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The petition challenges the constitutional validity of the state law under which the state government provided reservation to the Maratha community in government jobs and admissions.
Police said Riya (22), an NGO worker, was walking her dogs at Bhim Rao Ambedkar Central Park when a man pulled her hair and stabbed her on her head and left hand.
Comparing Modi with Lord Natraj, Lord Krishna and Acharya Chanakya, Jadeja also said that the period from 2004 to 2014 was akin to the period of lawlessness, which the ancient Magadh Empire witnessed once.
Kodnani’s bail order dated May 19, 2009, restrained her from leaving Gujarat without the prior permission of the court. Kodnani sought to modify/relax this condition for six months.
India’s response came after the Geneva-based Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), which last year released its first report on Kashmir, issued an “update” of the 2018 report on Monday, claiming that “neither India nor Pakistan have taken any concrete steps to address the numerous concerns raised”.
Singh was responding to Congress leader in the House Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s allegation during Zero Hour that the BJP had throttled democracy by hatching a conspiracy to pull down the Congress-JD (S) government.
‘Safe Drive, Save Life’ programme is the brainchild of Chief Minister Banerjee, launched in 2016. It was started in Kolkata and later taken across Bengal.
All three parties agreed that the “rise of communalism” posed a threat to the secular fabric of the state. However the Congress and CPI(M) differed with the TMC on the reasons behind the rise.
On Monday, as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) initiated the process of allocating alternative housing in Mahul, slum-dwellers in Ambedkar Nagar and Pimpri Pada continued to oppose the decision demanding housing close to their washed away homes.
The civic body will repair leakage on 1800 mm diametre of the Tansa west main line near L&T Company, Powai, and replace another 1800 mm diametre of Vaitarana and Upper Vaitarana water main line near Mahim Phatak at Dharavi.
The boys, Piyush Pathak and Mayank Sharma, both residents of a chawl at Yadav Nagar area, had returned home early from school and had gone to play in the ditch when they reportedly lost consciousness while trying to stay afloat.
An RTI filed by activist Shakeel Ahmed Shaikh after gynaecology student Payal Tadvi committed suicide allegedly due to harassment and caste discrimination.
History suggests Mir Jafar betrayed and succeeded Siraj ud-Daulah, the last independent nawab of Bengal, with support from the British East India Company. Ever since, his name has become a synonym for traitor.
Paresh Dhanani was cross-examined by Assistant Solicitor General Devang Vyas in the ongoing hearing of the election petition. His statement was in sharp contradiction to the version put forth by Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia last week.
The standing committee of the RMC cleared a proposal last week to raze the shed, site office and labour quarters constructed by HBEPL at the Nakravadi solid waste dumping site.
Policemen who were present at the spot immediately took control of the situation and the rally proceeded further without much problem. Bharuch police had also arrested one person and detained two minors in this connection.
On Monday, the civic body penalised 80 vehicles (35 four-wheelers, 42 two-wheelers and three three-wheelers) for parking in no parking zones and collected a fine of Rs 1.70 lakh.
