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: 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 […]
JAMMU: The untimely snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir claimed 17 lives and left nearly 2,000 houses damaged in Kashmir division, a high-level review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was informed Thursday. The meeting, convened to brief the Chief Minister about the situation following the recent heavy snowfall in state, was also told that […]
Srinagar: Ruling National Conference ministers Ali Muhammad Sagar and Sajad Ahmed Kitchloo Thursday refuted allegations of opposition parties that government was ill-prepared for the snowfall leading to massive power shutdown and road blockades in the Kashmir Valley Both the Ministers said that their “movement” was restricted because of the Model Code of Conduct for the […]
NEW DELHI: The high growth in Indian aviation market, which would in future be triggered by regional operations, was being restrained by over-taxation and lack of infrastructure in smaller cities, a recent study has shown. “It is a well known fact that the Indian aviation industry is overtaxed and this is being reflected in the […]