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Manipur ex-BJYM chief given police protection after death threats but asks Governor to replace them with central forces
In the letter to Governor, he added that some of the threats came from people who claimed to be members of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), a proscribed outfit banned under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967
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Supreme Court to hear on February 20 suo motu case on Lokpal jurisdiction over High Court judges
Bench would weigh the January 27 order of the Lokpal that High Court judges were ‘public servants’ and, thus, came within the ambit of the Lokpal Act
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J&K HC quashes Kashmir journalist Majid Hyderi’s detention
Hyderi was arrested on September 14, 2023, in Srinagar and was subsequently booked under the Public Safety Act
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Conviction of Kashmir ‘faith-healer’ an eye-opener for people blindly trusting those in positions of power: Survivors
Self-proclaimed faith-healer Aijaz Sheikh, who worked as an Imam and school teacher, was recently sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment for sexually abusing minors, many of them under 10 years of age, in north Kashmir’s Sopore.
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Law should evolve to respect adolescent love: Delhi HC
The court’s observation came while adjudicating a case of sexual assault registered against a man under POCSO Act by the father of a 16-year-old girl; the court said the girl has stated that the relationship between her and the man was consensual
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Four women Maoists killed in encounter with police in Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat
A joint encounter of the State’s anti-Maoist unit Hawk Force and local police was launched early morning near Rhonda Forest Camp in Supkhar Forest Range; some firearms were recovered from their possession
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Kharge tells Congress office-bearers they will be held accountable for future election results
Addressing All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretaries and in-charges, party chief lays stress on strengthening the organisation
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NIA arrests ‘co-conspirator’ in West Bengal Ram Navami violence case
Earlier, the State police had arrested 48 persons and all are currently out on bail, according to the NIA
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BJP rebels’ meeting today may finalise a State-wide campaign to broaden their support base
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Stop investigation against Harish Rao, Radha Kishan Rao in Chakradhar Goud case: HC to police
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Seized properties of Gurusarvabhauma Souharda Credit Co-operative restituted
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ASHAs’ honorarium to be paid without conditions
It was one of the main demands raised by the health activists
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Four-year-old donates stem cells to save her baby sister from blood cancer in Odisha
This was the first-ever allogeneic bone marrow transplant performed on such a young child, and has created the opportunity to heal many children ailing with blood related diseases
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