The Neyyattinkara Additional Sessions Court on Monday awarded the death sentence to SS Greeshma, who was convicted of murdering her 23-year-old boyfriend, Sharon Raj, by administering a lethal herbicide-laced Ayurvedic concoction in October 2022. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh on Greeshma.
Staying all the proceedings before the trial court in Ranchi till further orders, a bench of Justice Vikran Math and Justice Sandeep Mehta issued notice to the Jharkhand government and the Bharatiya Janata Party leader Navin Jha – the complainant before the trial court.
The chief minister also wrote a letter to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, urging him to withdraw the draft regulations of the UGC, 2024 and 2025.
A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan also directed the Registrar General of the Delhi High Court to ensure proper video conferencing facilities at Tihar jail also where Yasin Malik is lodged and is undergoing life imprisonment.
The Chhattisgarh State Election Commission has announced the schedule for urban local body and three-tier panchayat elections across the state, bringing the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) into immediate effect in the poll-bound regions.
With the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the Janata Dal (United) providing critical support to the NDA government, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced a major financial package for Andhra Pradesh and plans for mega infrastructure projects for Bihar in the General Budget.
“If we look at Uttar Pradesh, what is the investment situation? Their ongoing projects were never completed on time," he added.
He emphasized the budget's significant contributions towards employment generation and support for small businesses.
''The Ministers will take forward discussions held during the last meeting in New York in September 2023 and exchange views on developments in the Indo-Pacific region, and review progress on Quad initiatives and working groups,'' the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
E-vouchers would be given for this purpose directly to one lakh students every year at an annual interest subvention of 3 per cent of the loan amount.
