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HC seeks govt’s reply on ‘Silkyara Tunnel’ rescue operations

November 22, 2023

The Uttarakhand High Court has sought responses from the state government and central agencies within 48 hours on the ongoing operation to rescue 41 workers trapped inside a partially collapsed tunnel in Uttarkashi for over a week. The court’s direction came on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) related to the...

Parliamentary panel upholds legality of Hindi names for proposed criminal laws

November 22, 2023

A Parliamentary panel has determined that assigning Hindi names to the three proposed criminal laws is not unconstitutional, dismissing criticism from certain political parties and leaders. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, led by BJP MP Brijlal, considered Article 348 of the Constitution, which stipulates the use of the...

SC junks plea against colonial-era Shariat law

November 22, 2023

The Supreme Court has declined to entertain a plea addressing the matter of succession in accordance with the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937, stating that such issues fall within the legislative domain, and personal laws vary for individuals belonging to different religions. The plea contended that the Muslim...

Don’t sensationalise Uttarkashi incident, Centre tells TV channels

November 22, 2023

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Tuesday issued an advisory to television channels to refrain from sensationalising the ongoing rescue operation underway at Silkyara in Uttarakhand and from undertaking any live posts or videos from close proximity of the tunnel site. Also, it advised the TV channels to ensure...

Audio-visual communication established with trapped Uttarkashi tunnel workers

November 22, 2023

Rescuers at the Silkyara tunnel collapse site managed to insert on Tuesday an endoscopy camera into the tunnel and the first visuals captured showed the 41 workers had ample space inside the tunnel for them to move about. Visuals of workers trapped inside for the past 10 days emerged on...

ED seizes assets worth Rs 751.9 crore in National Herald case

November 22, 2023

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has issued an order to provisionally attach properties worth Rs. 751.9 Crore in a money-laundering case investigated under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 against Associated Journals Limited (AJL) and Young Indian (YI), a release said. Investigation revealed that Associated Journals Ltd. is...

Stop false and misleading advertisements, SC warns Ramdev’s Patanjali

November 22, 2023

The Supreme Court on Tuesday cautioned Patanjali Ayurved, a company co-founded by yoga guru Ramdev and dealing in herbal products, against making “false” and “misleading” claims in advertisements about its medicines as cure of several diseases. “All such false and misleading advertisements of Patanjali Ayurved have to stop immediately. The...

ED ‘asks’ Byju’s to pay Rs 9,000 crore for ‘flouting’ foreign funding laws

November 22, 2023

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a notice to edtech major Byju’s, asking it to pay Rs 9,000 crore for allegedly violating foreign funding laws, sources have said. The company has, however, denied receiving any such communication from the authorities. According to sources in the ED, Byju’s received foreign direct...

DC Doda takes concrete steps to enhance highway safety

November 21, 2023

To ensure the safety and well-being of the residents and travellers on the Batote-Doda-Kishtwar Highway, Harvinder Singh, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Doda, has initiated concrete measures to augment healthcare services in the Community Health Center (CHC) Assar. The step aims to cater to any emergency that may arise on the highway...

Essential service voters cast over 1200 votes in Rajasthan

November 21, 2023

Various rules and services have been implemented for voting in Rajasthan Assembly elections. A similar voting service is being run from 19 to 21 November for voters associated with essential services. Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta said that voting started in the Postal Voting Center on Sunday for voters associated...

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