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AHMEDABAD: Depriving an employee of leave encashment earned by him is violation of constitutional rights, Gujarat high court said, dismissing a plea by Ahmedabad MC against a labour court’s order directing the civic body to pay leave encashment dues to a retired employee.Upholding labour court’s order, Justice M K Thakker said: “Leave encashment is akin…
NEW DELHI: In view of its recent ruling staying all proceedings on disputes over religious sites, Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that the fight over the Bhojshala temple-Kamal Maula mosque complex in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh be tagged and heard along with petitions challenging the validity of the Places of Worship Act which is…
Chandigarh: Punjab government dismissed Thursday DSP Gursher Singh Sandhu in connection with a September 2022 interview of Lawrence Bishnoi while the gangster was in custody at the premises of police’s Crime Investigation Agency Mohali’s Kharar.The dismissal order was signed by state home secretary Gurkirat Kirpal Singh. It noted that Sandhu, under suspension since October 2024,…
NEW DELHI: Amid the controversy triggered by a little-known Hindu outfit claiming that a temple exists below the Ajmer Sharif dargah, PM Modi on Thursday handed over the ‘chadar’ that would be offered at the dargah on his behalf during Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, continuing a tradition that he has followed ever since he…
NEW DELHI: Centre on Thursday told Supreme Court that judiciary can’t decide to what extent free treatment is to be given to children afflicted with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), as uncertified gene therapy for nearly 3,500 such babies would cost India Rs 35-40,000 crore a year.Attorney general R Venkataramani & additional solicitor general N Venkatraman…
JAIPUR: The commissioner of the devasthan department in Udaipur has ruled against Siddhi Kumari, a three-term BJP MLA from Bikaner (East), and in favour of Rajyashree Kumari and other trustees in a dispute over management of charitable trusts established by the late Dr Karni Singh, Bikaner’s last titular maharaja.Siddhi Kumari was accused of misusing her…
NEW DELHI: Coimbatore-based Santiago Martin, better known as ‘lottery king‘, has an annual turnover of Rs 15,000 crore from his lottery business, according to an ongoing ED probe that began in 2014. The enforcement agency has already attached properties and other assets worth over Rs 1,000 crore of Martin – Rs 622 crore by its…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Thursday asked Uttar Pradesh government to engage forensic experts to reconstruct a 40-year-old illegible FIR in a Kanpur anti-Sikh riot case and asked the state legal services authority to provide leading criminal lawyers to complainants and victims’ kin to oppose closure reports in nine such cases. It said professional fees of…
Meerut: A major accident was averted in Saharanpur when an iron gate was discovered on the tracks near Tapri station Tuesday night as the Anand Vihar-Kotdwar Express was approaching. The train was halted after officials were alerted. An FIR has been filed in the case.“The gate, measuring 5ft by 4ft and weighing over 50kg, was…
JAMMU: An investigation by Jammu and Kashmir’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has found massive irregularities in recruitments at the Fire and Emergency Services (F&ES) department held in 2020. In a statement issued on Thursday, ACB said 109 candidates were found to have secured marks much lower than the cut-off.The written exam for fireman and fireman drivers…
