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Raj HC temporarily stays Adani’s 1500 MW solar power project near Pokhran

Source:-standard The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday temporarily stayed an Adani group’s joint venture project with the state government for building a 1500 MW solar energy park near Pokhran in Jaisalmer.A Jodhpur bench of the high court, while staying the project, also sought the Rajasthan government’s stand on a petition by local farmers challenging the

CSOs put forward recommendations for inclusion in draft Manipur State Policy on Substance Use

Source:-pao Imphal, September 07 2020: Altogether 18 civil society organisations based in Manipur put forward comments and recommendations to be included in the present draft Manipur State Policy on Substance Use, 2019 . In a letter addressed to the Principal Secretary (Social Welfare), Government of Manipur, the CSOs said that Manipur Government should frame clear

Contempt proceedings against Telugu University Registrar

Source:-telanganatoday Hyderabad: A two-judge panel of the Telangana High Court, comprising Justice MS Ramachandra Rao and Justice Amarnath Goud, initiated contempt proceedings against Bhattu Ramesh, Registrar of Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad. The panel was dealing with a contempt petition alleging wilful disobedience of court orders in a writ petition filed by daily wage workers

SC Seeks Response From UP Govt Over Recruitment Of Teachers In Minority Aided Institutions

Source:-republicworld The Supreme Court has sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh government on a petition challenging orders amending the state law on the appointment of teaching staff in minority aided institutions. The Bench of Justice Ashok Bhushan on Thursday issued notice to the Yogi Adityanath-led government, seeking a response within 8 weeks. The petition

Kesavananda Bharati, India’s most famous petitioner, dies at 79

Source:-indialegallive New Delhi: Kesavananda Bharati, the seer who ensured that the basic structure of India’s Constitution will remain undisturbed through the several amendments that came through the Parliamentary process, providing a long life to India’s democracy and federalism, died yesterday at age 79. Bharati was seer of the Edneer Mutt in the Kasargod district of

Senior citizens treasures of experience: Chief Justice

Source:-greaterkashmir Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Patron-in-Chief, J&K State Legal Services Authority, Gita Mittal on Monday said that senior citizens are treasures of experience—urging the court authorities to provide them with active help desks of legal services. Speaking during an e-inauguration of Ahata-e-Waqar, a day Care and Recreation Centre for Senior

Full refund for flights booked before lockdown; Centre urges Supreme Court to allow airlines time till March 31, 2021

Source:-indiatimes The Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has sent an affidavit to the Supreme Court, citing that airlines should be given time till March 2021 to refund passengers. The affidavit also favours issuing credit to passengers, which can be used by passengers till March 2021; if the same is not implemented, a direct refund has

Amnesty Says Malta Using ‘Illegal Tactics’ Against Migrants

source:-voanews VALLETTA, MALTA – Amnesty International condemned Malta on Tuesday for using what it described as “illegal tactics” in the Mediterranean against immigrants making the dangerous crossing from North Africa. The approach taken by the Maltese government might have led to avoidable deaths, it argued, in a report that alleged a string of human rights