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Last updated: August 20, 2024 5:56 pm (IST)Parents protest outside the school where two girls were sexually assaulted. (screenshot)Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the SIT will be headed by Inspector General of Police Aarti SinghThe Maharashtra government on Tuesday ordered the setting up of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged sexual abuse of two girl students at a school in Bhadrapur, Thane district, which triggered massive protests that disrupted local train services stop.The SIT will be headed by Inspector General of Police Aarti Singh and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who heads the Home Department.Fadnavis said…
Last updated: August 20, 2024 11:09 pm IST”Bharat Bandh” is a protest demanding overturn of court order. (representative picture)Senior civil and police officials held a meeting to outline preparations for the band to avoid unpleasant incidentsThe Reserve Bachao Sangharsh Samiti has called for a 'Bharat Bandh' or nationwide lockdown on Wednesday, August 21, to protest against the Supreme Court ruling on Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe reservations.On August 1, the Supreme Court had allowed states to create sub-categories within Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST), saying: “Those who are truly in need should be given priority in reservations.”The Supreme Court ruled…
from masterresource By Robert Bradley Jr. — August 20, 2024 “It’s time for DOI and BLM to prove their worth, whether they are truly working for the public good or simply pandering to the Lower-48 radical environmental elite… trying to shut down the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS)… [and] Alaska. (- U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan, below) Termite wishes. This term coined by Ayn Rand for the enemies of modern life and human progress applies to many of today's energy issues. One of the most recent examples is the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, which since 1977 has been transporting crude oil from Prudhoe…
Last updated: August 20, 2024 6:01 pm ISTA major landslide in Sikkim severely damaged NHPC's 510 MW Teesta-V power plant near Balutar dam. (Image source: X/@Meena_JP5)A landslide occurred at Dipu Dara near Singtam around 7 a.m., causing severe damage to the plant of NHPC's Teesta Phase 5 hydropower project.A massive landslide hit eastern Sikkim on Tuesday, damaging parts of a 510-megawatt hydropower project on the Teesta river, officials said.They said a landslide occurred at Dipu Dara near Singtam around 7 am, causing severe damage to the power plant of NHPC's Teesta phase-5 hydropower project.The landslide also damaged around 17 to…
Last updated: August 20, 2024 6:07 pm ISTProtection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) court judge Ranjan Singh also imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on each accused.Prosecution lawyer Virendra Singh said Nafis Chishti, Naseem alias Tarzan, Salim Chishti, Iqbal Bati, Sohail Ghani and Syed Zameer Hussa Convicted of having participated in a crime.A POCSO court sentenced six more men to life imprisonment in the sensational Ajmer sex scandal in which more than 100 girls were raped and blackmailed.Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) court judge Ranjan Singh also imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on each…
Last updated: August 21, 2024 05:00 US Standard TimeAaj Ka Panchang, August 21, 2024: Sunrise is expected to be around 5:54 AM and sunset is expected to be around 6:54 PM. (Image source: Shutterstock) Aaj Ka Panchang, August 21, 2024: Check tithi, auspicious and inauspicious times and other details. AAJ KA PANCHANG, August 21, 2024: According to Drik Panchang, the Dwitiya and Tritiya Tithi of Krishna Paksha festival will fall on August 21. There are no major holidays on this day and individuals can carry out their daily rituals and tasks without any hindrance. Before starting any ritual, the tithes…
Last updated: August 20, 2024, 8:30 pm (US Standard Time)A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra was hearing the suo moto case of alleged sexual assault and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor in Kolkata. (Image source: PTI)Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud scrutinizes role of police as he hears case of rape and murder of doctor at Kolkata government hospitalAmid ongoing allegations over the Kolkata police's role in the rape and murder of a trainee doctor, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Tuesday drew scrutiny on the role…
Based on the factual details and hearing submissions from all parties, the judge said that the case was suitable for the exercise of the powers conferred on the court under Article 142 of the Constitution. (data map)The court noted that since 2002, the parties have engaged in numerous legal proceedings and filed six cases against each other, including criminal casesThe Supreme Court dissolved the marriage of a medical couple on the grounds that their marriage had irretrievably broken down, noting that they had lived together for a total of 43 days over the past 22 years and that their conduct…
Last updated: August 20, 2024 8:35 pm ISTAAP MP Sanjay Singh. (Image source: PTI) Non-bailable arrest warrants were issued on August 13 against Singh, Samajwadi Party leader Anup Sundar and four others, with a hearing scheduled for Tuesday. But the defendant did not appear in courtA Sultanpur court on Tuesday strongly objected to Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh's absence from the hearing of a 20-year-old case and ordered the police to arrest and hand him over on August 28 .Non-bailable arrest warrants were issued on August 13 against Singh, Samajwadi Party leader Anup Sundar and four others, with a…
Last updated: August 20, 2024 10:38 pm ISTHealth authorities in the northeastern state have launched an investigation, a senior regional official said. (Representative image: X)The World Health Organization declared the state polio-free in 2014, with the last case detected in 2011A two-year-old boy in a remote village in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district was found to have polio, or symptoms of the disease, prompting health authorities to launch an investigation, officials said on Wednesday.The World Health Organization declared the state polio-free in 2014 and the last case was detected in 2011, they said.”A boy suffering from polio symptoms was detected…