Government officials say Haryana, Goa, Assam, Chandigarh and Punjab have emerged as the best-performing states and Union Territories in implementing the new framework.
Punjab & Haryana HC held right to hearing as 'among most valued in criminal jurisprudence', allowing BNSS Section 223 to be applied to case filed before 1 July, 2024, when it came into force.
The initiative follows decision of Indore District Collector Asheesh Singh to invoke Section 163 (1) (2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) to ban begging in city.
Section 176 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, which has replaced Code of Criminal Procedure, mandates forensic testing for offences that carry sentences of more than 7 years.
While HDFC Bank plans to appoint Rajiv Kumar as its part-time chairman, two other banks, ICICI and Kotak Mahindra, also have retired IAS officers as their part-time non-executive chairmen.
Gen Seth is regarded as an officer who is very focused on modernisation & analysing latest trends in military warfare globally and in the immediate region.
Sacco’s ‘reporting’ is incredibly granular but there are areas where he can be faulted. Don’t let this undermine where his true focus is, in showing how local disputes led to riots.
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