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Man poisons family, 3 minor daughters die
A man, said to be an alcoholic, allegedly poisoned his family in Haryana's Jind, which led to the death of his three minor daughters while his wife and another daughter were battling for life at a hospital, the police said today. The accused, Kashmiri Ram who is a resident of Bighana village in Jind, allegedly poisoned his family on Tuesday in an inebriated state. He was arrested yesterday, they said. The three victims who died were in the age group of 7 to 16 years, SHO of Alewa in Jind district Hari Om said. One of the victims, in her dying statement to police said that her father had forcibly administered the poison to the family, the police official said, adding, "We have registered a case and further investigations are on.
Laughter in courtroom as judge tells a witty joke on K'taka crisis
The tense, high-voltage hearing on the Karnataka crisis in the Supreme Court today witnessed lighter moments when a judge quoted a social media joke that the owner of a resort where the Congress-JD(S) legislators were holed up has also staked claim to form government saying he had 117 MLAs. "On a lighter vein, I must say that I saw a message circulated on the social media in which a resort owner wrote a letter to the Governor for formation of government saying he has the support of 117 MLAs," Justice A K Sikri said. Those present in the jam-packed courtroom number six burst into laughter when the judge shared his moment of coming across this funny stuff on the Whatsapp. Justice Sikri, who was sharing the bench with Justices S A Bobde and Ashok Bhushan, chose to share the witty stuff when senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, was arguing at his best with all emotion and passion that some reasonable time should be given for the floor test
Delhi HC issues notice to Google, FB for revealing identity of rape victim
Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to Google, Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites after their Indian subsidiaries informed the court that they are not concerned entity to reply to court's notice on disclosing the identity of Kathua victim.The Court will again hear the matter on May 29.Earlier the Delhi High Court had slapped a fine of Rs. 10 lakhs on each media house, who revealed the identity of the Kathua rape-case victim.The court had further warned that anyone disclosing rape victim's identity can be imprisoned for six-month.On April 13, the High Court had also issued a notice to various media houses for disclosing the identity of the rape victim.The eight-year-old girl, belonging to a nomadic Muslim tribe, was abducted, drugged, gang-raped, tortured and killed in January.
Delhi HC sets aside poll panel's decision disqualifying MP minister
The Delhi High Court today set aside the Election Commission's (EC) decision disqualifying Madhya Pradesh minister Narottam Mishra on charges of paid news. A bench of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Sunil Gaur allowed the plea of Mishra, who is the state Minister of Public Relations, Water Resources and Parliamentary Affairs, saying there was no proof that he had incurred expenses, directly, indirectly or through someone else, on news biased in his favour. The poll panel's June 23, 2017 decision had come on a complaint by Congress leader Rajendra Bharti who had contested against Mishra in the 2008 polls in the state. The BJP leader had won the contest. The EC had held him guilty of filing wrong accounts of election expenditure relating to articles and advertorials in the media during the 2008 Assembly polls.
Man's body found beneath culvert, police suspect murder
The body of a man, who was missing from his residence since yesterday night, was found beneath a culvert here, police said today. "The man has been identified as Surendra Singh (30), a salesman with a cooperative society situated in Kalapipal area. We have found blood stained stones and empty liquor bottles from the site where the body was found," said Kotwali police station in-charge, Jorawar Singh Sisodia. He said that the case, as per preliminary investigation, looked like one of murder and further probe on this aspect was underway. He informed that the deceased's family had filed a missing complaint with the police yesterday night. "The body has been sent for autopsy and further investigations will begin after we get its report," the official said.
One more arrested in West Bengal arms smuggling case
The special task force (STF) unit of Kolkata Police has apprehended a man from Paschim Burdwan district for his alleged involvement in the arms smuggling racket, which was busted here recently with the arrest of two Rifle Factory Ishapore (RFI) officials among others, an officer said today. Ganesh Paswan alias Bhagwani ji, a resident of Gazipur in Bihar, was taken into custody by the STF sleuths yesterday evening from Barakar area of the district, he said. With yesterday's arrest, eight people, including two RFI officials, had been apprehended by the Kolkata Police since May 7 for their alleged involvement in smuggling arms to Maoists, the officer said. Last Sunday, the sleuths had nabbed Rajesh Kumar alias Munna, a resident of Ramchadrapur in Bihar's Nalanda district, in connection with the case. Kumar's name had cropped up during a grilling session of the other accused. A preliminary investigation has revealed that the arms were smuggled out of rifle factory with the ..
SC allows Karti Chidambaram to travel abroad
The Supreme Court today allowed Karti Chidambaram, son of senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, to travel to offshore locations in United Kingdom, Germany and Spain with certain conditions, including that he would not open or close a bank account abroad. Karti, who has been facing probe in various corruption cases, was allowed to go abroad from May 19 to 27 by a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra. The bench, also comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, said "he (Karti) shall not open or close any overseas bank account" and not enter into any property transaction abroad. It asked Karti to furnish an undertaking before it, saying he would follow the conditions and apprise it about the flight details and date of arrival back to India. The court also made it clear that its permission to Karti to travel abroad should not be used in any court of law for grant of statutory and regular bail in any other offence. The bench told Karti that he would cooperate in ...
SC nod to Cauvery Management Authority
The Supreme Court on Friday approved the Cauvery Management Authority (CMA) for the implementation of the 2007 Cauvery Award, as modified and reaffirmed by the top court by its February 16 judgment.
Jharkhand rape victim succumbs to burn injuries
A minor girl who was raped and set on fire in Jharkhand's Pakur district this month succumbed to her injuries on Friday, police said.
Avenfield trial: Nawaz, family to record statements till Monday
Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, daughter Maryam and son-in-law Capt (retd) Safdar will be recording their statements by Monday in the London-based Avenfield reference trial, as the defence demanded more time to think over the questions sent by the accountability court.The testimonies of the Sharifs could not be recorded on Friday, reported Geo TV.On Thursday, a questionnaire comprising of 127 questions related to the Avenfield properties was handed over to the deposed PM and his family.According to the report, Nawaz's counsel Khawaja Haris pleaded the court to delay the recording of statements until Monday so that they could buy time to go through 127 questions.Accountability Judge Mohammad Bashir approved the plea, however, has made it clear that the recording of statements will not be delayed further than Monday.Sharif, his sons Hasan and Hussain, daughter Maryam, son-in-law Capt (retd) Mohammad Safdar and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar are facing multiple corruption ...
SC approves draft Cauvery Management Scheme
The Supreme Court today approved the Centre's draft Cauvery Management Scheme for smooth distribution of water among four southern riparian states. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra rejected the suggestions of Karnataka and Kerala governments over the scheme, terming them as devoid of merits. The bench, also comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, said the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal's award, which was modified by the apex court, has to be taken to the logical conclusion by the Cauvery Management Scheme. It also dismissed Tamil Nadu's plea seeking initiation of contempt against the Centre for non-finalisation of Cauvery scheme. Karnataka, which is facing political tug of war between BJP and Congress-JD (S) over government formation, had earlier made a failed bid to temporarily stall the finalisation of draft Cauvery management scheme. The top court had made it clear that it would see that the draft scheme is "in consonance with its judgement ...
Justice Chelameswar hailed for 'upholding democracy'
Supreme Court judge Justice Jasti Chelameswar, who is retiring on Friday, shared a bench with Chief Justice Dipak Misra on his last working day and lawyers praised him saying he did a "great job in upholding democracy".
Punjab Vigilance arrests Mansa jail superintendent
The Punjab State Vigilance Bureau has arrested the district Jail Superintendent of Mansa, Davinder Singh Bajwa, in a case of alleged corruption. The VB has already nabbed Jail Line Officer Sikander Singh Mann and prisoner Pawan Kumar in December 2017 whereas another accused Deputy Jail Superintendent Gurjeet Singh Brar is still at large, an official spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau said here today. Bajwa in connivance with jail officers Gurjeet Singh Brar, Sikander Singh Mann and prisoner Pawan Kumar allegedly collected money from prisoners to the tune of Rs 10,000 to Rs 25,000 in lieu of changing their barracks/cells, allowing them to use cell phones, intoxicants/drugs and allowing them to meet their relatives without making entry in the jail register and giving relaxation from manual work. Pawan Kumar was arrested in December last year while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000. A case under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the Jail ...
Mac Miller arrested for DUI
Rapper Mac Miller has been arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI), after he allegedly crashed his 2016 G-Wagon into a power pole. After law enforcement officers matched the vehicle's license plates to Miller's address, they arrested him at his home, a Los Angeles Police Department public information officer told People magazine. Miller, whose real name is Malcolm McCormick, was held on USD 15,000 bail prior to his release on Thursday morning and is set to appear in court on June 7. According to TMZ, Miller, 26, confessed to the hit and run after driving drunk. "He was the most polite and nice intoxicated person we've ever seen," a police source told the website.
SC orders floor test in Karnataka tomorrow
The Supreme Court today ordered that a floor test be held in the Karnataka Assembly at 4 pm tomorrow to ascertain whether newly appointed BJP Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa enjoys majority in the state. "Let the House decide and the best course would be floor test," a three judge bench headed by Justice A K Sikri said. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the Chief Minister, had sought reasonable time till Monday for the floor test but the bench, also comprising Justices S A Bobde and Ashok Bhushan, ordered it for tomorrow.
Mira Bhayander mayor's husband among 8 booked for violation of
Eight persons, including the husband of Mira Bhayander Mayor, have been booked for allegedly violating environment rules, police said today. The offence was registered at Mira Road police station on May 15. The complaint lodged by the Revenue officials said that after an inspection of a plot of land in Navghar, it was found that environmental rules and Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms have been violated by way of destruction of mangroves and illegal land filling for the construction of a club house, a district rural police official said. The case was registered against Vinod Mehta (director of 7x11 Hotels Pvt Ltd), husband of Mira Bhayander mayor Dimple Mehta and brother of local BJP MLA Narendra Mehta, Prashant Keluskar and Rajnikant Singh. Owners of the land Nila Patil, Kamlabai Chandrakant, Hareshwar Patil, dumper owner Naruddin Rozani and its driver Hariged Pal have also been booked under sections 15 and 17 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, the official ..
Man involved in six cases detained under PSA in J-K
A man allegedly involved in six cases of murder, extortion, burglary and others in different polis stations of Jammu and Kashmir, was detained in Jammu city after Public Safety Act (PSA) was slapped upon him, the police said today. A warrant under PSA was issued by the district magistrate Jammu against Baber Khan of Bhagwati Nagar, following which he was detained, a police officer said. Khan has been lodged him in Central Jail Kot Bhalwal, Jammu, he said.
Two women arrested with heroin in Kathua
Two women have been arrested with heroin and illicit liquor from Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir, the police said today. During patrolling in Chak Drab Khan area, a police team intercepted two women and recovered 4.5 grams of heroin, and 214 litres of illicit liquor from them, a police officer said today. A case in this connection has been registered at Kathua police station.
Four Shiv Sena leaders in Palghar booked for extortion bid
Four Shiv Sena leaders in the neighbouring Palghar district have been booked for allegedly issuing extortion threat to an industrialist, police said today. The case was registered yesterday, police said. The four accused were identified as Prabhakar Raul (former Palghar district chief of Shiv Sena); Mukesh Patil (party's city unit chief), Neelam Sankhe (Sena's Boisar taluka chief) and Jagdish Dhodi (Sena's Boisar assembly constituency region head), they said. According to police, the four persons stormed into his factory located in Boisar MIDC in the afternoon on May 16, threatened the security supervisor and demanded Rs 10 lakh. They threatened that if they failed to get the money, they will see to it that the factory is shut down, the complaint says. The offence was registered against them at Boisar police station under IPC sections 384 (extortion), 447 (criminal trespass), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the ...
J-K police foils 2 bovine smuggling bids in Samba
Two bids to smuggle bovines into Kashmir were foiled in Samba district and 24 animals were seized, the police said today. Acting on a tip-off, that the bovines were being smuggled from Manohar Gopala area towards Srinagar side by foot, a police team reached the spot at Basantar Nallah and rescued 10 bovines last night, a police officer said. The smugglers managed to escape. A case has been registered at Samba police station and investigation is underway, he said. In another incident, a truck was intercepted after a chase as the driver had tried to speed away even being instructed by the police to spot. The driver abandoned the vehicle and fled. During checking, 14 bovines were found inside the vehicle, the officer said. The vehicle was seized and a case has been registered at Ghagwal police station, he said.