Police get more time to probe why Kanda ignored warrant
August 31st, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) A Delhi court Friday granted 10 days to the police to probe why former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda and his brother Govind Kanda were ... Read more...
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NHRC orders relief to kin of child killed in gate collapse
August 24th, 2012 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Friday directed the Delhi government to pay Rs.1 lakh as relief to the family of a child who was ... Read more...
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Haryana sits on NHRC reminder
August 23rd, 2012 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Despite a reminder from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the Haryana government has failed to provide monetary relief to 288 students who took ill ... Read more...
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NHRC pulls up Assam over witch hunting, custodial deaths
May 28th, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 28 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Monday pulled up the Assam government for the delay in dispensing justice to victims of human rights violations in the ... Read more...
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NHRC summons Kerala’s chief secretary
April 30th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has summoned Kerala's chief secretary over the state's failure to submit the compliance report of compensating people affected from ... Read more...
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Compensate woman mistreated by police, NHRC tells Delhi
March 22nd, 2012 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) India's apex human rights panel Thursday asked the Delhi government to pay compensation to an injured woman mistreated by Delhi Police at the Karkardooma court ... Read more...
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Court orders permanent commissions for three IAF women officers
March 13th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday directed the defence ministry grant permanent commissions to three women short service commission officers of the Indian Air Force within ... Read more...
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Missing nurse case: Properties of Congress lawmaker’s sister seized
February 17th, 2012 - 1:50 am ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Feb 17 (IANS) The district administration Thursday submitted to a court here a report on the seized properties belonging to a Congress legislator's sister Indra Bishnoi wanted in connection ... Read more...
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Delhi told to pay damages for Tihar inmate’s suicide
February 6th, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Monday asked the Delhi government to pay Rs.1 lakh to the kin of a Tihar Jail inmate who committed ... Read more...
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Content screening: Facebook, others to reply in 15 days (Second Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) A Delhi court here Monday directed Facebook, Yahoo, Google and other websites to file written statements within 15 days on removing objectionable content from ... Read more...
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Content screening: Facebook, others to reply in 15 days (Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) A Delhi court here Monday directed Facebook, Yahoo, Google and other websites to file written statements within 15 days on removing objectionable content from ... Read more...
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Deport Pakistanis who have completed jail terms: Apex court (Lead)
January 24th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court Tuesday directed the government to deport within a month 54 Pakistani nationals who are languishing in Indian jails ... Read more...
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Junk food: High Court seeks guidelines
January 11th, 2012 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to frame guidelines on a PIL seeking a ban on ... Read more...
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Scrap derogatory content by Feb 6, court asks websites (Third Lead)
December 24th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) A Delhi court Saturday ordered websites like Facebook, Google and Yahoo to remove all "derogatory" content from their sites by Feb 6, or face ... Read more...
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Scrap derogatory content by Feb 6: Court asks websites (Second Lead)
December 24th, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) A Delhi court Saturday ordered websites like Facebook, Google and Yahoo to remove all "derogatory" content from their sites by Feb 6.The court ordered ... Read more...
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Remove derogatory content by Feb 6: Court to websites (Lead)
December 24th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) A Delhi court Saturday ordered websites like Facebook, Google and Yahoo to remove all "derogatory" content from their sites by Feb 6.The court ordered ... Read more...
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Bihar ordered to pay Rs.3 lakh to undertrial’s kin
December 14th, 2011 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday directed the Bihar government to pay Rs.3 lakh to the family of an undertrial prisoner who died because ... Read more...
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Stick to porting rules, TRAI tells Vodafone
November 4th, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Friday asked telecom service provider Vodafone not to reject number portability requests on the plea of contractual ... Read more...
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Supreme Court: Provide toilets in government schools
October 18th, 2011 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Provide toilet facilities in all government schools by Dec 31, the Supreme Court Tuesday told all the states and union territories (UT).
Temporary facilities must be ... Read more...
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Rules for hiring teachers for disabled approved, court told
October 10th, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) informed the Delhi High Court Monday that it has approved rules for recruitment of two special teachers for disabled ... Read more...
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Don’t deny access to Google: Pakistani court
September 20th, 2011 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 20 (IANS) Websites spreading religious hatred should be blocked, a Pakistani court directed, adding that access to Google and other search engines should not be denied.The ... Read more...
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Court fines institute Rs.1 lakh over admission
July 8th, 2011 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday imposed a cost of Rs.1 lakh on Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS) over grant of admission to ... Read more...
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Chidambaram to discuss order on SPOs with chief ministers
July 6th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday said he would consult the chief ministers of Maoist-affected states to examine how the Supreme Court order on disarming ... Read more...
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Apex court slams civic officials for illegal constructions
June 1st, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday slammed the officers of civic agencies across the country for looking the other way while private builders encroach government land, violate ... Read more...
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Railways, Kolkata municipality to be asked to remove Mamata’s photos
March 25th, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 25 (IANS) Acting on a complaint by West Bengal's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), election authorities will write to the general managers of the three zonal ... Read more...
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Delhi government asked to compensate kin of drowned worker
February 11th, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The Delhi government has been asked to compensate the kin of a worker who drowned in a pit, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said Friday. The ... Read more...
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Find and destroy armed camps in Bengal, court tells forces
January 19th, 2011 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Wednesday directed the joint security forces to find out if armed camps existed in West Bengal's Junglemahal area and destroy them. It also asked ... Read more...
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Mosque demolition: Contempt plea filed against Dikshit
January 15th, 2011 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) People from a south Delhi neighbourhood Saturday moved the Delhi High Court seeking initiation of contempt of court proceedings against Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Shahi Imam ... Read more...
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Goa asked to pay Rs.50,000 compensation to beggar
January 15th, 2011 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 15 (IANS) The National Human Right's Commission (NHRC) has asked the Goa government to pay Rs.50,000 to a beggar who was literally dumped by police in a garbage dump and ... Read more...
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Land reclaimed after mosque demolition, DDA tells court (Lead)
January 14th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) Friday told the Delhi High Court that it had complied with its orders for demolishing a mosque built illegally on public land ... Read more...
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We have reclaimed land from mosque, DDA tells court
January 14th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) Friday told the Delhi High Court that it had complied with its orders on demolition of a mosque built illegally on government ... Read more...
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3G video calls to be allowed after demonstration
January 14th, 2011 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Department of Telecom (DOT) Thursday said that it will allow third generation (3G) video calls on mobile networks and asked the companies to demonstrate the services ... Read more...
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Delhi mosque demolition: DDA to file report in court
January 13th, 2011 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will Friday submit its report to the Delhi High Court on the mosque built illegally on its land in the Jangpura area ... Read more...
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Telcos given 6 months to get monitoring solution for 3G video calls
January 8th, 2011 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The government is likely to send notices to telecom service providers in one week directing them to install interception solutions within six months for monitoring of services, ... Read more...
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3G issue “almost” resolved: Sibal
January 5th, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Communications Minister Kapil Sibal Wednesday said that security issues over the rolling out of third generation (3G) services have "almost" been resolved. "3G issue is almost resolved ... Read more...
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