NH-8 widening row: SC raps Rajasthan Govt
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Rajasthan Government not to create hindrances in the road widening of National Highway-8 connecting Delhi and Jaipur. The State had refused to carry out orders passed by Rajasthan HC to demolish a religious Samadhi of Baba Balnath and an old stepwell that were coming in the way of the road widening project. The Vacation Bench of Justices PC Pant and Amitava Roy noted that the work of the Highway was complete except for the State’s inability to remove these structures. “Instead of facilitating the project, you are creating hindrances,” the Bench said and directed the State to make a way out. The State was concerned about law and order problem as the memorial was a four-decade old religious structure.
‘Inter-caste marriage: SC for security to couples
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Haryana Police to provide security to a newly-wed couple against whom a ‘khap panchayat’ in Faridabad has issued diktat for having an inter-caste marriage. A vacation bench of justices Prafulla C Pant and Amitava Roy also asked Haryana Police and its Delhi counterpart to file response within four weeks to the petition filed by the couple.
Parents to get online info about their wards
New Delhi: A programme which will provide parents online information about their wards’ performance in class including attendance was launched by HRD Minister Smriti Irani here, promising that it will write a new definition of e-governance and good governance. She said that KV Shaala Darpan programme will be a step forward in the direction of fulfilling Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of digital India.