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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
TopicPunjab high court

Topic: Punjab high court

Asian Games selections biased, made to feel unworthy in national camp, says boxer Panghal

Silver medalist boxer Amit Panghal has filed a writ petition in Punjab & Haryana high court along with Sagar Ahlawat & Rohit Mor against the Boxing Federation of India (BFI).

‘No remorse’: HC order sentencing dismissed Punjab DSP, aide to 6 months’ jail for contempt of court

When sentence was announced, Balwinder Singh Sekhon raised slogans 'Judicial Gundagardi Murdabad' in open court. Because of that, 'not in position to give lesser sentence', order stated.

‘She may be an extrovert, not a liar’: Why HC upheld 20-yr jail for 2 in 2015 OP Jindal rape case

Observing that 'merely because victim is alleged to be woman of easy virtue, her testimony can't be discarded', Punjab & Haryana HC confirmed convictions of 2 accused, acquitted 3rd.

Punjab & Haryana HC rejects Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia’s bail plea in drugs case

The SAD leader was booked by Punjab Police under the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act on the basis of a 2018 report submitted by the anti-drug Special Task Force.

Former Punjab DGP Sumedh Saini released from custody after HC says arrest illegal

Saini was arrested by Punjab's Vigilance Bureau Wednesday in connection with a case registered in September 2020 for cheating, forgery, corruption and other offences.

Probe on sacrilege cases to stay with Punjab govt as SC junks CBI plea against the state

The CBI had challenged a Punjab & Haryana HC order that refused to interfere with government's decision to take back all the sacrilege cases from the agency.

Kathua victim’s father moves HC against lone acquittal, seeks death penalty for convicts

Victim’s father has questioned trial court’s decision to accept Vishal Jangotra’s alibi plea that he was not present at the site of the crime.

Kathua rape case cop convicts to move HC, say evidence was tampered with, not destroyed

The three policemen — SPO Surender Kumar, SI Anand Dutta and head constable Tilak Raj — have been sentenced to 5 years for destroying evidence.

Former Punjab minister Bibi Jagir Kaur acquitted in daughter’s death case

Harpreet's pregnancy was terminated against her will in March 2000 after she was sedated and confined to a house.

On Camera

Mamata Shankar stuck in Dark Ages. Gen Z showing India there’s no one way to wear a saree

In an interview with Anandabazar Patrika Shankar waxed eloquent about her many objections to the pallu not covering the bosom area of Gen Z women. She called them ‘women of the street’.

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

Taiwan reports Chinese military activity around the island

Taiwan has detected a total of 301 Chinese military aircraft and 165 Chinese naval vessels so far in 2024.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.