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Five Years On, No Justice For British Teen Raped In India
The mother of a British teenager who was raped and left to die on a Goa beach five years ago has blasted India’s “rubbish” legal system over the stalled trial into her daughter’s death.
News » Legal [2/23/2013]
New Delhi, Delhi [India]
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SC Stays Execution Of 4 Veerappan Aides, For Now
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed till further orders the execution of death sentence of four aides of sandalwood smuggler Veerappan, who were awarded capital punishment in 2004 for a landmine blast in Karnataka that left 22 police personnel dead.
News » Legal [2/18/2013]
New Delhi, Delhi [India]
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Legal Assistance To HIV Positives, Transgenders And Sex Workers
Mangalore Bar Association in association with Dakshina Kannada zilla panchayat and District Aids Prevention and Control Unit is all set to lend helping hand to HIV positives, transgenders and sex workers by providing legal assistance.
News » Legal [11/28/2012]
Mangalore, Karnataka [India]
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Drive To Impart Legal Literacy Gets Under Way
Legal awareness will come on wheels to people of Dakshina Kannada, literally, thanks to an initiative of Dakshina Kannada District Legal Services Authority.
News » Legal [11/26/2012]
Mangalore, Karnataka [India]
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2,068 Alleged Staged Shootouts In India, UP Tops List
According to the National Human Rights Commission, Overall 2,068 cases of alleged staged shootouts were reported from across the country in the past 20 years, with Uttar Pradesh reporting the maximum such cases.
News » Legal [10/29/2012]
New Delhi, Delhi [India]
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Justice Altamas Kabir is new Chief Justice of India
The 39th Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir, who was on Saturday sworn in by President Pranab Mukharjee, is a man of substance who goes about his work in a quiet but firm way.
News » Supreme Court [10/1/2012]
New Delhi, Delhi [India]
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Salary To Wife Against Hindu Law
Commenting on the implications of the Bill proposed by the Woman and Child Development Ministry on making it mandatory to pay a fixed monthly salary to wives, novelist Dr. S L Bhyrappa said that the government as well as leaders should consider the integrity and morality of the country before thinking of such laws.
News » Legal [9/17/2012]
Bangalore, Karnataka [India]
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SC Refuses To Stay Trial Against Jaya's Ex-Aide Sasikala
The Supreme Court today declined to stay the trial in a disproportionate assets case involving Tamil Nadu chief minister.
News » Legal [6/26/2012]
New Delhi, Delhi [India]
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Controversial guru Nityananda in police custody
Self-claimed guru Nityananda is in police custody for one day. He has been arrested for fresh criminal charges. He surrendered at Ramnagaram.
News » Legal [6/14/2012]
Bangalore, Karnataka [India]
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Supreme Court orders CBI probe against B S Yeddyurappa
In fresh trouble for senior BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa, the Supreme Court today ordered a CBI probe into his alleged role in the illegal mining scam in Karnataka during his tenure as Chief Minister...
News » Supreme Court [5/14/2012]
New Delhi, Delhi [India]
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