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Sebi settles case with Emmpac Holdings
Markets regulator Sebi has settled a case related to alleged violation of takeover regulations with Emmpac Holdings after the firm paid Rs 2 lakh towards settlement. The regulator had initiated adjudication proceedings against Emmpac Holdings Pvt Ltd (EHCL) for not complying with SAST (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeover) Regulations, according to a Sebi order dated December 18. Among others, EHCL had allegedly failed to make necessary disclosure regarding its shareholding in Emmsons International Ltd within the prescribed time frame following acquisition of the shares of the latter during the period between June, 2006 and March, 2007. While the adjudication proceedings were pending, EHCL had filed an application for settlement of the matter. The settlement terms offered by EHCL were considered by Sebi's High Powered Advisory Committee, which recommended the proceedings for settlement on payment of Rs 2 lakh by the firm. The panel of Whole Time Members of the .
'IndiGo scuffle came to DGCA's notice through social media'
The incident of a passenger being manhandled by IndiGo staff at the airport here came to the notice of aviation regulator DGCA through social media and almost a month after it happened, according to the government. After the incident came to light last month, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju had strongly condemned the same, while the airline had admitted that it was at fault and had apologised. Last month, a video clip of the incident had gone viral. Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha told the Rajya Sabha today that in the recent past through social media, it came to the notice of the DGCA that a passenger who travelled by "IndiGo flight 6E-487 was manhandled after deplaning in the operational area at IGI Airport, New Delhi". Though the incident happened on October 15, 2017, it only came to the knowledge of the DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) after almost a month's time, he said in a written reply. Sinha also noted the incident has .
HC seeks to know rules for appointment of volunteers at
The Delhi High Court today sought to know whether any guidelines were in place for appointment of personnel and volunteers at special homes in the national capital for visually-impaired minor inmates. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said that such guidelines were necessary and the department concerned should take note and place the same before the court in eight weeks. The direction came during a hearing of a PIL filed by a social worker, Prashant Kumar, highlighting the absence of due care and framework during appointment of personnel and volunteers at special homes for visually-impaired minor inmates in Delhi. Kumar's counsel Ajay Verma alleged that if there would have been a proper mechanism, the incident of alleged sexual offence that occurred recently at the National Association for the Blind (NAB), could have been prevented. Earlier, the court had ordered safety of children, some of whom were sexually assaulted by a British ...
Two Kashmiri youths attacked for not speaking in Kannada
A Kashmiri student and his brother were allegedly attacked here by a group of people for not speaking in Kannada, police said. The incident occurred a week ago but came to light only yesterday, police said today. "We arrested two persons by name Mahesh and Harish for attacking the Kashmiri boys. Both are now out on bail," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Bengaluru North) Chetan SinghRathor said. Police said Mahesh is a fashion designer and Harish a driver. A friend of the victims, requesting anonymity, said the student, studying in a college here, and his brother were returning home in a car on the wee hours of December 11 when a phone call came. As he stopped the car and started talking over phone,two motorcycle-borne youths reached there and asked them something in Kannada. The student told them that he did not know Kannada. Making itan issue, the youth insisted that they speak in Kannada. "Whenhe and his brother objected, the youth called a few more people and started ..
Sanatan Sanstha receives letter threatening to kill founder
Goa-based Sanatan Sanstha has received a letter threatening to kill its founder Jayant Athavale, prompting the right-wing organisation to lodge a police complaint today. According to Sanstha spokesperson Chetan Rajhans, the letter also mentioned that women inmates of the ashram, located at Ramnathi near Ponda town, around 40 kms from here, will be assaulted. The single-page letter, typed in English, has been sent from Bengaluru. "The letter which claims to be written by one Jamesh Annamalai was received at 10.30 AM today through post," Rajhans told PTI. The letter, addressed to Rajhans, threatens to eliminate Athavale, who lives in the ashram, as well as the women inmates. Sanstha's Managing Trustee Virendra Marathe lodged a complaint against the sender of the letter with Ponda police station this evening. The Ponda Police have confirmed receipt of the complaint. "We have received the application seeking registration of an offence. We will investigate the matter," Ponda
Fire in Mumbai shop: Owner gets five-day police custody
A Mumbai court today remanded the owner of a snack shop, where 12 people were charred to death in a massive fire yesterday, to five-day police custody. Ramesh Bhanushali, the owner of the shop in Sakinaka- Kurla area, was arrested late last night. He was produced before a magistrate in suburban Andheri, who remanded him to police custody till December 24, a senior official attached to Sakinaka police station said. Bhanushali was booked under sections 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 285 (negligent conduct with respect to fire) and 337 (causing hurt by act endangering safety of others) of the Indian Penal Code. The blaze erupted in the 'Bhanu farsan (snack) shop' in Makaria Compound on the Khairani Road around 4.25am yesterday following which the structure collapsed.
Two deputy collectors suspended for involvement in land 'scam'
Two deputy collectors facing charges of misappropriation in a land grabbing case have been suspended, a senior official said today. Aurangabad Divisional Commissioner Purushottam Bhapkar said resident deputy collector Vishwambar Gawande and deputy collector Devendra Katke were suspended after they were prima facie found to be involved in the embezzlement of a land case on a complaint by one Bhausaheb Kale. "An inquiry was initiated and both were found involved in the scam and hence the action was taken. Additional Collector P L Sormare, Additional (retd) collector Kisan Lawande, the then deputy collector Ravi Rajput have been served show cause notice as to why action should not be initiated against them," added Bhapkar. According to the officer, the illegal deal cost Rs 10 lakh to the state exchequer.
Journalist J Dey murder case: court examines expert from US
A CBI court here today heard the deposition of a scientific expert from the US via a video link in connection with the 2011 killing of journalist J Dey. "Edward Burns, an expert, deposed before the court. He had compared the actual image of the bike used in the killing with its CCTV footage, and he told the court that both carried resemblance," special public prosecutor Pradeep Gharat said. The image-comparison technology was being used for the first time to corroborate evidence, he added. The prosecution today completed the examination of its witnesses. It examined a total of 154 witnesses. Dey, a veteran crime journalist, was shot dead in suburban Powai on June 11, 2011, while he was on his way home. The CBI court framed charges against gangster Chhota Rajan in the case last year. The agency claimed that Rajan had the veteran crime reporter killed because he was miffed with some articles written by Dey, and also because a planned book of Dey portrayed Rajan as a 'chindi'
HC orders inspection of 'spiritual' institute confining minors
The Delhi High Court today directed the police to immediately inspect an institute in north Delhi where girls and women were allegedly kept in illegal confinement, dubbing the situation "similar" to that witnessed in Gurmeet Ram Rahim's ashram in Haryana's Sirsa. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said that it was "extremely dangerous" that girls and women have been allegedly kept in illegal confinement in the name of preaching about God. Without making any direct references of Ram Rahim or the Dera Sacha Sauda sect led by him, the bench said similar activities were going on in Sirsa, whose chief was recently handed down a 20-year jail term for raping two women disciples. "This issue is similar to the situation faced in Sirsa, where the girls and women were illegally confined," the bench said. It directed the Delhi Police Commissioner to depute a senior police officer, not below the rank of DCP, to conduct an inspection of the ...
Give names of officials involved in GDA stamp scam to IO, HC
Questioning why no action was taken against senior officials in the multi-crore stamp scam in Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA), the Allahabad High Court today directed the UP chief secretary to providenames of all those involved to the investigating officerwithin three weeks. A bench of justices Arun Tandon and Rajeev Joshilamented that only two clerks of the GDA were suspended after lodging of an FIR in the stamp scam and senior officers "were not at all touched, though this crime cannot be committed without involvement of the senior officers". Hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Rajendra Tyagi of Ghaziabad, the court directed that the investigation in this case may be carried out by a circle officerin the supervision of Senior Superintendent of Police, Ghaziabad. Itdirected the UP chief secretary to providenames of those involved in stamp scam of GDAto the investigating officerwithin three weeks and submit an action taken report in the court ...
Plea filed in Madras HC for producing fisherman's body
A man has filed a habeas corpus petition in the Madras High Court, seeking a direction to authorities to produce the body of his son, who died in a mishap while fishing near Jubail coastal area in Saudi Arabia last month. When the plea from A Justin came up today, a division bench of justices Rajhiv Shakdher and N Satish Kumar issued notice to the authorities concerned, returnable on December 22. According to the petitioner, his son J Brain Ignatius, 24, was employed as a contract fishing labourer by a private company in Saudi Arabia. When his son and others were fishing on November 30 near Jubail coastal area, their boat was hit by an oil vessel. Four other fishermen were rescued, but his son could not be traced. His body was found on December 4. The man sent a representation to authorities concerned to send the body on December 16. As there was no response, he filed the plea for a direction to the authorities to send his son's mortal remains home. The deceased belonged
Kolkata: Justice Karnan to be released tomorrow from Presidency Jail
Retired Kolkata High Court judge Justice C.S. Karnan, who was arrested in connection with a contempt of court case, will be released from Presidency Jail on Wednesday.Justice Karnan, who was arrested on June 20 in connection with a contempt of court case, was in Kolkata's Presidency Jail after the Supreme Court refused to grant him interim bail.A vacation bench of the apex court, headed by Justice D. Y. Chandrachud and Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, refused to suspend the six-month prison sentence for Justice Karnan in the case.Mathew J Nedumpara, a lawyer appearing for Justice Karnan, mentioned the matter before the vacation bench of the top court. Nedumpara pleaded to the apex court seeking bail and suspension of the six months jail sentence, to which the court observed, "The seven judge bench had passed the order. It binds everybody. It binds us also."Justice Karnan was arrested by the Kolkata police in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.The apex court earlier on May 19 rejected Justice Karnan's .
MPs object to special courts for MPs, MLAs, Government defends
The Narendra Modi government on Tuesday defended its move to set up 12 special fast-track courts to try 1,581 criminal cases against members of Parliament and state Assemblies, asking the members to rise above and set an example.
Miscreants slit blind girl's throat
Miscreants allegedly attempted to murder a visually challenged minor girl by slitting her throat after trying to rape her in Odisha's Ganjam district early today. The victim, a 16-year old student of standard seven of a school for the blind here, was found by her mother lying in a pool of blood at the back of her house at Puhundi village, the police said. She was rushed to the Patrapur community health centre which referred her to MKCG Medical College and Hospital here. Her condition is critical and she is not in a position to speak as her vocal chord had been affected in the attack, doctors attending on her said. The victim along with her brother, who is also a visually impaired and their mother were sleeping in a room in their house. In the early hours when the girl's mother could not locate her, she rushed to look for her. She found the back door of the house unlocked and the girl lying outside in a pool of blood, the police said. The girl's father and another brother
Half-eaten body of youth found in Rajaji Tiger Reserve
A half-eaten body of an unidentified man was found today in the Motichoor range of Rajaji Tiger Reserve (RTR), an official said. This was fifteenth such case in three years, he added. "Prima facie the victim aged around 35 years seems to have been killed by a man-eater leopard," Director, RTR, Sanatan Sonkar said. The body was in a half-eaten state, he said adding that the man was the leopard's 15th victim in three years. Sonkar said an operation to trace the leopard has been launched in the area under his leadership.
Three including cop arrested for stalking in Chandigarh
Three persons, including a Punjab police constable, were arrested on charges of stalking and attempting to kidnap a Mohali based woman here, police said today. The alleged incident comes just a few months after a senior Haryana IAS officer's daughter made similar allegations against two men, including Vikas Barala, son of Haryana BJP chief Subhash Barala, bringing to centre-stage the issue of women's safety. The victim in a complaint lodged with the Chandigarh Police accused three persons of following her and then blocking her way on Sunday night in sector 36 here, police said today. Acting on the complaint, the Chandigarh police arrested Jaskaran Singh (27), a constable posted in Mohali, and two of his friends -- Gurdas Singh and Karamveer Singh, both in their twenties. The incident took place when the victim was returning home in her vehicle around midnight, she claimed. When she reached sector 36 in Chandigarh, the three accused started following her in their SUV, a
PIL in HC against eateries in Khan Market, Connaught Place
A PIL was today moved in the Delhi High Court seeking closure of eateries which are running in contravention of municipal laws and without fire clearances in the posh Khan Market and Connaught Place areas of the city. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar issued notices to the Centre, Delhi government, police and the fire department seeking their response by April 25, the next date of hearing. The New Delhi Municipal Council, in whose jurisdiction the eateries fall, the Delhi Development Authority and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee have also been asked to respond to the petition which claims that the eateries running from first floors and rooftops of the two markets pose a fire risk. The plea also seeks doing away with the requirement of having a seating capacity of 50 or more for requiring a fire clearance. The petitioner, Delhi resident Manjit Singh, has claimed these eateries have only one entry/exit stairway which is usually ..
Imran Khan confuses late Indian politician with imprisoned aide
In what seems as an embarrassing goof-up, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan on Tuesday mixed the name of late Indian actress turned politician J.Jayalalithaa with her close aide Sasikala, who is currently serving jail term.Imran, in his tweet, had wrongly stated that Indian politician Sasikala died recently, whereas she is still alive."Shashikala, a famous South Indian actress turned politician in India's Tamil Nadu died recently & below her house were discovered gold reserves, jewels & illegal stash of money! A msg to all corrupt Idrs: the hoarded bns stolen from our impoverished masses will be left behind," Imran said in now deleted tweet.However, after this gaffe was caught by a Gulf News journalist Sadiq S Bhat, Imran promptly deleted his tweet."Dear @ImranKhanPTI you got it completely wrong. Sasikala is in jail. Her friend Jayalalitha, ex-CM of Tamil Nadu, died late last year and those pictures are obviously fake. One expects better from a senior politician .
After robbery, criminals drink beer at victim's house
Robbers had a merry time eating salad and drinking beer for about two hours after they tied up a steel trader and his wife at his house here and finally escaped with cash, jewellery and a sports utility vehicle (SUV).
Court reserves order on LIC agent's bail plea
A Delhi court on Tuesday reserved its order on the bail plea of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) agent Anand Chauhan in a disproportionate assets case involving Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh.