SC seeks Govt's reply on rising animal cruelty
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the Government's response on a PIl to impose stricter punishment for offences of cruelty meted to animals. The development comes after recent instances came to light where stray animals were killed or brutally beaten up and the offenders escaped as the punishment under Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act is a fine of Rs 50 and no jail term.
complete Ishrat file probe before May 31
New Delhi: A one-man inquiry committee of the Home Ministry, probing the missing files case related to the alleged fake encounter of Ishrat Jahan, has been asked to expedite its work and finish the task by May 31. Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi is said to have told Additional Secretary in the Home Ministry BK Prasad to speed up the probe and submit his report by the end of this month.
NEW CHIEF COMMERCIAl MANAGER OF NF RlY
Maligaon: Aneet Dulat an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer of 1985 batch has joined as the new Chief Commercial Manager of North East Frontier Railway on 5th May 2016. Dulat who did his MA and M'Phil from Punjab University has vast experience in railway operation throughout Indian Railways in various capacities.
‘war crimes trial is internal to B’desh’
New Delhi: Responding to execution of Jamat-e-Islami leader Motiur Rehman Nizami in Bangladesh, the Ministry of External Affairs said the issue of ‘war crimes trial' is internal to Bangladesh and it has wide popular support. MEA spokesperson Vikas Swaup said, India has also been supportive of a judicial process to address pending issues of retributive justice for war crimes committed during
the movement for the independence of Bangladesh in 1971.