Day: September 16, 2019

Central govt responsible for violence in country: Azad

SC allows Azad to visit J&K

2:57 pm September 16, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday allowed senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad to visit Jammu and Kashmir, but said he cannot hold any political rally. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister can visit four districts — Srinagar, Jammu, Baramulla, Anantnag — to meet […]

US Congressional Caucus to convene hearing on Kashmir

SC asks Centre to restore normalcy in Kashmir

2:55 pm September 16, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to make all endeavours to restore normalcy in Kashmir as soon as possible. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and justices S A Bobde and S A Nazeer said as the so-called shutdown is in the valley itself, then it can be dealt by […]

Youth beaten up for ‘eve teasing’ at wedding

2:51 pm September 16, 2019

Muzaffarnagar (UP): A youth was beaten up for allegedly eve teasing a woman during a wedding ceremony in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district, police said. The incident occurred at Khatauli town on Sunday evening, following which the 25-year-old man was rushed to a hospital in a serious condition, police said. Police are searching for the accused. […]

Carcass of crocodile with bullet injury mark found in UP

Alert farmer survives crocodile attack in Odisha

2:46 pm September 16, 2019

Kendrapara: An alert farmer has survived an attack by an estuarine crocodile in a creek in Kendrapara district of Odisha by displaying his presence of mind, a forest official said. Fifty eight-year-old Bhajakrushna Pradhan was fishing in a creek near Jalakana village in Mahakalpada area on Sunday when the eight-feet-long reptile pounced on him, the […]

SC notice to Centre, J&K on plea for producing Farooq Abdullah

2:41 pm September 16, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir administration on a plea seeking to produce before court former chief minister Farooq Abdullah, who is allegedly under detention following the scrapping of the state’s special status. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and justices S A […]