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Chandigarh, Apr 6 (PTI) Police in Chandigarh conducted a thorough check in multiple schools and government buildings on Monday after bomb threat emails were received, officials said, adding nothing suspicious was found, however. Three private schools were among the first to receive the bomb threat emails, with the message claiming that explosions would occur at specific times during school hours. Police teams were dispatched to the locations, and a search was initiated inside these educational ...Read More >
MADURAI: A district court on Thursday deferred the pronouncement of the quantum of sentence for nine police personnel convicted in the sensational 2020 Sathankulam double custodial death case of a father-son duo to April 6. Madurai First Additional District Court Judge Muthukumaran reserved the order on sentencing after hearing intense arguments from the CBI, the defense, and the emotional appeals made by the victims' family members. The nine convicted policemen -- Inspector Sridhar, Sub-Inspe ...Read More >
Delhi Traffic Police Lok Adalat April 2026: Do you want to get rid of the intense tension of unintentional traffic challans on the roads of Delhi? According to the biggest and most relieving news for you,Delhi Traffic Police and Delhi State Legal Services Authority are jointly organizing a magical Lok Adalat,which will provide a successful and rich opportunity to completely get your old fines waived. On the coming 5th April 2026 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM,thousands of pending challans will be suc ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): The Court of the Additional Sessions Judge at Merces, Goa, has granted regular bail to accused Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra in connection with the alleged nightclub fire incident in Goa on Wednesday. The Luthra brothers are co-owners of the 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub, in which 25 people died, and several others were injured in a fire on December 6, 2025. Also Read | Oracle Layoffs: Employee Laid Off After 25 Years of Service Writes Emotional LinkedIn ...Read More >
Nasik: Maharashtra sports minister Manikrao Kokate is likely to be arrested unless he succeeds in obtaining bail from the Bombay High Court. The Nasik district sessions court, on Wednesday, issued an arrest warrant against the NCP MLA for alleged cheating and forgery to obtain two apartments under the chief minister's 10 per cent housing quota, as reported by The New Indian Express. The sessions court, on Tuesday, had upheld the order of the First Class Magistrate's court by confirming the two ...Read More >
Shimla, Oct 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) A court in Shimla on Thursday upheld the decision of Court of the Municipal Commissioner to demolish the mosque in Sanjauli, located on the outskirts of the Himachal Pradesh capital, as it was illegal and saw widespread protests. Rejecting the appeal for Himachal Pradesh Waqf Board and the Sanjauli Mosque Committee, Additional District and Sessions Judge Yajuvinder Singh directed to demolish all the floors of the mosque, which was declared illegal. On May 3, the ...Read More >
Gurgaon: A 27-year-old nurse allegedly jumped to her death along with her three-year-old son from her seventh-floor balcony in Wazirpur, Sector 93.According to police, Sarmita, a nurse at Paras Hospital, lived with her husband Rohit Yadav, who works in a private company, and their son Yuvan. The couple, married for four years, frequently had disputes, which are believed to be the trigger behind her suicide.The incident occurred around 3.30pm on Tuesday. Both sustained severe injuries and were ru ...Read More >
Lucknow: Lucknow Municipal Corporation has begun sealing 170 acres of land in Gomtinagar, including the iconic Subrato Kothi belonging to the Sahara Group. Boards declaring the area sealed have been installed on the premises.The action follows a detailed inquiry led by Municipal Commissioner Gaurav Kumar, which found multiple violations of licence and lease agreements. The land, allotted to Sahara India Housing Limited in 1994 for residential and green belt development, was supposed to be develo ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court directed training for two district court judges -- Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) and the Sessions Court Judge of Karkardooma Court -- for a minimum of seven days at the Delhi Judicial Academy (DJA) over their flawed order granting bail to the accused in a '6 crore cheating case. The SC criticised the two judicial officers of the Karkardooma Court for not applying settled principles when granting and upholding bail in the case. The two-judge bench, ...Read More >
Imphal: A total of 298 cases were successfully resolved during the third National Lok Adalat of 2025, with settlements amounting to Rs 4,69,31,411. The event, held on Saturday, took place across all District Courts and the High Court of Manipur, officials confirmed on Sunday. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! A total of 3,595 cases, including both pre-litigation matters and pending civil cases, were up for resolution during the Lok Adalat. These ...Read More >
Jaisalmer: A unique scene unfolded in Barmer district, where a couple that was living separately for two years, reunited with the help of National Lok Adalat held Saturday at the Barmer court premises.Champalal and Dhanwanti reconciled through mediation in the Lok Adalat, both parties openly expressed their views. With the court's assistance and counselling, they decided to forget their past grievances and live together once more.Not only did they put aside their differences, but they also excha ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major push towards reducing the backlog of legal cases and providing speedy justice, National Lok Adalat is being held on Saturday across India. The one-day legal initiative, organised by legal services authorities in every state, is aimed at settling pending disputes, including millions of traffic challans, through amicable compromise and resolution. Citizens with minor traffic violations such as over-speeding, riding without a helmet, not wearing a sea ...Read More >
COIMBATORE: The counsel of R Annadurai, father of A Rithanya who died by suicide in Tiruppur over alleged dowry harassment, objected to the bail petition filed by the arrested suspects -- Rithanya's husband and her father-in-law -- at the principal district court in Tiruppur on Thursday. The hearing has been posted to Friday. The counsel further said they have strongly objected to granting bail to the accused E Kavin Kumar and his father Eswaramoorthy, as they may use political influence to der ...Read More >
New Delhi: A 20-year-old youth was fatally stabbed in a road rage incident in east Delhi's Geeta Colony on Friday night. The scuffle began when his scooter grazed another two-wheeler and the three men astride allegedly assaulted and stabbed the victim.The deceased, Yash, was the only son of his parents. Police have apprehended the three accused. The cops said that while Mohammed Aman and Lucky were both in their early twenties, the third accused's age was being verified.There was tension in the ...Read More >
Hisar: On Saturday, as the students' protest at Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (HAU) entered its 19th day, the agitating students set up their own kitchen at the protest site after the university administration refused to reopen the hostel mess. Students said the mess was deliberately shut down to force them to end the agitation. "We have now started cooking at the protest site itself. Cooking began this morning, and all students and supporters at the site are being serve ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that Hindi was a "friend to all Indian languages", adding that there should be "no opposition" to any foreign tongues. This comes as several political parties have criticised the Centre over three-language policy, accusing it of Hindi imposition."I sincerely believe that Hindi can't be opposed ('virodhi') to any Indian language. Hindi is a friend ('sakhi') of all Indian languages," Amit Shah said. Shah was addressing the golden jubilee ce ...Read More >
New Delhi: A 90-day nationwide mediation campaign to resolve pending disputes across courts -- from district courts to high courts -- will begin on July 1, the Supreme Court's mediation and conciliation project committee (MCPC) and the national legal services authority (NALSA) announced on Thursday. The campaign, Mediation for the Nation, will be organised under the guidance of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan R. Gavai, patron of NALSA, along with NALSA executive chairman and senior Supreme ...Read More >
New Delhi: Lawyers from the district courts decided on Saturday to roll back their decision to abstain from work in protest against the shifting of the judges of the 34 digital Negotiable Instruments Act courts to the Rouse Avenue courts.A statement released by the All District Courts Bar Association of Delhi on Saturday said that the lawyers' coordination committee met the chief justice of Delhi High Court and was assured that all digital courts would function strictly as digital platforms only ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 7 (PTI) The coordination committee of all the district courts' bar associations in Delhi passed a resolution on Saturday, withdrawing the lawyers' protest scheduled for Monday in connection with the shifting of the digital Negotiable Instruments (NI) Act courts to Rouse Avenue. "A meeting of the coordination committee was held with the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, wherein it was assured that all digital courts will function strictly as digital platforms only. All remain ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jun 7 (PTI) A delegation of Indian Olympic Association, Central and Gujarat state government met Commonwealth Sport officials in London to have a better understanding of the process and the framework relating to securing hosting rights of the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad. The delegation included IOA chief PT Usha and officials from the Union Sports Ministry as well as the Gujarat state government. They met the Commonwealth Sport officials over two days in London. While the prop ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 7 (PTI) The coordination committee of all the district courts' bar associations in Delhi passed a resolution on Saturday, withdrawing the lawyers' protest scheduled for Monday in connection with the shifting of the digital Negotiable Instruments (NI) Act courts to Rouse Avenue. "A meeting of the coordination committee was held with the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, wherein it was assured that all digital courts will function strictly as digital platforms only. All remain ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jun 7 (PTI) The West Bengal Police have submitted a charge sheet against 13 people in the father-son double murder case in Murshidabad's Zafarabad violence in April, a senior officer said. The murders of Haragobindo Das (74) and his son Chandan Das (40) took place on April 11 during the Dhuliyan-Suti-Shamshergunj communal violence, amid protests over the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 in the district. The riots left at least three people dead and many injured, besides forcing hundreds to ...Read More >
Silchar: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday visited the flood-ravaged districts of Hailakandi and Sribhumi in the Barak Valley. He assured affected residents of providing timely disbursement of rehabilitation grants and swift repair of damaged infrastructure.This marks Sarma's second visit to the flood-hit region within four days, underscoring the gravity of the situation. Speaking to the media in Sribhumi after inspecting multiple relief camps, the CM said, "Flood-related proble ...Read More >
Mumbai: Observing that if this court exercises discretion in favour of applicant it will give a wrong message to society, a sessions court on Monday rejected the bail plea of advocate Vinaykumar Khatu, who is accused of defrauding a Delhi-based 74-year-old woman, a client, of Rs 2.57 crore by allegedly presenting her with forged orders purportedly issued by Bombay high court. "This court cannot ignore the antecedent of applicant. Admittedly, two offences were registered against applicant for mis ...Read More >
Nagpur: Warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj belonged to the entire country, but British history tried to confine him as a regional icon, said BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi, who was in Nagpur on Friday to attend an event marking the 351st anniversary of Shivaji Maharaj's coronation. Trivedi told TOI at the event organized by Shivaji Maharaj Kruti Samiti that Shivaji Maharaj's contribution in 'safeguarding' the southern part of India from Mughal invasion must not be forgotte ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 9 (UNI) The lawyers practising in district courts in Delhi have decided to abstain from work on June 9 against the shifting of the Digital Negotiable Instrument Act Courts to the Rouse Avenue court complex. Nagender Kumar, Chairman, Coordination Committee, All District Court Bar Association of Delhi, has passed a resolution that in an emergent meeting, the Co-ordination committee has taken serious note of unrest among advocates against the shifting of the Digital Courts to Rouse ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Rouse Avenue district court acquitted three officials, including former Coal Secretary HC Gupta, in Jharkhand's Mahua Garhi coal block allocation case. Special Judge Sanjay Bansal ordered the acquittal while convicting Jas Infrastructure Capital Private Limited (JICPL) and its then-director Manoj Kumar Jaiswal. The acquitted officials include KS Krofa and KC Samaria of the Coal Department. "This is the 19th conviction in coal block allocation cases investigated by the Central Bur ...Read More >
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