New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of a complaint alleging that the Punjab Police used excessive force and resorted to an unwarranted lathi-charge on sanitation workers, including women, who were protesting in Barnala over service regularisation, wage enhancement and job security.A Bench presided over by Member Priyank Kanoongo has issued notices to the Punjab Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police (DGP), directing them to inqui…
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Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) Ahead of its proposed initial public offering (IPO), Juniper Green Energy Limited has, through an addendum to its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) filed with SEBI on July 9, disclosed pending litigation involving the company, its subsidiaries, promoters, directors and key managerial personnel.The draft papers disclosed that it is involved in a material civil litigation amounting to Rs 104.40 million, while its subsidiaries face criminal and civil proceedings involving m…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said it will pass an interim order protecting the personality and publicity rights of cricketer Abhishek Sharma in a suit seeking the removal of alleged unauthorised and objectionable online content that misuses his identity across digital platforms. A single-judge Bench of Justice Jyoti Singh issued summons in the suit and indicated that interim directions would be passed to remove and take down the infringing links identified by the pl…
Jaipur, May 22 (IANS) A dramatic scene unfolded at the Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) headquarters on Friday after a court-appointed team arrived to attach the chair of Commissioner Om Kasera over alleged non-compliance with a Rajasthan High Court order pending for the past 13 years. The action was initiated following orders issued by the SCJM-1 (Senior Civil Judge-cum-Metropolitan Magistrate-1), Jaipur Metropolitan First Court, in the case of Chandrakant Nagar vs JDA and Others.Acting on th…
Imphal, May 12 (IANS) The Manipur government on Tuesday clarified that there is no shortage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, petrol, and diesel in the state, while warning of strict action against black marketing, hoarding, and other malpractices involving petroleum products. Director of the Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Department, Yumnam Nelson, said the department has noticed the circulation of misinformation alleging a shortage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas and other petroleum pr…
Chennai, March 7 (IANS) In a fresh development in the ongoing marital dispute involving actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay, his wife Sangeetha Sornalingam has approached a court in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, seeking legal protection and the right to reside in their house in Neelankarai. According to the petition filed before the Chengalpattu court, Sangeetha alleged that she has been prevented from staying in the Neelankarai residence and is currently left without a home.She req…
Kochi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Wednesday extended the interim order staying the arrest of Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkoottathil in a rape case till January 21, while deferring a final decision on his plea for anticipatory bail. The court said it would hear detailed arguments on the matter on that day before taking a call on whether the legislator should be granted pre-arrest protection.During the hearing, the High Court allowed the complainant to be impleaded as a party in the anticipat…