2014 acid attack on Law Student: Court sentences convicts to life imprisonment
Srinagar, Aug 23: Six days after holding two persons guilty in “horrific” case of throwing acid on a 20-year-old law student at Nowshera Srinagar on 11 December 2014, a court here on Tuesday Sentenced them to life imprisonment. The Principal District and Sessions Court Srinagar Jawad Ahmed announced the verdict in jam-packed Court. The court […]
Former MS among three officials suspended for embezzlement of funds
Srinagar, Aug 22: The Health and Medical Education (H&ME) department on Tuesday suspended three officials including the former Medical Superintendent of District Hospital Kulgam in connection with an embezzlement of Hospital Development Funds. Reports said that a two-member committee has been constituted to enquire the matter and submit a report within period of 15 days. […]
India records 23 fresh Covid cases
New Delhi, Aug 22 (PTI) India has logged 23 new coronavirus infections while the active cases have been recorded at 1,470, according to Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll is 5,31,926, the data updated at 8 am showed. The country’s Covid case tally is 4.49 crore (4,49,96,676). The number of people […]
EC to designate cricketer Sachin Tendulkar as ‘national icon’
New Delhi, Aug 22 (PTI) Cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar will on Wednesday be designated as a “national icon” of the Election Commission (EC) to encourage greater voter participation in the electoral process. A memorandum of understanding will be signed between Tendulkar and the poll panel here on Wednesday. As part of the three-year agreement, Tendulkar […]
Arrests of those linked to terrorism marks over five times increase in past 4 years
Jammu, Aug 22 (PTI) Over 2,300 persons linked to terrorism were arrested in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370, marking over five times increase in such arrests compared to the four-year period from 2015-2019, official data said. Seventeen security indicators from August 5, 2019 to June 20, 2023 showed a remarkable improvement […]
Police warns rumour mongers against spreading fake info about bovine killing in Kishtwar
Jammu, Aug 22 (PTI) Police on Tuesday warned rumour-mongers of legal action against spreading misleading information on social media about the alleged killing of a bovine animal in the communally sensitive Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir. “Some rumours mongers circulating about the alleged killing of a bovine animal in village Galhar. However, these rumours […]
Scientists identify four new breast cancer risk genes
New Delhi, Aug 22 (PTI) Scientists have found at least four new genes associated with breast cancer that may help identify women at increased risk of the disease. The finding, published recently in the journal Nature Genetics, also provides crucial information on the biological mechanisms underlying cancer development, potentially opening the way to identifying new […]
Centre to buy 2 lakh metric tonnes onion at Rs 2,410 per quintal: Fadnavis
Mumbai, Aug 22 (PTI) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said the Centre has decided to purchase two lakh metric tonnes of onion at the rate of Rs 2,410 per quintal, and expressed hope this will provide relief to producers of the key kitchen staple in the state. He also said special procurement […]
Youth found hanging in Shopian village
Srinagar, Aug 22: A man was found hanging in an orchard in Zaipora area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday. An official said that the 30-year-old man from Zaipora was found hanging in the orchard in his native village. He said that police have taken cognisance of the matter—(KNO)
Restrictions imposed near Sarore toll plaza in Samba after protest by ‘Yuva Rajput Sabha’
Samba/Jammu, Aug 22 (PTI) Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district have imposed restrictions on the movement of people near Sarore toll plaza following a protest by an outfit called ‘Yuva Rajput Sabha’ demanding its removal. Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), which forbids the gathering of four or more people at a […]