KPs worried over dwindling population, ask youth to shed ‘one child syndrome’
Jammu: Expressing concern over their decreasing population, the Kashmiri Pandit leadership impressed upon the youth to go beyond the “one child syndrome” affecting the ethnic minority community of Kashmir. The community, which is set to enter 30 years of exile next year, also asked the youth to return to the corridors of democracy and academics […]
8-year-old girl `raped’ by classmate in Bhopal
Bhopal, Dec 27 (PTI) An eight-year-old girl, student of a private school in Bhopal city, was allegedly raped by her classmate, police said Thursday. According to the complaint filed by her parents, another unidentified boy was also involved in the crime. While the police were yet to receive the girl’s medical report, a special investigation team […]
Unnao rape case: Victim booked for forging certificate to prove she was minor
Unnao (UP), Dec 27 (PTI) In a fresh twist to a rape case allegedly involving BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, an FIR has been lodged on court orders against the victim, her mother and an uncle for producing a forged age certificate to prove she was a minor. The court ordered registration of a case […]
Noorbagh youth killed in ‘firing by militants’: Police tells SHRC
Srinagar: The report submitted by the police before the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has said that the youth killed during September 27 encounter left him injured after militants fired indiscriminately to take advantage of darkness to flee from the spot on September 27. The report submitted by the SSP Srinagar Imtiaz Ismail before the […]
Bike rider booked for dog’s death
Noida (UP), Dec 27 (PTI) A man has been booked for rash driving after he allegedly hit a pregnant dog which died during treatment in Greater Noida, police said Thursday. The accident happened in Dhoom Manikpur village under Badalpur police station limits on Tuesday morning, they said. According to a complaint filed by Manzoor Ali, […]
IED defused near Garoora village
Srinagar: Forces on Thursday morning defused an IED planted near Garoora village on Bandipora-Srinagar highway in north Kashmir, police said. A poliuce official said that an IED was spotted by a road opening party of Army’s 13 RR unit around 8am. He said the IED was planted inside an iron container on the roadside. “The […]
Oppn demands talaq bill be referred to joint select committee
New Delhi, Dec 27 (PTI) A united opposition in the Lok Sabha Thursday pitched for referring the triple talaq bill to a ‘joint select committee’ of Parliament, claiming its provisions were unconstitutional and that there was a need for a greater scrutiny of the draft law. As soon as the House met at 2 pm […]
People living along LoC, IB to get set-top boxes in J&K
Jammu, Dec 27 (PTI) In a bid to ensure television coverage in border areas, Jammu and Kashmir’s Home Department has issued an order for distribution of set-top boxes (STBs), an official said Thursday. According to the order, people living along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB) in Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Rajouri, […]
As 2018 nears its end, CAG report yet to be made public in J&K
Jammu, Dec 28 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir accountant general (AG) is yet to make the CAG’s report for the year 2017-18 public, even as the year is nearing its end, a senior official said Thursday. The report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) was submitted to Governor Satya Pal Malik long ago and […]
Woman held with gold bars worth Rs 9.5 lakh at Hyderabad airport
Hyderabad, Dec 27 (PTI) A woman was Thursday held at the Hyderabad airport for allegedly trying to smuggle gold bars worth Rs 9.5 lakh, a senior CISF official said. He said the woman was intercepted during security checks and 4 gold bars, weighing 310 grams in total, were found in her hand baggage. The woman, […]
