New Delhi: The Supreme Court today dismissed Akshay Singh Thakur’s plea seeking a review petition of the Nirbhaya case. The bench comprising Justices R Banumati, AS Bopanna and Ashok Bhushan rejected the petition. One of the four accused, Akshay Singh Thakur, filed a review petition on December 12. The review petitions filed by the other three defendants were dismissed in July 2018.
He was taken to Tihar Jail last week after the mercy plea of another accused Vinay Sharma was withdrawn. He was kept in the Manduli Prison in New Delhi. Akshay, Mukesh Singh, and Pawan Gupt are also in Tihar jail. After the suicide of the accused Ram Singh, they were shifted to different places.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on the Citizenship Amendment Act has issued a notice to the Center Government. The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Center demanding its stand on petitions filed in Parliament against the law passed in Parliament. The court refused to hear the petitioners and refused to stay the law. The court then adjourned the matter to January 22.
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 17: The Union Government has given in-principle approval to Kerala’s ambitious Thiruvananthapuram-Kasaragod Semi High Speed Rail (SHSR) corridor project.
The order in this regard was issued by the Ministry of Railways today, which was conveyed to Kerala Chief Secretary Shri Tom Jose IAS.
Kerala Rail Development Corporation Ltd. (K-Rail), the implementing agency of the 540-Km double line project, had submitted its proposal to the Ministry of Railways for the construction of the third and fourth lines between Thiruvananthapuram and Kasaragod.
The proposal of K-Rail was examined in detail by the Ministry of Railways before according approval for the pre-investment activities of the project.
A joint venture of Kerala Government and Ministry of Railways, SHSR, named Silver Line, is envisaged as the most affordable solution for the transportation problems of Kerala as it will sharply reduce travel time between Thiruvananthapuram and Kasaragod from 12 hours to four hours.
This approval marks an important milestone in the implementation of this grand project that will help fast track the economy of Kerala, said Mr V Ajith Kumar, Managing Director, KRDCL.
The state cabinet has approved the project after a year-long feasibility study conducted by the KRDCL. Following this, the feasibility study and proposal were submitted to the Ministry of Railways for its consideration and approval, he said.
The state government is going ahead with its efforts to mobilise investment for the project. Kerala Chief Minister Shri Pinarayi Vijayan, during his recent visit to Japan, had held discussions in this regard.
The project is estimated to cost Rs 56,443 core, but this can go upto Rs 66,079 crore by the time of its completion.
During its implementation, the project will generate 50,000 jobs. It will provide employment for 11,000 on completion.
Seen as a game-changer in Kerala’s infrastructure and economic development, SHSR is to be implemented with minimum land acquisition. Trains on the track, which cuts through 11 districts, will run at a speed of 200 km per hour.
Besides being a boon to all categories of passengers, including professionals and business class, the corridor will serve as a major line of freight transport, which is now mostly hauled by heavy, traffic-clogging and air-polluting trucks along the highways across the state.
The project also has many environmental features such as the use of clean energy by tapping solar power in a big way, reuse of concrete and steel, low emission construction equipment and promoting urban forestry programme.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act are unfortunate and painful.
The prime minister said in a Twitter message that arguments and dis-arguments are although essential elements of democracy, but the destruction of public money and the disruption of normal life is not the nature of the country. The 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act was overwhelmingly supported by both Houses of Parliament. The Prime Minister said a large number of political parties and MPs supported the passage of the bill.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on the petitions filed by Congress and former Tripura Maharaja Pradyot Kishore Deb Burman questioning the validity of the Citizenship Amendment Act. Chief Justice S.A. Bobdey-led bench issue will also be considered the petitions related to the case. Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi has called for an immediate hearing on the Citizenship Amendment Act. Hearing on the petition filed by the Indian Union Muslim League scheduled for the 18th of this month will also take place on Wednesday.
Assam Finance Minister Himanda Biswa Sharma told reporters that 136 cases of violence were registered as a result of protests in connection with the Citizenship Amendment Act. 190 people have been arrested in the incident. He said the government was taking these incidents seriously. The minister also said that the government was not opposed to peaceful protests. The new amendments would give at least 5.42 lakh new citizenships to Assam, he said. Fake information is spreading that millions of people will be new residents in Assam. The Indo-Japanese summit will be held in Guwahati and the date for the summit will be decided later, the minister said.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in the police attack at Aligarh Muslim University and the Jamia Millia Islamia University protests. The bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde, called for such instances to end immediately. The incident came to the attention of the Supreme Court after a group of lawyers called for voluntary prosecution of assault charges against students.
New Delhi: The central government has allotted Rs 35,298 crore as GST compensation to States and UTs. The move comes as the Center looks forward to joining the GST Council on Wednesday. It is also estimated that the council will discuss measures for tax revenue increases. GST revenue increased by 6 percent as compared to the same time period, last year. Total GST for November was Rs 492 crore at Rs 1 lakh.
New Delhi: Former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar has been convicted in the Unnao rape case, said Delhi Court. The court imposed him under the Indian Penal Code and the POCSO Act. However, another accused in the case, Shashi Singh, was acquitted by the court. The court will pronounce the sentence on Wednesday. This is a crime that can carry a life sentence. In 2017, a minor was abducted and raped, the case in point. In the case following the incident Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh had been expelled from the party in August 2019.
Ranchi: The fourth phase of Jharkhand Assembly Elections polling was completed. The polling held in 15 constituencies in four districts of Dhanbad, Deogarh, Giridih, and Bokaro. Polling in five Naxal-hit constituencies was completed by 3 pm. The turnout was around 66 percent. Elsewhere, polling was held until 5 p.m. There are 221 candidates, including 22 women, in the fray.
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New Delhi: The fourth phase of Jharkhand assembly elections preparations for the voting was completed. Polling will be held in 15 constituencies in four districts – Dhanbad, Deogarh, Giridih and Bokaro on tomorrow. The polling booths will be held in all five constituencies affected by the polls at 3 pm and the remaining 10 seats at 5 pm. Chief Election Officer Vinayakumar Choubey said all the polling officers will arrive in the afternoon.
Around 10,000 security personnel have been deployed to facilitate the poll. Meanwhile, the campaign for the fifth phase of voting was fueled. Polls for 16 constituencies will be held on March 20. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the election meeting in Dumka later this afternoon.
Kathmandu: At least 14 people, including three children, were killed when a bus toppled in Sindhupalchok, Nepal. The bus was traveling from Kalin Chok in Dolaka district to Bhaktapur. The bus falls into a 100-meter depth gorge.
At least 18 people were injured in the accident. The condition of three of them is critical. The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital. Police inspector Navaraj Nupan said the deceased not been identified. Meanwhile, the search for the bus driver who escaped from the accident is continuing.
Police suspect that the accident was caused by over speeding on unfinished sections of the road.
