Three youths commit suicide in Rajouri
Jammu, Apr 20 (PTI) Three youth allegedly committed suicide by hanging themselves inside their houses in three separate incidents in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Saturday. On Friday, Ram Lal (22) was allegedly found hanging from the ceiling of his room at Hasoit-Sunderbani in the district, police said.In an another incident, Sourav […]
CJI-led bench set up to hear sexual harassment allegations against him, order by 2 other judges
New Delhi, Apr 20 (PTI) A three-judge special bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi was hurriedly constituted in the Supreme Court Saturday to deal with allegations of sexual harassment against the CJI, but as the hearing progressed, he opted out midway from passing any judicial order. The CJI, against whom a former apex […]
144800 candidates to appear in JK Bank online recruitment test by IBPS
Jammu :J&K Bank is all set to hold the online examination for the post of Probationary Officers & Banking Associates scheduled on 22nd, 24th, 25th and 26th April 2019 in centers across the state at multiple locations under the aegis of Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) and in association with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). […]
Bhopal gas tragedy among world’s “major industrial accidents” of 20th century: UN report
United Nations, Apr 20 (PTI) The 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy which killed thousands of people is among the world’s “major industrial accidents” of the 20th century, a UN report has said, warning that 2.78 million workers die from occupational accidents and work-related diseases each year. The report released by the the UN labour agency International […]
Howrah-New Delhi Poorva Express derails near Kanpur
Kanpur (UP), Apr 20 (PTI) Twelve coaches of the Howrah-New Delhi Poorva Express derailed near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh early on Saturday, injuring at least 14 people, railway officials said. The train was going to New Delhi when the incident occurred near Rooma railway station — about 20 km from here — in Kanpur Nagar district […]
Who needs CBM’s
Another low in the Indo-Pak relations was witnessed on Thursday when Srinagar and Udhampur Lok Sabha seats were going to polls. The Union government announced the suspension of cross LoC trade with Pakistan from both the routes Salamabad and Chakkan-da-Bagh in Jammu and Kashmir. India claimed that the route was being misused by elements from […]
Custodial deaths can prove catastrophic for democracy
Authorities consider torture to be an interrogational tool for investigation and perceive that there is nothing wrong in punishing a victim in custody
Dr. Jehangeer Ahmad Bhat The incidence of custodial deaths in the world’s largest democracy has outstretched eyebrows of every single citizen and shaken the very faith in democracy. The basic fundamental of a state is rule of law. This is a fact that custodial violence and death is a dark reality in India, where the […]
People must wake up to the danger of smoke
In fact, statistics tell us that approximately 70 out of 100 people who smoke want to stop but go on puffing, day in and day out
Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit Everyone is aware that ‘smoking’ has been criticized as the most lethal weapon of self destruction. According to the Tobacco Products Act, 2004, direct and indirect advertising of all tobacco products and its sale to minors is banned. Addiction to nicotine makes it hard to quit. The increasing incidence of heart attack […]
Gunshots heard in Rafiabad, security put on alert
Sopore, April 19 : Gunshots were heard in Malpora watergam area of Rafiabad North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday evening. Sources said that at around 8:55 pm, unknown persons fired a volley of bullets in paddy fields in Malpora Watergam village of Rafiabad. Sources said that a joint team of Army’s 32RR and Jammu and […]
State Haj Committee issues notification for lady pilgrim aspirants
SRINAGAR, APRIL 19: The office of State Haj Committee today issued a notice informing that all such aspiring lady pilgrims who could not apply for Haj pilgrimage this year with their Mehrams due to non-availability of passport or any other genuine reasons and her male companion (mehram) had applied and got selected for Haj 2019, […]
