Kerala HC pulls the plug on community policing at famed Sabarimala temple

Kerala HC pulls the plug on community policing at famed Sabarimala temple

Kochi, Feb 28 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Friday ordered the end of the ‘Punyam Poonkavanam Project’, or community policing activity, at the premises and the surroundings of the famed hilltop Sabarimala shrine in Pathanamthitta district. Through this project, begun in 2011, the temple town was kept clean and it involved the active participation … Read more

Kerala HC pulls up political leaders for blocking roads during protests

Kochi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Monday criticised top political leaders from both major rival fronts in the state for blocking roads during protests and agitations, causing immense hardship to the public. The court repeatedly expressed its displeasure over political parties staging demonstrations on main roads. On December 5 last year, as … Read more

SC pulls up Assam govt for keeping illegal immigrants in detention centres ‘indefinitely’

New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the Assam government for keeping illegal immigrants in detention centres ‘indefinitely’ and not deporting them back for lack of their foreign addresses. A bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan told the Chief Secretary of Assam, who appeared virtually before the … Read more

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