RG Kar case: TMC claims order validates cops’ initial probe, BJP alleges cover-up | India News – The Times of India

KOLKATA: The conviction of Kolkata Police’s former civic volunteer Sanjay Roy in the rape and murder of a resident doctor at her workplace sparked differences among political parties, though they unanimously called for the “severest punishment”.TMC celebrated the verdict as a validation of Kolkata police’s initial investigation. “Police arrested the perpetrator within 24 hours. But…

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RG Kar case: Ex-colleagues of slain doc slam ‘shoddy’ probe after court ruling | India News – The Times of India

KOLKATA: Former colleagues of a 31-year-old resident doctor, raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College on Aug 9 last year, expressed deep disappointment with the verdict delivered by the Sealdah trial court Saturday. The court convicted main accused Sanjay Roy, but many felt the investigation and proceedings had not been thorough.Several junior doctors were…

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Court finds Himachal IG, 7 others guilty in custodial death case | India News – The Times of India

CHANDIGARH: A special CBI court in Chandigarh on Saturday convicted Himachal Pradesh inspector general Zahur Haider Zaidi and seven other cops in the Kotkhai custodial death case while acquitting then SP Dandu Wangyal Negi due to lack of evidence. The court will pronounce the quantum of punishment on Jan 27.The other convicted policemen are DSP…

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PM Modi’s speech puts focus on IMD gadget on boats | India News – The Times of India

PM’s recent reference to timely warnings from the Met department easing worries for families of lakhs of sea-bound fishermen brought into focus an unique system of sharing weather alerts through use of indigenously developed transponders on marine fishing vessels.Odisha, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Diu, Goa, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh have already installed transponders on more than 4,000…

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Khyati Hospital chairman held on arrival from Dubai | India News – The Times of India

AHMEDABAD: The chairman of Khyati Hospital, in news for the angioplasty scam involving illegal claims under PMJAY scheme, was arrested at Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport Friday after arriving on a direct flight from Dubai.With the arrest of Kartik Patel, police have caught all nine accused connected to four cases filed after deaths of…

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Haryana govt seeks removal of ‘objectionable’ caste names from state SC list – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Haryana government has asked the Centre to remove certain caste names from the state list of Scheduled Castes because they are “objectionable”, a reference to the caste appellations that are widely viewed as pejorative and also serve as slurs from supremacists.The names sought to be deleted are ‘Chura’ and ‘Bhangi’, which are…

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