JABALPUR, India, April 17 -- Madhya Pradesh High Court issued the following judgment/order on March 17: Learned counsel for petitioner seeks leave to withdraw the petition reserving the right of petitioner to initiate civil proceedings in accordance with law. The petition is accordingly, dismissed as withdrawn. All rights and contentions of the parties are reserved. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
JABALPUR, India, April 17 -- Madhya Pradesh High Court issued the following judgment/order on March 17: 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in terms of Section 3H(4) of the National Highways Act, 1956 (for short 'the Act') in case there was any dispute, it was obligatory on the competent authority to refer the dispute to the decision of Principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction. He submits that in the impugned order, instead of making a reference, petitioner has been relegat...
JABALPUR, India, April 17 -- Madhya Pradesh High Court issued the following judgment/order on March 17: Learned Senior Counsel appearing for the respondents submits that in view of the communication dated 08.02.2025 (Annexure C-8), the respondents do not wish to press the Contempt Petitions Nos.3582/2023 and 3579/2023. In view of the said statement, the Contempt Petitions Nos.3587/2023 and 3579/2023 are dismissed as withdrawn. Consequently, the present Contempt Appeals are also disposed of. D...
India, April 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: H.E. Dr. Christian Stocker, Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria called on the President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (April 16, 2026). Welcoming Dr Stocker on his first visit to India, the President said that India and Austria share close and friendly relations based on common values such as democracy and the rule of law. The President said that in 2024, on the occasion of 75 years of the e...
India, April 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India today heard online 216 cases of alleged bonded labour in the brick kilns across various districts of Uttar Pradesh. Chairperson, Justice V. Ramasubramanian presided over the virtual hearing in the presence of Secretary General, Shri Bharat Lal, Registrar (Law), Shri Joginder Singh and senior officers. The hearing saw the active participation from senior functionaries of the state ...
India, April 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: New Delhi, April 16, 2026: Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, addressed the inaugural ceremony of the Final Conference of the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) Global Anti-Doping Intelligence & Investigations Network (GAIIN), outlining India's strong commitment to clean sport and global cooperation in combating doping. Highlighting the importance of international collaboration, the Minister stated ...
India, April 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a landmark initiative, the Office of the Development Commissioner for Handlooms, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, has collaborated with the Femina Miss India platform for the first time to showcase the richness and diversity of Indian handlooms on a global stage. Under the thematic initiative "Vishwa Sutra - Weaves of India for the World", an exclusive handloom collection will be unveiled during the grand finale of F...
India, April 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The India-Russia Round Table was held today at the Ministry of Steel. The meeting was co-chaired by the Secretary, Ministry of Steel, Government of India, and Mr. Mikhail IURIN, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. The Russian delegation, comprising representatives from industry and related sectors, participated in the discussions along with Indian counterparts. The meeting provided a platform for cons...
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India, April 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Statistical Systems Training Academy (NSSTA) organized a review meeting for officers of the Indian Statistical Service (ISS) 2024 batch, who have completed their probationary training, including six months of field posting in Sub-Regional Offices (SROs) under the Field Operations Division (FOD) of the National Statistics Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). The meeting also inclu...