Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence on the situation in the Valley which he termed as heart breaking and worrying. “Heart breaking & worrying in equal measure. At what point will the Centre (read Hon PM) wake up to the …
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Ludhiana woman says NRI father made rape bid before hitting her, killing self
The 22-year-old girl who was hospitalised on Thursday after her NRI father allegedly slit her throat before killing himself, has claimed that he had tried to rape her. She also accused her father of forcibly solemnising marriage with her. Basti Jodhewal station house officer Ashok Kumar said, on the complaint …
Read More »Harsimrat Badal makes girls wait for bicycles in searing heat
The girl students of three government schools had to wait for almost extra two hours in searing heat to get bicycles under state government’s Mai Bhago Vidya Scheme as Bathinda MP and union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal turned up late at all the schools. Even, the students of government girls’ …
Read More »Toronto quidditch squad’s open tryout is a chance to soar, sort of
Local team holds open tryout in grounded variation of Harry Potter sport. A brand new batch of muggles will have a chance to fulfill their wizarding dreams this weekend as Toronto’s only community quidditch team hosts an open tryout. No potions, spells or previous experience are required. All you need …
Read More »City of Toronto agrees to open cooling centres more frequently
The announcement follows a story from the Star last week detailing the push from city councilors and poverty activists to have the restrictions on cooling centre wait times relaxed Cooling centres will open on the first day of a heat alert, a policy improvement advocates had been calling for over …
Read More »Brampton woman sentenced to 12 years for sister-in-law’s slaying
Mandeep Punia was found guilty last spring in the stabbing death of her sister-in-law, who was pregnant. A 39-year-old Brampton woman who stabbed her pregnant sister-in-law in the neck as the victim held her 2-year-old daughter, and then watched the woman bleed to death, has been sentenced to 12 years …
Read More »Malaysia confirms Flight 370 course was on pilot’s simulator
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) – Malaysia acknowledged for the first time that one of the pilots of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 had plotted a course on his home flight simulator to the southern Indian Ocean, where the missing jet is believed to have crashed. Australian officials overseeing the search for …
Read More »Terror attack in Assam: 13 civilians shot dead in Kokrajhar
Guwahati: The calm prevailing in Assam ever since the new BJP government assumed power was broken on Friday when a group of militants opened fire at a busy market near Kokrajhar, killing at least 13 civilians and injuring 18 others. The militant lobbed grenades and shot civilians at Balazan Market, …
Read More »Akhilesh announces 3 lakh compensation, flat each to Bulandshahr gang-rape victims
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday announced three lakh compensation and a flat each to Bulandshahr gang-rape victims. Drawing criticism from all quarters in the wake of Bulandshahr gang-rape incident, Akhilesh Yadav yesterday slammed the Opposition and accused them of tutoring the survivors in an …
Read More »Pathankot terror-tainted Punjab cop Salwinder booked for rape
Punjab Police have registered a rape case against former Gurdaspur superintendent of police (headquarters) Salwinder Singh. Salwinder was subjected to a lie-detector test by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the January 1 Pathankot airbase terror attack. Gurdaspur senior superintendent of police (SSP) Jagdeep Singh Hundal confirmed that Salwinder was …
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