-The Times of India GHAZIABAD: In a function here on Monday, UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav distributed laptops to about 8,000 students from Ghaziabad and Noida in the presence of senior party leaders. The students belonged to the first batch shortlisted in the two districts-including 5,598 students from 10 schools in Ghaziabad and 2,476 students from five schools in Gautam Budh Nagar-for receiving free laptops as promised by the party. Akhilesh was...
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HC issues non-bailable warrant against 3 dozen babus for contempt -Ravi Singh Sisodiya
-The Times of India LUCKNOW: A Lucknow bench of high court on Wednesday issued non-bailable warrants against three dozen state government officials for non-compliance of the court's orders. The state bureaucracy faced the ire of the bench for the second consecutive day for failing to carry out its orders within stipulated time despite being served contempt notices. The list of these officials includes Lucknow's DM Arurag Yadav and DIG Navniet...
More »Spies of Punjab, ‘shown steps of gold’-Chander Suta Dogra
-The Hindu Chandigarh: For one Sarabjit Singh, whose death brought politicians to his funeral and financial assistance for his family, the Punjab countryside is dotted with scores of men knocking on the doors of courts seeking compensation for the years many of them spent in Pakistani jails, and recognition of their services as spies for India. Neither the government nor his family has ever acknowledged that Sarabjit - who died this week...
More »More than 6,500 Indians languish in foreign jails -Arun Janardhanan
-The Times of India CHENNAI: More than 6,500 Indians are living an uncertain life in Prisons in 80 foreign countries, half of them in three Gulf countries. The Gulf countries have the largest number of Indian prisoners, with 1,691 in Kuwait, 1,161 in Saudi Arabia and 1,012 in the UAE. Among the neighbours, Pakistan holds 253 Indians in its Prisons, China has 157 of them and Sri Lanka 63. Languishing in the...
More »Undertrials languishing in jails to get RTI help
-The Times of India HYDERABAD: In a move that may provide relief to thousands of undertrials in state jails, the state information commission is planning to direct the government to make public the list of those who are languishing in Prisons without trial for a long time, officials said. "We will order the Prisons department to immediately make the information on undertrials public under the Right to Information act," saidJannat Hussain, chief...
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