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NEW DELHI: Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Sunday said district courts working with 30% vacancy in judicial officers had achieved 95% disposal rate and said to tackle the monstrous backlog of 4.5 crore cases, time had come to think of implementing All India Judicial Services (AIJS) for quick filling of vacancies for expeditious disposal…
NEW DELHI: Railways seems to be in a fix to get enough fresh technical manpower through the IRMS, an integrated railway service that govt approved in 2019. So far, no fresh officer recruited under this new regime has joined work as the first batch is still undergoing training and railways isn’t funding enough takers as…
NEW DELHI: BJP National President and union minister JP Nadda on Sunday criticized the CPI(M)-led Kerala government for its handling of the Hema Committee report on the Malayalam film industry. The report, which highlights issues of workplace harassment, gender discrimination, and exploitation of women, has stirred controversy, with Nadda alleging that leaders from the Communist…
NEW DELHI: A BJP leader in Uttarakhand, Bhagwat Singh Bora, has been arrested for allegedly molesting a 14-year-old girl in Almora district. The accused served as the block unit chief for the party’s Salt region. The incident took place on August 24 in the Salt area, and the authorities were notified on August 30.A case…
NEW DELH: President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday recognised the Supreme Court‘s invaluable contribution as a “vigilant sentinel” of the judicial system of the world’s largest democracy, but noted that a lot remains to be done especially when to comes to pendency and backlog of casesSpeaking at the valedictory session of the two-day National Conference of…
NEW DELHI: The Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) on Sunday wrote to Indian Medical Association requesting the medical body to “reconsider” Ketan Desai‘s role as the chief patron at IMA. It raised concerns about electoral integrity and alleged corruption within the association.“As the Chief Election Commissioner, we urge you to investigate these matters…
NEW DELHI: Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday expressed deep concern over the brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, characterising the incident as a “painful” event that has shaken the nation’s conscience.Dhankhar also criticised certain ‘stray voices‘, particularly those…
NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav challenged Janata Dal United to speak out if they were in favour of putting reservation in the Ninth Schedule amid state-wide sit-in protests on Sunday by the former demanding caste census in the country. “We challenge the JDU leaders to tell whether they are in favour…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday held a virtual meet with senior party leaders on relief and rehabilitation efforts in Wayanad after the recent landslides which claimed more than 300 lives. Gandhi asserted that it is imperative to make a concerted effort to revitalise tourism in the district and dispelling the notion that…
