Calling custodial deaths 'slur on civilised state', HC issued 6-month deadline for compensating families of custodial violence victims. Bench said compensation to depend on victim's age.
HC came down heavily on PWD for its conduct during a dispute with a contractor over delayed payments, and also criticised 'govt litigants' who 'throw sheafs of paper at the court'.
Meghalaya HC quashed case against man for marrying, impregnating 'consenting minor'. But recent judgments in cases under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act not uniform.
HC referred to IPC Section 375 (b) and (c) and said penetration does not have to be complete, dismissing accused’s appeal in 2006 case involving rape of a minor girl.
New Delhi: On his last day in office Wednesday, Madras High Court Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee expressed gratitude towards the members of the legal...
Shillong Times Editor Patricia Mukhim has been booked for a Facebook post where she discussed an alleged attack on non-tribal boys. Mukhim says she will challenge the HC order in Supreme Court.
The Shillong Times editor Patricia Mukhim and publisher Shoba Chaudhuri were convicted in a contempt case for publishing an article on facilities for retired judges.
Whether it is due to the alleged unofficial ban on The Bengal Files or allegations by Gopal Mukherjee’s family against Agnihotri, everyone in the state wants to know more about Mukherjee.
As devastated farmers begin to come to terms with the fallout, 4 lakh hectares of land under paddy cultivation across state is flooded. Punjab is among the biggest contributors to PDS.
New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly backed the idea of theaterisation, saying it is inevitable and the need of the hour.
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In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?
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