-Deccan Herald The Supreme Court has sought a response from the State government on a petition filed by the mother of RTI activist and Congress worker Vasudev Adiga, challenging the Karnataka High Court's order granting bail to the alleged mastermind of her son's murder in January. A bench of Justices T S Thakur and S J Mukhopadhaya issued notice to the State government and one of the accused, Subramanya Udupa, on the...
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Modi government does U-turn on death penalty for Kodnani, Bajrangi
-The Hindu Ahmedabad: The BJP government in Gujarat has decided to put on hold its decision to seek the death sentence for the former Gujarat Minister, Mayaben Kodnani, and Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi in the Naroda-Patiya massacre case, following stiff resistance from the Sangh Parivar. The Narendra Modi-led government has asked the special prosecutor probing the case of massacre of 91 people during the 2002 riots to put on hold its...
More »Police failed to prevent attack on Dalits by Rors, says report
-The Hindu The caste Hindus were enraged by a Dalit boy marrying a Ror girl Chandigarh: Despite having prior information, police failed to prevent an attack on Dalits of Pabnawa village in Haryana's Kaithal district by members of the Ror community (caste Hindus) on April 13, says a report by the Caste Annihilation Movement (CAM). Some 200 Dalit families fled the village after their homes were attacked by Rors enraged by a Dalit...
More »Govt may take back 30 more coal blocks- Aman Malik
-Live Mint Show cause notices to be issued to companies, including Jindal Steel, Tata Power, GVK Power and Jaypee Group The government is set to issue show cause notices to the holders of at least 30 captive coal blocks, according to a senior coal ministry official with direct knowledge of the matter. Companies holding these blocks will be asked to explain why they failed to develop them and if the government is not...
More »Win-all: HC judgment favours both EC, Didi
-The Hindustan Times The vexed issue of West Bengal panchayat polls has finally had an "amicable settlement" - which gives more time to the Mamata Banerjee government to prepare for the polls and upholds her demand for the use of state police for security. Instead of June, the state gets time till July 15 and the three-phase poll will be held with the help of the state armed police, said a division...
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