Mr. C.B.N. Pelly, Deputy Inspector-General of Police who, I am told, came to Madura soon after the shocking occurrence of the 27th evening, and Mr. G.F. Paddison, the District Magistrate, have been for the past few days making departmental enquiries, jointly and independently, into the circumstances under which the Police …
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They entered India illegally in 2012
The seven Rohingya Muslims being deported from Assam had settled near Nagatilla area on the outskirts of Silchar after entering India illegally in 2012 but were picked up by the police that year. Officials said they wanted to return home in Rakhine province of Myanmar. All the seven are residents …
Read More »Suit against Srirangam Municipality.
Mr. S. Rm. C.T. Ramasami Chettiar, a resident and banker at Tiruvankoil and one of the trustees of Jambukeswaram temple, has filed a suit [in the District Munsiff Court Srirangam, before Mr. K.S. Ramaswami Sastri B.A. B.L.], against the Chairman, Municipal Council, Srirangam, praying for a decree that his name …
Read More »A dissenting view
The Sabarimala verdict couldopen the door to litigation on otherplaces of worship as well In Indian Young Lawyers Association v. State of Kerala , the Supreme Court by a 4-1 majority held the practice of the Sabarimala temple of prohibiting entry of women of menstruating age as illegal and unconstitutional. …
Read More »Forgo signing S-400 missile system deal with Russia, U.S. tells India
“We urge all of our allies and partners to forgo transactions with Russia that would trigger sanctions under CAATSA. The Administration has indicated that a focus area for the implementation of CAATSA Section 231 is new or qualitative upgrades in capability – including the S-400 air and missile defense system,” …
Read More »NHAI rapped for not maintaining green cover along highways
The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday came down heavily on the National Highways Authority of India for not maintaining green cover along national highways. Rapping the NHAI for not implementing the policy to maintain a mandatory green cover along the highways, a Bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar …
Read More »Genes of famed big cat Machhli to be mapped
A team of geneticists, conservation biologists and wildlife officials are in the process of preparing a genetic map — that is, tracing out the sequence of genes — from Machhli’s DNA, which was extracted at the time of her death. “Machhli is an iconic individual, has lived long, has sired …
Read More »UN urges India not to deport seven Rohingya
Nations must ensure deportees’ safety: Bangladesh Speaker As India prepares to deport seven Rohingya “illegals” to Myanmar on Thursday, two UN agencies urged the government to refrain from doing anything that would endanger the lives of those it plans to deport. “UN High Commissioner for Refugees has expressed its view …
Read More »Guterres lauds Modi for climate action
Pat for work on solar alliance and single-use plastic ban Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred the Champions of the Earth Award by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at a ceremony here on Wednesday. “In PM Narendra Modi, we have a leader who realises the issue of climate change and …
Read More »Maharashtra moves SC against release of Navlakha
‘How can HC end house arrest when Supreme Court extended it for 4 weeks?’ The Maharashtra government on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court against a Delhi High Court order setting aside the transit remand of activist Gautam Navlakha in the Bhima-Koregaon violence case and releasing him from house arrest. The …
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