NEW DELHI: While land acquisition, and forest and wildlife clearances are the main hurdles for delay in infrastructure projects that have been addressed by Pragati, the platform for large projects led by PM Modi, Cabinet secretary TV Somanathan made it clear Friday that development won’t be at the cost of democracy. Asked about amendments to…
The tunnel would be of great strategic significance due to its proximity to Arunachal Pradesh, which borders China. (AI image for representative purpose) NEW DELHI: In a first, India will get a twin-tube underwater tunnel that will have provision for movement of both vehicle and trains, boosting faster movement of forces and ammunition in case…
Two protestors arrested for stripping woman constable RAIPUR: Two of four suspects accused of ripping off a woman constable’s uniform during anti-mining unrest in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh last week were arrested Friday, based on video footage purportedly showing them attack the cop as she slumps to the ground & pleads with them to spare her.The arrested…
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh JAIPUR/UDAIPUR: Defence minister Rajnath Singh flagged on Friday the alarming trend of what he described as “white-collar terrorism”, involving highly educated people engaging in antisocial and anti-national activities. Rajnath said the “white-collar terror network” behind the Nov 10 car blast in Delhi that killed 15 people illustrated the extent of the…
NEW DELHI: Disputes over sharing of river water among states is common, but India’s newest state Telangana, while objecting to Andhra Pradesh’s Polavaram-Banakacherla Link Project (PBLP), has raised an interesting question before the Supreme Court – can a state unilaterally attempt to utilise flood water on an inter-state river? Telangana said the project violates the…
BENGALURU: Karnataka HC has held that even a third party can, depending on the facts of the case, challenge a lok adalat award through a writ petition if the award is alleged to have been secured fraudulently by excluding a proper and necessary party. The observation was made by Justice M Nagaprasanna while quashing a…
Calcutta high court (ANI image) KOLKATA: A survivor of a heinous crime like trafficking cannot be called repeatedly for cross-examination, Calcutta high court ruled while setting aside a trial court order, report Srishti Lakhotia and Dwaipayan Ghosh. The girl, then a minor, left home on Jan 29, 2023, and did not return, as per complaint…
PRAYAGRAJ: Allahabad HC has held that absence of written tenancy agreement or not furnishing particulars of tenancy do not bar jurisdiction of rent authority. HC has also said that under Uttar Pradesh Regulation of Urban Premises Tenancy Act, 2021, rent authority has jurisdiction to entertain a landlord’s application for eviction of tenant where no written…
AHMEDABAD: A 50-year-old man convicted of killing his 10-year-old son died by suicide while on parole at his native village in Banaskantha’s Tharad taluka. The deceased, Damra Patel, a resident of Ranisara village, allegedly ingested poison on Thursday, police said.Patel was lodged in Sabarmati Central Jail after being convicted for the 2023 murder of his…
AHMEDABAD: ED Friday arrested IAS officer Rajendrakumar Patel from Gandhinagar in connection with a recently busted bribery-linked money laundering case in the Surendranagar district collector office, and produced him before a PMLA court in Ahmedabad.ED sought 10 days of custodial interrogation to probe information that the commission amount for granting approvals for change of land…