Married woman gang raped in Bikaner
Bikaner, May 19 (PTI) In yet another case of gangrape, a married woman was allegedly sexually assaulted by three persons at an isolated place near here where she had gone to collect firewood, police said Sunday. The alleged incident occurred on May 15 while the woman reached the police station along with her husband in the […]
Several Union ministers yet to clear dues on official bungalows: RTI
New Delhi, May 19 (PTI) Several Union ministers, including Vijay Goel, Prakash Javadekar, Nirmala Sitaraman and Sushma Swaraj, have not cleared dues on their official bungalows till February, the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said. Replying to an RTI query, the ministry said Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Union Minister of State for […]
DC orders inquiry after pregnant woman denied ambulance for ‘shortage of fuel’
Rajouri, May 19: Deputy Commissioner Rajouri has ordered an inquiry after a pregnant woman was denied ambulance “due to fuel shortage” in the mountainous district of Jammu division. The deputy commissioner has also ordered the withholding of salary of concerned Medical Officer pending inquiry. Reports reaching GNS said that the woman Rubeena Akhtar of Gabbar […]
Girl dies of electrocution in Sumbal
Srinagar: A girl died due to electrocution in Marqundal area of Sumbal in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Sunday morning. A police official said that Samiya Bano (17) Daughter of Abdul Rasheed received an electric shock when she came in contact with a live wire inside her home at Marqundal area of Sumbal. Samiya was […]
Summer season not right for holding elections: Nitish
Patna, May 19 (PTI) Questioning the long drawn polling in intense heat conditions, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Sunday suggested that Lok Sabha elections should be held in two or three phases. “Such a long drawn elections should not be held in such an intense heat conditions. This is not appropriate time (conducive atmosphere) for holding […]
Man injured in bear attack in Ganderbal
Ganderbal, May 19 : A 39 year old man was injured on Sunday after a wild bear attacked him in Hayan forest area of Ganderbal in central Kashmir. Reports said that a 39-year-old man identified as Nazir Ahamad Gojar son of Mohamed yousuf a resident of Hayan palpora area of Kangan was attacked by a […]
BSF officer injured as India and Pak armies trade firing in KG sector
Poonch May 19: One ASI of Border security force (BSF) was injured after India and Pakistan exchanged firing last night in KG sector of Poonch district. Reports said that during exchange of firing and shells between India and Pakistan one of the shells landed at forward post Baloni in KG sector which resulted in injury […]
Voting begins for last phase Lok Sabha polls
New Delhi, May 19 (PTI) Polling began Sunday morning for 59 Lok Sabha seats in the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha polls to decide the fate of 918 candidates including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is seeking to retain the Varanasi seat in Uttar Pradesh. Voting is underway in all 13 seats in Punjab […]
Administrative inaction
With the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway giving a tough time to commuters and supply trucks due to its severely bad condition, the authorities have failed to arrange for an alternate arrangement for restoring the supply of essentials to the valley. The other alternate route, Mughal road continues to be in a dilapidated condition as the authorities […]
Moral and ethical values have gone missing
The modern materialistic world raises our standard of living but declines our standard of life
Mudasir Nazir Wani The erosion of moral values in our society today has become a phenomenon. Morals are the acceptable standard of general conduct or behaviour when judged by an average person or the society at large. Morality plays a healthy synthesis between people, co-operate each other in a harmonic manner, understand the right or […]
