42,17,903 cases pending in HCs, 57,179 in SC

Centre Requests CJs To Launch Campaign To Reduce Pendancy Of Cases

GK NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi, Aug 2: The Union law and justice ministry has requested all the Chief Justices of High Courts to launch a campaign to reduce pendency of cases. This request comes in the wake of information gathered by the ministry on the pending cases in the Supreme Court and High Courts.& More

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Lokpal Bill to be introduced in Lok Sabha on Thursday

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 2: The much talked about Lokpal Bill will be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said today. He said Minister of State for Personnel V Narayanasamy has already given a notice to Speaker Meira Kumar to waive the two-day More

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Deceased farmer's daughter to pursue journalism with a mission

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Nagpur, Aug 2: Propelled with an urge to chronicle the lives and hardships of the Vidarbha farmers and their families, daughter of a farmer, who had committed suicide 14 years ago due to debts, wants to turn to journalism. Fourteen years ago, Ramdas Ambarwar, a debt-ridden farmer in Telang More

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CRPF's 3rd female battalion becomes operational

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Ajmer, Aug 2: With pride in their eyes and armed with INSAS rifles, 620 women constables today became part of the CRPF, the country's largest paramilitary force. The women will form part of the third exclusive 'mahila' battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and will render internal More

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Artists decline participation in art show in Israel

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 2: A group of Indian artists, invited to an art show in Israel, today declined to be part of the exhibition as part of their "academic and cultural boycott of Israel" and express solidarity with Palestinian artists and intellectuals."By declining to participate in this show, we More

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Centre sanctions over 800 posts for BSF's 'G' wing

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 2: In order to enhance the intelligence gathering capabilities of the BSF, the government has sanctioned more than 800 posts for the 'G' wing of the force, guarding Indian frontiers with Pakistan and Bangladesh. The intelligence branch, also known as the 'G' unit, was sanctioned More

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‘100% jump in corruption cases in Tihar Jail’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 2: Cases of corruption in Tihar Jail seem to be on the rise this year with statistics showing that at least 12 such cases were reported in the first seven months of the year, a 100 per cent jump from last year.Minister of State for Home Affairs Mullapally Ramachandran informed Lok More

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MiG-21 crashes in Bikaner, pilot dies

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Bikaner, Aug 2: A MiG-21 fighter aircraft today crashed soon after taking off from Naal airfield in Rajasthan's Bikaner district killing the pilot. "The pilot ejected but died due to injuries sustained by him," defence spokesperson S D Goswami told PTI. The MiG-21 'Type-96' aircraft More

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Fix 10 per cent escalation costs for land acquired: SC

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 2: An annual land escalation cost of 10 per cent should be added while awarding compensation to land owners in semi-urban areas as they have a huge housing potential, the Supreme Court has held. A bench of justices G S Singhvi and H L Dattu said such a compensation was essential More

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