Chandrayaan-2 will have 13 payloads: ISRO
Bengaluru, (PTI) India’s second Moon mission that is planned for a July launch will have 13 payloads and one passive experiment from American space agency NASA, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said Wednesday. “Thirteen Indian payloads (8 on orbiter, 3 on lander and 2 on rover) and one passive experiment from NASA,” ISRO said in […]
Kralpora pregnant woman’s ‘suicide’: Family stages protest, alleges murder by in-laws
Srinagar: The family members of Kralpora woman, who died on Tuesday after allegedly consuming poison at her in-laws’ house, staged a protest on Wednesday, alleging it was a “murder”. The family and relatives of the deceased Yasmeena Akthar daughter of Mohammad Ramzan Kumar of Kralpora blocked the Alamdar Charisharief – Srinagar road at Kralpora in […]
J&K High Court takes suo-moto cognizance of Sumbal rape case, directs IG Kashmir to file report by Friday
Srinagar: Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday took suo moto cognisance of the alleged rape case of a minor girl in Sumbal area of Bandipora. The Chief Justice Gitta Mittal also directed IGP Kashmir to submit a status report by Friday. A three-year-old girl was allegedly raped in Sumbal area of north Kashmir’s […]
Srinagar: Following Tuesday’s clashes authorities suspend class work in 7 colleges, 3 Schools
Srinagar: Class work in seven colleges and three higher secondary’s in Srinagar has been suspended for May 15, District officials said. The highers secondary’s where classwork will remain suspended include SP Higher Secondary School MA Road, Islamia Higher Secondary School Rajouri Kadal, MPML Higher Secondary School Baghi Dilawar Khan. Class work at Amar Singh College […]
Shutdown in Magam, Budgam for fourth consecutive day
Budgam: Shutdown continued for fourth straight day in Budgam and Magam towns here against the rape of a minor girl in Sumbal last week. Reports said that authorities have imposed curfew-like restrictions in the two towns as a precautionary measure to prevent any law and order situation. They said that the internet services continue to […]
Air India sets up high-level inquiry after pilot alleges sexual harassment
New Delhi,(PTI) Air India said on Wednesday it had set up a high-level inquiry to probe a sexual harassment complaint filed against a commander by one of its woman pilots. According to a complaint filed by the pilot, the incident allegedly took place on May 5 in Hyderabad where she was being trained by the commander. […]
3 Women on morning walk crushed to death by vehicle
Pune (PTI) Three women were killed when an unidentified vehicle knocked them down while they were on a morning walk in Maharashtra’s Pune district on Wednesday, police said. The vehicle driver sped away after crushing the women to death near Udapur village in Junnar tehsil on Ahmednagar- Kalyan Highway, an official at Otur police station said. […]
‘Kashmiri Pandits to take up genocide of community at UN, world forums’
Jammu (PTI) Ahead of the thirtieth anniversary of exodus of minority Hindus from the valley, a global Kashmiri Pandit organisation will take up their genocide and ethnic cleansing strongly at the UN and other important world fora. However, the organisation strongly appreciates Governor’s administration for dealing with separatist and terrorist elements in Kashmir in accordance with […]
UGC warns students against taking admission in institutions in PaK
New Delhi The University Grants Commission (UGC) has warned students against taking admission in unapproved institutions in Pakistan administrated Kashmir. “Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India. The educational institutions including universities, medical colleges, technical institutions situated in PaK are neither established by the Indian government nor recognised by statutory authorities including […]
Inter-state narcotics smuggler held in Kathua, 680 kg poppy straw seized
Jammu, (PTI) An inter-state narcotics smuggler was arrested and 680 kg of poppy straw seized from him in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Tuesday, a senior police officer said. Kulvinder Singh, a Punjab resident, was driving a truck loaded with 29 bags of poppy straw weighing 680 kg in total, when he was stopped near […]