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Disability e-newsletter launched The Human Rights Commission has today launched an e-newsletter highlighting activities and information for people with disabilities. The newsletter – released on the International Day of Disabled Persons – is part of a Commission effort to ensure monitoring and support for the first international rights convention of the 21st century, the UN Convention on the R..

UK: VULNERABLE PEOPLE TO GET BETTER PROTECTION 12/26/2008 The guidelines outline the respective roles the OPG, the Court of Protection and local authorities play so that areas of overlap can be harmonised. These agencies will work together to help prevent and respond to abuse, by sharing information and following principles laid down in the guidelines. The protocol between the OPG and loc..

its important info for all the candidates the HCS (judicial) mains exam which was to start form 28 th of December has been postponed by atleast 4 weeks after an understanding between HPSC and the Punjab and Haryana High Court...

UP HIGH COURT TO GET HI-TECH SECURITY GADGTS 24 Dec 2008, 1220 hrs IST, PTI ALLAHABAD: In wake of increasing threat to vital establishments from terrorist outfits, Uttar Pradesh government has decided to equip the High Court buildings with sophisticated gadgets. The government has sanctioned Rs 3.42cr for installation of close circuit cameras and other security apparatus in th..

The 2010 Commonwealth Games are about prestige and status of the country and the people have the right to know how its organising committee is gearing up for the event, the Delhi High Court has said while pulling up the panel for its refusal to answer RTI queries. "Commonwealth is round the corner and the people have the right to know how you are organising it," Justice G S Sistani said. "..

MURDERD INDIAN STUDENT'S FATHER LAUD UK JUDICIAL SYSTEM London (PTI): The family of Indian student Samrajya Jyothirmai Vempala, who was battered to death in Birmingham on May 6, has praised the UK judicial system for the pace at which the killer was brought to justice. Vempala was beaten with a 5kg iron dumb bell bar at her home by fellow Indian student Nagaraja Kumar Nalluri, when she..

NHRC ASKS ORISSA GOVT ON ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SECURITY DURING CHRISTMAS SEASONNew Delhi December 18, 2008The National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police, Orissa seeking reports within three days as to how the State Government proposes to deal with the Hindu Organisations' Orissa Bandh call on 25th December, 2008 and wha..

Uttar Pradesh government started its argument in the special appeal filed against the single Judge order in police recruitment scam case. Senior advocate of the Supreme Court, P P Rao argued on the special appeal for about half-an-hour and indicated about the mistakes committed in single Judge order. The Court has fixed January 6, 2009 to re-hear the appeal as fresh case. This order was pas..

GEO TV DRAGGED TO COURT FOR REVEALING KASAB'S IDENTITY Agencies Posted: Dec 20, 2008 at 1046 hrs IST Lahore : Private Geo TV News channel has been taken to court for its investigative report that exposed the Pakistani origin of the lone terrorist captured in the Mumbai attacks to the embarassment of the country's leadership and a petition seeking registration of a case was admitted. ..

Western Railway workers call off strike 19 Dec 2008, 0038 hrs IST, TNN MUMBAI: The flash strike by motormen of Western Railway, which left thousands of suburban railway commuters stranded for over two hours, was finally called off on Thursday night. Suburban train services resumed shortly after 11 pm, after the strike was called off following discussions between motormen and railway ..

Amid a raging debate over the live TV coverage of Mumbai terror siege, Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan asked media to be more responsible and not pose hurdles to risky operations of security forces. The CJI said live coverage of Mumbai attack may have been used by the terrorists to their advantage. “A lot of criticism was made for the way media was reporting the Mumbai terror attac..

New body to watch corruption in courts..........Nagendar Sharma New Delhi FOR THE first time in India, common people would soon be able to lodge their complaints against corrupt judges. The government has decided to provide punitive powers to a pro- posed panel that would deal with allegations against such judges. The proposed National Judicial Council consisting of five senior judges in th..

NEW DELHI: Long-winded judgements, unpunctual judges and vacancies are among the 29 reasons for the huge backlog of 30 million cases in various courts across the country, Law Minister H.R. Bharadwaj said on Monday. "We are grappling with the problem of pendency," Bharadwaj said during the question hour in the Rajya Sabha, all but admitting that the government could do precious little about..

The Law Commission has rejected a parliamentary committee recommendation to make Hindi the official court language for delivering judgments in the Supreme Court and all High Courts and also to amend the Constitution to enable the Union Legislature department to undertake original drafting of laws in Hindi. In finalising its report, the Commission, headed by Justice A.R. Lakshmanan, considered ..

Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008 Finally, urine recycler passes astronauts' test HOUSTON (AP) - After several days without luck, astronauts finally ran a successful test on equipment that turns urine into drinking water - a necessity for supporting the international space station's crew, which will soon double. "Not to spoil anything, but I think up here the appropriate words are 'Yippee!'..