EAST YORKSHIRE: Vladimir Motin, Captain of the Portuguese-flagged container vessel Solong, appeared in Hull Magistrates’ Court Saturday (15th March, 2025) in connection with the death of a Filipino crew member (38-year-old) Mark Angelo Pernia due to his ship’s collision with the US fuel tanker Stena Immaculate. British police have charged 59-year-old Captain Vladimir Motin (hailing […]
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EAST YORKSHIRE COAST: Portuguese-flagged Cargo Vessel Solong (carrying 15 containers of sodium cyanide) rammed into anchored US-flagged Oil Tanker Stena Immaculate here at Monday (10th March, 2025). Oil tankers jet fuel is spilling into the North Sea. MP Graham Stuart confirmed that crews of both the ships have been accounted for. Ambulance service informed that […]
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WASHINGTON: On Wednesday (5th May, 2025) Microsoft will retire the pioneering internet calling service Skype, that was launched 20 years ago, in order to focus on its Teams platform. It may be recalled that Skype challenged the landline industry by enabling hundreds of millions of users make free audio and video calls all over the […]
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ISLAMABAD: The price of petrol has been reduced by fifty paisas per litre for the next fortnight (1st to 15th March, 2025). The price of HSD has been slashed by Rs. 5.31 per liter. The consumers will be able to buy it for Rs. 258.64/liter till mid of Ramazan. Citizens will get a liter of […]
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NEELUM VALLEY: An avalanche has claimed lives of three people here on Tuesday (25th Feb 2025). Newspakistan.tv Anum Mashkoor
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CHILAS: Despite government’s endeavours to pacify the protesters, thousands of slogan-chanting Diamer-Bhasha Dam affectees continued their dharna here for the 9th consecutive day on 25th Feb 2025, saying that the sit-in would continue till their 31 demands were fulfilled. Their key demands are: 1) Eighty per cent royalty of Diamer Dam for Gilgit-Baltistan; 2) Thirty per cent […]
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UPPER KOHISTAN (KP): A large number of Kohistanis, accusing Wapda of not honouring its commitments apropos 4,700 MW Dasu Hydropower Project, staged a dharna in front of DC office and kept businesses closed in Komila Bazaar on Monday (24th Feb, 2025). According to details residents of Upper Kohistan, including traders and transporters manifested against Wapda […]
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KARACHI: Victims of Tanker Mafia, citoyens of the port city, are further deprived of 70% water (since 21st of Feb) as KWSC opted to commence maintenance of major supply lines shutting down the Dhabeji pumping station. Although the Water Corporation has claimed that the supply of water would recommence once the repairs are completed on […]
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CHILAS: Thousands of Diamer-Bhasha Dam affectees continued their dharna here for the sixth consecutive day on 23rd Feb 2025. Their key demands are: 1) Eighty per cent royalty of Diamer Dam for Gilgit-Baltistan; 2) Thirty per cent royalty of Dassu Dam for Gilgit-Baltistan; 3) Free Electricity to Diamer district; 4) Discounted rate of Electricity for […]
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WASHINGTON: In a competitive milieu being dominated by ChatGPT and DeepSeek, Elon Musk’s xAI has launched Monday (17th Feb 2025) Grok 3 the latest version of its chatbot. Speaking at the launch presentation Musk held that Grok was to understand the universe. Earlier, he said that xAI would present the smartest AI on Earth Grok […]
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