ASI Shambhu Dayal whose fatal stabbing was caught on CCTV to get additional ex gratia from Delhi Police. Kejriwal govt has already announced Rs 1 cr for family of the slain cop.
Govt offering Rs 1.5 lakh, residents demand at least Rs 5 lakh. Protesters want to halt demolitions until agreement is reached on displacement & compensation.
Last week's hooch tragedy, which killed over 70, has again raised questions on implementation of prohibtiion law, with many blaming corruption in police & system for easy availability of liquor.
Court awarded Rs 18 lakh to the family of a man who was severely injured after a Bank of Baroda signboard fell on him, rejecting bank's claim that an 'Act of God' had led to accident.
While the police officer's family continues to fight to get what's rightfully theirs, such targeted killings have demotivated youth in the Valley from joining the police force.
It might be enough if schools and universities in the former colonial powers acknowledged in their curricula the reality of how they became wealthy, and at what cost to whom.
SC had asked for these guidelines on 30 June, saying compensation was a must under Disaster Management Act, and pulled up Centre last week for delaying them.
High court's view was that parents of the deceased are considered dependent on their children by law since they are bound to require support in their old age.
I don’t believe that the US-India relationship has deteriorated beyond repair. There are ways of handling Trump, even if the Pakistanis have outplayed us this year.
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