SC to hear plea over suspension of Durga
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a PIl seeking quashing of all proceedings against IAS officer Durga Sakthi Nagpal, who was suspended allegedly for her crackdown on illegal sand mining in Uttar Pradesh. A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam listed the PIl for hearing on August 12. The PIl filed by advocate Ml Sharma also made the UP Government and the Centre as respondents.
Permissions of 71 TV channels cancelled
New Delhi: Permissions of 71 TV channels have been cancelled by the I&B Ministry for various reasons after a comprehensive review of the companies operating them, the lok Sabha was informed on Thursday. “Permissions of 71 channels have been cancelled till date due to reasons of non-operationalisation, non-submission of PBG (Performance Bank Guarantee) or surrender of permission,” I&B minister Manish Tewari said.
SC refuses relief, will hear PP pandey’s plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to grant interim protection to senior IPS officer PP Pandey from being arrested by the CBI in the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case but agreed to hear his plea on August 12. A bench of Chief Justice P Sathasivam and Justice Ranjana Desai agreed to hear his appeal against Gujarat High Court order rejecting his anticipatory bail plea.
Govt rejects 3 of Sachar suggestions
New Delhi: The Government has approved 72 of 76 recommendations made by Sachar Committee for implementation while it did not accept three of them and deferred decision on another, the lok Sabha was informed on Thursday. The Government rejected three of its recommendations to enumerate castes as a part of its decennial census exercise, Minority Affairs Minister K Rahman Khan said. The Home Ministry, he said, is now taking action separately on this recommendation.
23 plaints on indecent depiction of women
New Delhi: There have been 23 complaints about indecent depiction of women in ads to the Advertisement Standard Council of India (ASCI) in 2012-13 and 10 of these cases were upheld. This information was shared in the lok Sabha by Information & Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari.
KR Khan opens ‘Khidmat’ to empower minorities
New Delhi: Minister K Rahman Khan launched a dedicated Toll Free Helpline 1800-11-2001 with brand name ‘Khidmat’ for the minorities. Khan said that the service will empower minorities through up to date information. With helpline being operational, initially, it will remain open from 9 am to 6 pm on all working days.