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March 14, 2016 8:44 AM

Plea in HC for admitting poor kids in schools on public land

The Delhi High Court has sought response of the AAP government and Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on a plea over ensuring admission to poor kids in play schools, creches and the minority institutions running on public land. A two-bench of High Court sought replies from the Delhi administration by...

March 14, 2016 8:43 AM

Legal heirs of deceased convict liable to pay fine: HC

The Bombay High Court has held that legal heirs of a deceased convict are liable to pay fines and compensation, imposed by the trial courts, from the properties left behind by them. While delivering the judgement, Justice Shalini Phansalkar Joshi observed that death of a convict does not discharge h...

March 14, 2016 8:43 AM

NDA govt reduced green nod period to 190 days: Javadekar

NDA government has brought down the time taken for obtaining environmental clearance for projects to 190 days, from the 600 days during the UPA rule. Stating this at a press conference in Pune last evening, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said the Centre's aim is to further reduce ...

March 14, 2016 7:31 AM

Legal heirs of deceased convict liable to pay fine: HC

The Bombay High Court has held that legal heirs of a deceased convict are liable to pay fines and compensation, imposed by the trial courts, from the properties left behind by them. While delivering the judgement, Justice Shalini Phansalkar Joshi observed that death of a convict does not discharge h...

March 14, 2016 7:29 AM

NDA govt reduced green nod period to 190 days: Javadekar

NDA government has brought down the time taken for obtaining environmental clearance for projects to 190 days, from the 600 days during the UPA rule. Stating this at a press conference in Pune last evening, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said the Centre's aim is to further reduce ...

March 14, 2016 7:28 AM

SAARC ministerial meet: Swaraj to leave for Nepal on Wednesday

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will leave for Nepal on Wednesday to attend SAARC ministerial meet. The meeting is scheduled between March 14 - 17. Before the Ministerial meeting, a session of Programming Committee of SAARC will be held in Pokhara (Nepal). Standing Committee of the SAARC, wh...

March 13, 2016 8:42 PM

3-day world cultural festival organised in Delhi coming to close

The three-day world cultural festival organised on the banks of Yamuna in Delhi is coming to close later this evening. The Concluding ceremony of the festival is being attented among others by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, Union Ministers Arun Jaitley, Venkaiah Naidu, Suresh Prabhu, Ravi Shanka...

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