Jaipur, July 13 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court has ruled that national security takes precedence over all other considerations, observing that unauthorised religious structures in sensitive border areas cannot be permitted in violation of the law. Delivering the judgment on Monday, a single-judge bench of Justice Sameer Jain dismissed petitions challenging notices issued for the removal of religious structures allegedly built without authorisation near the India-Pakistan international border. T…
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Bengaluru, July 11 (IANS) Describing the Permanent Residence Certificate (PRC) being issued by the state Congress government as a “devious strategy to protect illegal immigrants and consolidate its vote bank”, Karnataka BJP President and MLA B. Y. Vijayendra on Saturday said his party would explore legal options to challenge the constitutional validity of the PRC.The party will also submit a petition to the Governor against this “patently illogical and unconstitutional” move, he stated.Vijayendr…
Chandigarh, July 9 (IANS) Amid the controversy over Diljit Dosanjh’s film ‘Satluj’, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab on Thursday dismissed allegations that the state government had signed any file related to the premature release of convicts in the 1995 abduction and murder of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra. Presenting a chronology, the party’s media in-charge, Baltej Pannu, said here that the proposal for premature release was first sent during the Congress government, while the …
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Acting on the directions of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, the Delhi government has reconstituted the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR), which was paralysed by top-level vacancies for nearly three years. Through a notification issued by the Department of Women and Child Development, the government has reconstituted the Commission by appointing one Chairperson and four Members, said an official statement.These appointments have been made in exercise of …
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray on Saturday claimed that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) administration has allegedly fallen into the hands of corrupt elements, leading to a complete collapse of civic life in the city following the initial spells of monsoon rain.In a scathing editorial in the party mouthpiece Saamana, the Thackeray camp said Mumbai’s crumbling civic infrastructure has already claimed two innocent lives.In Chembur, a young schoolboy was…
Gandhinagar, July 2 (IANS) Gujarat’s network of Mobile Forensic Vans (MFVs) has attended more than 37,000 crime scenes over the past two years, providing on-site scientific support to police investigations as forensic evidence assumes greater importance under India’s new criminal laws. According to information released by the state government on Thursday, the 47 MFVs operating across Gujarat function as mini forensic laboratories, allowing investigators to preserve evidence at crime scenes, cond…
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday adjourned the hearing on Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s plea seeking to restrain the release of the proposed film “Kala Hiran”, without granting any interim relief at this stage.A vacation Bench of Justice Madhu Jain directed that a complete copy of the plaint and accompanying documents be supplied to the respondent filmmaker and listed the matter for hearing on July 1.During the hearing, Salman Khan’s counsel, advocate Nizam Pasha, sub…
Jodhpur, June 18 (IANS) Film Producer Amit Jani has lodged an FIR at the Ratanada Police Station in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur, alleging that he has received fresh death threats linked to his upcoming film “Kala Hiran” (Blackbuck). Jani claimed that a Pakistan-based individual, identified as Shahzad Bhatti, has been threatening him through phone calls and messages, demanding that he abandon the film.Speaking to the media in Jodhpur, the film’s producer said he has been facing continuous threats for the…
Srinagar, June 6 (IANS) Village Defence Committee (VDC) members in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district have been given specialised training in handling automatic weapons and techniques of guerrilla warfare.VDC members of Doda district have expressed confidence in tackling any security challenge following specialized training in handling automatic weapons and guerrilla warfare techniques, officials said on Saturday.As part of efforts to strengthen security in far-flung border villages, the Specia…
Pune, May 30 (IANS) NCP-SP Working President and MP Supriya Sule on Saturday, amid the raging protest over the hooch tragedy in which 16 persons died after consuming illicit liquor, demanded that the Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar should be sent on a compulsory leave. She claimed as per the Union Ministry of Home Affairs’ report, Pune has emerged as the top city for crime in Maharashtra and ranks fifth across the country, saying that the law and order situation in Pune has completely col…