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Man jailed for ten years for raping stepdaughter

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A 30-year-old man has been awarded a ten-year jail term for raping his nine-year-old stepdaughter by a court here which said that in a civil society, such offences cannot be expected to be committed by a person in such close relationship. Additional Sessions Judge Raghubir Singh awarded the prison term to the man, a north […]

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Man sentenced for possession of narcotic drug

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A man has been sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for illegal possession of a narcotic drug. A local court of Pathankot (Pubjab) also slapped a fine of Rs one lakh on the convict, Puneet Mahajan, in its order pronounced yesterday. J P Bains, public prosecutor, said that Mahajan was apprehended by police here for possessing 750 […]

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Dowry harassment case:A sessions court sets aside 1 yr jail term

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A sessions court here has set aside the one-year jail term given to a man for beating and torturing his wife for dowry, saying the alleged cruelty has not been proved as there were contradictions in the woman’s testimony. “There are contradictions, omissions and improvements in the testimony of the complainant,” the court said, noting […]

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JBT scam: SC upholds jail term of O P Chautala, his son

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The Supreme Court today dismissed the plea of former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala and others, challenging their conviction and award of 10-year jail term in the teachers’ recruitment scam case. “We are not inclined to entertain any of these appeals and they are dismissed,” a bench of Justices F M I Kalifulla and Shiva […]

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No pesticide spraying while flyers are on board: NGT

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Heeding to the plea of a United States-based neurologist, the National Green Tribunal today directed the Centre to ensure that no disinfectant fumigation is carried out in aircraft while passengers are onboard. “You are supposed to kill mosquitoes not the human beings. You cannot take risk with the health of the people. “Carry out the […]

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Loop Telecom Ltd was “front company” for Essar: CBI to court

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CBI today told a special court that Loop Telecom Ltd (LTL) was a “front company” for Essar Tele Holding Ltd (ETHL) to bag 2G spectrum licences in violation of a provision under the Unified Access Services Licences (UASL) guidelines. Advancing the ongoing final arguments in the case, Special public prosecutor Anand Grover said that violation […]

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Dowry harassment:Court refuses to discharge husband,his mother

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A Delhi court has refused to discharge a man and his mother accused of harassing his wife for dowry, saying charges can be framed on the basis of grave suspicion. The court dismissed the petition of the accused mother-son duo who contended that a magisterial court “erred” by framing charges on the woman’s complaint against […]

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Kejriwal moves HC seeking quashing of case in Amethi

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has moved theAllahabad High Court seeking quashing of a case against him for his alleged inflammatory speech in Amethi during Lok Sabha elections last year. The petition, filed under Section 482 of the CrPC yesterday before the Lucknow bench, is likely to be heard by Justice Mahendra Dayal on August […]

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NGT denies permission to rafting camps in Rishikesh

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The National Green Tribunal has refused permission to rafting camps operating from the banks of Ganga from Shivpuri to Rishikesh in Uttarakhand. A bench headed by Justice U D Salvi slammed Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and the Uttarakhandgovernment for not filing their replies in the case and directed them to file their response […]

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Ex-revenue acctt sent to 4 yrs in jail for taking bribe

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After 15 years of trial, an anti corruption court here has sentenced a former revenue accountant to four years in jail for taking bribe. Special judge of Anti Corruption Court, Raghavendra Kaachwal, yesterday convicted Rambabu Sharma and also slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 on him. Sharma was posted as revenue accountant at Indergarh revenue […]

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Coalgate: Darda, 6 others summoned as accused

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Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Darda, former Coal Secretary H C Gupta and five others were today summoned as accused by a special court which took cognisance of CBI’s final report filed in a coal block allocation scam case. The court also summoned two senior public servants K S Kropha and K C Samria, M/s JLD […]

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Coal scam: Madhu Koda, eight others put on trial

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Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, former Coal Secretary H C Gupta and seven others were today put on trial by a special court here in connection with a case pertaining to alleged irregularities in allocation of a coal block. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parasar also framed charges against former Jharkhand Chief Secretary A K […]

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