1984 anti-Sikh riots: Delhi court awards lifer to ex-Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in murder case

New Delhi, Feb 25 (PTI) A Delhi court on Tuesday awarded life imprisonment to former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in a murder case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Special judge Kaveri Baweja pronounced the judgement for the alleged killing of Jaswant Singh and his son Tarundeep Singh on November 1, 1984. The complainant, wife […]
Hajin road along Jhelum develops cracks, locals feel scared

Srinagar, Feb 25: Massive cracks appeared on a road along the river Jhelum in Hajin town of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Tuesday, creating panic among locals. Locals said that cracks have been developing on the road over the past few days, but today, the damage worsened with fresh cracks. They expressed concern that if […]
Man dies, another injured in road mishap at Rajouri

Jammu, Feb 25: A man died and another suffered injured in a road mishap at Thanamandi Rajouri on Tuesday morning, officials said. They said that a vehicle bearing registration number JK11G-6280 lost its control near Thanamandi road resulting in instant death of one person and injury to another one. The deceased has been identified as […]
Markets rebound in early trade after 5-day slump

Mumbai, Feb 25 (PTI) Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Tuesday amid value buying at lower levels after falling sharply in the last five trading sessions. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex climbed 117.57 points to 74,571.98 in early trade. The NSE Nifty went up 31.3 points to 22,584.65. Later, the […]
Four-day wet spell in J&K from Today

MeT issues ‘yellow, orange’ alerts till Feb 28 Srinagar: Chilla-Bacha (Small Cold)—last phase of harsh winter in Kashmir—is likely to bring a major snowfall of the season. The weatherman has predicted a 4-day wet spell from Tuesday and issued yellow and orange alerts for Jammu and Kashmir regions till February 28. There is a possibility […]
No life should be lost to terrorism in JK: Amit Shah
Says peace has to be a permanent feature in the region New Delhi: There is peace in Jammu and Kashmir and this peace has to be permanent, and the Narendra Modi government’s aim is to make a Jammu and Kashmir where no life is lost due to terrorism, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said here […]
Campaign against obesity: PM Modi nominates Omar Abdullah, ten others
Happy to join campaign against obesity, says Omar Abdullah New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday nominated 10 persons from different walks of life, including Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, businessman Anand Mahindra and actor Mohanlal, to help fight obesity, a day after he exhorted people to take measures to curb the […]
Parliament panel examining I-T Bill holds first meeting
New Delhi: The Finance Ministry on Monday briefed the members of a Select Committee of Lok Sabha on various aspects of the Income Tax Bill as the panel headed by BJP MP Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda held its first meeting. Sources said the finance secretary told the parliamentarians that the Bill will simplify the existing Act, […]
Looming water crisis: Omar asks people to use water judiciously
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday urged people to make judicious use of water as J&K has witnessed an 80 percent precipitation deficit. Talking to reporters here, Omar said, “We are facing a difficult situation due to a rain deficit.” He said, “I can understand that people are worried as we are witnessing a […]
Segregating waste at source important for environment: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said segregation of waste at source was of “vital importance” for the environment and asked the NCR states for the compliances made in adherence to the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said the non-compliance in adhering to the […]