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News for Monday, 6 Aug 2012

Water flow at major rivers normal, no flood threat: IRSA

Indus River System Authority (IRSA) has said that water flow in all major rivers across the country is normal and there is no threat of flood. In a statement here on...

Historic landing: Nasa’s Curiosity rover successfully docks on Mars

The US space agency NASA has just landed a huge new robot rover on Mars, US media reported on Monday. The one-tonne vehicle, known as Curiosity, was reported to have...

PPP issues show cause notice to Faisal Raza Abidi

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Monday issued a show cause notice to Senator Faisal Raza Abidi on severely criticizing Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and other PCO judges. According to sources,...

Indian forces open unprovoked firing at Harpal Sector

The unprovoked firing at the Harpal sector in Zafarwal area near Sialkot by the Indian forces started at 8:30pm on Sunday, which lasted for 25 minutes. Punjab Rangers responded quickly and...

Ramadan Sasta Bazaars lack cleanliness

Ramadan Sasta Bazaars situated in federal capital have become unhygienic and due to the fact many citizens are facing problems shopping at the bazaars. Federal Capital Sasta Ramadan Bazar has loads...

CJ takes notice of Abidi’s press conference against judiciary

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Monday took notice of press conference held by PPP Senator Faisal Raza Abidi in which he hurled serious allegations against him and maligned the...

Hiroshima marks 67th anniversary of atomic bombing

Tens of thousands of people marked the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Monday, as a rising tide of anti-nuclear sentiment swells in post-Fukushima Japan. Ageing survivors, relatives, government...

Nepal bans schools from using western names

Nepal said on Monday it was banning secondary schools from using names like "Oxbridge", "White House" and "NASA" over fears that the education system is losing its Nepali culture. The announcement...

Bomb rocks Syria state TV headquarters in Damascus

A bomb blast rocked the headquarters of Syrian state television in the heart of Damascus on Monday wounding several people, Information Minister Omran al-Zoabi said. The blast hit management offices on...

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