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J&K minister flags civilian inconvenience, urges LG to review NH closure issue | India News

J&K health minister Sakina Itoo writes to LG Manoj Sinha, flagging civilian inconvenience due to highway closures during Army convoy movement SRINAGAR: J&K health minister Sakina Itoo, in a letter to lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha, flagged the practice of closing off both ends of Srinagar-Anantnag-Kulgam-Qazigund national highway for civilian traffic during the movement of Army…

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A UK woman claimed she could not walk, drive or work because of hip pain, but investigators found she was running a body-piercing business and working for other clients | World News

A UK woman who claimed that hip pain left her unable to walk, drive or work has been ordered to pay more than £6,000 after admitting to fraudulently claiming Statutory Sick Pay while working for other clients and running her own body-piercing business. Claire Hopkinson, a resident of Telford, Shropshire, submitted false medical fitness certificates,…

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A Pennsylvania family has owned Penn’s Cave since 1908 and expanded its land to protect its water; 118 years later, the 1,400-acre attraction with a cavern, wildlife park and airport is seeking a new owner

After 118 years under the ownership of one family, America’s only all-water cave and wildlife park has been put up for sale. The move begins the search for a new owner to take over the historic 1,400-acre property in central Pennsylvania. The Campbell family, which first bought Penn’s Cave in 1908, announced the sale through…

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Meet Sophia Parekh, 12, from Westfield, New Jersey, who started giving away books at age 7 and has now distributed more than 8,000 free books to children and classrooms across the US

Sophia tries to find out what each child enjoys reading. (Facebook/Sophia’s book stand) When Sophia Parekh was seven, she noticed that not every child had the same access to books. It was during the Covid pandemic, when many families were struggling financially, and buying books was not always possible. Sophia, who loved reading, decided to…

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‘BJP is fully prepared’: Shah challenges Rahul, Akhilesh to debate vote theft in Parliament | India News

NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday slammed Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav for raising the issue of voter irregularities ahead of the INDIA bloc’s Delhi Chalo march and challenged them to discuss the issue during a special session of Parliament.While addressing a gathering in…

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Arkansas officials took just 1.62 acres from a family trust’s land and initially valued the loss at $417,825; after an 11-year fight over road access, an appeals court upheld a $3 million jury award

A dispute over a small strip of land in Conway, Arkansas, grew into a decade-long legal battle after a highway project restricted access to the remaining property. The Arkansas Court of Appeals has upheld a jury’s $3 million compensation award, rejecting the state’s arguments that the verdict was excessive and that evidence about replacement roads…

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Uttarakhand helicopter crash: Chopper went missing near Joshimath; passengers were from Bengaluru – what we know so far | India News

Six people were on board the helicopter, including the pilot and five passengers. NEW DELHI: A helicopter carrying six people, including the pilot crashed near Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Friday afternoon while travelling from Badrinath to Dehradun.The helicopter, operated by Trans Bharat Aviation, departed from Badrinath for Sahastradhara Heliport at 1.14 pm and…

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An Indiana mother was ordered to pay $21,020 in attorney fees amid a custody dispute, then told that no further hearings would be held until she paid; an appeals court ruled on October 28 that the restriction was improper but upheld the fee award

Representational image generated using AI An Indiana appeals court ruled on Wednesday, October 28, that a trial judge cannot stop a custody case from moving forward simply because a parent has not paid legal fees. In a memorandum decision, the appeals court upheld the fee orders against the mother but struck down the condition that…

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