GANGTOK, India, June 25 -- Sikkim High Court issued the following judgment/order on June 4: 1. The only challenge in the instant Appeal is to the sentence meted out to the Appellant, which was for a period of twenty years each, under Sections 5(l) and 5(j) punishable under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, as amended in 2019 (hereinafter, "POCSO Act"), vide the impugned Order on Sentence dated 08-09-2023. 2. Learned Counsel for the Appellant submits that, ...
India, June 25 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that the family of a woman from a Scheduled Tribe community was subjected to a social boycott by the villagers after her marriage to a man belonging to a Scheduled Caste in Rayagada district of Odisha. Reportedly, the villagers demanded a purification ritual if the family of the woman wanted to be accepted back into the ...
India, June 25 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report revealing the death of three prisoners in custody of the state in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, one after the other on 15th and 16th June, 2025. Reportedly, a male doctor and a female prisoner lodged in the District Jail died due to illness, whereas another lodged in the Central Jail of Varanasi died due to heart attack. The...
India, June 25 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that a 17-year-old boy, lodged in a government-run juvenile home in Majnu ka Tila area of Delhi, died due to injuries inflicted by two of his fellow inmates. Reportedly, the physical assault happened on 17th June, 2025. The injured victim was rushed to the hospital, where the doctors declared him dead. The Commission ha...
India, June 25 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The following Recruitment Results have been finalized by the Union Public Service Commission during the month of May, 2025. The recommended candidates have been informed individually by post. Applications of other candidates were duly considered but regretted that it has not been possible to call them for interview/recommend them for the post. Click here to see Result.:- Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
India, June 25 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: On the basis of the results of the written part of CISF AC (Exe) Limited Departmental Competitive Exam, 2025 held by the UPSC on 27.04.2025, the candidates with the under mentioned Roll Numbers (List enclosed) have qualified provisionally for Physical Standards Tests (PST)/Physical Efficiency Tests (PET) and Medical Standards Tests (MST). * The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will intimate to the candidates ...
India, June 25 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Poornima University and Rajasthan University will jointly host the Khelo India University Games 2025 in Jaipur November, it was announced on Wednesday. This will be the fifth iteration of the Khelo India University Games that began in February 2020. The multi-sport Games, where more than 4,000 athletes are expected from more than 200 Universities. Like previous editions, there will be at least 20 disciplines on th...
India, June 25 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Smt. Raksha Nikhil Khadse, Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, today concluded a comprehensive review meeting in Unakoti District, Tripura, as a pivotal component of her ongoing tour under the 'Poorvottar Sampark Setu' programme. This strategic initiative, guided by Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji, is designed to assess the ground-level implementation of various Central Flagship Schemes, foste...
India, June 25 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment (DoSJE), Government of India, is organizing a programme to commemorate the occasion of International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, on 26th June 2025, at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi. Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri B. L. Verma, would grace the occasion as Chief Guest, in the presence of Senior officers of...
India, June 25 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The 198th Board Meeting of Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) was held in Delhi, today, where key decisions pertaining to the development of national waterways for advancement of Inland Water Transport (IWT) sector were taken. For IWT development in the North East, IWAI Board approved the proposal of setting up three tourist jetties in Silghat, Bishwanath Ghat and Guijan and one tourist-cum-cargo jetty in Neam...