Student throws files at professor – Photo: Screengrab Lahore: In Government College (GC) University, Lahore, a student allegedly gave files to an assistant professor and scratched his hair. In GC University, a video of a female student hitting an assistant professor by picking up files and fighting has also surfaced, in which it can be…
Karachi: The Chief Justice of Sindh High Court has made interesting remarks in the case of knocking on the door of the court after getting tired of the noise of the roosters, that in earlier times naughty boys used to cut and eat the chickens. A two-member bench headed by Chief Justice Sindh High Court…
Polio virus has been confirmed in 65 sewage samples this year – Photo: File Islamabad: The Federal Ministry of Health has said that polio virus has been confirmed in environmental samples from 6 districts of the country. According to the data released by the Ministry of National Health, polio virus has been found in the…
London: Watching children watch TV for hours on end may not be good for their learning, but scientists say that doing so can improve their reading ability if the TV subtitles are turned on. Researchers from the British company Access Education found in a study that four- to seven-year-old children can double their reading ability…
Maryam Nawaz will plant 100,000 saplings—File: Photo Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz will visit Changa Manga forest tomorrow where preparations have been completed to set a unique record by planting one lakh saplings in one minute. According to Express News, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz will visit Changa Manga forest tomorrow in connection with…
When volunteer firefighter Marlizar noticed smoke billowing over a quarter-hectare of peatland while on a routine patrol in 2019, he dispatched his colleague to their base in Riau province’s Teluk Maranti village, seven kilometres away, and faced the fire alone. As Marlizar’s colleague sped off to retrieve a clunky hose unit, the 42-year-old attempted to beat back…
The international day on Thursday highlights that theme, as well as the importance of recognition, justice and development opportunities for those of African descent, said Secretary-General António Guterres. He said the results of entrenched racism continue to be devasting: “opportunities stolen; dignity denied; rights violated; lives taken and lives destroyed.” The African diaspora faces a…
In an oral update to the Human Rights Council – UN’s paramount human rights body – Deputy High Commissioner Nada Al-Nashif said that DPRK (more commonly known as North Korea) was showing no signs of compliance. “As there are no indications that the State will address impunity, it is imperative that accountability is pursued outside…
“As we approach the one-year anniversary of the conflict, we cannot make clearer the desperation that civilians are facing in Sudan,” said Edem Wosornu of the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA – one of three senior officials who briefed ambassadors. The meeting was convened following OCHA’s submission of a white paper on food insecurity in…
They live in the village of Ankilinanjosoa in Anosy, a region which has suffered a series of droughts leading to the failures of multiple harvests. Twenty-five women formed a grower’s association which has access to water as part of a project supported by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Tenefo Votsirasoa is a member of a…
