PATNA HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGMENT FOR THE STATE OF BIHAR AND ANR. V/S N.R. CONSTRUCTION

PATNA, India, Feb. 12 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on Jan. 12: 1. Instant Civil Misc. Application has been filed for grant of following relief/s :- (i) For setting aside the order dated 20.08.2025 passed by the Learned Principal District Judge, Patna in Execution case No. 269 of 2022 (M/s N.R. Construction Pvt. Ltd. Vs. The Project Engineer and ors.), whereby the petition dated 04.07.2025 of the award holder/respondent was allowed and the vacant land admeasuring 5000 Sq. ...


PATNA HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGMENT FOR SELIM SK V/S THE UNION OF INDIA

PATNA, India, Feb. 12 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on Jan. 12: 1. As both the appeals have arisen out of the same judgment, hence, they are being decided together by a common judgment. 2. Mr. Pankaj Kumar Sinha, learned counsel for the appellant in Cr. APP(DB) No. 348/2023, Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, learned counsel for the appellant in Cr. APP(DB) No. 754/2025, and Mr. Dr. K. N. Singh, learned Additional Solicitor General (ASG), assisted by Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh and Mr. Arvind K...


PATNA HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGMENT FOR AJAY SINGH V/S THE STATE OF BIHAR

PATNA, India, Feb. 12 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on Jan. 12: 1. This Criminal Appeal has been filed by the appellant Ajay Singh challenging the judgment of conviction dated 16.04.2018 and the order of sentence dated 19.04.2018 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Kaimur at Bhabhua in Sessions Trial No. 280 of 2015, arising out of Nawanagar Police Station Case No. 85 of 2015. By the impugned judgment, the appellant has been convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal ...


PATNA HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGMENT FOR DR. ABHISHEK PANDEY AND ANR. V/S STATE OF BIHAR AND ANR.

PATNA, India, Feb. 12 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on Jan. 12: 1. Heard Mr. Digvijay Kumar Ojha, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Mr. Abhay Kumar - 1, learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioners have preferred the application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. / 528 BNSS for quashing the FIR dated 01.07.2018 in connection with Simri P.S. Case No.151 of 2018 whereby cognizance has been taken under Sections 341, 323, 354, 498A, 504, 506 and 34 of the IPC ...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: MONSOON FORECASTING AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE IN ASSAM

India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Region 2025 Forecast Category of the LPA Climatological Normal in mm (1971-2020) Observed Rainfall Percentage Departure from LPA (Actual Rainfall in mm) Remarks Assam and Meghalaya (sub-division) Below Normal (<93% of the LPA) -49% of LPA The forecast was accurate East & NE India (Homogenous rainfall Region) Below Normal (<94% of the LPA) 1367.3 mm -33% of LPA The forecast was accurate 1762.2 mm (906.4 mm) (920 mm) ...


Sacred Devnimori Relics of Lord Buddha Return to India After Historic Exposition in Sri Lanka

India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The sacred Devnimori Relics of Lord Buddha are returns to India today after a week long public exposition at the revered Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Holy Relics, which were taken abroad for their first-ever international exposition, are being escorted back by a high level Indian delegation led by the Governor of Madhya Pradesh, Shri Mangubhai Patel, and the Deputy Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Shri Chowna ...


Implementation and beneficiaries of the yuva sahakar scheme

India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: (Rs. In lakhs) Year State Amount Disbursed No. of Members Benefitted 2019-20 Andhra Pradesh 9.90 50 2020-21 Kerala 26.66 3252 Andhra Pradesh 6.98 50 Total 33.64 3302 2022-23 Andhra Pradesh 14.75 50 Uttar Pradesh 10.00 304 Total 24.75 354 2023-24 Bihar 38.79 300 Rajasthan 3.60 3001 Uttar Pradesh 23.92 1907 West Bengal 70.00 NA Total 136.31 5208 2024-25 Bihar 38.79 300 Madhya Pradesh ...


TACKLING OF PROXY REPRESENTATION OF ELECTED WOMEN REPRESENTATIVES

India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: "Panchayat", being "Local Government", is a State subject and part of the State List of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. Therefore, any issue related to independent decision-making power by women representatives in Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) lies in the domain of the States. The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has implemented a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) w.e.f. ...


Impact of overfishing by large mechanised fishing operations

India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: States/UTs -wise Marine Fish Production (in lakhs Tonnes) S.No. State/UT's 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 (Provisional) 1 Andhra Pradesh 5.54 5.94 6.00 6.00 6.51 2 Goa 1.06 1.11 1.34 1.27 1.28 3 Gujarat 6.83 6.88 7.03 7.05 7.64 4 Karnataka 3.47 5.89 7.30 7.28 5.26 5 Kerala 3.92 6.01 6.91 5.81 6.47 6 Maharashtra 3.99 4.33 4.46 4.35 4.64 7 Odisha 1.72 2.01 2.13 2.27 2.3...


Secretary, DFS Chairs Meeting to Prepare Roadmap for Financial Inclusion 2.0

India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Shri M. Nagaraju, Secretary, Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance, chaired a meeting at New Delhi today to deliberate on the preparation of the roadmap for Financial Inclusion 2.0. The meeting was attended by senior officials from various Ministries/Departments and institutions, such as Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Department of Secondary Education and Training, Ministry ...