Month: November 2019

Uttarakhand bans alcohol sale at eight places including Char Dham.

Source – newindianexpress.com DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand government has banned sale of alcohol in 8 religious areas including Char Dham on Thursday. A government order issued through a notification stated that no liquor shop will be allowed within limits of 1.6 kms municipal limits of the religious places like Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri, Yamunotri, Nanakmatta, Puran Kaliyar, Hemkund Sahib,

Pakistan Supreme Court cuts Army chief Bajwa’s 3-year extension to 6 months for now.

Source – indiatoday.in In a partial relief to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government, the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) has extended Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s tenure till May 2020. While a relief, the Supreme Court’s decision cuts the original three-year extension down to six months. The court announced the

Probe lake breaches, prevent them in future, HC tells Karnataka.

Source – newindianexpress.com BENGALURU: Taking serious note of three lake breaches that took place in the city, including Hulimavu Lake, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed the state government, Bangalore Development Authority and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike to take immediate steps to prevent repetition of such incidents. The division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas

Karnataka HC warns BBMP bosses of contempt over potholes.

Source – newindianexpress.com BENGALURU:  The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is in a tight spot over its defiance of the Karnataka High Court’s earlier directives regarding potholes on city roads. The High Court on Wednesday said it will issue contempt notices to the BBMP Mayor, Deputy Mayor, the Leader of Opposition in BBMP Council and chairpersons

Jessica Lal murder case: Delhi HC asks jail authorities to decide within a week convict’s parole plea.

Source – hindustantimes.com The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the jail authorities to decide in a week the plea of Jessica Lal murder convict Manu Sharma, who has spent about 17 years in jail, seeking eight-week parole to look after family needs. Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar was informed by the counsel for Sharma that his

Uddhav Thackeray’s oath ceremony tomorrow at Shivaji Park, Bombay HC raises security concern.

Source – hindustantimes.com The Bombay high court on Wednesday raised security concerns about the use of Shivaji Park for swearing-in ceremony of Shiva Sena boss Uddhav Thackeray as Maharashtra chief minister. “Just imagine what will happen at the ground and the by lanes around, if there is a gathering of 4 to 5 lakh people

‘Neither For Audit Nor For Inventory,’ Odisha Govt Has No Plans To Open Jagannath Temple Money Vault.

Source – odishabytes.com The Naveen Patnaik-led Odisha government has once again clarified that it has “no plans” to open the locks — neither for audit nor for the inventory — of the Ratna Bhandar at the Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri. The last time the government opened the locks of the treasury was way back