New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights’ plea challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court order that a Muslim girl can marry a person of her choice after attaining puberty. The top court held that the high court judgment, which held that a Muslim […]
Patna: Former comrade-in-arms Lalu Prasad condoling the death of his old rival-turned-ally Sharad Yadav, asserted that the socialist leader remained his “bade bhai” (elder brother) and their mutual differences “never resulted in any type of bitterness”. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad who had lost a bitterly contested electoral battle for the Madhepura Lok […]
New Delhi: Satellite images of Uttarakhand’s Joshimath released by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) show that the Himalayan town sank at a rapid pace of 5.4 cm in just 12 days, triggered by a possible subsidence event on January 2. Joshimath, the gateway to famous pilgrimage sites like Badrinath and Hemkund Sahib and international […]
New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia has sought President Droupadi Murmu’s assistance in setting up a department of tribal studies in the university, an official said on Friday. During her meeting with Murmu, who is also the Visitor of the varsity, on Thursday, JMI vice-chancellor Najma Akhtar said that the university wants to set up a […]
‘Slight’ Increase In Chinese Troops’ New Delhi: The situation along the frontier with China is “stable” but “unpredictable” and Indian troops are adequately deployed to deal with any contingency even as there was slight increase in number of Chinese troops in their areas across the eastern sector, Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande said on Thursday. […]
New Delhi: Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande on Thursday underlined that there was reduction in violence parameters in Jammu and Kashmir even as he called for remaining alert along Line of Control. At a press conference ahead of Army Day, he referred to the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and said that ceasefire understanding that […]
LG Expresses Anguish; Police Asks Hyderabad-Based Company To Shift Workers To Safer Places Srinagar: Two labourers from Kishtwar were killed after an avalanche hit Sonamarg in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Thursday. Officials said that the avalanche got triggered from the upper reaches of the Ranga Morh and accumulated at Sarbal area which is in […]
MeT Says Another Western Disturbance Likely To Affect J&K From January 19-20 Srinagar: Snow continued to elude plains even as higher reaches including Gulmarg amassed more during the last 24 hours. The meteorological department here has forecast possibility of light rain or snow on Friday and mainly dry weather from January 14-18 before another Western […]
Srinagar: The Srinagar-Jammu highway, only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with outside valley, remained through for traffic, while the Mughal Road and the Srinagar-Leh highway remained closed for traffic, officials said. “Subject to fair weather and road clearance, LMVs Passenger/Private Cars shall be allowed from both sides on Jammu-Srinagar NHW viz Jammu towards Srinagar and […]
Jammu: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Rajouri district on Friday to review the ground situation days after twin attacks left seven people dead. The Home Minister will visit the spot where the attacks happened and meet the family members of civilians who were killed in the incidents. Shah will also meet […]