Why Gulzar crememateded his father 5 years later?
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
New Delhi, Nov 11: Shell-shocked after not being able to attend his father's last rites, lyricist Gulzar decided not to cremate him and did so only five years later when his revered filmmaker Bimal Roy died."When my father passed away in Delhi, I was working with Bimalda as an assistant in Bombay More
Pranab launches e-learning platform
New Delhi/Kochi, Nov 11: President Pranab Mukherjee Sunday dedicated to the nation an e-learning platform that would link thousands of teachers and students for virtual classroom lessons. The latest version of Amrita University's e-Learning platform A-VIEW 3.0 (Amrita Virtual Interactive More- Kashmir
Government to tune-up ‘ramshackle’ administration
4 IAS Officers On Central Deputation To Return In March
ABID BASHIR
Srinagar, Nov 11: What could bring about some relief to the J&K Government, at least four IAS officers who are presently on deputation at the Government of India are set to return to the State in March More
- Srinagar City
NC treating Srinagar as bonded territory: PDP
Mufti bashes Govt on skewed bridge, says silly project disastrous for The Bund
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Nov 11: Laced with facts and figures, the Peoples Democratic Party Sunday came down heavily on the ruling National Conference led government with the PDP patron and former Chief Minister Mufti More
- Jammu
Polytechnic lecturers made to work for peanuts
25 year service fetches them Rs 5700 per month
RANJANA CHARAK
Jammu, Nov 11: It may sound strange, but it is true- a teacher who has trained 25 batches of Polytechnic College is getting a meager emolument of Rs 5700 per month. This is not the story of one consolidated More
- South Asia
31 killed in Pak violence
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Karachi, Nov 11: At least 31 people, including members of the minority community, have been killed in various incidents of target killings in Pakistan's commercial city of Karachi and Balochistan's capital More
- World
Syria warplanes strike near Iraq border, clashes near Turkey
Beirut, Nov 11: Syrian warplanes on Sunday launched air strikes on the eastern town of Albu Kamal near the Iraqi border and pounded rebel lines near Damascus and in the northern city of Aleppo, a watchdog More
- Health
‘Mehndi may cause serious side effects’
INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE
New Delhi, Nov 11: Applying chemical-laced 'mehndi' (henna) on the hands can cause serious side effects including skin infection, doctors said, cautioning girls and women against using it. Mehndi More
- Pahalgam
Aru craves for basic amenities
Locals, tourists suffer, govt mute
Pahalgam: Notwithstanding tall claims of the Government of undertaking equitable development in Kashmir, Aru a famous tourist spot here sans basic amenities causing immense hardships to tourists and locals More


