Bengaluru: A city court Monday held that the co-accused in the Renukaswamy murder case cannot object to accused No. 14 Pradosh S Rao’s plea to turn approver at this stage.The order came after several co-accused opposed Pradosh’s application seeking pardon under Section 307 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which provides for tendering pardon…
BSP chief Mayawati asked Guj govt to help Dalit victims Lucknow: In a 2016 case wherein atrocities were reported against dalits in Una of Gir Somnath district in Gujarat, BSP national president Mayawati on Friday called out the local court’s decision, taken in March, to acquit almost all the accused involved.The reason why she raised…
Ajmer: A special court under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, in Nagaur district’s Merta Wednesday acquitted all 40 accused in the 2015 Dangawas killings, which resulted in the deaths of six individuals, including five Dalits, three of whom were allegedly crushed under tractors.The accused faced charges of violently attacking…
In Gurgaon, the civil surgeon has directed all hospitals registered under the Clinical Establishments Act to implement the protocol and submit compliance reports In Gurgaon, the civil surgeon has directed all hospitals registered under the Clinical Establishments Act to implement the protocol and submit compliance reports In Gurgaon, the civil surgeon has directed all hospitals…
Bengaluru: Emphasising that playing games is a fundamental right of children, the high court has directed an apartment owners’ association to reconsider its decision imposing restrictions on children playing in the designated play area.Justice Hanchate Sanjeevkumar issued the direction while observing that the the Esteem Gardenia Apartment Owners Association’s written statement did not clearly specify…
Body in bag: Woman gets life term for killing spouse Mohali: After an eight-year-long trial, a Mohali court has convicted Seerat Kaur Dhillon for the murder of her husband, businessman Aikom Singh Dhillon, and sentenced her to rigorous imprisonment for life. Besides the life sentence, the court imposed a total fine of Rs 90,000 on…
Director of health services Dr K J Reena Thiruvananthapuram: The health department has suffered a major setback after the Kerala administrative tribunal (KAT) stayed the transfer of director of health services (DHS) Dr K J Reena. The order was issued by the Thiruvananthapuram bench of the tribunal on a petition filed by Dr Reena challenging…
