NEW DELHI: Noting that an arrest can’t be made simply because it is lawful for the police officer to do so, SC on Thursday held that an investigating agency should not take an accused into custody for asking questions and the same should be done only when it is necessary for the probe.Enumerating various sections…
NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over misuse of the criminal justice system by filing of rape cases when a consenting relationship turns sour, Supreme Court on Thursday held that a married woman who gets into a physical relationship with another man cannot file a rape case against him on the ground that she got into the…
JAMMU: As many as 206,460 dog bite cases were reported in Jammu and Kashmir in the past two years, with Jammu division accounting for 126,844 cases and Kashmir valley 79,616 cases, informed state health and medical education minister Sakina Itoo in the assembly on Thursday.In a written reply during the question hour, Itoo said, in…
JAMMU: A high-powered Union home ministry panel has questioned Ladakh’s top political groupings on whether inclusion under the Constitution’s Sixth Schedule would offer sufficient safeguards, signalling that New Delhi is weighing constitutional limits, fiscal costs and governance models as demands for statehood gather force in the region.During talks Wednesday in New Delhi, the committee asked…
JAMMU: A bitter dispute over identity and regional recognition rocked J&K assembly for a second straight day after opposition leader Sunil Sharma of BJP dismissed the existence of the “Pir Panjal region” — triggering protests, walkouts and demands for an apology from lawmakers.CM Omar Abdullah said Thursday that Sharma’s remarks had “angered an entire region”…
New Delhi: Congress MP and lawyer Vivek Tankha on Thursday wrote a letter to home minister Amit Shah seeking the release of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk who is detained under the stringent National Security Act, arguing that “a misunderstanding should not be stretched to a point where it causes deep hurt to the “soul of…
KC Venugopal (left), Om Birla (right) New Delhi: In a letter to Speaker Om Birla, Congress MP KC Venugopal said the passage of the motion of thanks to the President’s joint address without a reply by PM Narendra Modi, and in his absence from Lok Sabha on Wendnesday, constitutes procedural irregularities.Venugopal said Rule 20 mandates…
Focused policy and transparent decision-making: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta on BJP Govt’s nearly one year in office Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said her adminstration has focused on correcting long-pending structural issues in pollution control, public transport, waste management, healthcare and education since the formation of the BJP government in the national capital after a…
File photo for representation NEW DELHI: Clashes broke out in Manipur’s Kuki-dominated Churachandpur district on Thursday evening after protests erupted against MLA Nemcha Kipgen joining the BJP-led government as deputy chief minister.According to officials, protesters gathered near Tuibong Bazaar and set fire to a heap of discarded materials, including tyres. They also raised slogans against…