14 days police custody for nine in Thane, 37 in hospital (Roundup)
Thane, April 7 (IANS) All nine men arrested for the collapse of a seven-storey building in Thane that killed 74 people were sent to…
People will get ‘Congress-free’ India in 2014: Modi
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The BJP will set the agenda for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, emerge victorious and the people will get…
Himachal to have judicial academy, says Virbhadra
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh will set up a judicial academy on the outskirts of state capital Shimla at an estimated cost…
CBI to probe Assam’s rhino poaching cases
Guwahati, April 7 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will probe the cases of poaching of rhinos in Assam, Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain…
Sri Lankan commission to probe mass grave
Colombo, April 7 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has decided to appoint a special commission to investigate a mass grave found in Matale,…
Situation dangerous for stability in Kashmir: Mufti
Jammu, April 7 (IANS) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Sunday said the present atmosphere of despair in Jammu and Kashmir could…
Double subordinate courts to deal with load: Kabir
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir Sunday urged chief ministers to double or at least increase the number of judicial officers in…
Hypertension kills 1.5 m each year in South East Asia: WHO
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Nearly 1.5 million people die every year in south-east Asia due to high blood pressure, a World Health Organisation…
Judge-population ratio grossly inadequate: PM
New Delhi: Terming India’s current ratio of 15.5 judges per million people as “indeed grossly inadequate”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday urged states to…
Fruit vendor crushed to death by Delhi water tanker
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) A 35-year-old fruit vendor was crushed to death by a private water tanker here Sunday morning, police said. Netrapal…