Mexican Supreme Court official held for links to drug cartel
August 13th, 2012 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 13 (IANS/EFE) A Mexican Supreme Court official was arrested and arraigned in federal court for allegedly having links to a drug cartel, said authorities.Juan Carlos de la ... Read more...
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After village court allows live-in, woman, stepson forced to leave village
July 23rd, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 23 (IANS) A 22-year-old woman and her stepson of the same age, who were allowed by a village court to live as a couple, have left their home ... Read more...
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Drinking water for Delhi: Himachal project clears legal hurdle
July 11th, 2012 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 11 (IANS) With the National Green Tribunal (NGT) giving its clearance for awarding compensations, Himachal Pradesh will speed up the construction of a multi-billion-rupee dam project that ... Read more...
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Drinking water for Delhi: Chief secretaries to meet
June 30th, 2012 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 30 (IANS) Senior officials of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Delhi are to meet next week over the construction of a multi-billion rupee hydro-power dam project in Himachal Pradesh ... Read more...
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Can’t interfere in AERA decisions: Ajit Singh
April 26th, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh Thursday justified the hikedcharges at the Delhi airport, saying they are needed as these had not been raised for the ... Read more...
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Himachal Lokayukta will be strengthened, says new chief
February 3rd, 2012 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 3 (IANS) An effective Lokayukta system would be shortly put in place in Himachal Pradesh, the state's new Lokayukta Justice (retd) L.S. Panta said here Friday."The office ... Read more...
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Arrest warrant issued for Iraq’s vice president: official
December 20th, 2011 - 8:59 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Dec 20 (IANS) The Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council, which is country's highest judicial body, has issued an arrest warrant for Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, said an interior ministry ... Read more...
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Jan Lokpal bill structured like tax department: Khurshid
October 18th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Law Minister Salman Khurshid Wednesday said Team Anna's version of the anti-graft Lokpal bill was structured like the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).Taking ... Read more...
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Katju to head Press Council
October 5th, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju has been appointed chairman of the Press Council of India, the information and broadcasting ministry announced here Wednesday.Katju takes ... Read more...
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Government backs decision on minority status to Jamia
September 20th, 2011 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The central government Monday backed the grant of minority status to the Jamia Millia Islamia by the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI) - ... Read more...
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Renuka dam construction yet to begin: Dhumal
August 26th, 2011 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 26 (IANS) The construction of the multi-billion rupee Renuka dam hydroelectric project in Himachal Pradesh which will provide drinking water to Delhi is yet to begin, Chief ... Read more...
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Panta new Himachal Lokayukta
August 24th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 24 (IANS) Former Supreme Court judge L.S. Panta has been appointed the Lokayukta (ombudsman) of Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said here Wednesday."Panta has been appointed ... Read more...
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Lafarge gets reprieve from Himachal court
August 12th, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 12 (IANS) In a reprieve to cement maker Lafarge India, the Himachal Pradesh High Court Friday set aside the decision of the National Environment Appellate Authority (NEAA) that ... Read more...
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Himachal dam meant for parched Delhi in troubled waters
August 4th, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 4 (IANS) The much-delayed construction of a multi-billion rupee hydroelectric project in Himachal Pradesh, which was supposed to provide drinking water to Delhi, has received another setback -- ... Read more...
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Green tribunal stops Himachal hydropower project
July 29th, 2011 - 1:28 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 28 (IANS) In a major setback to the construction of a hydroelectric project in Himachal Pradesh that will provide drinking water to Delhi, the National Green Tribunal (NGT), ... Read more...
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India’s first green tribunal gets scores of environment cases (Lead)
July 4th, 2011 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT), a judicial body aimed at expediting environment-related cases and the first in the country, has got scores of cases to ... Read more...
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National Green Tribunal starts functioning
July 4th, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT), a judicial body aimed at expediting environment-related cases, began functioning Monday, an environment ministry official said."The first hearing of the ... Read more...
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Supreme Court allows new party in Dinakaran case
May 18th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday allowed a plea by a judicial body to be impleaded in the case involving Sikkim High Court Chief Justice P.D. Dinakaran ... Read more...
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Dhaka’s Islamist leader admits after 40 years: ‘It was genocide’
May 5th, 2011 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 5 (IANS) Chief of Bangladesh's largest Islamist party Thursday said that killing of unarmed civilians during the movement for liberation from Pakistan in 1971 was "genocide", his interrogator ... Read more...
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Obstruction of Parliament not undemocratic: Arun Jaitley
January 30th, 2011 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi, Jan 30 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley has said that obstruction of Parliament is not undemocratic."Parliament's job is to conduct discussions. But many a times Parliament ... Read more...
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Court raps Delhi government, power regulator
January 26th, 2011 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday pulled up the Delhi government and the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) over appointment of members of the power regulator, saying it ... Read more...
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Plea for sacking Kalmadi to come up in court Wednesday
October 19th, 2010 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday will hear a petition seeking removal of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi over alleged irregularities in preparations for the just ... Read more...
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Green team visits Himachal hydro plant
October 2nd, 2010 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 2 (IANS) A team of the National Environment Appellate Authority (NEAA) Saturday visited Kinnaur district where the Kashang hydro-power project is coming up and heard grievances of the local people ... Read more...
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Plea to remove Kalmadi to come up in court Oct 20
September 29th, 2010 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday fixed Oct 20 for hearing a petition seeking removal of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi over alleged irregularities in preparations ... Read more...
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Environmental clearance for Lafarge’s Himachal plant revoked
September 13th, 2010 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 13 (IANS) The National Environment Appellate Authority (NEAA) has revoked the environment clearance granted to cement maker Lafarge India for its greenfield project in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district.
The NEAA judgment ... Read more...
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Green team visits Lafarge’s Himachal plant site
June 23rd, 2010 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 23 (IANS) A team of the National Environment Appellate Authority (NEAA) Wednesday visited Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district where French cement giant Lafarge's plant is coming up and heard grievances of ... Read more...
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Cherie Blair’s legal ruling lands her in controversy
June 22nd, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkata Vemuri
London, June 22 (IANS) Cherie Blair, wife of former British prime minister Tony Blair, is at the centre of a controversy involving an alleged cover-up by a judicial body of ... Read more...
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Bhopal Gas Tragedy verdict unsatisfactory: Jairam Ramesh
June 8th, 2010 - 11:42 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 8 (ANI): Expressing dissatisfaction over the Bhopal Gas Tragedy verdict, Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said a green tribunal will be set ... Read more...
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Copyright Board given own office in Delhi, court told
April 28th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Almost five decades after its creation, the Copyright Board's Delhi office, which was facing problems of paucity of space and manpower, has got a premises of its ... Read more...
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Government in consultative mode to check paid news
March 27th, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The government is expected to place before parliament suggestions it receives from media associations and regulatory bodies on ways to curb the phenomenon of paid news.
A ... Read more...
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Gyechen new top law officer of Tibetans-in-exile
October 16th, 2009 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Oct 16 (IANS) Ngawang Phelgyal Gyechen is the new chief of the Tibetan supreme justice commission of the government-in-exile based in this northern hill station.
"Ngawang Phelgyal Gyechen this (Friday) morning took ... Read more...
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Private sector eyes 90 cities for piped gas distribution
October 17th, 2008 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 17 (IANS) The private sector has shown interest in distributing piped natural gas (PNG) to homes in over 90 cities, a member of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board ... Read more...
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Four people die every day in India’s jails and police stations
August 5th, 2008 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
By Richa Sharma
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) An average of four people are killed every day in India's jails or police stations, says a report by a human rights watchdog. The ... Read more...
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Kerala University yet to report on ‘missing’ exam sheets
June 14th, 2008 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 14 (IANS) The Kerala University has not yet given a report on the 36,000 "missing" answers sheets of an exam conducted to recruit assistants in 2006, which it was asked ... Read more...
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