New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday ruled that “intoxication” of a person cannot be a ground for diluting the offence of murder in unintentional killing. The apex court said it was “difficult to accept” the contention that the incident of burning his wife to death falls in the category of unintentional killing or culpable homicide […]
Jammu: Working Journalists Association of Jammu has condemned the notice issued by the SP Traffic to mediapersons for alleged violation of traffic rules. “The notice issued to mediapersons has been seen as grave provocation by the SP Traffic and has invited criticism from working journalists of all media houses,” a statement said Thursday. It said […]
New Delhi: Holding the December 16 gangrape and murder case as “extremely fiendish” and “unparalleled in the history of criminal jurisprudence”, the Delhi High Court Thursday upheld the death sentence of four convicts in the case, saying “exemplary punishment” is the need of the hour. Rejecting the appeals by the convicts against the trial court’s […]
LAHORE: Veteran Indian film artiste Om Puri has demanded a ban on films produced by India or Pakistan which carry venom against each other. Mr Puri was addressing a crowded press conference with Indian actress Divya Dutta at a local hotel on Wednesday. Asked whether he would accept any film offer from Pakistan, he replied […]
New Delhi: 700 IRS officers would be deployed by the Election Commission as observers in ‘expenditure sensitive’ constituencies during the Lok Sabha polls. The EC has asked the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) an the Central Board of Excise and Customs to finalise the names of suitable officials and send to it for final […]
Jaipur: A local court Thursday rejected the anticipatory bail application of rape accused suspended IAS officer B B Mohanty. The court of women atrocities cases today rejected the bail application which was moved to the court by the district court yesterday. Additional Chief Secretary rank official Mohanty, who was posted as the Chairman of Rajasthan […]
Srinagar: Most of the money vending ATMs in Srinagar and other major towns of the Valley remained non-functional for the third consecutive day on Thursday. Kashmir Reader received calls from different parts of the Valley, with people complaining that most of the ATMs were either ‘dead’ or functioning erratically. A caller identifying himself as Hamid […]
Srinagar: The one-man Commission probing killing of four persons in CRPF firing in Shopian district last year Thursday recorded the statement of a witness produced by the paramilitary force before it. Retired Justice M.L.Koul said that other witnesses have been asked to record their statements on March 15. Justice Koul said that the Commission also […]
Jammu: The Income Tax Department has set up a special cell to keep a tab on flow of cash and other valuables in the run up to the Lok Sabha elections. The IT Department has set up a special cell consisting of independent control room and complaint monitoring cell here today on the directions of […]
NEW DELHI: Faced with fresh cyber spying threats, the Department of Telecom has asked internet service providers to reset passwords and other settings in devices installed at premises of fixed line broadband subscribers within 60 days. The number of such devices (modems) runs into 1.45 crore as there are as many fixed line internet connections […]