Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday maintained the conviction of activist Medha Patkar in a criminal defamation case filed against her by V.K. Saxena – now Lieutenant Governor of Delhi – back in 2001. A single-judge Bench of Justice Shalinder Kaur rejected the revision plea … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bhubaneswar, July 22 (IANS) In a strong move underscoring the Odisha government’s zero-tolerance policy towards corruption, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday ordered the dismissal of a doctor who was recently convicted in a graft case. According to the Chief Minister’s Office, the convict, Dr Karunakar Rout, is currently … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Dehradun, July 17 (IANS) In a sweeping campaign to cleanse Uttarakhand’s administrative machinery, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami’s zero-tolerance policy against corruption has yielded a series of decisive actions — both high-profile and systemic. Over the past four and a half years, the Vigilance Department has conducted 82 trap operations, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, July 3 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has said that the trial process and conviction in one of the 2021 post-poll violence in West Bengal concerning the rape of a minor girl were concluded at a special POSCO court in Kolkata, resulting in the first conviction in … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Hyderabad, June 11 (IANS) Telangana High Court has suspended the seven-year imprisonment sentence of four persons, including BJP MLA from Karnataka, Gali Janardan Reddy awarded by a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court in the Obulapuram mining case and granted them bail. The High Court granted conditional bail to … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Lucknow, June 2 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Minister and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) President Om Prakash Rajbhar on Monday staked his party’s claim to the Mau Sadar Assembly seat, which fell vacant following the conviction and disqualification of sitting MLA Abbas Ansari. Speaking to the media here, Rajbhar asserted that … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Lucknow, June 1 (IANS) A day after being sentenced to two years in prison for a hate speech, Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) MLA, Abbas Ansari, son of dead mafia don Mukhtar Ansari, was disqualified from the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, an official said on Sunday. Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana declared … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Sangli (Maharashtra), May 23 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who also holds the Home portfolio, on Friday asked the police administration to effectively implement the new criminal laws and increase the conviction rate in Maharashtra saying that the police force should do its utmost to maintain law and order. He … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bangalore, May 7 (IANS) The ruling Congress party in Karnataka has welcomed the conviction of mining baron and MLA Gali Janardhana Reddy and stated that it has sent a clear message to those who indulge in corrupt practices. MLA Reddy represents the Gangavathy Assembly constituency in Karnataka. In the Obulapuram … Read more