaccination for 2nd COVID dose

DHAKA, Sep 7 (AA//APP):Bangladesh on Tuesday started giving a second dose of corona-virus vaccine for over 5 million people who were vaccinated last month under a special drive. The South Asian delta nation of nearly 165 million people held the week-long special vaccination campaign on […]

Two motorcyclists perish

FAISALABAD, Sep 07 (APP):Two persons were killed in a road accident near Jhal Chakian underpass on Tuesday. Rescue-1122 spokesman said here that a speeding motorcycle hit the electric pole after a front tyre of the vehicle burst near Jhal Chakian underpass Canal road.Consequently, Muhammad Ahmad […]

BISE postpone painting, singing contests

FAISALABAD, Sep 07 (APP):Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Faisalabad has postponed painting and national song singing competitions for an indefinite period of time in the wake of covid-19 fourth wave. According to Chairperson Prof Dr Tayyba Shaheen here on Tuesday, earlier, the competitions […]

3-year-old boy drowned in canal

FAISALABAD, Sep 07 (APP):A minor boy drowned in canal near ‘Burj Mandi’ on Tuesday. According to Chak Jhumra police here, 3-year-old Qaisar s/o Tasawar, resident of chak 02-JB Burj Mandi, was playing at the bank of canal when he accidentally slipped and drowned in deep […]

Govt releases Rs374.418 million for 17 ongoing aviation projects

ISLAMABAD, Sep 7 (APP):The government has released funds amounting 374.418 million in the current fiscal year 2021-22 so far to execute around 17 ongoing aviation sector projects under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP 2021-22). According to Planning Commission, the government earmarked funds amounting to […]

Merkel goes all out for Laschet as party lags in polls

Berlin, Sept 7 (AFP/APP):German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday lauded her party’s candidate Armin Laschet as the best choice to succeed her, as polls showed the gaffe-prone Rhinelander still trailing badly ahead of this month’s election. Laschet, the chancellor candidate for Merkel’s conservative CDU/CSU bloc, […]