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Bhubaneswar, Apr 8 (PTI) The Odisha Police have invoked the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against a suspected cattle smuggler currently in judicial custody, officials said on Wednesday. The accused, Sakil Khan of Tigiria police station area in Cuttack district, was arrested in February, they said. At least 10 cases are pending against him, including charges of illegal cattle transportation and assault on public servants, they added. Cuttack (Rural) SP Vinit Agrawal said the proposal t ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): Kerala on Wednesday entered the mandatory silence period ahead of the April 9 Assembly polls, with candidates and party workers making last-ditch efforts to reach out to voters through door-to-door visits and personal contacts. After nearly a month-long campaigning period, a total of 2.71 crore voters would exercise their franchise to decide the fate of 883 candidates in the crucial polling for the 140-member Assembly to be held on Thursday. With high-decibel campaign ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 8 (PTI) Kerala on Wednesday entered the mandatory silence period ahead of the April 9 Assembly polls, with candidates and party workers making last-ditch efforts to reach out to voters through door-to-door visits and personal contacts. After nearly a month-long campaigning period, a total of 2.71 crore voters would exercise their franchise to decide the fate of 883 candidates in the crucial polling for the 140-member Assembly to be held on Thursday. With high-decibel ca ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Apr 6 (PTI) Telangana Health Minister C Damodar Rajanarasimha on Monday said that the state government will establish a special mechanism to check food adulteration and take tough measures against those involved in it. The proposed measures include invoking the provisions of the Preventive Detention Act, he said, speaking after flagging off a food safety awareness walkathon here. Observing that the state government has set up EAGLE Force (Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement) ...Read More >
Senior advocate Nikhil Goel pointed out that some of the villages in the area were entirely dependent on sand mining. File The Supreme Court of India on Thursday (April 2, 2026) said the sand mining mafia, who carry "better weapons than the police" and kill those who come in their way with impunity, were the "modern dacoits" of Chambal. The oral observation from a Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta was in response to an oft-repeated submission from the Madhya Pradesh government th ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: A sweeping security push that has gripped Kashmir valley for three days intensified Monday, with J&K police carrying out 50 coordinated searches across several districts and arresting more than 60 people while seeking cancellation of bail granted in multiple UAPA cases for allegedly violating court-imposed conditions.In Baramulla, police searched 16 properties allegedly tied to Kashmiris currently residing in PoK and detained 10 people under preventive provisions for allegedly aiding u ...Read More >
NC MLA from Banihal, Sajjad Shaheen, demanded a one-hour discussion on the Doda MLA's detention last month under the stringent act. However, BJP MLA from Udhampur East, R S Pathania, said invoking PSA is a district magistrate's prerogative. This led to an uproar from many members from the treasury benches, and the lone Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) MLA from Langate, Sheikh Khursheed. The members were up on their seats. Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather rose from his chair, directing the members to take ...Read More >
A complaint by Gitanjali Angmo, the wife of detained activist Sonam Wangchuk, in the Supreme Court, that the state and its agencies watch her every step, intervene, and even whisk her away in vehicles with curtains drawn over windows, raises the question of whether the personal freedom and right to free movement of a family member of a person restrained under the National Security Act is also forfeit. Mr. Wangchuk was detained under the National Security Act (NSA), 1980 following violent protes ...Read More >
Jaipur, October 24: The members of the Advisory Board on Friday held a three-hour hearing at Jodhpur Central Jail in Rajasthan to review the detention of environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act (NSA). The three-member panel arrived at the jail around 10:30 a.m. from the Jodhpur Circuit House to record Wangchuk's statements and review documents related to the case. Wangchuk's wife, Geetanjali Angmo, was also present during the proceedings. The hearing was conducted ...Read More >
Jaipur, Oct 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The members of the Advisory Board on Friday held a three-hour hearing at Jodhpur Central Jail in Rajasthan to review the detention of environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act (NSA). The three-member panel arrived at the jail around 10:30 a.m. from the Jodhpur Circuit House to record Wangchuk's statements and review documents related to the case. Wangchuk's wife, Geetanjali Angmo, was also present during the proceedings. The hearing w ...Read More >
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday informed the high court that necessary arrangements had been made to ensure that detained AAP MLA from Doda, Mehraj Malik, was able to cast his vote in the Rajya Sabha elections.A bench of Justice Rajesh Sekhri was told that the government had already dispatched the postal ballot to the competent authority to facilitate Malik's participation in the election, scheduled for Oct 24.Earlier, hearing Malik's application seeking permission to vote in ...Read More >
Afroz was arrested on January 19 and sent to judicial custody. Sambhal, UP: Police on Wednesday invoked the stringent National Security Act against the alleged mastermind behind last year's communal violence here over a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque in the district. Mulla Afroz, who is currently lodged in jail, has been booked under the NSA following an order by the district magistrate on October 13. The action was confirmed by Sambhal Superintendent of Police Krishan Kumar Bish ...Read More >
The Supreme Court has postponed the hearing on Gitanjali J Angmo's plea challenging Sonam Wangchuk's detention. The court noted her intention to amend the petition. Wangchuk's elder brother and lawyer have met him in Jodhpur jail. The activist was detained under the National Security Act following violent protests in Ladakh. The government accused him of inciting the violence. The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned to October 29 the hearing on a plea filed by Sonam Wangchuk's wife Gitanjali J ...Read More >
New Delhi/Jodhpur, Oct 8 (PTI) Speeches and lectures delivered by climate activist Sonam Wangchuk have been quoted out of context and wrongly translated from Ladakhi to suit the "anti-national narrative" in his detention order, his wife Gitanjali J Angmo said on Wednesday. She also asserted that the charges against Wangchuk are "frivolous" and will be challenged in court. Accompanied by lawyer Ritam Khare, Angmo met Wangchuk on Tuesday and received a copy of the detention order. Talking to PT ...Read More >
Jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, arrested under NSA, demands an independent judicial inquiry into the killing of four people in Ladakh, vowing to remain incarcerated until it's completed. He reiterated support for Ladakh's constitutional demands for Sixth Schedule and statehood, urging peaceful struggle. An advocate criticized the administration for hounding people and demanded Wangchuk's release. Jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, in a message from jail, has demanded an independent ...Read More >
New Delhi: Sonam Wangchuk has been arrested under the National Security Act (NSA). He has been transferred to Jodhpur jail, 977 km from Leh, on the instructions of the Home Ministry. Sonam Wangchuk had been protesting against the government, demanding full statehood for Ladakh and inclusion in the Sixth Schedule. On the third day of the Leh Festival, violent protests erupted, resulting in four deaths and approximately 70 injuries. The Ladakh DGP claimed that these protests were sparked by Sonam ...Read More >
New-Delhi/Leh: Activist Sonam Wangchuk has been arrested after the protestors demanding Ladakh's statehood and Sixth Schedule status. The violent left four people dead and 90 injured in the Union Territory. He has been charged under the stringent National Security Act (NSA), government sources said, which provides for long preventive detention without any scope for bail. Wangchuk was taken into custody at 2:30 pm by a police team led by Ladakh Police chief S D Singh Jamwal earlier in the day a ...Read More >
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 15 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said people of one religion are being targeted through the Waqf Amendment Act. The chief minister said it's a positive step and hoped that other problematic sections of the Act will also be addressed after the Supreme Court refused to stay the entire law, but put on hold certain provisions of it. Speaking to the reporters, Omar Abdullah said, "We have been saying that people of on ...Read More >
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 13 (ANI): Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday questioned Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's offer to provide legal assistance to Malik's family, stating that the MLA is capable of handling his own legal proceedings. Speaking to reporters, she said, "PSA was imposed on Mehraj Malik and he was put in jail. After that, our Chief Minister meets his father and says that he will help in their legal proceedin ...Read More >
Chandigarh: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has instructed authorities concerned to make special arrangements for Khadoor Sahib's jailed member of parliament, Amritpal Singh, to cast his vote in the upcoming Vice-Presidential election by postal ballot.Amritpal Singh, a member of the electoral college for this election, is currently detained under the National Security Act (NSA) in Dibrugarh jail of Assam. In a letter to the union home secretary and the Assam chief secretary on Monday, the ...Read More >
Mumbai: Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) is not a preventive detention law, and even if assumed to be so, the constitutional challenge on that basis would still fail, observed the Bombay High Court while upholding the constitutional validity of the Act. A bench of Justices Ajey Gadkari and Neela Gokhale dismissed a petition filed by Anile Baile, who had been issued a notice by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in July 2020 in connection with the Elgar Parishad violence ca ...Read More >
Kannada actress Ranya Rao has been sentenced to a year in prison under the COFEPOSA Act for her involvement in a gold smuggling case. Despite initially being granted default bail due to a delay in filing the chargesheet, she remained in custody under a preventive detention order. Rao was apprehended at Kempegowda International Airport with 14. Kannada film actress Ranya Rao has been sentenced to one year in prison under the stringent COFEPOSA Act in connection with a gold smuggling case. The Ad ...Read More >
Mumbai: The BMC is set to begin structural strengthening work on the Parel TT flyover in October this year. To minimise traffic inconvenience, the repairs will be carried out in phases by closing one lane at a time. The repair work was originally planned two years ago but was deferred as the Delisle Road Bridge in Lower Parel was still under reconstruction at the time. Undertaking both projects simultaneously would have worsened traffic congestion in central Mumbai. Constructed in 1980, the Pa ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967, stating that the legislation is valid in its present form. A division bench of Justices Ajey S. Gadkari and Neela Gokhale said, "UAPA in its present form is constitutionally valid. The challenge to its vires fails. The petition fails." A detailed judgment is awaited. The petition was filed by Anil Baile, who had been issued a notice by ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jul 17 (PTI) Kannada film actress Ranya Rao has been sentenced to one year of imprisonment under the stringent COFEPOSA, in connection with a gold smuggling case. The Advisory Board handling the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act (COFEPOSA) matter recently ruled that Rao will not be granted bail during the entire term of her detention. Rao was earlier granted default bail on May 20 by a city court, along with her co-accused Tarun Raju, after ...Read More >
Chennai: Preliminary investigations attribute the fire on the goods train near Tiruvallur to a possible spark from overhead electrical equipment (OHE) igniting fuel leaking from a derailed wagon.The incident paralysed services on the busy Chennai-Arakkonam route and left nearby residents engulfed in thick black smoke. The disruption left thousands of rail passengers stranded, many of whom were unable to get updates as railway helplines went unanswered for hours. The train carrying diesel from Ch ...Read More >
New Delhi: You may soon be able to access several confidential documents related to the controversial Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA), which was extensively used against opposition leaders and activists during the Emergency.Part of Delhi's govt's archival treasure trove, the documents are likely to be made public by the state's archives department. Sources said a proposal, along with all available MISA-related files, was sent to Delhi govt's home department for final approval. Once t ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 28: The Supreme Court has ordered immediate release of a law student in Madhya Pradesh from preventive detention after being booked under the National Security Act (NSA), saying it is "wholly untenable". A bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and K Vinod Chandran, which found fault with the July 11, 2024 detention order passed by District Magistrate of Betul in Madhya Pradesh said it will be passing a detailed reasoned order in the case. Petitioner Annu was booked by police following an ...Read More >
Bengaluru Power Cuts: Citizens of Bengaluru brace yourself for long hours of power outages from June 29 and June 30. More than 100 areas will be impacted as BESCOM undertakes its quarterly maintenance work in various of its division. Bengaluru Power Outages June 29: According to the update by BESCOM on its X handler, there will be power outages in Kittaganahalli, Palasandra, Saptagiri, Maruthinagar, Sankapur, Raghavendra Nagar, Goolarivee, Baddihalli, Kesaramadu, C.M Badawan, Kalalli and SKS v ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ordered the release of a law student from Madhya Pradesh who had been under preventive detention for nearly a year under the National Security Act, 1980 (NSA). The order was passed by a bench comprising Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Vinod Chandran. "Looking into the facts and circumstances of the case, we direct that the appellant, who is presently lodged in the Central Jail at Bhopal, shall be released forthwith from custody, if not required in any other cr ...Read More >
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