-The Hindu Haryana's Sonia, daughter of Relu Ram Punia, forMer Haryana MLA, might become the first woman in India's history to be hanged as President Pranab Mukherjee has rejected her Mercy petition. Government sources say the President has also rejected Mercy petitions of at least six other death convicts. Sonia was convicted along with her husband Sanjeev in 2007 of killing eight members of her family, including her father, over a property dispute...
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Rise in power tariffs shifts debate to quality- Kirthi V Rao and Utpal Bhaskar
-Live Mint Tariffs reach at least Rs.4 per unit in many states, finds analysis, amid efforts to bail out state discoms Indian domestic consuMers in 16 states are paying at least `4 per unit for power and in some cases even more, according to an analysis, thus giving the lie to the long-held axiom that raising tariffs is nearly impossible in India given the political compulsions. The finding also shows conclusively that...
More »Adani Power lifeline may set precedent -Utpal Bhaskar and Maulik Pathak
-Live Mint CERC calls for a variable ‘compensatory tariff' to be offered to Adani Power till fuel situation stabilizes In an unprecedented move, India's apex power sector regulator offered a bailout package to Adani Power Ltd in a late Tuesday order to offset losses on account of the unexpected increase in the prices of imported coal and the unavailability of domestic coal for the company's 4,620 megawatts (MW) thermal power project at...
More »HC scraps ‘discriminatory’ rules giving additional weightage to rural students
-The Indian Express Chandigarh: Slamming the Punjab government for sponsoring "xenophobia", the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday set aside its "discriminatory" rules, wherein it had allowed additional weightage to rural students for government jobs. A Full Bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta, Ajay Tewari and R N Raina held the rules framed by Punjab as "illegal, unconstitutional" and beyond its "legislative competence". "State sponsored xenophobia is constitutional anathema and the principle...
More »Mercy denied, Haryana rape convict will hang next week
-The Indian Express Sonepat: Dharampal, the Haryana rape convict who was released on parole and went on to murder five members of the victim's family, is set to be hanged next week. President Pranab Mukherjee has rejected his Mercy petition, pending for 14 years. Initially accused of raping a girl in Sonepat in 1991, Dharampal was given a 10-year jail sentence in 1993. He had allegedly threatened the girl against deposing in...
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