11-year-old moves HC seeking ban on PUBG
Mumbai: An eleven-year-old boy moved the Bombay High Court Thursday seeking a ban on popular mobile game ‘PUBG’. Ahad Nizam, who filed the public interest litigation through his mother, said the game promotes violence, aggression and cyber-bullying. The court should direct the Maharashtra government to ban it, the PIL said. “The petition has also sought a […]
Govt forms committee on delinking medical college Bemina from SKIMS Soura
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday constituted a seven member committee to analyse the feasibility of delinking of SKIMS Medical College Bemina from SKIMS Soura. The committee will be headed by administrative secretary Health and Medical Education and has been asked to submit report by or before March 10, reads an order issued here. According […]
No fresh traffic to be allowed on Sgr-Jmu NH Friday
Srinagar: Thursday traffic movement disrupted on Jammu Srinagar NHW due to continuously raining, shooting stones/landslides/snowfall on Jammu Srinagar NHW – 44, police said. “Also weather advisory issued by MeT Deptt. Tomorrow on 01.02.2019, subject to fair weather/road condition only stranded vehicles shall be allowed,” it said. Police has advised the commuters not to travel during […]
3 absconders arrested in Jammu: Police
Jammu: Three absconders were arrested in Jammu on Thursday, the police said. In a raid conducted by the Jammu Police, Paramjeet Singh, who was on the run for nine years, was arrested in Gandhi Nagar area of the city, they said. He was accused of negligent driving in 2010 road accident case, they added. In a […]
Forces launch search operation in Drabgam Pulwama
Srinagar: Forces Thursday evening launched cordon and search operation in Drabgam village in Rajpora tehsil of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Official sources said that after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area, joint team of forces including 44 RR launched search operation in the area. Eye witnesses said that a large […]
Trump to make significant announcement on ISIS next week, says Pompeo
Washington, Jan 31 (PTI) The US President Donald Trump will make a significant announcement on the status of the fight against the ISIS in Syria during his State of the Union Address next week, the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said. Trump is scheduled to deliver the State of the Union Address in a joint […]
Advisory for Food Business Operators
JAMMU: Commissioner Food Safety, Dr. Abdul Kabir Dar today issued an advisory for Food Business Operators (FBOs) in view of frequent closure of Srinagar-Jammu highway due to adverse weather conditions. The FBOs have been asked to destroy deteriorated food items forthwith. “There may be apprehensions that food products especially fruits and vegetables, perishable food items […]
Man gets 20-year RI for raping minor girl in Maharashtra’s Palghar
Palghar, Jan 31 (PTI) A court here has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a six- year-old girl, observing it as a “heinous crime” against a child. Additional Sessions judge R R Bhosale, in his order pronounced on Tuesday, also imposed a fine of Rs 16,000 on 21-year-old Ansar Ahmed Fazlur […]
Next J&K CM will be from BJP, says Raina
Jammu: The next chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir will be from the BJP as the party will come to power on its own in the state, state in-charge of the saffron party Ravinder Raina said Thursday. Addressing a series of meetings ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s February 3 rally at Vijaypur in Jammu, the […]
Modi’s J&K visit: JRL calls for shutdown on Feb 3
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership has called for a state wide shutdown on February 3 ahead of the visit by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi will be visiting the state and will be inaugurating various projects. JRL comprising of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik have asked people to observe shutdown […]