SRINAGAR: Tap water existing only on paper, people in some areas still having to hire horses for “transporting drinking water to their houses”, water pipes abandoned and littered around at some places are some of the damning observations in the report by a J&K assembly committee that was formed to probe alleged irregularities in the…
JAMMU: Two policemen were found dead in a car under suspicious circumstances in Batote tehsil of J&K’s Ramban district Tuesday evening.“Locals spotted them lying unconscious and rushed them to the district hospital, where doctors declared head constable Farid Ahmed and constable Muhammad Yaqoob dead,” an official said.Police have launched an investigation to find the cause…
| TNNJammu: A joint police team from Jammu has arrested three suspected members of Khauf gang, a Jammu-based criminal syndicate, in Delhi. The trio includes Karanjit Singh alias Gugga, a murder accused wanted in 13 FIRs, who escaped a juvenile observation home in RS Pura along with two Pakistani inmates in Feb.Addressing reporters Wednesday, SSP…
6-year-old Chinese girl breaks Rubic’s Cube world record (female). A six-year-old girl from China has stunned the speedcubing world after breaking the women’s 3×3 Rubik’s Cube average world record twice within three days, becoming the first female speedcuber to record an average time of less than 4.5 seconds.Lian Yunzhi, from Chengdu in China’s Sichuan province,…
Kenny Rogers’ former Las Vegas home listed for $3.95M after expanding to two acres and undergoing an unfinished rebuild. (Photo: Compass.com) A Las Vegas residence with a notable history of celebrity and business owners has hit the market for $3.95 million. Located at 500 Shetland Road in the Alta Drive Historic District, the property was…
PC: Dr Joshua Copping/ University of Cambridge Solar farms can provide renewable electricity while also supporting wildlife when managed carefully. A study of six solar farms in the East Anglian Fens found that bird abundance and species richness varied with site management. Researchers surveyed 23.2 km of transects across the solar farms and 15.2 km…
‘Udta Teer’ trailer: Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan reunite for espionage satire; he plays an amnesiac Pakistani spy The trailer for the much-anticipated action comedy ‘Udta Teer’, starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan, is finally out, giving audiences a glimpse into a story packed with chaotic twists and ensemble comedy. Directed by debutant…
SRINAGAR: J&K CM Omar Abdullah said Wednesday his elected govt had no role in deciding which books are banned or withdrawn from libraries, distancing his administration from the removal of 4,249 books after a screening of more than 21 lakh volumes across the Union territory over the past two months.“I have my own views on…
Elisa Donovan recalls her concerns about Brittany Murphy’s health before the actress’ tragic 2009 death. Elisa Donovan, who starred alongside Brittany Murphy in the 1995 cult classic Clueless, has opened up about her former co-star’s death, saying she “wasn’t surprised” when she learned that Murphy had died in 2009.During an appearance on the Still Here…
Srinagar: Ladakh LG VK Saxena approved Wednesday withdrawal of cases against 20 of the 81 people who faced criminal charges for “rioting and arson” after violent statehood protests in Leh last Sept 24 that left four people dead in police firing and wounded nearly 90.“The cases have been withdrawn under section 360 of BNSS on…