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CUTTACK: Providing huge relief to Puri hotel owners, the Orissa high court on Friday made it clear that the Puri Konark Development Authority (PKDA) has no power to order demolition of any illegal hotel. Hearing to a petition of Puri Hotel Association, the bench of Justice Biswanath Rath observed that PKDA is just an implementing […]

CHANDIGARH: Taking up the plea of whistleblower Indian Forest Services officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi to recall the orders to form a special investigation team (SIT) into the suspicious death of a forest official in 2009, the Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday issued a notice to the Haryana government. The court, however, refused to grant

BHUBANESWAR: In an election case, the Orissa high court on Friday issued notice to senior BJD leader Rabi Narayan Nanda to explain in three weeks why criminal proceedings should not be initiated against him for filing a false affidavit. Nanda had filed a petition challenging the election of Tara Prasad Bahinipati of Congress from Jeypore

BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court on Thursday asked the state government to specify by February 25 its stand on obeying the May 2014 Supreme Court order on medium of instruction. Justice B V Nagarathna gave this direction while hearing a petition filed by the Associated Managements of Government Recognized English Medium Schools in Karnataka (KAMS)

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India on Friday allowed Prasar Bharati to share live feed of World Cup cricket matches with cable operators. The apex court overturned an earlier order from Delhi High Court restraining public broadcaster to share feed with cable operators. Earlier, Star Sports, the official broadcast partner of World Cup, had

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police registered a first information report (FIR) late on Wednesday evening against Rajendra Pachauri, the director-general of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) after a woman research analyst lodged a complaint alleging harassment. The FIR alleges Pachauri committed offences under Sections 354, 354A, 354D, 506 of IPC, which deal with outraging

NEW DELHI: CBI today filed its final probe report in a coal block allocation case allegedly involving former Coal Secretary P C Parakh, Hindalco and others before the special court which will consider it on March 11. Senior public prosecutor V K Sharma told the court that the agency has completed the investigation and one

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday extended the stay on arrest of Teesta Setalvad and her husband. The top court had earlier stayed their arrest till February 19. Earlier during the hearing, SC asked Gujarat government why Teesta Setalvad and her husband were needed in custody for questioning? The top court noted that it is

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday in Supreme Court opposed tooth and nail any court mandated guidelines for issuance of government advertisements. Attorney general Mukul Rohatgi said government issues advertisements for making people aware of its policy and work. He asked how such advertisements could be branded as tools to garner political mileage. Taking note

BILASPUR: Chhattisgarh high court has held that order by governor, under the provisions of Constitution, pardoning and releasing a convict is not illegal if the order is based on relevant material. A single bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra dismissed a writ filed by Bharat assailing the legality and validity of Chhattisgarh governor’s order, exercising