NEW DELHI: As Kerala govt and the governor told the court that they agreed on names to be appointed as vice-chancellor for the two state universities, SC Thursday expressed satisfaction and hoped that they would continue to keep talking and work together in the larger interest of the state.As the tussle between the two authorities…
Says Testator’s Wish Assumes Pre-Eminence NEW DELHI: The string of landmark judgments on gender equality could not help Shyla Joseph get an equitable 1/9th share of the property of her father N S Sreedharan, who had nine children but in his will disinherited her for marrying outside the community.A Supreme Court bench of Justices Ahsanuddin…
JAMMU: J&K and Ladakh high court Thursday handed over to CBI the investigation into the death of a 13-year-old girl found hanging from a tree in Jammu’s Gharota area on Aug 15, slamming police’s SIT for showing “no serious-minded effort” to ascertain whether the minor died by suicide or was raped and murdered.Hearing a petition…
JAMMU: The legal team of detained Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Mehraj Malik concluded its arguments Thursday in the high court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, which listed Dec 27 as the next hearing date.Malik, J&K’s lone AAP MLA, has several cases registered against him, including one under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA)…
JAMMU: A UAPA court in Jammu has rejected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) over-ground worker Mohd Rafi alias Lala’s plea for interim bail for 15 days to attend the post-funeral rituals for his mother-in-law after state investigation agency (SIA) described the resident of bordering Poonch district as a flight risk.SIA submitted that Lala is a habitual offender involved…
SRINAGAR: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti sought Jammu & Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah’s intervention to stop the proposed allotment of fertile agriculture land in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district to BSF, claiming it would deprive people of employment.Mehbooba, who visited Puchal Pulwama and met farmers cultivating the vast tract of land, said fertile land close to an…
NEW DELHI: An impromptu request for a meeting from Congress functionary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during Question Hour in Lok Sabha and quick response from Union road transport minister Nitin Gadkari got huge traction in Parliament Thursday. Their meeting in the minister’s chamber saw work, laughter, and food tasting.During Question Hour, Priyanka raised concerns over recurring…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday said a huge pool of talent in retired high court judges, which could be utilised through reappointment as ad hoc judges to help reduce spiralling pendency in cases, was getting wasted.In a judgment in April 2021, SC had permitted reappointment of retired HC judges under the dormant Article 224A…
NEW DELHI: In a message suffused with ‘vikas’ and ‘virasat’, PM Modi told members of Indian diaspora in Oman that India is scaling new heights of development under his govt as he emphasised the strength of the country’s diversity that has made them a living example of coexistence and cooperation in their adopted homes.“Our diya…
NEW DELHI: The passage of the contentious ‘VB-G RAM G’ bill in Parliament has set the stage for protest politics. As Modi govt rebuffed pressure to refer the bill to the standing committee on rural development for vetting, Congress MP Saptagiri Ulaka told TOI that BJP was wary of the panel because it is headed…