Kisan Andolan: Supreme Court slams Punjab government for failing to conduct health check-up of hunger strike leader

Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, Abed, on the seventeenth day of his hunger strike near Khanuri border in Punjab’s Sangrur district on December 12, 2024. Photo credit: PTI The Supreme Court on Thursday (December 19, 2024) reprimanded the Punjab government for failing to conduct a health check-up of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who … Read more

59,772 teacher posts vacant in Karnataka, school education minister informs assembly

School Education and Literacy Minister Madhu Bangarappa Photo Credit: File photo 59,772 teacher posts are vacant in Karnataka, School Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa informed the Legislative Assembly on December 19. In response to a starred question by BJP member K Gopalaiyah, the minister said 50,067 posts in primary schools and 9,705 posts in high schools … Read more

SC asks Thrissur Pooram organizers to comply with captive elephant rules, Kerala HC directive remains against law

Striking a balance between animal rights and temple customs, the Supreme Court asked Thiruvambadi and Paramekkavu Devaswams to strictly follow the Bandi Elephant (Management and Maintenance) Rules, 2012 during Thrissur Pooram. | Photo credit: KK Mustafa Striking a balance between animal rights and temple customs, the Supreme Court on Thursday (December 19, 2024) asked the … Read more

Kozhikode court rejects hit and run suspect’s bail plea

Kozhikode Principal Sessions Court on Thursday (December 19, 2024) accused C. It refused to hear the anticipatory bail plea filed by Sajeel. Writing the order, Justice VS Vindhukumari rejected the anticipatory bail on three grounds: fleeing the spot without stopping the car after the accident, destroying evidence and then buying documents to claim his vehicle’s … Read more

Kashmir in intense cold; Srinagar has the coldest night

Jammu and Kashmir. File | Photo credit: PTI Srinagar experienced the coldest night of the season as Kashmir plunged into bitterly cold conditions with the minimum temperature dropping several degrees below the freezing point, officials said in Srinagar on Thursday (Dec 19, 2024). “Many parts of Srinagar city also witnessed a thin layer of fog … Read more