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Be safe, girls
Dear Editor,
This has reference to the heinous crime of the rape of a young girl by a taxi driver. Even at the risk of earning the wrath of women activists, one must say that the women themselves are no less to blame for incidents like…
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Increasing tree coverage
Dear Editor,
Forests are being destroyed to build factories and houses without caring for the resultant disasters such as the floods seen in Jammu and Kashmir recently. Owing to depletion of jungles, the environment has been degraded,…
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Bonded labour
Dear Editor,
Panchayats, Gram Sabhas, NGOs and other local bodies must come forward to eradicate bonded and child labour and coordinate with the authorities. In a judgement on 15th October, 2012, the Supreme Court Bench had asked the…
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Stray cattle
Dear Editor,
The menace of stray cattle can be checked if husbandry is made viable and stern action is initiated against wrongdoers. Cattle rehabilitation centres should be set up.
Suram Singh
Jammu
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ISIS executes 100 foreigners who were trying to quit
LONDON: The Islamic State extremist group has executed 100 of its own foreign fighters who tried to flee their headquarters in the Syrian city of Raqqa, the Financial Times newspaper said on Sunday.
An activist opposed to both IS and the…
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City gears to celebrate Christmas
Malu Kerni
The City of Temples is in Christmas mood with preparation in full swing to celebrate the splendid festival. People in huge number are thronging markets for pre-Christmas shopping. Garment shops, flower shops, bakeries and…
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Poorva Sainiks honoured kin of martyrs
STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Poorva Sainik Seva Parishad (PSSP) on Sunday honoured kin of martyrs from the armed forces and para military forces belonging to J and K State and the Jammu and Kashmir Police, who laid their lives while serving the…
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Regular check-ups vital for heart care: Dr Sushil
STATE TIMES NEWS
UDHAMPUR: Stressing on the need for regular check-ups to prevent heart diseases, Dr Sushil K Sharma, Head Department of Cardiology Government Medical College Jammu said that monitoring the status of heart’s health is the…
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North India in grip of cold, J&K’s harshest winter period begins
New Delhi: North India was in the grip of intense cold with 40 days of harshest winter period 'Chillai-Kalan' beginning in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday .
Cold conditions intensified in the national capital as the maximum temperature was…
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Displaced KP employees call on Dr Jitendra
STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: A deputation of State Government employees belonging to displaced Kashmiri Pandit (KP) community on Sunday called on Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern…
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