New Delhi, March 25 Stating that the constitutional guarantee of just compensation cannot be diluted, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said solatium and interest in a land acquisition matter cannot be contingent on the magnitude of the financial burden. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan made the observation while disposing […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, March 25 Former Himachal Pradesh chief minister and Leader of the Opposition Jai Ram Thakur has launched a fresh attack on the Congress-led government in Himachal Pradesh, using the dress code issue to question what he described as the administration’s priorities and internal discipline. Speaking after his meeting […]
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Patiala, March 25 AAP MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra, who had been on the run in a rape case since last September, was arrested in Punjab’s Patiala, officials said on Wednesday. Pathanmajra, the first-time MLA from Sanour, was wanted in the rape case which was registered in September last year. He has been arrested by Patiala […]
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New Delhi, March 24 India backs the swift restoration of peace in West Asia and keeping the Strait of Hormuz open for global shipping, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday when US President Donald Trump dialled him to discuss the crisis. It was the first conversation between the two leaders since the West Asia […]
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Yog Raj Sharma Shimla, March 24 Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, congratulating him on what he described as an “historic and inspiring” record in public service while also raising several issues concerning the state’s interests. While talking […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 24 The Punjab government on Tuesday reassigned key ministerial portfolios after the arrest of former minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, with Harpal Singh Cheema taking charge of transport and Ravjot Singh being given the prisons department.The portfolios were reallocated a day after Bhullar was arrested in connection with the death of […]
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The North News New Delhi, March 24 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday told the Rajya Sabha that the war in West Asia had triggered a global energy crisis and posed serious risks to India’s trade, fuel supplies and economic stability, while urging a united call for peace and diplomacy. Addressing the Upper House, Modi […]
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The North News New Delhi, March 24 BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Tuesday demanded that the Himachal Pradesh government withdraw the newly imposed Rs 5 per litre cess on petrol and diesel, alleging the Congress-led administration was placing an unfair financial burden on the public. Thakur said the move, along with earlier VAT hikes on […]
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New Delhi, March 24 The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that no person professing a religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism can be regarded as a member of a Scheduled Caste. A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and NV Anjaria, upholding an order of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, said that a person […]
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New Delhi, March 24 In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that women Short Service Commission (SSC) officers in the Army, Navy, and Air Force, who were denied Permanent Commission due to arbitrary assessment, are entitled to full pensionary benefits. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and […]
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