SC to hear petitions ON collegium system
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear on Monday a batch of petitions challenging the bill on judicial appointments passed by both Houses of Parliament recently. The 121st constitutional amendment bill provides for a National Judicial Appointments Commission that will replace the collegium system for appointing judges in higher judiciary. One of the petitions is filed by SC Advocates-on-Record Association, the oldest association of lawyers in SC responsible for the decision by a nine-judge bench in 1993 by which collegium system was created to negate executive's hold on judicial appointments.
Army chief to visit arunachal pradesh
New Delhi: Army Chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag will visit forward bases along the line of Actual Control (lAC) in Arunachal Pradesh this week against the backdrop of incursions by Chinese troops in recent times. During the visit starting Saturday, the Army Chief is also scheduled to be briefed by the Eastern Army Commander lt Gen MMS Rai about the progress on the raising of the 17 Mountain Strike Corps for guarding the eastern frontiers of the country, Army officials said here.
Air India plane makes emergency landing
New Delhi: Hundreds of passengers had a narrow escape on Thursday afternoon after an Air India flight made an emergency landing as the windscreen suddenly cracked after the airplane took off from Delhi. The Air India Flight
20 from Delhi to Kolkata was scheduled to depart at around 2:30pm on Thursday. The flight took off and the pilot noticed that the external layer of the windscreen was cracked.
To avoid hassles, the pilot decided not to continue with the journey and made an emergency landing.
3 Juveniles held for murdering 19-yr-old
New Delhi: A 19-year-old man was stabbed to death by three men in North-West Delhi's Ashok Vihar area on Wednesday evening. The accused involved in the crime have been identified as three juveniles who have now been sent to the correction home. The weapon used in the commission was also recovered.