HC to hear plea on Maha Govt formation
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday fixed December 1 for hearing three petitions which challenged the formation of Devendra Fadnavis-led BJP Government in Maharashtra on the ground that it had failed to prove majority on the floor of legislative Assembly. The petitions, filed separately by former State Minister Naseem Khan and two others, would be heard by a bench headed by Justice VM Kanade. While Khan has filed a writ petition, the other two are Public Interest litigations (PIls).
24 navy vessel mishaps in 4 years
New Delhi: There have been a staggering 24 mishaps involving Indian Navy vessels in the last four years and the majority of them have taken place since 2013. Not only that, 22 personnel have been killed in these mishaps besides four personnel who continue to remain missing after a Torpedo Recovery Vessel sunk on November 6 this year, according to the data given by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in a written reply to lok Sabha.
20 pvt members Bills introduced in ls
New Delhi: As many as 20 private members Bills including those seeking to introduce compulsory voting, protection of cow and prevention of acid attacks were introduced in the lok Sabha on Friday.
46,299 illegal units under def ministry
New Delhi: The Defence Ministry has under its control about 17.57 lakh acres of land, on which there are about 46,299 unauthorised constructions.
armed forces: 99 suicides, 3 fratricides
New Delhi: A total of 99 suicide cases have been reported from the armed forces this year besides three cases of fratricide. Army reported the highest number suicides with 76 cases this year followed by Air Force with 23 of its personnel committing suicide.
house panel clears Delhi High Court Bill
New Delhi: A Parliamentary committee on Friday gave its nod to the Delhi High Court (Amendment) Bill, 2014 to enhance the pecuniary jurisdiction of civil suits of the Delhi High Court from the existing `20 lakh to `2 crore.
‘will send motor vehicles bill for nod’
New Delhi: Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday said that his Ministry will send the Motor Vehicles Bill to the Cabinet for approval. He also said that the Government is planning to introduce it in Parliament during the ongoing winter session.
work to boost visitors at heritage site: Sharma
New Delhi: Expressing concern that the number of visitors to the country's archaeological sites and museums were not very encouraging, Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Mahesh Sharma on Friday said that all departments should work together to attract people to exhibitions showcasing national heritage.
Moef warned against its pollution policy
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal on Friday warned the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) of "coercive" order if its national policy for preventing pollution from burning of agricultural waste in open fields does not reflect improvement on ground level.
Gulberg case: court may hear plea next week
Ahmedabad: A special court, trying the case pertaining to the 2002 Gulberg Society riot in which 69 persons including former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri were killed, may hear next week a plea filed by victims seeking to arraign four retired IPS officers in the case. special trial court judge PB Desai is likely to hear the on December 2 the application filed by victims.
CBI arrests SI on corruption charges
New Delhi: CBI has arrested a sub-inspector of Delhi Police posted at police station in the diplomatic area of Chanakyapuri for allegedly demanding and accepting bribe from a person after threatening to implicate him in a case. Daya Ram, a
sub-inspector (SI) posted at Chanakyapuri police station, was arrested for accepting a bribe of `50,000 from the complainant.