Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar broke down, as he addressed the media for the first time, post the stampede outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium. The Congress leader recalled the words of a woman, who had lost her son, during the stampede which took place as people gathered to celebrate the victory of the Royal … Read more
Dehradun: The weather in Uttarakhand has taken a dramatic turn today, with heavy rainfall recorded in Dehradun and Haridwar, bringing much-needed relief from the scorching summer heat. Meanwhile, Badrinath Dham also witnessed showers, signaling a shift in weather patterns across the state. According to the Meteorological Department prediction, most parts of Uttarakhand will experience partly … Read more
Seoni: More than Rs 11 crore were paid fraudulently as compensation in Madhya Pradesh by declaring alive or non-existing people as dead from a snakebite, an official investigation has found. As many as 21 persons have been arrested for the scam that unfolded between 2019 and 2022, officials told PTI Videos. Scamsters exploited the government … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the Uttar Pradesh government and Prayagraj Development Authority calling its demolition of homes in the city “inhuman and illegal”. Observing the demolition action was carried out in a “high handed” manner, a bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said there was “rule of … Read more
New Delhi: The stampede tragedy at the New Delhi Railway Station, which claimed 18 lives, has left a pall of gloom and plunged the nation into mourning. The Saturday night incident comes only weeks after the stampede at the Maha Kumbh. The scene following the Delhi stampede was heartbreaking, with shoes, slippers, torn bags and … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court, while observing that tanneries are among the most polluting industries and the damage caused by them by discharging untreated or partially treated effluents into the River Palar and surrounding areas in Tamil Nadu, has resulted in irreversible damage to the water bodies, groundwater, and agricultural lands, on Thursday (January 30, … Read more
Dehradun: A tragic incident took place in Jolly Grant, Dehradun, on Wednesday. An elderly couple who had gone to the forest in Upper Jolly Grant were trampled to death by an elephant. Both had gone to the forest to collect fodder and wood. The incident has caused an uproar in the house of the deceased … Read more
New Delhi: A Samajwadi Party delegation visited Sambhal on Monday and provided Rs 5 lakh compensation worth Rs five lakh each for the kin of the persons who lost their lives in the November 24 violence. The compensation was earlier declared by SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and the delegation members fulfilled his promise. In November, … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday (December 9), while emphasising the need for the State of Manipur to address the grievances of the displaced persons during the ethnic violence in the state and take steps to restore their properties, asked the sate government to submit a detailed sealed cover report on buildings burnt or … Read more
New Delhi: Outgoing Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, while holding that demolition of house of person in Uttar Pradesh for road-widening project was high-handed and without the authority of law, said that justice through bulldozers is unknown to any civilized system of jurisprudence and bulldozer justice is simply unacceptable under the rule of … Read more
New Delhi: Calling the approach “high-handed”, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (November 6) came down hard on the Uttar Pradesh government in a matter pertaining to 2019 demolitions for a road widening project and directed it to give a compensation of Rs 25 lakh to a person whose house was demolished without following due process … Read more
Palakkad: Seeking adequate financial assistance for the families of the 4 sanitation workers who died after being hit by the Thiruvananthapuram bound Kerala express, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has sent a letter to the Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnav stating that the sanitation workers had not received training or had any awareness on working at … Read more
New Delhi: YouTuber Felix Jerald moved the Delhi High Court on Monday seeking a compensation of Rs 1 crore alleging violation of his human rights by the Tamil Nadu police by allegedly detaining him illegally. Jerald has claimed that the Tamil Nadu police officials illegally detained him for two days and his whereabouts were not … Read more