report in Global Times, Published: 2017/4/16 21:38:39 The Hotan county government in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has given a reward of over 1 million yuan ($145,275) to 18 officials and residents for their contributions to preserving social stability. The 1.09 million yuan was divided among 16 officials and two residents in Hotan for their outstanding performance in preserving social stability. Three of the officials were “exceptionally promoted,” ts.cn, a news portal affiliated with…
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GILGIT: Cases of hundreds of government servants remain unresolved as the Gilgit-Baltistan Service Tribunal has not been functioning for last four months. Three members of the tribunal got retired in January this year, but the government failed to appoint its new members. This was disclosed by Pakistan People’s Party, GB chapter president Amjad Hussain Advocate while talking to journalists on Sunday. He lamented that four months had passed since the members retired, but the government…
Five years have passed since former BNP lawmaker M Ilias Ali disappeared without a trace, and investigators have failed to find him. The BNP leader, who was an organising secretary of the party at the time of his disappearance, went missing in Dhaka along with his chauffeur Md Ansar on the night of April 17, 2012. Police later found his car near his home in the city’s Banani area. Ilias’ family and BNP have repeatedly…
A shootout between police and suspected criminals has left one killed in the capital early on Monday. The Detective Branch (DB) said the victim of the incident at the capital’s Mirpur area has been identified as 30-year-old Md Sohel, who was wanted for murder. DB Deputy Commissioner Md Sazzadur Rahman said a raid was conducted at Bhashantek area following intelligence inputs suggesting that criminals were gathered in the area. “As soon as police reached the…
by Bilkis Irani in Dhaka Tribune,April 17, 2017 The Election Commission (EC) has prepared a draft roadmap for the next general elections. EC Secretary Mohammad Abdullah said they would disclose the roadmap by May 15 after bringing some corrections to it. He was speaking to reporters at the EC Secretariat on Sunday. Earlier, Abdullah had told the Dhaka Tribune that the roadmap would include an updated list of voters, guidelines for consultation with stakeholders, registration…
by Sulman Ali in the Nation blogs,April 16, 2017, 5:02 pm Maharaja Ranjit Singh, also known as ‘Lion of Punjab’,may be the most prominent Punjabi ruler who ruled over Punjab. According to Britannica: “Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the first Indian in a millennium to turn the tide of invasion back into the homelands of the traditional conquerors of India, the Pashtuns (Afghans), and he thus became known as the Lion of the Punjab. At their…