New Delhi: The committee set up in the Supreme Court to deal with instances of sexual harassment within its precincts has decided that aggrieved women can send their complaints to it by post or e-mail. “The aggrieved women as defined in clause 2(a) of the Gender Sensitisation and Sexual Harassment of Women at the Supreme […]
Jammu: Government Wednesday said a special police team had been deputed to Punjab to investigate the mysterious death of a B-Tech student of Doda in a college there. Informing the Legislative Council, minister of State for Home Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo said the special police team was headed by SP Abdul Rouf. He said the team […]
Jammu: Refugees of Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK) and West Pakistan have occupied 5,808 acres (46,466 kanals) of land in Jammu and Kashmir since their migration to this side of LoC. “These families (of PaK and West Pak refugees) occupied 5,808.25 acres (46,466 kanals) of land and since then they continue to occupy such land,” Minister of […]
Jammu: At least 17 people, including three minors, were injured when an LPG cylinder exploded at a marriage function in Ranbir Singh Pura area on city outskirts of this winter capital city of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder caught fire yesterday when its pipe exploded, police said, adding that […]
New Delhi: A Delhi court Wednesday fixed March 4 for pronouncing its order on a plea seeking lodging of an FIR against Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani and three others for purportedly instilling “hatred” among the people of Kashmir. The matter, listed for order Wednesday, was fixed for March 4 as Metropolitan Magistrate […]
Srinagar: Archaeologists have found a rare 9th century stone sculpture of Lord Shiva from a stream in Shopian district of south Kashmir, the government said Wednesday. “The department of Archives, Archaeology and Museums, Kashmir, has found a rare stone sculpture of Lord Shiva at Wachi in Shopian,” an official spokesman said. The sculpture was unearthed […]
Srinagar: Two labourers died while three others were injured due to rock slide in Leh in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Wednesday . During road widening at Gonsa Thang near Nurla, two labourers died while three sustained injuries when they were hit by sliding rocks, a police spokesman said here. He said […]
JAMMU: Minister for Agriculture,Ghulam Hassan Mir has congratulated the J&K team especially Arif Khan and Mehraj-ud-Din Khan who won gold medals in the National Alpine and Snow Boarding Championships at Gulmarg on Wednesday. The brothers hail from Tangmarg and are part of the J&K team. Arif Khan won gold medal in Slalom event while as […]
NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Mohinder Amarnath says the time has come to remove Mahendra Singh Dhoni from captaincy as his “defensive approach” has resulted in the country’s prolonged failure on foreign soil. “Dhoni is a defensive captain who allows opposition to make a comeback in the game. His record is good at home pitches […]
New Delhi: Beleaguered skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was put on notice by his predecessors on Wednesday after India suffered yet another away series defeat, with one of them calling his leadership “obnoxious”. The 1-0 loss to New Zealand on Tuesday was India’s fourth consecutive series defeat abroad and followed a 4-0 drubbing for Dhoni’s World […]