Source – eastmojo.com Agartala: He might be in police custody these days, but this high-profile accused in the Rs 600-crore Tripura PWD scam and former Tripura PWD minister Badal Choudhury is yet to realise the ground reality, it is alleged. Choudhury’s alleged unusual and unrealistic demands, as termed by sources in state police, like supply

Source – newindianexpress.com BHUBANESWAR: Odisha government will open six Additional District and Sessions courts in the State this year. A proposal to this effect has been approved by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The courts will be opened at Cuttack, Bhadrak, Nilagiri in Balasore, Udala in Mayurbhanj, Pattamundai in Kendrapara and Khariar in Nuapada district. While

Source – in.news.yahoo.com Rewa (MP), Nov 15 (PTI) An IAS officer has written aletter to former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj SinghChouhan and raised the issue of ‘dumpers’ in it in a bid toembarrass the senior BJP leader. The Congress had earlier alleged that Chouhan and hiswife had bought dumpers, estimated to cost Rs 2

Source – in.news.yahoo.com New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday latched onto Supreme Court judge K M Joseph’s observation that the judgment “would not stand in the way” of the CBI taking action on a complaint seeking lodging of an FIR. Joseph said so in his 91-page lengthy judgment even while concurring with the 16-page ruling

Source – outlookindia.com The Delhi High Court on Thursday came down heavily on the Arvind Kejriwal-led government and other concerned authorities over the deteriorating air quality in the national capital, saying “there is complete lack of will to implement” ideas to tackle the problem. A division bench of Justices G.S. Sistani and Anup Jairam Bambani

Source – telegraphindia.com The Bombay High Court on Thursday refused to grant immediate protection from arrest to civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha. He moved the court seeking anticipatory bail.The court said it would consider on Friday the issue of granting interim relief to Navlakha by way of protection from arrest. Justice P. D. Naik posted

Source – ndtv.com NEW DELHI/BENGALURU: The Supreme Court today confirmed the disqualification of 17 Karnataka MLAs whose revolt triggered the collapse of the Janata Dal Secular-Congress government and the subsequent takeover by the BS Yediyurappa-led BJP. But the court has cancelled the Speaker’s decision to bar the rebel MLAs from contesting polls till 2023. “In a parliamentary

Source – www.newindianexpress.com BENGALURU: The seven-storey annexe building proposed to be built beside the Karnataka High Court in Cubbon Park could severely affect the health of those working in and around the park. Environmentalists say this could lead to a 30-40 per cent reduction in oxygen, and several other factors must be considered before going ahead

Source – news18.com Bhubaneswar: Arrears of water cess amounting to Rs 3,225.47 crore are still pending against different industries and commercial organisations in the state, a minister said here on Thursday. The government could not collect the arrears as several industries have moved different courts disputing the water cess imposed on them. Replying to a written

Source – thelogicalindian.com Students from various medical colleges in Uttarakhand have been staging protests at the Parade Grounds in Dehradun for over 40 days. From marches across the city to hunger strikes and clashes with police, the students have stood their ground and opposed the 170% fee hike in private Ayurvedic medical colleges. The High