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According to police sources, the Uttarakhand police currently appear unable to enforce the UCC law in some cases due to delays in software updates to the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems . Legal experts say the case falls under the category of a cognisable offence and should be registered under Section 32 of the UCC. Shaheen, a resident of Bandarjud village in the Buggawala area, filed a police complaint against her husband and his family, accusing them of harassing her for dowr ...Read More >
Haridwar, Apr 8 (PTI) Police in Uttarakhand's Haridwar district have registered a case against a man for allegedly giving triple talaq to his wife over dowry in the Buggawala area, but the case has sparked a controversy as it was not filed under the state's Uniform Civil Code (UCC) law. According to police sources, the Uttarakhand police currently appear unable to enforce the UCC law in some cases due to delays in software updates to the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS). ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, 6 Apr: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the CBI to register within two weeks a preliminary enquiry into allegations of preferential allotment of contracts for public works in Arunachal Pradesh to firms allegedly owned or related to the family members of Chief Minister Pema Khandu. Observing that the state and its instrumentalities cannot confer benefits according to the "whims of any political or administrative functionary," the apex court said it is a fit case where an "independ ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday directed the CBI to register within two weeks a preliminary enquiry into allegations of preferential allotment of contracts for public works in Arunachal Pradesh to firms allegedly owned or related to the family members of Chief Minister Pema Khandu. Observing that the State and its instrumentalities cannot confer benefits according to the "whims of any political or administrative functionary", the apex court said it was a fit case where an "in ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a CBI probe into the award of contracts for development work in Arunachal Pradesh to firms allegedly linked to Chief Minister Pema Khandu's family members. The apex court said the Arunachal Pradesh government and all its concerned departments, authorities, and instrumentalities should cooperate fully with the CBI. The apex court made it clear that the state of Arunachal Pradesh must ensure that no record, physical or electronic, relevant to the sub ...Read More >
A bench of justices Sanjay Kumar and Satish Chandra Sharma differed on whether the judgment needs to be revisited. Justice Kumar maintained that the order was necessary in view of the dereliction of police duty by refusing to register a criminal case on the boy's complaint. Justice Sharma differed. He observed that the direction for SIT based on religious identities needed a re-look, as he posted the matter for an open court hearing after two weeks. The judges referred the matter to the Chief J ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 7 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday gave a split verdict on a plea filed by the Maharashtra government seeking a review of the court's earlier direction for setting up a special investigation team comprising police officers from both Hindu and Muslim communities to probe the communal riots that broke out in Akola in 2023. While Justice Sanjay Kumar, who authored the earlier verdict delivered on September 11, refused to review the direction, Justice Satish Chandra Sharma agreed to ...Read More >
Leh, Oct 1 (PTI) The Union Territory of Ladakh, known for its lowest crime graph in the country, recorded 522 cases under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Special and Local Laws (SLL) in 2023, according to official crime data. The figures released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) highlight fluctuating crime trends in the Union Territory -- a decline in 2022 followed by a fresh rise in 2023. The number of cases in 2023 reflects an increase from 478 cases registered in 2022, though sti ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Crimes against children in India have risen nearly tenfold since 2005, with cases reaching an all-time high of 1,77,335 in 2023, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report. The report revealed that on average, a crime was committed against a child every three minutes last year. Compared to 2022, crimes against children recorded an increase of 9.16%. According to the NCRB, a total of 1,77,335 cases of crimes against children were reported in 2023, marking a s ...Read More >
India recorded a 2.8% decrease in murders in 2023, but new NCRB data reveals a concerning 28.8% surge in crimes against Scheduled Tribes. Cybercrimes also dramatically increased by 31.2%. Overall cognizable crimes rose by 7.2%, with a nominal 0.4% increase in crimes against women, indicating shifting crime landscapes across the nation. India recorded 27,721 cases of murder in 2023, less by 2.8 per cent from 2022, while crimes against Scheduled Tribes rose by a staggering 28 per cent during the ...Read More >
Agartala, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tripura Police have registered two suo motu cases against two political leaders, including a block president of the Tipra Motha Party (TMP), a coalition ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), for allegedly making communal and inflammatory speeches and remarks, officials said on Monday. West Agartala police station Officer Incharge, Rana Chatterjee, said that they have served notices to Gautam Buddha Debbarma, the TMP block President of Charilam in Sepahijala ...Read More >
On January 23, the top court set up an SIT to probe allegations of "excess payments". On Wednesday, while considering the report of that SIT, the bench directed setting up of a new SIT comprising three IPS officers. THE SUPREME Court on Wednesday ordered directed the Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the alleged "collusion" between some land owners and officials of the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) ...Read More >
Himachal Pradesh faced nature's fury. Bridges collapsed in Shimla, Lahaul, and Spiti. Cloudbursts and flash floods caused widespread damage. Over 300 roads closed, disrupting travel. A police post swept away, shops damaged. No casualties reported yet. Orange alert issued for more heavy rain. The state has suffered significant financial losses this monsoon. Many people have died in rain-related incidents. Several bridges were washed away in Shimla and Lahaul and Spiti districts, while over 300 r ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Nearly half a century after New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (Noida) came into existence, Supreme Court on Wednesday asked UP government to consider replacing it with a metropolitan council for people-centric governance. The direction was based on findings of an SC-constituted SIT, which gave a stinging report into the functioning of Noida Authority, finding, among other things, decision-making centralised in the hands of a few officers.Accepting SIT's recommendations, a ben ...Read More >
MUMBAI: ICICI Bank has rolled back its rule requiring new savings accounts opened after Aug 1 to maintain a monthly average balance (MAB) of Rs 50,000 and has revised the threshold to Rs 15,000. The move follows a social media backlash against the higher balance requirement, which was criticised for making banking exclusive.The bank said it has revised its schedule of charges and MAB requirements following customer feedback. The changes do not apply to salary accounts, senior citizens above 60 y ...Read More >
Delhi Police booked Swati Maliwal in 2016. (File) New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday acquitted MP and former chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), Swati Maliwal, accused of allegedly disclosing the identity of a 14-year-old rape victim who succumbed to injuries. Additional chief judicial magistrate Neha Mittal also acquitted Bhupender Singh, then public relations officer of DCW. The prosecution alleged Singh disclosed the minor rape victim's name to electronic media at Maliwal' ...Read More >
Mumbai: Uddhav and Raj Thackeray, once distant cousins, are coming together to challenge the Maharashtra government's choice to implement Hindi as a compulsory language for Classes 1 to 5 according to the National Education Policy (NEP). They perceive this action as an infringement on local identity and language variety. Uddhav's Shiv Sena (UBT) and Raj's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) are set to conduct a unified protest march on July 5, representing their first joint endeavour in twenty year ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: Trouble seems to be mounting for BJP MLA from Nilagiri Santosh Khatua over his derogatory remarks against BJD leader and spokesperson Lekhashree Samantasinghar with police registering a case in the connection. Acting on a formal complaint lodged by Lekhashree with Mahila Police Station here on Friday, a case has been registered under sections 75(2)(sexual harassment), 79 (insulting modesty of a woman), 296 (obscene act in public places) and 356 (making or publishing defamatory stat ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 3 (PTI) Former celebrity manager Disha Salian committed suicide and no foul play has been found in her death, the Mumbai police have submitted to the Bombay High Court, even as her father Satish Salian reiterated she was gangraped and murdered. Disha Salian had jumped off the window of a flat out of her own volition, and the postmortem report mentions no signs of sexual and/or physical assault on the deceased, the police said in an affidavit filed before the HC last month. Also Rea ...Read More >
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has ruled that police cannot refuse to register a First Information Report (FIR) if a cognisable offence is disclosed in a complaint, even when the complaint is sent from a foreign country. The case involved a petitioner, an Indian citizen currently residing in Australia, who had emailed a complaint against her husband to the Director General of Police (DGP) of Kerala in 2020. Although the DGP forwarded the complaint to the Muttom Police Station -- under whose juris ...Read More >
KOLKATA: Social media influencer Sharmistha Panoli was released from prison on Friday after the Calcutta High Court granted her interim bail in a case involving alleged communal remarks made in a video uploaded on social media. The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted interim bail to Panoli, who was arrested by Kolkata Police last week following an FIR lodged at the Garden Reach Police Station. The court observed that the complaint against Panoli did not disclose any cognisable offence. Pan ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jun 6 (PTI) Social media influencer Sharmistha Panoli was released from prison on Friday after the Calcutta High Court granted her interim bail in a case involving alleged communal remarks made in a video uploaded on social media. The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted interim bail to Panoli, who was arrested by Kolkata Police last week following an FIR lodged at the Garden Reach Police Station. The court observed that the complaint against Panoli did not disclose any cognisable ...Read More >
Sharmistha Panoli, a law student, faced arrest over a controversial social media video. The video sparked outrage for allegedly insulting a religious community. Despite an apology, legal action followed. Kolkata Police arrested Panoli in Gurugram. A Kolkata court initially remanded her to judicial custody. Now, the Calcutta High Court has granted her interim bail.The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted interim bail to influencer Sharmistha Panoli, arrested for allegedly posting video on soci ...Read More >
Noida: Police Tuesday arrested more than 160 protesting farmers, including the president of Bharatiya Kisan Parishad Sukhbir Khalifa, who were holding a sit-in at the 'Dalit Prerna Sthal' here after their march to Delhi on land compensation and other demands was stopped a day earlier. The protesters had gathered from different parts of Uttar Pradesh Monday on the call of Samyukta Kisan Morcha and had threatened to resume their march to the national capital if their demands were not met within s ...Read More >
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