DEHRADUN: In light of the recent controversy over the proposed construction of a replica of Kedarnath temple in Delhi, CM Pushkar Singh Dhami’s cabinet on Thursday decided to introduce a stringent law to prevent the ‘misuse‘ of names of Char Dham shrines and other prominent temples of Uttarakhand, reports Kautilya Singh. The law aims to…
BIJNOR: Punching holes in a police case against three alleged auto lifters who were arrested following an “encounter” in Amroha Monday night, the court of chief judicial magistrate (CJM) Om Pal Singh not only cancelled the remand of the men but also acquitted them of charges that they had attempted to murder cops, reports Harveer…
NEW DELHI: Manipur got its first representation in Supreme Court on Thursday as CJI D Y Chandrachud administered the oath of office to 61-year-old Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh as a judge of the apex court.In Courtroom No. 1, packed with lawyers and relatives of the newly-appointed judges, the CJI also administered oath to Justice R…
GUWAHATI: BJP-governed Assam, which has been cited in an independent nationwide survey as a case study in curbing child marriage, approved Thursday a Bill to repeal a 1935 law that permits underage marriages among the Muslim community if specific conditions are met.With the cabinet endorsing the proposal mooted in Feb, the Bill to abrogate the…
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma GUWAHATI: BJP-governed Assam, which has been cited in an independent nationwide survey as a case study in curbing child marriage, approved Thursday a Bill to repeal a 1935 law that permits underage marriages among the Muslim community if specific conditions are met.With the cabinet endorsing the proposal mooted in Feb,…
NEW DELHI/GUMLA: Asserting that people should never be content with their accomplishments and work relentlessly for the welfare of mankind since there is no end to the pursuit of development and human ambition, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday suggested that one should strive to serve humanity.“In the course of self-development, a man may want…
NEW DELHI: Amid political slugfest over the Rs 90 crore allegedly siphoned off from Karnataka ST welfare funds, ED on Wednesday said part of the swindled funds were used to procure liquor, luxury cars and for ‘other’ uses by B Nagendra, until recently minister for tribal welfare in the Siddaramaiah govt, and his associates during…
NEW DELHI: As part of its crackdown on narco-smuggling, govt on Thursday announced a switch to a “duty-to-share” protocol to make agencies exchange crucial information on drug trafficking.Union home minister Amit Shah emphasised that profits generated from narco-smuggling mark the “most serious security threat” as he called for a rigorous review of financial investigations into…
NEW DELHI: Holding that speedy trial is a fundamental right of an accused, an SC bench of Justice J B Pardiwala and Ujjal Bhuyan has said long incarceration with the improbability of the trial being completed in the near future is a good ground to grant bail, which cannot be denied just because the charges…
SRINAGAR: Two suspected Pakistani terrorists were shot dead Thursday near the LoC in Keran sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said. Security forces launched an operation following intelligence about the movement of terrorists along the border, leading to a shootout.The officials said bodies of the slain terrorists haven’t been extricated from the site as…
