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CJI assails media coverage of attacks

   15 December 2008 at 23:23

New Delhi: The live coverage of the Mumbai terrorist attacks and the subsequent events by the media, in particular television news channels, drew critical observations from Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan here on Saturday.Speaking at a confe ..

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Govt mulls medical devices price regulation Act

   15 December 2008 at 18:38

The Government would soon bring in a medical devices Act in a bid to regulate prices of healthcare equipment.Stating that 30 to 40 per cent of healthcare costs comprised diagnostic kits and other medial equipment, Union Science and Technology Ministe ..

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SC issues notice to HPSC on prelim exams in judicial recruitment

   14 December 2008 at 23:40

he Supreme Court issued notice to the Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) on a petition challenging the decision of the Haryana Government to conduct preliminary examination for recruitment of Haryana Civil Judges in the state.A bench comprising ..

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Ministry of Minority Affairs finalises Wakf Act amendment draft

   14 December 2008 at 23:38

The Ministry of Minority Affairs has almost finalised a draft Wakf Amendment Act which if enacted would place the state wakf boards under central monitoring, and make encroachment of wakf property a cognisable offence.The move is aimed at checking co ..

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Amendments to the Disability Laws

   12 December 2008 at 23:43

The Government has taken various steps towards amending the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995. The National Consultation for amending the Act was initiated in June, 2006 with the fi ..

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Law Commission Report on Indian Succession Act

   12 December 2008 at 23:36

The Law Commission of India in its 209th Report (July 2008) on “Proposal for omission of section 213 from the Indian Succession Act, 1925” has observed that there is discrimination in respect of wills made by Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jainas or Parsi ..

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SC stays HC's order on Commonwealth Games Village

   06 December 2008 at 00:48

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed all proceedings pending in the Delhi High Court regarding construction of 1,100 flats for Commonwealth Games village near the Yamuna river bank.The High Court had earlier on November three refused legal sanction and ..

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Student gets Rs 20 lakh for delay in marksheet

   04 December 2008 at 08:43

Student gets Rs 20 lakh for delay in marksheet15 Oct 2008, 0556 hrs IST, TNNLUCKNOW: The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Lucknow, has awarded a compensation of Rs 20 lakh to a student who waited for five and half years to obtain his mar ..

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Pension, gratuity cannot be attached for debt recovery: SC

   04 December 2008 at 00:01

The Supreme Court has held that retirement benefits like pension and gratuity cannot be attached by authorities for recovery of dues.The apex court passed the ruling while quashing a Rajasthan High Court ruling which had ordered attachment of the ret ..

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Compensation to handicapped no obligation but duty of Govt

   03 December 2008 at 00:29

The Delhi High Court directed the Defence Ministry to pay compensation to a young man who lost his hand five years ago while on duty and reinstate him in his job immediately.Lashing out at the Colonel Commandant of Remount Training School and Depot i ..

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