Islamabad, Aug 31 (IANS) Plagued by opaque biometric systems, Pakistan’s social safety net has fallen prey to insidious decay, with the Auditor General revealing that 324 government officials embezzled over Rs 37 million from the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), local media reported on Sunday.
Dhaka, Aug 31 (IANS) The interim Bangladesh government led by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus is facing heat for alleged repression, with several human rights organisations voicing their concerns, a report said on Sunday.
Islamabad, Aug 30 (IANS) Marking the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, several international human rights and civil society organisations on Saturday highlighted the systematic failure of the Pakistani authorities to end the growing menace in the country, calling upon the local authorities to provide truth, justice, and reparations to victims and their families.
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) A man was killed following a violent quarrel at the Kalkaji Temple in New Delhi after an argument over Chunni Prasad escalated into a physical assault, police said on Saturday.
Kannur (Kerala), Aug 30 (IANS) One person was killed and a few sustained injuries in a massive explosion at a rented residence in Kannur’s Kannapuram early on Saturday morning, the police said.
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The security forces are well on track to eradicate the menace of Left Wing Extremism (LWE) in India by March 31, 2026. On Thursday, Chhattisgarh, Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma announced that in the Bijapur district 30 Maoists had surrendered and were rehabilitated. He also urged the Maoists to join the mainstream and improve their lives.
Lucknow, Aug 28 (IANS) The three-member judicial committee, formed to investigate Sambhal violence, submitted its report to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday. The report, yet to be made public, will shed light on the reasons behind the November 2024 violence and is also expected to fix blame on the culprits behind the stir, which resulted in the deaths of four individuals and injuries to many others.
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that an Imam allegedly sexually abused a 7-year-old boy at a mosque in the Jhabreda area of Uttarakhand’s Roorkee last week.
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) From drug cartels to gold smugglers, Tamil Nadu has become a major transit or landing point. The rise in the number of drug-related incidents has gone up tenfold over the last couple of years.
Islamabad, Aug 26 (IANS) Pakistan’s organ trafficking racket is operating openly, under the “very nose of the state” with surgeons, nurses, and anesthetists implicated in these crimes, turning spaces meant for healing into hubs of exploitation, a report cited on Tuesday.
