SC slams poor facilities for green tribunal
September 19th, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday pulled up the government for not providing infrastructure for the effective functioning of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that deals with ... Read more...
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SC no to quashing charge sheet against Nirmal Yadav (Lead)
September 10th, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday declined to quash the charge sheet filed against former Punjab and Haryana High Court judge Nirmal Yadav who was allegedly involved ... Read more...
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SC no to quashing chargesheet against Nirmal Yadav
September 10th, 2012 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday declined to quash the chargesheet against former Punjab and Haryana High Court judge Nirmal Yadav who was allegedly involved in a ... Read more...
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Court seeks action ASI report over mosque
August 24th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday asked the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to file a report over the removal of illegal construction at the site ... Read more...
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Bengal ex-Lokayukta gets threat calls for criticising Mamata
August 17th, 2012 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 17 (IANS) After he criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her "corruption in judiciary" remarks, retired Calcutta High Court judge and former Lokayukta Samaresh Banerjee ... Read more...
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Two Indians freed from death row in Malaysia
August 7th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 7 (IANS) A court of appeal in Malaysia Tuesday freed two Indians from the death row after their conviction for carrying narcotics into the country was said ... Read more...
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Decision on arrested Kerala CPI-M leader’s bail Saturday
August 3rd, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kannur (Kerala), Aug 3 (IANS) A court here completed hearing on the bail plea of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader P. Jayarajan, arrested in a case of murder, and ... Read more...
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Tribunal upholds ban on SIMI
August 1st, 2012 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court's special tribunal constituted to examine the sixth ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) Wednesday upheld the measure.Headed by ... Read more...
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Karnataka given two days to start ombudsman appointment process
July 23rd, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 23 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court Monday gave two days time to the 10-day old new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government to start the process of appointing ... Read more...
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Errant judges may not be able to abort impeachment: Rajya Sabha MP’s bill
July 22nd, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Judges of the higher judiciary under cloud for professional misconduct may not be able to frustrate impeachment proceedings against them simply by resigning, if a ... Read more...
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Karnataka CM-designate Shettar in land deal row
July 12th, 2012 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 11 (IANS) On the eve of taking over as Karnataka chief minister, Jagadish Shettar was Wednesday caught in an illegal land deal row and a complaint was ... Read more...
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Court stops Tripura engineering admissions
July 10th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, July 10 (IANS) The Gauhati High Court's bench here Tuesday stopped the counselling of students for admission to medical and engineering courses on a plea alleging irregularities in the ... Read more...
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Bangalore court summons wife of jailed mining baron Reddy
July 2nd, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 2 (IANS) A court here Monday summoned Aruna Lakshmi, the wife of jailed mining baron and former Karnataka minister G. Janardhana Reddy to appear before it on July ... Read more...
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Former high court judge commits suicide in Lucknow
June 14th, 2012 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 14 (IANS) A former judge of the Allahabad High Court at the Lucknow bench, disturbed over the recent death of his son, committed suicide here Thursday, police ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa’s anticipatory bail plea rejected (Lead)
June 13th, 2012 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 13 (IANS) In a severe jolt to former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here Wednesday rejected his anticipatory bail plea ... Read more...
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Karnataka BJP legislator gets bail in bribery case
June 5th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 5 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court Tuesday granted conditional bail to ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Y. Sampangi and also suspended his conviction of three years ... Read more...
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Plea on apex court judge’s date of birth rejected (Lead)
May 30th, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday dismissed a non-resident Indian's plea seeking direction to the government to hold an inquiry to determine the date of birth ... Read more...
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No bail for mining baron Reddy
May 30th, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 30 (IANS) Former Karnataka minister and mining baron G. Janardhana Reddy's bail plea was rejected by a court here Wednesday on the ground that his offence was of ... Read more...
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Adarsh probe panel summons Deshmukh, Shinde
May 23rd, 2012 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) The judicial panel probing the Adarsh Housing Society scam Wednesday summoned two former chief ministers of Maharashtra to appear before it next month.While Vilasrao Deshmukh has ... Read more...
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Spain shelves tax case against banking magnate
May 23rd, 2012 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, May 23 (IANS/EFE) Emilio Botin, Spain's leading banker, will not face charges for tax evasion, the National Court decided after an 11-month-long investigation.The chairman of Banco Santander, his brother, ... Read more...
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Elite Dalhousie school in trouble over land deal (Lead)
May 14th, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Dalhousie/Shimla, May 14 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh's famous Dalhousie Public School (DPS) could be shut down with a one-man commission recommending that the entire premises may be acquired as there were ... Read more...
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PTI employees on 30-hour strike (Lead)
April 20th, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Employees of the Press Trust of India (PTI), the largest news agency in the country, went on a 30-hour countrywide strike Friday demanding implementation of ... Read more...
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Justice Katju for regulating social media
April 18th, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Press Council of India Chairperson Justice Markandey Katju Wednesday called for regulating social media, saying it would prevent unpleasant material from making it into ... Read more...
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23 convicted, 23 acquitted for Gujarat riots massacre (Lead)
April 9th, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, April 9 (IANS) A special trial court here Monday acquitted 23 people and convicted a similar number for the massacre of 23 people in Ode village of Anand ... Read more...
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When a Bangladeshi judge set an example
April 3rd, 2012 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 3 (IANS) A judge in Bangladesh refused to have his economy class seat in a Biman flight upgraded to a business class seat, saying the airline should not ... Read more...
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Details sought of medical reimbursements to cabinet ministers, bureaucrats
March 29th, 2012 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 29 (IANS) The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has sought details from the union and the state governments of the medical reimbursement facilities provided to cabinet ... Read more...
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Firing at Pakistani judge’s house, one killed
March 28th, 2012 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 28 (IANS) At least one policeman was killed when unidentified people Wednesday opened fire at the home of a Shariat court judge in Pakistan's Punjab province, Geo News ... Read more...
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‘Drunk’ juror falls asleep during trial
March 22nd, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 22 (IANS) A 12-million-pound drugs conspiracy trial in Britain was halted after a "drunk" female juror reportedly fell asleep, the Daily Mail reported Thursday.The trial of Nadeem Aslam, ... Read more...
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Force India ordered to pay $1.12 million to wind tunnel supplier
March 22nd, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 22 (IANS) A high court judge here has ordered Force India Formula One team to pay $1.12 million to former wind tunnel supplier Aerolab in relation to their ... Read more...
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Karnataka policemen protest assault by lawyers
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 9 (IANS) In a rare instance, a large number of policemen in Karnataka Friday reported to duty wearing black arm bands to protest the assault by lawyers ... Read more...
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2G scam: Balwa objects to judge’s intervention
March 20th, 2012 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Swan telecom promoter and 2G scam accused Shahid Usman Balwa and his lawyer Tuesday objected to the special CBI court judge's interventions during cross examination ... Read more...
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Pakistani virologist Chisty released, apex court told
March 19th, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court was told Monday that Pakistani virologist Mohammad Khaleel Chishty, undergoing life term in Ajmer jail for murder, was back home after ... Read more...
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No bail to mining baron Reddy
March 12th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 12 (IANS) A Bangalore court trying mining magnate and former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy for illegal mining Monday rejected his bail plea and extended his custody with ... Read more...
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Odisha assault victim’s kin seek CBI probe
March 11th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 11 (IANS) The brother of a woman assaulted in Odisha Sunday dismissed a police report that ruled out rape and demanded a CBI probe.Reacting to the chargesheet filed ... Read more...
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Another Karnataka BJP legislator faces land grab trial
March 9th, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 9 (IANS) The number of Bharatiya Janata Party legislators in Karnataka facing trial for land grab continues to grow. Police Friday sought Speaker K.G. Bopaiah's permission to ... Read more...
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