EC TAKES EXCEPTION TO CENTRE'S MOVE
INCREASE IN CAP ON SUBSIDIZED LPG
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
New Delhi, Dec 11: The Election Commission today took strong exception to the Centre's move to increase the cap on subsidised LPG cylinders ahead of the Gujarat elections and asked it to stop it forthwith. The EC also sought an explanation from Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily by tomorrow morning MoreHazardous asteroid to fly by earth today
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
New Delhi, Dec 11: An asteroid, listed as a potentially hazardous object, will pass in close proximity to the earth at noon tomorrow. The space rock, however, poses no danger of impacting the earth. The asteroid "4179 Toutatis", will fly by earth at a distance of 69,31,175 km, N MoreDilip Kumar turns 90
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Mumbai, Dec 11: Legendary actor Dilip Kumar, whose career spans over six decades with memorable films like "Mughal-e-Azam", "Ganga Jamuna", "Devdas" and "Madhumati", turned 90 today. Kumar chose not to celebrate this year as a mark of respect to prominent personalities from the film fraternity More
Guru should be hanged on December 13: BJP
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
New Delhi, Dec 11: Two days ahead of the eleventh anniversary of Parliament terror attack, BJP today demanded that convict Afzal Guru be hanged on December 13 itself to pay the best homage to martyrs of the 2001 strike. "If the government hangs Afzal Guru on December 13 itself, there cannot More- Kashmir
Govt directs to come up with details
USE OF GOVT ACCOMMODATION
UMER MAQBOOL
Srinagar, Dec 11: The State Accountability Commission (SAC) Tuesday directed Estates Department to come up with the details of illegal occupants of government accommodations including at least eleven former More
- Srinagar City
Chaos persists on City roads
After erratic power,poor voltage mars Traffic signals
ANDHERA QAYAM RAHEY!
SYED IMRAN ALI HAMDANI
Srinagar, Dec 11: Traffic mess on the City roads is feared to further as restoration of traffic signals is facing more of power problems. After erratic power supply, poor voltage has added to the energy More
- Jammu
Portion of Assembly complex collapses; probe ordered
Entire Building Declared Unsafe
AKSHAY AZAD
Jammu, Dec 11: The building of Legislative Assembly in Jammu suffered extensive damage after a wall of it collapsed and cracks developed in entire structure. Officials said that at around 2 AM, one More
- Baramulla
Traffic jams torment commuters in Baramulla town
AUTHORITIES MUTE SPECTATORS
ALTAF BABA
Baramulla,Dec 11: Failure of the authorities to check frequent traffic jams in Baramulla town here causes immense inconvenience to the commuters. In absence of any traffic regulation, unending traffic More
- GK Features
Being Syeda Begum
After losing her four sons to conflict, an old widow in downtown lives in poverty with an adopted child
A MOTHERS TRAGEDY--II
MAJID MAQBOOL
In a narrow lane in downtown Baghi sundar, Maidanpora, Darish Kadal( Safa Kadal), Syeda Begum, 66, is anxiously waiting for her 8-year-old adopted son to come home safe after school. The sight of him everyday More


