Hari Singh

Declare Public Holiday For Hari Singh's Birth Anniversary: Karan Singh

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 20, 2019

Senior Congress leader Karan Singh on Friday urged Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik to declare his father Hari Singh's birth anniversary next week as a public holiday, asserting that it was due to the state's former ruler that it became a part of India.

Hurriyat Leader's Wife Shown As Ruler Hari Singh's Granddaughter In Video

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday August 15, 2019

A video being shared on social media, showing the granddaughter of Maharaja Hari Singh speaking on issues related to Jammu and Kashmir, is actually that of Professor Hameeda Nayeem, wife of Hurriyat leader Nayeem Ahmad Khan

Mortal Remains Of Two World War II Soldiers From Haryana Brought Home

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 4, 2019

The mortal remains of two British Indian Army soldiers from Italy, who laid down their lives fighting the German forces in the World War II, were brought to their native villages in Hisar and Jhajjar districts nearly 75 years after their death, officials said

In Udhampur, Mnister Jitendra Singh To Take On Dogra King's Grandson

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 26, 2019

Union minister Jitendra Singh will have a direct contest with Congress candidate Vikramaditya Singh, the grandson of erstwhile Maharaja Hari Singh, on the Udhampur-Doda parliamentary seat.

Haryana Soldier Killed In Pulwama Encounter Cremated With Full State Honours

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 19, 2019

A large number of youngsters from Hari Singh's village are serving in the Indian Army.

Maharaja Of Kashmir's Vintage Car On Auction In UK May Fetch Rs 3.6 Crore

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 31, 2018

A rare vintage sports car originally owned by Hari Singh, the last Maharaja of Kashmir, will be the highlight of an auction in London in December.

Learn From History, Kashmir Saw Peace Under A Hindu King: Yogi Adityanath

India News | ANI | Tuesday October 30, 2018

"We Should learn from history," UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Monday, claiming that Jammu and Kashmir was peaceful as long as it was governed by a Hindu ruler (Maharaja Hari Singh).

GST Ground Report: An E-Way Bill Means 10 Hours Less On 2000 Km Journey For This Truck Driver

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Wednesday July 4, 2018

Hari Singh, 58, and Mukul Sahni, 25, are truck drivers over three decades apart in age, but bound by a fascination for a new document that's part of the centre's GST regime - the E-way bill.

40 Students Strip-Searched At College In Madhya Pradesh Over Used Sanitary Napkin In Hostel

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Tuesday March 27, 2018

At least 40 students of Dr Hari Singh Gour University in Madhya Pradesh protested near the principal's quarters on Sunday. Students alleged they were strip searched by a hostel warden after a used sanitary napkin was found in the hostel premises. The Vice Chancellor of the university has apologised to the students

Elimination Of Lashkar Leadership Reason For Desperate Freeing Of Pak Terrorist: Jammu And Kashmir Police

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 9, 2018

The elimination of Lashkar-e- Taiba's (LeT) top leadership by security forces may have been a factor behind the outfit's desperate but successful bid to free Pakistani terrorist Naveed Jutt alias Abu Hanzala from police custody, a top police official said here today.

Srinagar Hospital Shooting Highlights: Pak Terrorist Naveed Jutt Escapes, 2 Policemen Killed

India News | Edited By Abhimanyu Bose | Tuesday February 6, 2018

Shots were fired inside a prominent hospital in Jammu and Kashmir's capital Srinagar this morning, killing two police constables. A Pakistani prisoner, Naveed Jutt, who was brought to the hospital for a routine medical check-up, managed to escape.

2 Policemen Killed In Firing Outside Srinagar Hospital, Pakistani Terrorist Escapes

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal; Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday February 6, 2018

A Pakistani terrorist in police custody escaped this morning as he was brought to a Srinagar hospital for a routine medical check-up. Police indicated that an accomplice of the prisoner, Naveed Jutt, opened fire just outside the hospital. One policeman has died, while another is injured, a senior officer said.

Morally, Ethically Not Right To Continue: Jammu Lawmaker On Quitting PDP

India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Sunday October 22, 2017

Vikramaditya Singh, PDP lawmaker and grandson of Jammu and Kashmir's former Dogra ruler Maharaja Hari Singh, today resigned from the party saying it was "no longer possible for me to be part of a party that continues to disregard aspirations of Jammu region".

Row Over State Holiday For Hari Singh Birthday Grows In Jammu And Kashmir

India News | Written by Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal | Sunday September 24, 2017

A major controversy has erupted in Jammu and Kashmir over the birthday of the last King of Kashmir Maharaja Hari Singh - 55 years after his death. Hari Singh's grandsons, members of the ruling PDP and BJP, are demanding that the day should be marked as a state holiday.

55 Years After The Maharaja, Kashmir Locked In Debate Over Hari Singh

India News | Written by Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal | Monday January 30, 2017

Fifty-five years after his death, the legacy of the last King of Kashmir Maharaja Hari Singh, who signed the deed that resulted in his princely state joining the Union of India, is still proving to be contentious. The Jammu and Kashmir legislative council is locked in a major debate over a resolution that wants to adopt his birthday, September 23, ...