Trespasser jawan faces molest slur

Jammu (PTI): A jawan of the territorial army has been arrested on the charge of trespassing the house of a civilian with an intention to molest a woman in Rajouri district.

Mohammad Zubaid allegedly entered the house of Moulvi Talib on Sunday while his daughter-in-law was alone. She raised an alarm after he tried to make advances towards her.

Villagers, who turned up on hearing the woman’s cry, thrashed Zubaid and locked him in a room.

Police later visited the spot and arrested the jawan.

Ash, bones in nun’s room

Nagpur (PTI): Ash and a few bones — believed to be the remains of a young Jain nun — have been found in her room, leading to some Jains claiming that she burned herself by meditation.

But police said there were no signs of burning or leaping flames in the room at Oswal Bhavan in Nagpur.

Two other nuns said they experienced foul smell emanating from Shri Riddishri’s room on Sunday. When they peeped in, they were shocked to see “ash and a skull bone”.

A section of Jains felt it was a “miracle”, claiming that she had burnt herself through yoga.

Monica case

Bhopal (PTI): A Bhopal court has framed charges against gangster Abu Salem’s girlfriend Monica Bedi in a fake passport case.

Bedi, who is serving a five-year jail term in a similar case in Andhra Pradesh, has been charged with fraud and forgery under different sections of the Passport Act.

Kuwait law

Kuwait City (PTI): Kuwait is planning to enact a new labour law to address the concerns of the Indian expatriate community and issues raised by New Delhi. Kuwait has also responded to India’s request for construction of school buildings. Around five lakh Indians work in Kuwait.

Betting arrest

Rajkot (PTI): Two persons have been arrested for allegedly running a cricket-betting racket in Rajkot. Police picked up the two when they were betting during Sunday’s match between India and England.

The Kashmir government will develop a series of golf courses and promote adventure sports to attract tourists. It also plans to upgrade the Pahalgam golf course and set up a lavender park.