-Scroll.in A poorly-functioning justice system costs India 9% of its GDP each year, according to one estimate. A new report paints a grim picture of the state of India’s justice system. Called the India Justice Report 2019, it ranks states by their performance in four aspects: police, the state judiciary, prisons and legal aid. The report is an initiative of Tata Trusts, a philanthropic organisation, undertaken in partnership with several civil society organisations...

-PTI Those who have enrolled their names for the State Government's crop insurance scheme would get 100 per cent coverage for their loss, Mamata Banerjee asserted. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, after conducting an aerial survey of cyclone Bulbul-hit areas in North 24 Parganas, said on Wednesday that the loss incurred by the state due to the natural calamity might go up to Rs 50,000 crore. Mamata Banerjee handed over a cheque...

-The Indian Express According to the government’s direction, a district magistrate has to preside over four meetings of the committee every month and ensure implementation of sundry recommendations of the committee. Patna: With the recently released National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data for 2017 placing Bihar at the second worst position for the third consecutive year so far with respect to cases of atrocities against Dalits, the state’s General Administration Department...

-Scroll.in Disaster Management Minister Javed Khan said that at least 2,473 houses were destroyed because of the cyclone. At least ten people were killed and 2.73 lakh families were affected in West Bengal as cyclone Bulbul pounded coastal areas of the state on Saturday, PTI reported. Five people were killed in separate incidents in North Parganas district, and one person died in Basirhat city when a tree fell on him, while another man...

-The Tribune New Delhi: The government today said it will import 1 lakh tonnes of onion to control prices that have risen sharply to around Rs 100/kg at some places, including the national capital. While state-owned trading firm MMTC will import onion, cooperative Nafed will supply the key kitchen staple in the domestic market. This decision was taken at a meeting of a committee of secretaries held on Saturday. “The government has taken...