SC to hear on Apr 28 plea seeking independent probe into Atiq killing

SC to hear on Apr 28 plea seeking independent probe into Atiq killing

[ad_1] New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on April 28 a plea seeking an independent probe into the killing of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj. Atiq Ahmad (60) and Ashraf were shot dead at point-blank range by three men posing as journalists in the middle … Read more

Plea in SC for independent committee probe into killings of Atiq, Ashraf

Plea in SC for independent committee probe into killings of Atiq, Ashraf

[ad_1] New Delhi: A day after gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf were shot dead under police escort, a plea was filed in the Supreme Court on Sunday seeking the constitution of an independent expert committee headed by a former apex court judge to probe the killings. The plea, filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari, … Read more

SC verdict on pleas for independent mechanism to appoint ECs on Thursday

SC verdict on pleas for independent mechanism to appoint ECs on Thursday

[ad_1] New Delhi: The Supreme Court will deliver judgment on Thursday on a batch of petitions seeking a collegium-like system for the appointment of Election Commissioners (ECs) and the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). A constitution bench, headed by Justice K.M. Joseph and comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy, and C.T. Ravikumar had reserved … Read more

Hyderabad: 8 more Independent nominations received for Teachers’ constituency

Hyderabad: 8 more Independent nominations received for Teachers’ constituency

[ad_1] Representative Image Hyderabad: The biennial elections to the Telangana Legislative Council from Mahabubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad Teacher’s constituency election received eight nominations by independent candidates on Wednesday. Biennial Elections are required to be held every 2 years in accordance with the Election Procedure Rules. While Lingidi Venkateshwarulu, Galreddy Harshvardhan Reddy, and Katepally Janardhan Reddy and filed two … Read more

Telangana MLC polls: 5 Independent nominations received for Teachers’ constituency

Telangana MLC polls: 5 Independent nominations received for Teachers’ constituency

[ad_1] (Representative Image) Hyderabad: The biennial elections to the Telangana Legislative Council from Mahabubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad Teacher’s constituency election received five nominations by independent candidates on Monday. Biennial Elections are required to be held every 2 years in accordance with the Election Procedure Rules. While Madishetty Tirupati and Chalika Chandrasekhar filed two sets of nominations each, Chalika Parvathi, … Read more

Odisha minister murder case: Munda demands probe by an independent agency

Odisha minister murder case: Munda demands probe by an independent agency

[ad_1] Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader and Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda on Saturday demanded investigation by an independent agency into the brutal murder of Odisha minister Naba Kishore Das. Speaking to media persons here, Munda said the murder of the minister is a major concern for the law and order situation of the state. … Read more