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Udhampur attack: Truck driver remanded in custody

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NIA today produced truck driver Khursheed Ahmed Bhat, who allegedly took LeT terrorist Mohammed Naved Yakub and his accomplice to Jammu before the Udhampur attack, in a court here which remanded him in 14-day custody. Amid tight security, NIA produced him in the court of Judge Y P Kotwal in the High Court complex here […]

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AAP MLA Surinder Singh seeks bail,court to give order

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AAP MLA from Delhi Cantonment area Surinder Singh, arrested for allegedly assaulting an NDMC worker, today questioned jurisdiction of a court here to deal with the case lodged under the SC/ST Act and sought bail. Singh, his driver Pankaj and assistant Praveen, who were arrested yesterday, were produced before Metropolitan Magistrate Gomati Manocha. The police […]

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63-yr-old gets 10 yrs in jail for raping minor

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A 63-year-old man was sentenced to imprisonment for 10 years by a local court  of Moga (Pb) for raping a minor. Additional Sessions Judge Gurjant Singh pronounced the verdict yesterday holding Jagan Nath guilty of raping the 13-year-old girl. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on Nath. The case was registered on March 21, […]

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HC stays TV premier of film ‘Grand Masti’

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Delhi High Court today stayed the television premier of Bollywood movie “Grand Masti” saying the film was not certified for unrestricted public exhibition and cannot be televised under the Cable Network Regulation Act. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath was of the prima facie view that under the Act, any […]

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HC stays compulsory voting rule in Gujarat civic polls

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The Gujarat High Court today stayed the implementation of a law that makes voting compulsory in the civic body elections in the state. The ‘right to vote’ itself provides right to refrain from voting and it cannot be turned into ‘duty of voting’, the High Court said while acting on a petition challenging the Gujarat […]

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Quarrel over alcohol: Two men jailed for attempt to murder

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Two men have been sentenced to seven years in jail for trying to kill a person following a quarrel over alcohol, by a Delhi court which said the mode and manner of the crime was detrimental to societal peace. Additional Sessions Judge Pankaj Gupta handed down the jail term to Delhi residents Rahul Thakur and Karnail […]

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Two persons get 10 years in jail for smuggling drugs

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Two persons were sentenced to 10 years in prison by a local court of Mahrajganj (UP) for smuggling drugs. The additional sessions judge Yogendra Ram Gupta yesterday pronounced Amer and Upendra Pal guilty of being involved in drug smuggling racket. The court also imposed a fine of Rs one lakh each. Amer and Upendra Pal were arrested […]

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Digital metres for autos: Madras High Court summons TN Transport secy

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The Madras High Court today directed the Tamil Nadu Transport Secretary to appear before it on September 21 and explain the steps taken by the government in fixing digital fare meters and GPS instrument for autorickshaws. The First Bench, comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice T. S. Sivagnanam, issued the directive during the hearing […]

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Peepli Live co-dir Farooqui seeks bail in rape case

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Bollywood movie “Peepli Live” co-director Mahmood Farooqui, who has been accused of allegedly raping an American research scholar at his residence here, today moved a bail application before a Delhi court. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjiv Jain listed the matter for August 25, saying it will also hear arguments on charges on the same day. During […]

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Liyaqat case: Court to consider NIA’s charge sheet

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A Delhi court today fixed September 21 to consider NIA’s charge sheet giving clean chit to Sayyed Liyaqat Shah, arrested in 2013 by Delhi Police which had claimed he was a terrorist of banned outfit Hizbul Mujahideen and was planning attacks here. The matter came up for hearing before court of District Judge Amar Nath […]

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Man gets life term for killing father

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A man has been sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment by a local court for killing his father following a quarrel in Balasore district a year ago. Additional District Judge of Balasore Ashok Kumar Panda yesterday awarded the punishment to Maheswar Singh for killing his father Siba Singh at Talakahalia village on September 3, 2014. According […]

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Ex-Coal Secy, 3 others granted bail in coal scam case

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Former Coal Secretary H C Gupta and three others were today granted bail by a special court in connection with a coal scam case relating to allocation of Mahuagarhi coal block in Jharkhand. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar granted bail to Gupta, two senior public servants — K S Kropha and K C Samria — […]

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