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  • Govt college in woman naval officer Kiran’s name in Mewat

    Haryana Chief Minister has announced to set up a college in Mewat

    Army Commander Inaugurates Park In Memory Of Freedom Fighter

    The Army Commander Western Command General K J Singh,

    Beef banned in Maharashtra; can draw jail term of 5 years & fine upto Rs 10,000

    Beef has been banned in Maharashtra with President Pranab Mukherjee giving his assent to the Maharashtra Animal Preservation Amendment Bill 1995. Now anyone found to be selling beef or in possession of it, can be jailed for five years and fine upto 10,000 rupees. The new act will however allow slaughter of water buffaloes, which […]

    Govt to rectify right to education act, says Education Minister

    Mumbai :  Education Minister Vinod Tawde today said the right to education (RTE) act has been misunderstood widely and the State government would rectify it through amendment. Interacting with the students, parents and teachers at Vivekanand Education Socieyt (VES) campus at Chembur, the Minister pointed out that the Act originally did not promote promotion of […]

    Surrogate mothers entitled for maternity leave: Kerala HC

    In Kochi, the Kerala High Court held that there should not be any discrimination towards surrogate mothers while extending maternity benefits. Considering a case of an employee of the Kerala Livestock Development Board, who is having a surrogate baby, the High Court observed that the employee is entitled for maternity leave, except for extending it […]

    THRO demands CCTV coverage in police stations and jails

    Agarthala: Tripura Human Rights Organisation (THRO) has demanded coverage of all police stations and jails in the state by installing close circuit television (CCTV) camera for preserving and protecting the human rights of ordinary citizens. The THRO general secretary and advocate Purushottam Roy Barman has addressed a letter raising the demand to police accountability commission, […]

    AP refuted Telangana fears to increase Polavaram dam height

    Vijayawada : The Andhra Pradesh irrigation department officials today strongly denied fears expressed by Telangana leaders that they have been moving to increase of the Polavaram project height by 36 feet.  Allaying the fears of Telangana state, AP irrigation officials confirmed that there was no such proposal. It was reported that the Polavaram project height would be […]

    Jaya case; special bench constituted

    The Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court on Thursday set up a special bench of Justice C R Kumaraswamy to hear the appeals filed by former Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa and three others who had questioned their conviction in the disproportionate assets case. “Honorable The Chief Justice, High Court of Karnataka, is pleased to constitute […]

    Manorama kiling: SC directs Centre to pay Rs 10 L compensation

    The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre to pay Rs 10 lakh to the mother of Manipuri girl Thangjam Manorama, who was killed by Assam Rifles personnel in 2004. A bench comprising justices T S Thakur and P C Ghosh said that the compensation amount has to be paid within four weeks. The bench […]

    Laxmikant Parsekar is new Goa CM

    Laxmikant Parsekar was sworn-in as Goa Chief Minister. Nine other Ministers also take oath on Saturday. Earlier, Senior BJP leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy said Laxmikant Parsekar, currently health minister, was unanimously elected at the legislature party meeting and chosen as the next Goa chief minister. Speaking to the media, Rajiv Pratap Rudy said that with […]