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Journalist's killing: Former driver records statement against Ram Rahim
A former driver of convicted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh on Saturday recorded his statement against the sect chief in a special CBI court here in connection with the murder of a journalist in Haryana's Sirsa town in October 2002.
Accident case: HC orders Rs 10.25 lakh compensation to retired teacher's kin
The Madras High Court has observed that the dismissal of an accident claim plea by a tribunal in Namakkal citing lack of territorial jurisdiction to award compensation, was more shocking than the mishap itself and ordered Rs 10.25 lakh be paid to the family of the victim, a retired teacher. Justice S Vimala made the observation while allowing an appeal by the family of the victim against the dismissal of the petition by the principal district judge in Namakkal. "It is clear that the claims tribunal at Namakkal ought not to have dismissed the claim petition even though a specific defence has been taken by the insurance company with regard to the lack of territorial jurisdiction," the high court judge said. In the absence of the insurance company showing any prejudice, the dismissal was unwarranted, she said. "The dismissal of the claim petition is more shocking than the accident itself," she added. Justice Vimala ordered a compensation of Rs 10.25 lakh to the family of the deceased, ...
Man held with 15 live bullets at Mangalore airport
A passenger was apprehended by the CISF today for allegedly carrying 15 live bullets at the Mangalore airport in poll-bound Karnataka, a senior official said. Fifteen live rounds of 0.32mm were seized from the baggage of P Ismail, a resident of Dakshina Kannada district, during the security check, the official said. Ismail was handed over to the police since he could not produce any documents for carrying the ammunition, he added. The man was supposed to take a flight to Nagpur.
CBI registers case against unidentified UPPSC officials
The CBI today registered an FIR to look into alleged irregularities in the upper subordinate examination conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) in 2015, officials said today. The agency had received a recommendation from the state government to initiate a probe into the examination in which several allegations such as flouting of rules, favouritism and preferential treatment to some castes among others were levelled. The CBI had registered a preliminary enquiry to look into the alleged irregularities in the examination conducted by the Allahabad-based UPPSC between 2012 and 2017, they said. Based on the collection of prima facie material, the agency today registered an FIR against unidentified officials of the UPPSC and others in connection with the 2015 examination for upper subordinate staff in charges of criminal conspiracy, cheating and corruption. The sources said more FIRs could be registered by the agency in connection with the matter.
Haryana Police busts fake online job racket
A special team of Cyber Crime Cell in Haryana's Faridabad has arrested four people from a fake call centre who were involved in an organized online job fraud to cheat unemployed youth, particularly south Indians, a Haryana Police spokesman said here on Saturday.
High Court comes down hard on Shimla's striking civic staff
The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Saturday directed the striking safai karamcharis or sanitation workers of the Shimla Municipal Corporation to resume work as garbage cannot be allowed to remain uncollected within the city.
Man throws stone at 2-yr-old son for playing near railway crossing, dies
A two-year-old boy was killed allegedly after his father in a fit of rage threw a stone at him when he was playing with his siblings near a railway crossing in Slem Tabri locality here, police said today. Chotey Lal (42) last evening saw that his four children were playing near the railway track and in a fit of rage, he started throwing stones on them. His three daughters ran away, but a stone hit his son Moti's head and he died on the spot, police said. According to eyewitnesses, when the accused came to know that his son died he tried to commit suicide by jumping before a running train. But his neighbours caught hold of him and informed the police. He along with the members of his family are living in the nearby slums, police said. A case of murder was registered against Lal and he was arrested, the police added.
Pakistani girl's photo features in Bihar booklets, probe ordered
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday ordered a probe into the appearance of a Pakistani girl's photo on the cover page of a booklet that aims to promote sanitation.
Trey Songz won't be charged in domestic violence case
Singer and rapper Trey Songz will not face charges in his domestic violence case by a woman named Andrea Buera.
Herald case: Swamy, Rahul Gandhi accuse each other of delaying trial
BJP leader Subramanian Swamy and Congress president Rahul Gandhi today accused each other in a Delhi court of wasting its time and delaying the trial in the National Herald case. Complainant Swamy and the accused, including Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi, traded charges before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal who was hearing arguments on applications moved by the BJP MP seeking certain documents from the Congress party. Swamy has also filed certain documents in the case and sought a direction to the Gandhis to either admit or deny whether they were original. The BJP leader, in a private criminal complaint, has accused the Gandhis and others of conspiring to cheat and misappropriate funds by paying just Rs 50 lakh, through which Young Indian Pvt Ltd (YI) obtained the right to recover Rs 90.25 crore that Associate Journals Ltd owed to the Congress. "They (Gandhis) had submitted various documents in the Supreme Court. Now, I am asking them to confront the ..
Three, including woman, daughter convicted for smuggling marijuana
Three persons, including a woman and her daughter, were convicted and sentenced to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment for smuggling marijuana. Additional Sessions Judge K M Sojitra yesterday sentenced Mumtaz Memon, her daughter Ruksana Pathan, and Munna Sheikh to 10 years in jail for smuggling marijuana, said additional public prosecutor H R Joshi. He said that Judge Sojitra also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on each of them. If they failed to pay the fine, they would have to undergo an additional one year in prison, he added. Memon and her daughter were apprehended on February 22, 2014 from on board the Swaraj Express at Vadodara railway station with 26 kilograms of marijuana, he said. The two, at the time, were travelling from New Delhi to Bharuch in Gujarat and were supposed to deliver the consignment of contraband to Sheikh in Ankleshwar town, about 100 kilometres from here, Joshi said. Sheikh was arrested by officials of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on the same day, he said, ..
Jharkhand: 14 arrested over gang rape, burning of minor
Fourteen of the 18 accused have been arrested in connection with an alleged gang rape of a minor girl, who was later burnt to death in Jharkhand's Chatra district, police said on Saturday.
Goa court directs police to probe Kejriwal's poll-related case
A court here on Saturday directed the North Goa district police to start a preliminary probe into a complaint against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who allegedly exhorted voters to accept money in return for votes from rival candidates during election campaign speeches in January last year.
SBCA to discuss KM Joseph's non- elevation on May 7
A General Body Meeting (GBM) of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) will be convened on May 7 to discuss the issue of Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice KM Joseph's non-elevation to Supreme Court and removal of SCBA President Vikas Singh from office.This comes after the Supreme Court collegium could not reach a consensus on the elevation of KM Joseph. The Centre also rejected the name of KM Joseph for elevation to the Supreme Court in spite of the recommendation from the Collegium.The collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and comprising of Justices Jasti Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Madan B Lokur and Kurian Joseph, had earlier met to reconsider the case of Justice KM Joseph but deferred its decision on it.On January 10, the Collegium had recommended the names of Justice KM Joseph and Justice Indu Malhotra for elevation to the Supreme Court.The Centre cleared Justice Indu Malhotra's file but sent Justice Joseph's file back to the Collegium and asked it to ...
Duo gets 1-year jail for robbing Indian in Dubai
Two men have been sentenced to one year in jail here for robbing an Indian man of 200,000 dirhams.
HC directs TN govt to appoint new members in JJBs in 32 dists
The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to proceed with the appointment of new members in Juvenile Justice Boards in all 32 districts, based on its new rules in consonance with the Model Rules of the Union government within four months. A division bench of justices Huluvadi G Ramesh and M Dhandapani gave the direction on three petitions filed by S Srinivasa Raghavan and C Anandaraj. The petitioners sought a direction to restrain the Director of Social Defence, Chennai, from appointing the members to the Boards without forming the selection committee as per the Model Rules Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. They also sought a direction to the officials to take appropriate steps for selection of members for the JJB's and that of the Child Welfare Committees (CWC) in all districts under Section 88 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Model Rules, 2016. Disposing of the petitions, the bench said, "It appears that the ...
BJP minister's cavalcade stoned in Jammu
Angry protesters demanding a CBI probe into Kathua rape and murder on Saturday stoned BJP Minister Sham Lal Choudhary's cavalcade on Jammu-Pathankot highway.
Kansas shooting: Indian techie's killer gets life term
A former US Navy veteran has been sentenced to life in prison for killing Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla in a racially motivated hate crime at a bar in Kansas city in 2017.
Pvt bank employee, son killed in mishap
A private bank employee and his son were killed on the spot while his wife and daughter were seriously injured when the car in which they were travelling rammed into a roadside tree near here early today,police said. Thrilokchandar (45) and his family were returning home from his native place Tiruvannamalai when the car went out of control and hit the tree, they said. His wife and daughter have been hospitalised, police said.
Wanted UP gangster arrested in Delhi
The Delhi Police arrested a wanted Uttar Pradesh gangster here on Saturday for his involvement in various crimes including the murder of a Ghaziabad-based builder.