The bench of C K Abdul Rahim and R Narayana Pisharadi was on Thursday hearing over a dozen writ petitions from retail fuel dealers who had challenged the demand of the public sector oil marketing firms that the dealers furnish sales tax returns, bank account statements and income tax returns pertaining to their dealership.

Kept in cell with western toilet; Delhi court order came after SC gave no relief

The Census will have code numbers linked to set responses for descriptive questions, to minimise varied responses that need to be categorised post-data collection.

The Home Department is of the view that the activities of the accused, during an event on campus on February 9, 2016, “do not amount to sedition against the State”. The case is scheduled to come up in a city court on September 18.

Nagarkar first novel, Saat Sakkam Trechalis, was written in Marathi in 1974; its urban, male angst could be traced to predecessors such as Bhalchandra Nemade’s Kosala (1963) but there was no mistaking this striking, new voice.

As the first step in this direction, the state-run Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) has identified about 25 forts across the state that will be offered to heritage hoteliers and hospitality chains on lease.

Special Judge O P Saini, in his order, said “the entire evidence relating to the commission of offence is documentary in nature and is not liable to be tampered by the applicants/accused”.

Calling Modi “a big friend of our country”, the Russian President said that they maintain “close official and personal ties” and hold regular meetings, which have become a “good tradition”.

Situated in Nandurbar, the northern tribal district of Maharashtra, the government hospital has had seven of eight posts for doctors vacant for a month. The only doctor left, an MD in gynaecology, is on duty for 24 hours, seven days a week.

The Army also played confessional videos of the two men arrested, who were seen saying that they are affiliated to Lashkar. While one identified himself as Mohammed Nazim, the other said his name was Mohammed Khalil.

The Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA) allows the government to detain a person without trial for a period of three to six months.

Forewarned by the Met department of very heavy rainfall, Mumbaikars still found themselves stranded with the heaviest showers beginning after many had reached places of work, leaving roads, suburban rail tracks and entire neighbourhoods inundated.

In February 2018, the Supreme Court stayed the move, ruling that the terms and conditions for appointment and termination of NGT members would be governed by the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010.

Maharashtra does not rank among the top five states in terms of loans disbursed. It could garner just 4% share in the total loans but generated the maximum additional jobs of 15%.

Ahead of the release of his latest book The Hindu Way, Tharoor also said that given the “depth of belief” associated with the Ram temple in Ayodhya, “there would have been a case for having some sort of proper temple there, ideally, without destroying another community’s place of worship”.

Police claimed four Dalit families were "illegally occupying" the government land where Kamil’s grandfather ran a gaushala.

Senior Army officers said this is the first Army recruitment rally since the August 5 announcements on the new status of J&K. Of the youth in the fray, 40 per cent are Muslim, officers said.

"India and Russia support all efforts for an inclusive peace and Afghan-led and Afghan-owned reconciliation in Afghanistan," according to a joint statement issued by the two countries.

Murli Manohar Joshi made the remarks at a memorial meeting for Congress leader and former Union minister S Jaipal Reddy, who died on July 28 in Hyderabad.

The Mudra Yojana was launched in April 2015 to provide funding to the non-corporate small business sector through various financial institutions like banks, NBFCs and Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs).

Looking to leverage the move in the upcoming state polls, the Maharashtra Cabinet Tuesday sanctioned the state tourism department’s proposal, making a token budgetary provision of Rs 2 crore for the investment.

The FIR charged Jaiswal and Rajkumar Pal with criminal conspiracy for making the video and “maligning the image of the state government”.

Shivakumar was summoned for questioning last Friday and he arrived at the agency headquarters late in the evening following summons sent to him Thursday.

The fire had “no impact on oil processing” and gas was “diverted to Hazira Plant” in Gujarat, ONGC tweeted.