JHARKHAND HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON MD. MANSOOR HAZAM V/S THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ORS.

RANCHI, India, July 22 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on June 23: 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this writ application. 2. Accordingly, the instant writ application is dismissed as withdrawn. Pending I.A., if any, also stands closed. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....


JHARKHAND HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON CIP ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AND ANR. V/S THE UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

RANCHI, India, July 22 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on June 23: 1. Since the issue in this writ petition (PIL) relates to a service matter, in view of the judgment of Supreme Court in Dr. Duryodhan Sahu and Ors v. Jitendra Kumar Mishra and Ors in 1998(7)SCC 273 and since the petitioners' association has no locus to file this PIL, it is not maintainable. 2. Accordingly, this writ petition (PIL) is dismissed. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....


JHARKHAND HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON PITAMBAR KUMAR V/S THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ORS.

RANCHI, India, July 22 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on June 23: 1. Counsel for the petitioner seeks to withdraw this writ petition ( PIL) with liberty to avail alternative remedy. 2. Granting liberty as sought, this writ petition (PIL) is disposed of. 3. Interlocutory Application, if any, stands closed. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....


JHARKHAND HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON SALIN SAJ GEORGE AND ANR. V/S THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ORS

RANCHI, India, July 22 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on June 23: 1. The instant writ application has been preferred by the petitioners for following reliefs: a) For quashing of order contained in letter no. 65 dated 15.01.2025 (Annexure No. 9) issued under the pen and signature of Director RIMS, Ranchi whereby and whereunder the claim of the petitioners for promotion on the post of Sister Tutor/Clinical Tutor has been rejected stating therein that the case of the petition...


DISASTER MANAGEMENT (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2024

India, July 22 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Disaster Management (Amendment) Act, 2025 has been passed by the Parliament and got assent of the President on 29.03.2025. The provisions of the Act came into force w.e.f. 09.04.2025. The Act, inter-alia, aims to:- bring more clarity and convergence in the roles of Authorities and Committees working in the field of disaster management; provide statutory status to certain pre-Act organizations like the National Cri...


PREVENTION OF LOSSES FROM NATURAL DISASTERS

India, July 22 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The primary responsibility for disaster management rests with the State Governments concerned. The Central Government supplements the efforts of the State Governments and provides requisite logistics and financial support. There are well established institutional mechanisms at the National, State & District levels in the country for taking appropriate preparedness, mitigation and prompt response measures for effective ...


DRUG SEIZURES

India, July 22 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: As per latest data published by National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) pertaining to the year 2022; State-wise and year-wise details of seizures and number of cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act during 2018 to 2022 is at Annexure-I and II respectively. Inquiry, findings and the action taken in seizure of huge quantities of drugs which involve international rackets are conducted by th...


SWATANTRATA SAINIK SAMMAN YOJANA

India, July 22 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: There are 171689 Freedom Fighters who received a Central pension under the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Yojana (SSSY) till date, state-wise data is enclosed at Annexure-I. There are 13212 pensioners who are still alive and receiving SSSY Samman pension. State-wise data is given at Annexure-II; There are 9778 widows (spouse) who are still alive and are receiving SSSY Samman pension. State-wise data is given at Annexure-I...


INCIDENTS OF CYBER CRIME TARGETING ELDERLY PEOPLE

India, July 22 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes the statistical data on crimes in its publication "Crime in India". The latest published report is for the year 2022. As per the data published by the NCRB, details of cases registered under cyber crimes(involving communication devices as medium/target) during the period from 2018 to 2022 are as under: Table Omitted (The document can be viewed at https://...


NEMMP AND FAME SCHEME

India, July 22 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP) 2020 is a National Mission document providing the vision and the roadmap for the faster adoption of electric vehicles and their manufacturing in the country. As part of the NEMMP 2020, the Ministry of Heavy Industries formulated a Scheme namely; Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme in 2015 to promote adoption o...