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Former military station officials get jail term for graft

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A CBI court in Jodhpur today sentenced four-year rigorous imprisonment to a former assistant garrison engineer and a similar three-year term to another in a bribery case. The court also slapped a fine of Rs 3,000 on Janardan Parab and a fine of Rs 2,000 on Vijay Kumar, both former assistant garrison engineers. CBI had […]

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Filed petition to transfer Ramjas College incident plea: Cops

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The Delhi Police today informed a court that it has filed a petition before a superior court seeking to transfer a plea for an FIR in the Ramjas College incident in which anti-national slogans were allegedly raised. Metropolitan Magistrate Abhilash Malhotra was told that the power to deal with the cases of Delhi Police Crime […]

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Allahabad HC seeks reply on petition challenging constitution of Noida

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The Allahabad High Court today directed Uttar Pradesh’s Principal Secretary (Urban Development) to file a counter affidavit on a petition challenging constitution of the Noida Sports Trust. A Division Bench comprising Justice Arun Tandon and Justice Umesh Chandra Tripathi passed the order on the petition of District Tennis Association of Noida, which has challenged constitution […]

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Delhi HC seeks reply of Centre on LG’s order declaring urban areas

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The Delhi High Court today sought the Centre’s response on a plea challenging constitutional validity of a notification issued by the Lieutenant Governor declaring 89 rural villages as urban areas. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar issued notice to the Ministry of Home Affairs and the LG and […]

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Non-refund of excess fee can lead to derecognition: Govt to Delhi HC

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Private schools in the national capital, which do not refund the excess fees charged by them on the pretext of implementing the 6th Pay Commission, will face de-recognition or takeover, the AAP government told the Delhi High Court today. The submission was made by the Directorate of Education (DoE) of the Delhi government before a […]

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SC refuses to stay conviction of IPS officer in Bilkis case

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The Supreme Court today refused to stay the conviction of an IPS officer in the sensational 2002 Bilkis Bano case. A vacation bench of Justices A K Sikri and Deepak Gupta said that there is no urgency for hearing the matter as the convicted officer has already undergone the sentence. The bench, however, listed the […]

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Rajasthan HC wants cow to be declared national animal

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The Rajasthan High Court today directed the state government to coordinate with the Centre and take necessary steps to declare cow as a national animal. A single-judge bench of Justice Mahesh Chand Sharma said the chief secretary and advocate general of the state will be the legal custodians of the cow. “Nepal is a Hindu […]

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NGT refuses to set aside closure of auto dealers near lake

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Automobile dealers based near Bengaluru’s Bellandur lake failed to get reprieve today from the National Green Tribunal which refused to set aside their closure order. A total of 76 polluting industries around the lake were shut down by the authorities in pursuance to the green panel’s order after a mound of garbage was set on […]

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Man gets life sentence, three others 10 yrs jail in riot case

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A Jalna court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment and awarded 10 years rigorous imprisonment (RI) to three persons and one year RI to 17 others for killing two men and rioting at Seweli here in 2008. District and Sessions judge S S Kosamkar yesterday convicted a total of 21 persons and acquitted 10 […]

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Court shows leniency towards remorseful drug peddler

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A Delhi court has sentenced a man to nine months in jail, a period already undergone by him behind bars, for possessing 12 kgs of cannabis (ganja), taking a lenient view towards him after he showed remorse. Special NDPS Judge Satinder Kumar Gautam passed the order holding Naresh, a Delhi resident, guilty of offences under […]

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Should betting, gambling be legalised in India? Law panel wants to know

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Should betting and gambling be legalised in India? The Law Commission wants to know. The panel, which advises the government on complex legal issues, also wants to know whether legalising betting and gambling will help in curbing illegal activities in the country. Will licencing such activities help the government earn substantial revenue and generate employment, […]

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Four jailed for entire life for murdering youth

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Four men have been jailed for their entire life by a Delhi court for murdering a 20-year-old youth by brutally stabbing him 29 times after kidnapping him for ransom. The court said inflicting 29 incised knife injuries showed that the convicts not only wanted to kill the victim, Raju Roy, but also deliver pain and […]

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