Three of family dead as vehicles falls into gorge in Kishtwar
Jammu, Feb 21 (PTI) Three members of a family were killed on Sunday after their car skidded off the road and plunged into a 250-feet gorge in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kahmir, police said. Jassi Devi (50), her son Nitin Kumar (27) and daughter Kajal (20) died on the spot in the accident, a […]
Suspicion cannot take the place of proof: SC
New Delhi, Feb 21 (PTI) Suspicion, however strong, cannot take the place of proof, the Supreme Court has said, stressing that an accused is presumed to be innocent unless proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. There has to be a chain of evidence so complete as to show that in all human probability the act […]
Police busts hideout, arms recovered
Srinagar, Feb 21: Police on Sunday claimed to have busted a militant hideout in south Kashmir’s Anantnag forest area. Police said that a militant hideout was busted by Anantnag police in Anantnag forest area of South Kashmir. A police spokesman said that arms and ammunition recovered from the hideout include AK 56/3, Chinese pistol 02, […]
J&K HC orders FIR against Facebook India, others in online fraud case
Jammu, Feb 21 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed that an FIR be registered against Facebook India, its country head and six others on the complaint of a local resident that he was duped of over Rs 20,000 by an online fraudster through an advertisement placed on the popular social networking website […]
Debris falls from plane during emergency landing near Denver
Broomfield, Feb 21 (AP) Debris from a United Airlines plane fell onto Denver suburbs during an emergency landing Sunday after one of its engines suffered a catastrophic failure and rained pieces of the engine casing on a neighborhood where it narrowly missed a home. The plane landed safely, and nobody aboard or on the ground […]
UGC finalises draft for Indian, global institutions offering joint or dual degrees
New Delhi, Feb 21 (PTI) Indian and foreign higher education institutions may soon be able to offer joint or dual degrees and twinning programmes with the University Grants Commission (UGC) finalising a draft for the regulations of these programmes. However, a final decision in this regard will be taken following evaluation of feedback received on […]
Police to strengthen security grid in Srinagar: IGP
Srinagar: In the wake of the recent spurt in militant attacks in Srinagar, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar on Saturday called for enhancing surveillance of all vital establishments and strengthening the security grid to thwart attempts of anti-national elements to disturb peace in the city. Kumar was speaking while chairing a detailed security […]
Archaic laws have to go: PM Modi
Says govt plans to ease business operations in India
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made a strong case for repealing archaic laws and making it easier to do business in India, stating that the centre and states need to work closely to boost economic growth. Addressing the sixth Governing Council meeting of Niti Aayog, the Prime Minister said that the private […]
