SC dismisses plea of mining companies
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed petitions filed by two firms including the Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC) ltd against the Ordinance that has paved way for auctioning of coal mines across the country. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Madan B lokur also rejected separate pleas of three private firms including Jindal Steel ltd and Jindal Steel and Power ltd (JSPl) that the time to pay penalty for alleged illegal mining be extended beyond present deadline of December 31.
Jaya’s bail extended
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday extended bail of AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa and her associates till April 18, 2015 while setting a three-month deadline for hearing of her appeal in the Karnataka High Court challenging her conviction in a tax evasion case.
India welcomes us call on relations with cuba
New Delhi: India on Thursday welcomed the US’ decision to re-establish diplomatic relations with Cuba after a gap of more than five decades.
Govt assures security to foreigners
New Delhi: The Government held a meeting with more than 30 African mission heads here and assured them that India was committed to ensuring safety and security of all foreign nationals living in the country, including those from the African countries.
Govt: no proposal to reduce retirement age
New Delhi: There is no proposal to reduce the retirement age of its employees from 60 to 58 years, the Centre said on Thursday even as it noted that 78 per cent of its total wage bill of over `1 lakh crore is spent on three departments — Railways, Home and Defence (civil).
‘No Plans to create time zones for n-e’
New Delhi: Government has no plans to create a separate time zone for seven North Eastern States. Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singh also denied that the region was wasting a huge amount of electricity at home and offices in absence of a separate time zone.
left demands apology over views on naxals
New Delhi: left parties on Thursday demanded apology from BJP member Tarun Vijay for calling Naxalites as “Communist terrorist” saying Communist ideology is far away from any form of terrorism.
Infection may have caused c’garh deaths
New Delhi: Infection and sub-standard quality of the drugs used could have been the cause of deaths at a recent sterilisation camp in Chhattisgarh. last month, botched sterilisation surgeries at Government organised health camps had left many women dead in Chhattisgarh.
Bill to amend lokpal tabled in lok sabha
New Delhi: A Bill seeking to amend lokpal and lokyuktas Act to include leader of Congress party in lok Sabha in a panel, which will select chairperson and members of the anti-corruption body, was introduced in lok Sabha on Thursday.
‘Make Justice verma death report public’
New Delhi: The Central Information Commission has directed the Medical Council of India to make public action taken on a complaint by 35 eminent citizens alleging that Justice (retd) JS Verma had died because of negligence at a private hospital.