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Guwahati: The Assam Assembly on Wednesday passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill through a voice vote, formulating a common legal framework that mandates monogamy, gender equality in property inheritance, and, for the first time, registration of live-in relationships without religious bias.CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, who moved the bill for passage, called the legislation — one of BJP’s key poll promises in the last assembly election — a major step toward gender justice.The bill, tabled in the House earlier this week, exempted tribal communities, citing their long-practiced customary laws.Following the Assam governor’s approval, the bill will be sent for the…
The university’s proposal comes in the wake of several former students of Pune-based ILS Law College seeking refund of what they had described as “excess fees” charged under unapproved heads Pune: Savitribai Phule Pune University has proposed a revised “Other Activities Fees” structure at Rs 4,340 for LLB and BA-LLB courses across affiliated colleges.The university’s proposal comes in the wake of several former students, including Krishnakant Sathe and Mayur Garud, of city-based ILS Law College seeking refund of what they had described as “excess fees” charged under unapproved heads.Documents shared by Vidhivat Legal Consortium (VLC) with the media on Wednesday…
Panaji: An inspection to verify allegations of a 20m illegal road in khazan land near Neura panchayat has brought to light a more serious violation, land-filling of nearly 2,000 sq m area for a farmhouse with a swimming pool.The illegal mud-filling appears to have been done over several months in a concealed part of the eco-fragile khazan land not far from the Pilar-Old Goa road. “The mangroves have been cut in tenanted land and a ground-plus-one structure has been built with a swimming pool in front of it,” Dattaprasad Toraskar, Tiswadi mamlatdar, told TOI.The mamlatdar and panchayat members had arrived…
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) president, Vinay Kumar, on Wednesday expressed happiness over the victory of the party-backed candidates and workers in most areas during the first phase of the panchayati raj institution elections in Himachal Pradesh.Kumar said the enthusiastic participation of rural voters in the elections reflected the strength of democracy in the country and showed continued public faith in the Congress party’s policies and leadership.He said the Congress always worked to strengthen democratic values and added that public opinion in the state was clearly in favour of the party. The trust people reposed in the Congress…
Lucknow: The father of the 19-year-old Delhi University student from Jaunpur, a gang rape survivor, recorded his statement before police and broke down while recounting the ordeal faced by his daughter.Insisting she suffered a heinous crime, he appealed for strict action against the accused.According to police sources, the victim’s father reiterated all allegations previously mentioned in the First Information Report (FIR) and demanded justice for his only daughter. During questioning, he reportedly stated that his family was devastated by the incident.Police are yet to arrest the two accused, identified as Shivam Yadav and Sunny Yadav.According to the FIR, the 19-year-old…
In a joint operation Jaipur (south) police with JDA demolishes the encroached property at Muhana in Jaipur WednesdayIn a joint operation Jaipur (south) police with JDA demolishes the encroached property at Muhana in Jaipur WednesdayIn a joint operation Jaipur (south) police with JDA demolishes the encroached property at Muhana in Jaipur WednesdayIn a joint operation Jaipur (south) police with JDA demolishes the encroached property at Muhana in Jaipur WednesdayIn a joint operation Jaipur (south) police with JDA demolishes the encroached property at Muhana in Jaipur Wednesday Jaipur: In a major crackdown against organised criminals and encroachers, Jaipur South Police and…
Facing internal dissent after a poll setback, Mamata Banerjee penned a poem, ‘Girgiti (Chameleon),’ targeting rebel leaders. KOLKATA: As TMC grapples with a deepening internal crisis following the party’s crushing poll setback, former chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday appeared to hit back at dissenters within the organisation through a sharply worded poem titled “Girgiti (Chameleon)”.Penned in Bengali and shared on her Facebook page, the poem is widely being viewed as an indirect attack on rebel leaders and functionaries who have either resigned from party posts or publicly criticised the leadership in the aftermath of the electoral rout.“More dangerous than…
Several feared dead after a boat capsized in the Ganga river PATNA: At least two people died and five others are feared missing after a boat carrying around 14 people capsized in the Ganga river near Umanath Ganga Ghat in Barh subdivision of Patna district on Thursday.According to eyewitnesses, strong winds are suspected to have overturned the boat midstream. Locals and nearby boatmen rushed to the spot and managed to rescue several passengers before authorities arrived.“There were approximately 14 to 15 people on the boat. Around seven people are feared drowned. Others were rescued using another boat. So far, it…
The action was part of ED’s money laundering probe into an alleged betting racket by that generated over Rs 3,000 crore annually Mumbai: ED conducted searches at 17 locations across the country allegedly linked with Parimatch, a Cyprus-based illegal online betting platform, seized Rs 1.2 crore in cash and froze Rs 3.8-crore bank balances. The action was part of its money laundering probe into an alleged betting racket that generated over Rs 3,000 crore annually.According to ED, the platform allegedly duped users and investors through illegal betting operations while concealing the movement of funds through a sophisticated network of mule…
New Delhi: Delhi Police has attached assets worth around Rs 40 lakh in connection with a dacoity case registered in northwest Delhi’s Keshav Puram.Police said the incident was reported on July 17 last year, when a man was allegedly robbed of Rs 40 lakh at gunpoint near Kanhaiya Nagar metro station.During the investigation, four boys were apprehended and, subsequently, accused Arif (23) was arrested. Probe revealed that Arif had allegedly arranged the country-made pistol used in the offence. Police recovered around Rs 12 lakh during the investigation. Later, the alleged mastermind, Dheeraj Randhava (27), was arrested from Rajasthan’s Sri Ganganagar…