The Andhra Pradesh police have booked two men for allegedly dumping mud on a mother-daughter duo who were trying to stage a sit-in protest over a property dispute in a village in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam.
Palghar (Maharashtra) [India], July 13 (ANI): One person died and two were seriously injured in the landslide incident in the Vasai area of Palghar district on Wednesday, officials said.
Amravati Apr 23 PTI Hundreds of Shiv Sena workers on Saturday staged protests outside the residence of MP Navneet Rana and her husband MLA Ravi Rana in Amravati in Maharashtra after they declared to recite Hanuman Chalisa outside the residence of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai The Hanuman Chalisa recital call by the politician couple led to strident protests by Shiv Sainiks in Mumbai The politician couple withdrew their plan to chant Hanuman Chalisa amid a high drama on Saturday that culminated in their arrest on the charge of creating enmity between different groups Shivsainiks squatted outside the Ganga Savitri residence of the Ranas in the Shankar Nagar area in Amravati and raised slogans The couple had already left for Mumbai Police had placed barricades outside the residence of the Rana couple As Sena workers tried to jump over the barricades police stopped them PTI COR NSK NSK
Mumbai Mar 25 PTI In a bid to curb sexual harassment incidents Maharashtra minister Varsha Gaikwad on Friday ordered that all schools must install CCTV cameras Speaking in the Legislative Council the state school education minister said there are some 65000 schools in the state comprising state run state funded private ones and those attached to various education boards All these schools must deploy CCTV cameras to put a check on sexual harassment We will make it mandatory for schools to support the CCTV cameras with a hard-drive so that daily footage can be recorded and made available if required for inquiry she said Schools will have to set up Sakhi Savitri committee comprising principal woman teacher doctor anganwadi worker male and female students to maintain school decorum and if needed to carry out inquiry as well Names of members must be prominently displayed in schools she added Gaikwad said the school education commissioner will oversee the functioning of these committees PTI ND BNM BNM BNM
New Delhi Feb 18 PTI Two kids were mowed by a pick-up vehicle while they were playing in the street in southwest Delhis Sagarpur area police said on Friday They said Thursday around 1230 pm they received information regarding the death of two children in Sagarpur area Palams Divyaprastha Hospital where they were taken after the accident declared Savitri 7 and Subhan 4 both residents of Nasirpur brought dead a senior police officer said The vehicle was being driven by one Ved Prakash a resident of the same locality the officer said Prakash was reversing the pick-up in a rash and negligent manner when the vehicle hit the victims who were playing in the street the officer said After the accident he took the victims to the hospital and was later was booked under relevant charges and apprehended The offending vehicle has also been seized police said The dead bodies have been shifted to DDU Hospital for the post mortem the officer added PTI NIT NIT VN VN
Panaji Jan 28 PTI The ruling BJP has managed to contain dissent in most areas in the run up to the Goa Assembly polls scheduled for February 14 but four seats including the prestigious Panaji constituency continue to be a cause for worry In Panaji Utpal Parrikar the son of former chief minister and BJPs tallest leader from Goa so far late Manohar Parrikar is up as an Independent against the ruling partys Atanasio Monserratte who had quit the Congress in 2019 Utpal has claimed his heart continues to be with the BJP but he was contesting to ensure a wrong person possibly a reference to the serious cases registered against Monserratte in the past does not get elected from a seat his father represented for several terms In Mandrem former chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar who was the BJPs manifesto committee head has quit the party and is contesting as an Independent against Dayanand Sopte who had beaten him as a Congressman in 2017 In Sanguem Savitri Kavlekar the wife of deputy chief minister Chandrakant Kavelar who had joined the BJP from the Congress has rebelled and is contesting against the ruling partys Subhash Phaldesai a former MLA Sanguem which is near Quepem Assembly seat from where Chandrakant Kavlekar is the BJP nominee was represented in the current House by Independent legislator Prasad Gaonkar who is now the Congress nominee In Cumbharjua the BJP has managed to calm down Siddhesh son of Union minister Shripad Naik who had announced he would contest as an Independent candidate after being denied a ticket by the ruling party However BJP candidate Jainita Madkaikar wife of sitting MLA Pandurang Madkaikar will have to contend with former colleague Rohan Harmalkar who is contesting as an Independent candidate from Cumbharjua PTI RPS BNM BNM BNM
Lucknow Nov 26 PTI SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said Ambedkarites and Samajwadis will defeat the BJP in next years Uttar Pradesh polls fulfilling socialist leader Dr Ram Manohar Lohias wish of working together with followers of Dalit icon B R Ambedkar The former chief minister also asserted that people have made up their mind to oust the BJP saying people make their oppressors pay when the time comes This time Ambedkarwadi and Samajwadi will remove the BJP he said at a constitution day programme The event was organised by former MP Savitri Bai Phule grandsons of B R Ambedkar--Prakash Ambedkar and Bhimrao Yashwant Rao Ambedkar--BSP founder Kanshirams sister Swaran Kaur SBSP chief Omprakash Rajbhara and Apna Dal K leader Pallavi Patel The SP chief said Dr Ram Manohar Lohia wanted to work together with Baba Saheb We tried but that dream was not fulfilled But we have not given up hope and in 2022 this dream will definitely be fulfilled he added The SP had contested the 2019 Lok Sabha polls in alliance with the BSP but the coalition bagged only 15 of the 80 seats This time the BSP said they will fight alone while the SP said they will have an alliance with smaller parties Without naming the prime minister also said Those who made their way to Delhi from here their door will be shut by people of UP and they will be ousted from the power Alleging discrepancies in the panchyat polls the SP chief said if people raised their voice police beat them up with sticks and pulled them by hair He also accused the Centre of selling government properties Former MP Phule who resigned from the BJP in 2019 said they will not be able to save the constitution If the BJP comes to power in the state again PTI ABN RDK RDK
New Delhi, October 23: An advertisement by Dabur’s Fem rolled out ahead Karwa Chauth 2021 featuring a lesbian couple has drawn mixed reaction from the people. While some hailed the progressive advertisement promoting the spirit of Love is Love, the video-ad did not go well with others who have accused the brand to hurt cultural […]
Mumbai Oct 23 PTI Judicial infrastructure is important for improving access to justice but it is baffling to note that its improvement and maintenance was being carried out in an ad-hoc and unplanned manner in the country Chief Justice of India N V Ramana said on Saturday Noting that an effective judiciary can help in the growth of the economy the CJI said courts are extremely essential for any society that is governed by rule of law CJI Ramana was speaking at the inauguration of two wings of the annexe building at the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court The CJI said todays success should not blind us to the issues that exist We are faced with certain hard facts like several courts do not have proper facilities Some courts function out of dilapidated buildings Judicial infrastructure is important for improving access to justice he said It is baffling to note that the improvement and maintenance of judicial infrastructure is still being carried out in an ad-hoc and unplanned manner CJI Ramana added He further said that the building that was inaugurated at Aurangabad on Saturday was envisioned in 2011 That it has taken 10 years for this vision to be implemented is extremely worrisome This is a deeper problem that has plugged our judicial infrastructure planning in our country since the Independence the CJI said An effective judiciary can aid in the effective growth of the economy he said The CJI said he has sent a proposal for the establishment of the National Judicial Infrastructural Authority to the Union Minister of Law and Justice and added that he was hoping for a positive response and the issue is taken up during the upcoming winter session of the Parliament CJI Ramana said many ideas of social revolution that have resulted in the freedom and liberty that we all take for granted today have been born out of this fertile and progressive land Be it the extraordinary Savitri Phule or the pioneering feminist Jyotirao Phule or the legendary Dr Bhimrao Babasaheb Ambedkar They always aspired for an egalitarian society where every individuals right to dignity is honoured Together they have set in motion an irreversible social change which has finally evolved in our Constitution CJI Ramana said He added that it is a common notion that only criminals and victims approach court and people take pride in stating that they have never visited or seen a court building in their lifetime But it is high time we take the efforts to remove this taboo for the affirmation of a citizens rights The common man deals with multiple legal issues during his lifetime One must never hesitate to approach the courts After all peoples faith in the judiciary is one the biggest strength of democracy the CJI said He added that courts are extremely essential for any society that is governed by rule of law as they actively assure the constitutional right to justice Courts in India have always stood up whenever an individual or society is at the receiving end of executive excess he said It is an assurance that an individual howsoever weak need not worry about the might of a state CJI Ramana said Also speaking at the function Supreme Court Justice D Y Chandrachud said the flipside of their work is they are confronted with the extent of justice and injustice faced by citizens across the nation Justice Chandrachud added that while the judiciary is celebrating the inauguration of the building but at the same there has to be introspection from the judiciary on how to address the issue of pending cases in the state and country As on date there are over 48 lakh cases pending in Maharashtra with around 21000 cases being more than three decades old These are some of the problems we have to face This calls for some introspection Justice Chandrachud said Justice Chandrachud said the building at Aurangabad is a landmark in the history of Maharashtra This building is a symbol of the ethos of Maharashtra It represents the value of diversity tolerance and plurality of culture in this state Justice Chandrachud said He also emphasized the need to have virtual courts so that every citizen across the nation can have access to court proceedings Our citizens are entitled to know how court proceedings are being held how long judges sit and why some cases get adjourned This is their right to know Justice Chandrachud said PTI SP NP NP
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