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Four arrested for consuming liquor in Patna
Four youths, including three students of Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), Patna, have been arrested for consuming liquor on the institute's premises, police said. Acting on a tip-off, a team of officers from Jakkanpur police station raided the institute last night and found all four of them in an inebriated condition in their hostel room, SHO Abrar Ahmad Khan told PTI. Four empty bottles of foreign liquor were also seized from the room, Khan said. "The police got a call from the hostel last night that some students were creating nuisance under the influence of liquor," he said. Three of them are residents of Patna while the fourth one, a common friend, hailed from Bhagalpur, he said. All four of them were arrested under section 37(C) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act 2016 and sent to jail, the police officer said. Bihar was declared a dry state by the state government on April 5, 2016. As per the provisions of the act, an offender could be jailed for a term of .
Woman's body found in forest; uncle held for murder
The half-naked body of a 20- year-old woman was found in a forest near Kotla, 70 kms from here, following which her maternal uncle was arrested for allegedly killing her, police said today. The woman, a resident of Shahpur town of the district, was found dead yesterday. Her half-naked body was recovered from the forest, bringing back memories of the brutal gang rape and murder of a schoolgirl at Kotkhai in Shimla in July last year. According to the SP, Santosh Patial, a case was registered under IPC Section 302 (murder), and the accused man, who is the deceased's maternal uncle, was arrested today. "The accused Sarran Dass, alias Sanju, has confessed to the killing of the woman. Further investigations into the case are on," Patial said. As per the FIR, the victim had gone to meet her sister to Padhar village on February 4. The place is 20 km away from her house near Shahpur. When she did not return, the family filed a complaint at the Shahpur police station on February ..
Convene all party meet to pressure Karna to get Cauvery water
PMK today demanded that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palanisamy convene an all party meeting immediately and exert pressure on Karnataka and the Centre to get the state's water share to save crop in delta districts. Party MP Anbumani Ramadoss claimed that Karnataka has 31 tmc feet of water in dams, of which they should release at least 10 TMC feet to Tamil Nadu. On the bribery charges against the vice-chancellor of Bharathiar University, A Ganapathy, Anbumani alleged that corruption prevailed in almost all Universities in the state. He said there should be a CBI probe into instances of alleged corruption in the University in the last 15 years. Ganapathy was arrested on February 3 for allegedly accepting Rs 30 lakh as bribe from an aspirant for the post of an assistant professor.
People facing trial for serious offences be barred from polls:
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has told the Supreme Court that it has proposed to the Centre to amend the law and bar people, accused of an offence punishable with at least five years, from contesting elections after charges were framed against them by a court. In an affidavit filed in the top court, the ECI said that it has actively taken steps to decriminalise politics and also made recommendations, but "any further steps to effectively decriminalise politics would require legislative amendments, which is beyond the scope" of the poll panel. It said people against whom charges have been framed by a court for offences punishable with at least five years, should be barred from contesting polls if the cases were registered against them at least six months prior to the election. The matter is listed for hearing tomorrow before a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra. The affidavit said that the ECI should be given the power to de-register political parties and ..
Two motorcycle-borne collegians die after hitting mini-truck
Two collegians died after their two-wheeler collided with a mini-truck in suburban Dadar in the early hours today. Police said that the incident happened around 1:15am when the motorcycle hit the four-wheeler head on while negotiating a turn at a junction near Veer Savarkar Road. The two were returning to their homes after a visit to Shivaji Park nearby, police said. The two collegians, identified as Vedant Narvekar and Manish Thakur, were rushed to a nearby hospital where they succumbed to their wounds, police added. The driver of the four-wheeler, used for transporting milk, was arrested and charged under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, police said, adding that further investigations were underway.
Egg attack: Odisha CM wants charges against woman dropped
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday directed police to withdraw all charges against the woman who hurled eggs at him a few days back.
Four held for allegedly attempting to burgle a bank
Four persons were arrested for allegedly attempting a burglary at a bank in the Gudagodji town of Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district, police said today. Of the four arrested persons, one has claimed that he was a part of the elite President's Bodyguard (PBG), they said. "Four persons were arrested while attempting a burglary at a bank late Saturday night. One of the arrested accused has claimed himself to be a President's Bodyguard (PBG). We need to verify his identity," SP, Jhunjhunu, Manish Agarwal said. The accused claiming to be President's bodyguard was identified as Sandeep Rajput, resident of Kishorpura area, he added. The other three accused were Vikas Meena, Sanjay Singh and Shakti Singh, Agarwal said. A car was also recovered from the accused, police said. The accused had allegedly entered the bank by breaking open the shutters, police said. The attempt was foiled after an alert neighbour provided information, they added.
Man attempts self-immolation in Nagpur
A man was arrested after he tried to self-immolate in front of the Chief Minister's House in Nagpur.The Nagpur Police has also detained four others who were accompanying him.They had allegedly been removed from their service in Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC).The detained people were among the 17 people who have not yet been reinstated by the NMC following the sacking of 106 surplus employees in 2002.
AIMPLB decides to remove Salman Nadvi from board
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board's (AIMPLB) member on Sunday informed that the committee has decided to remove Moulana Salman Hasni Nadvi's from the board."The board reiterated its uncompromising stand on Babri Masjid issue. Salman Nadvi is still speaking against the Board stand. So the board was left with no other option. The committee has unanimously decided to remove him," said Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas, AIMPLB member.Earlier, AIMPLB Chairman Zafayb Jilani had said they have handed over the Nadvi case to the committee.Sunday is the last day of the plenary meeting and will end after the big public meet in the evening.Earlier, talking to the media, Nadvi had threatened to remove Jilani from Sunni Waqf Board's lawyer.Jilani, to this, said, "He can do whatever he wants. We have been fighting since 1986, the time when he (Nadvi) was not included in the fight (Babri Masjid)."On February 9, Maulana Salman Husaini Nadvi spoke to ANI about his meeting with Sri Sri Ravi Shankar where he
Pak activist Asma Jahangir dies of cardiac arrest
Pakistan's well known human rights lawyer and social activist Asma Jahangir died here today of cardiac arrest. She was 66. "Asma suffered heart attack today morning and she was rushed to Hameed Latif Hospital Lahore where she breathed her last. Doctors tried to save her life but couldn't," senior lawyer Adeel Raja said. As the news of her death broke condolences started pouring in from the lawyers, rights activists and politicians terming it a "great loss" for Pakistan. She is survived by two daughters and a son. Her daughter Muneezay Jehangir is a TV anchor. Born in January 1952 in Lahore, Asma co-founded and chaired the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. She had also been Supreme Court Bar Association president. After obtaining LLB degree from the Punjab University in 1978, she started her career as an advocate at high and supreme courts. After obtaining LLB degree from the Punjab University in 1978 she started her career as advocate high and supreme courts. She ...
Hiranandani moves HC, seeks quashing of chargesheet in graft, cheating case
A division bench of Acting Chief Justice V K Tahilramani recently posted the petition for hearing on February 14 and granted an interim stay on the trial against Hiranandani
Nine juveniles escape from observation home in Ambala
Nine juveniles escaped from the observation home at Ambala City in the early hours today, police said. Police said some of them were accused of serious offences and most juveniles who fled were in the age group of 12 to 18 years, they said. The incident came to the notice of the observation home authorities when some other inmates reported the juveniles missing. After getting the information about the incident, SP (Ambala) Abhishek Jorwal visited the observation home. Jorwal said the inmates had used a ladder to escape. After breaking the barrack's lock, the inmates reached the roof and used a ladder to scale the 20-feet high boundary wall of the observation home, he said. The inmates crossed two security tiers of the observation home to escape. Jorwal said police teams were dispatched to conduct raids and the police also questioned some inmates of the observation home for clues. A case under relevant provisions of the law was registered against the missing inmates, ...
Hanuman statue land issue: CBI registers preliminary enquiry
The CBI has begun its probe into alleged encroachment of land in the construction of the famous 108-feet-tall Hanuman temple and a car dealership agency in Karol Bagh area here, agency officials said today. The agency has initiated a preliminary enquiry to ascertain prima facie evidence of alleged criminality and involvement of civic body officials in permitting the structures, they said. The action of the agency comes on the directions of the Delhi High Court which had instructed it to probe how the 108- feet-tall Hanuman statue, which has become a signature landmark of the national capital in movies, and the two- wheeler dealership encroached upon public land in the busy Karol Bagh area and the officials who allowed it to happen by "abusing their position". A bench of acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar had observed that the authorities were required to prevent such activities but it was a case of "abuse of power" by them and it was "completely
Over 120 recommendations for HC posts pending with govt, SC
Over 120 recommendations by 13 high courts for appointment of judges are pending with the government and the Supreme Court collegium, awaiting a final decision at a time when 403 posts out of a total sanctioned strength of 1,079 are vacant in various high courts. On the flip side, the figures also indicate that the high courts are yet to recommend suitable names for 280 vacancies. Highly-placed sources in the government said that as on February 1, as many as 123 recommendations made by collegiums of 13 high courts were pending with the government as well as the Supreme Court collegium. While 43 names are pending with the Supreme Court collegium, 80 names are with the government. The sources pointed out that the figures also indicate that the high court collegiums have not recommended names to fill up the remaining 280 vacancies. As per the latest law ministry data, as on February 1, the Allahabad high court has a maximum of 56 vacancies, followed by 39 in Calcutta, 38 in .
UP: Inmate posts 'Mafia selfies' to Facebook from jail
A prisoner lodged in Uttar Pradesh's Basti district jail has prompted controversy by taking selfies while in custody and uploading them to the social media.Prisoner Vishal Upadhyaya, who is in jail on charges of arms smuggling and attempt to murder, shared the pictures clicked inside the jail with two other convicts on his Facebook page under the caption "Maafiya".Anil Kumar, Jailer of Basti prison, told ANI, "This probably happened during the visiting hours."Meanwhile, the matter is under investigation."Any official found guilty will be punished," Kumar noted.
Man gets life term for stabbing wife 21 times with knife
A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Delhi High Court for brutally stabbing his wife to death 21 times with a peeler knife six years ago. The court noted that the assault on the woman's head was "so brutal" that it resulted in fracture of underlying skull bone. A bench of justices Sunil Gaur and Prathiba M Singh dismissed the appeal of Devender Dass saying it was without any substance and upheld his conviction and sentence of life imprisonment by the trial court. The man had murdered his wife on the intervening night of October 31 and November 1, 2012 by stabbing her 21 times with a peeler knife and hitting with a brick. He committed the crime following a quarrel with his wife. The bench said the man had acted in a "cruel manner" in brutally assaulting his wife without any provocation. "It is quite evident that Dass had brutally assaulted his wife. So, in our opinion, in the instant case, it cannot be said that the offence committed by Dass is 'culpable ...
Will AIMPLB oust member over Ayodhya dispute?
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) may take action against its executive member, Moulana Salman Hasni Nadvi, for supporting the construction of Ram Temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya.An AIMPLB member, who chose to be anonymous, told media that the Board's President would take action by late night on Saturday or Sunday morning after a report is submitted to him by the four-member disciplinary committee formed to take disciplinary action against Nadvi.The source further said that Nadvi was pulled up during an executive meeting on Friday and avoided the plenary meeting on the second day.The convenor of the Babri Masjid committee of the board allegedly expressed discontent over Nadvi speaking publicly before raising any issue in the AIMPLB, and stated that the latter had damaged the board's reputation at a crucial time.On the second day of the three-day plenary meeting, the board discussed such key issues as Babri Masjid and triple talaq bill.The AIMPLB said that when a .
Overseas jobs racket busted; woman, son nabbed
A woman and her son involved in an alleged overseas job racket operating from Pitampura have been arrested, police said today. Deputy Commissioner of Police, North West District, Aslam Khan said, the police managed to bust the racket running under the name of Mastech Experts Pvt. Ltd.. "It was like a family syndicate being run by the two -- Madhuri Sharma and her son Vishal Sharma," he said, adding the accused were arrested from Pune using information on accounts, office premises and mobile phones. "Another accused Ashok Kumar is still absconding" he said. As many as 77 passports, 11 hard disks, several rubber stamps, passbooks, cheque books, receipts and other incriminating documents related to the company were recovered, the officer said.
Arrest warrant issued against former Bengal IPS officer Bharati Ghosh
The West Bengal CID issued an arrest warrant against former West Midnapore district police chief Bharati Ghosh on the charges of alleged extortion and criminal conspiracy, a senior CID official said.
Addl Solicitor General appointed SPP for 2G scam cases
The Central government has appointed Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta as the Special Public Prosecutor for cases related to the 2G scam.The notification appointing Mehta, reads, "In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (8) of section 24 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), the Central Government hereby appoints Shri Tushar Mehta, Advocate, New Delhi, as Special Public Prosecutor for conducting prosecution, appeals/revisions or other proceedings arising out of the cases related to 2G Spectrum investigated by the Delhi Special Police Establishment (CBI) in the Court of Special Judge (2G Spectrum cases), Central Bureau of Investigation, New Delhi and appellate/revisional courts."However, the status of current SPP Anand Grover appointed by the Supreme Court remains unclear.In 2014, Grover was appointed SPP for leading the prosecution in the 2G cases, on the suggestion of current Attorney General KK Venugopal, who was then representing the CBI in the ...