In a narrow alley of Juhu-Koliwada slums in Mumbai, the home of Saineeta Chakravarti is heavy with grief.The 34-year-old Air India crew member was among the victims of the tragic plane crash in Ahmedabad that has claimed multiple lives and devastated countless families.
Tensions among refugee worshippers in Nyumanzi Refugee Settlement have prompted Adjumani District authorities to suspend all church activities in the area for two weeks, following disagreements between rival pastors over ecclesiastical allegiance.The directive was issued during a heated co
The National Unity Platform (NUP) has elected a new National Executive Committee (NEC), retaining most of its top leadership, during a closed-door delegates’ conference held at the party headquarters in Kamwokya.The highly restricted event was attended by 127 accredited delegates, even a
The family of 19-year-old Christine Lizz Naluyange, a Senior Six vacationist and former student of Bishop Cipriano Kihangire Secondary School in Bbiina, has launched a search for her whereabouts after she failed to return home last week.Naluyange was last seen on the morning of Thursday, 5
Works and Transport Minister Gen Edward Katumba Wamala has pledged urgent government action to restore Uganda’s collapsing highways, beginning with the Kampala–Jinja route, a key regional trade corridor now in a state of disrepair.“No highway should be allowed to deteriorate,” the
A fresh legal dispute has erupted within Uganda’s rugby establishment after Kampala Rugby Union Football Club Ltd (KRUFC) accused senior Uganda Rugby Union (URU) officials of attempting to extort commissions and land during the sale of its property on Sports Lane, Lugogo.In a strongly wo
Nakawa Chief Magistrate Christine Nantege has declined to grant mandatory bail to opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye and his co-accused Ronald Lutale, referring the matter to the High Court and sparking sharp protests from the defence team.Besigye and Lutale, who have now spent more than s
Every year, thousands of pilgrims from across Uganda and even beyond walk long distances to Namugongo to participate in the Uganda Martyrs' Day celebrations.These journeys are often marked by more than just physical endurance. Many pilgrims carry deep emotional and spiritual burdens, hopin
Exiled Ugandan academic and political activist Stella Nyanzi has been granted a new visa allowing her re-entry into Germany, following a tense standoff with German immigration authorities in Nairobi.Nyanzi, who has asylum status in Germany, revealed on Tuesday evening that
James M Ray, who was defrocked by the Catholic Church over allegations of child abuse, claims that he was allowed to be based near a school in Chicago by the new PopeRobert Prevost became Pope Leo earlier this monthA defrocked priest accused of
