Ahmedabad, July 27 (IANS) The three accused arrested in connection with the deadly blast at an allegedly illegal firecracker manufacturing unit in Ahmedabad’s Ramol area were sent to Sabarmati Central Jail on Monday after the completion of their seven-day police remand. The accused, Ramila Dodia, her son Mehul Dodia and their business partner Sadiq Saiyed, were produced before a metropolitan court after their police custody ended. Investigators informed the court that custodial interrogation had…
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New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Himachal Pradesh High Court’s direction ordering registration of FIRs and constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) against three senior district officials over the alleged facilitation of rave parties in the hill state’s Kasol, while allowing its direction for their immediate transfer to remain in force. A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana issued notice on special …
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday informed the Supreme Court that it has reconstituted the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged financial irregularities in the handling of donations and offerings received by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana was hearing a batch of petitions seeking a court-monitored probe into the alleged irregularities. Appear…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) As Opposition MPs staged a protest at Makar Dwar of Parliament on Monday over police action during the Jantar Mantar protest, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey launched a sharp attack on Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi, alleging a lack of transparency regarding his foreign visits and calling for investigation into them. The Opposition members gathered with banners demanding accountability from Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the police action against students who were p…
Ayodhya, July 27 (IANS) As the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the Ayodhya Ram Temple offerings theft case on Monday, priests said that whatever decision the apex court delivers will be in the interest of Lord Ram’s devotees and the saint community. The Supreme Court is hearing four petitions seeking an investigation into the alleged theft of offerings made at the Ram Temple.Speaking to IANS, Mahant Acharya Sitaram Das Maharaj, the head priest of Saket Bhavan, said, “The Supreme Court is hear…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday a batch of petitions seeking a court-monitored probe into the alleged financial irregularities in the handling of donations and offerings received by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. As per the causelist uploaded on the apex court’s official website, the batch of matters is listed before a bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana.The petitions include a writ pe…
Chennai, July 26 (IANS) The investigation into the alleged conspiracy to destabilise the Vijay government gathered pace on Sunday, with former Electricity Minister V. Senthil Balaji and his younger brother Ashok Kumar appearing before the Triplicane Police for a second consecutive day of questioning in connection with the high-profile MLA poaching case.The case stems from a complaint filed by Uthangarai TRC MLA Dr Ilayaraja before Chennai Police Commissioner Amal Raj, alleging that a large-scale…
Ayodhya, July 26 (IANS) In line with the Supreme Court’s instructions, Uttar Pradesh government has reconstituted the Special Investigation Team (SIT) for investigation into alleged irregularities of donations and offerings made at Ayodhya’s Ram Temple.According to reports, the newly constituted SIT includes three senior IPS officers, with Inspector General (IG) Kiran S heading the team. The new SIT will also has DIG Ayodhya Somen Verma and SSP Ayodhya Dr Gaurav Grover as its members.The move co…
Bhopal, July 25 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday said that cases related to examination paper leaks and other malpractices would be resolved within three months through four fast-track courts to be set up in the state, asserting that the government would not allow the future of students to be jeopardised by delays in the justice delivery system. Addressing media persons at the Central Hall of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Yadav said the state government was…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 24 (IANS) Declaring that no officer, regardless of rank, would be allowed to violate established procedures, Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala on Friday strongly defended the suspension of senior IPS officer M.R. Ajithkumar, asserting that the Kerala government had merely acted on the recommendation of the State Police Chief after a detailed Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe.”There is nothing unusual in this order. The State Police Chief recommended suspension after …