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- Telangana
Telangana: Mulugu district court receives bomb threat
Hyderabad: Panic prevailed in the Mulugu district court after it received a bomb threat email on Monday, March 23, during a programme on World Water Day. According to court officials, “The email…
- India
SC directs states, UTs to furnish updated details on prisons
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed all the states and Union territories to furnish updated details relating to jails, including the sanctioned capacity of each prison and steps taken to check…
- Telangana
Fake bomb threat triggers panic in Warangal District Court
Hyderabad: The Warangal District Court received a bomb threat via email on Wednesday, March 18, but it turned out to be a hoax after a thorough check of the premises. Police said that court authorities…
- India
Women’s Day: CJI flags off walkathon in Chandigarh
Chandigarh: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Sunday, March 8, flagged off a walkathon here which was aimed at raising awareness about women’s rights. Justice Kant also took part in the…
- India
Ranchi passport office receives bomb threat email, turns out to be hoax
Ranchi: The Ranchi passport office on Friday, March 6, received a bomb threat email, after similar threats to the civil court and the district collectorate last month, police said on Friday. The…
- India
Court awards retired army officer Rs 5L damages for ‘malicious prosecution’
Kollam: A Kerala court has awarded damages of Rs five lakh to a retired army officer for “malicious prosecution” by the police. Principal Munsiff Ragi S directed the state government and six…
- India
Five booked for assaulting court official during flat foreclosure in Thane
Thane: A case has been registered against five persons, including an 85-year-old man, for allegedly assaulting a woman court official during a flat foreclosure procedure in Maharashtra’s Thane city, police said on…
- Hyderabad
Explained: Delhi liquor policy case, Kavitha’s role and court verdict
A Delhi court on Friday, February 27, discharged all 23 accused in the liquor policy case, effectively clearing the names of Telangana Jagruthi president and former MLC K Kavitha, former Delhi chief minister…
- India
HC clears decks for release of ‘The Kerala Story 2’, lifts interim stay
Kochi: In a dramatic turn within 24 hours of a judicial setback, a Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Friday lifted the interim stay on the release of ‘The Kerala…
- India
Muzaffarnagar riots: Court acquits 37 accused for lack of evidence
Muzaffarnagar: A court here has acquitted 37 accused in the 2013 communal riots case related to the killing of eight people, citing lack of evidence. Additional District and Sessions Judge Manjula Bhalotiya…
- India
Minor’s sexual assault ‘heinous’, says Thane court; sentences man to 10-year RI
Thane: A special POCSO court in Thane has sentenced a man to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in 2021, observing the crime was “heinous” and deserved no…
- Telangana
500 families get evicted in Khammam on land govt allocated to temple
Hyderabad: For eight years, they cleared the vegetation, built their homes and settled into the land in Khammam that no one seemed interested in. On Tuesday, February 24, the authorities arrived with…
- India
Patna court refuses transit remand to AP police over arrest of IPS officer
Patna: A police team from Andhra Pradesh on Monday, February 23, arrived in Bihar’s Patna to arrest a senior police officer, only to be ticked off by the court concerned, which refused…
- Delhi
Delhi court convicts 21-year-old in 2016 NDPS case
New Delhi: A court here has convicted a 21-year-old man under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act for possessing 200 grams of heroin, saying the prosecution has proved his guilt…
- World
Austrian court convicts man whose girlfriend died
Vienna: An Austrian court has convicted a man of manslaughter caused by gross negligence after his girlfriend froze to death as the couple attempted to climb the country’s highest peak last year.…
