Centre disfavours lethal injection as mode of execution: Supreme Court

Centre disfavours lethal injection as mode of execution: Supreme Court

A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta was hearing a plea seeking removal of the present mode of execution of death row convicts by hanging from the statute. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap The problem is that the government is not ready to evolve, the Supreme Court observed on Wednesday (October 15, … Read more

Centre will ensure execution of SoO pact with Kuki groups, says Amit Shah

Centre will ensure execution of SoO pact with Kuki groups, says Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah with Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh. File | Photo Credit: ANI Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on June 26 said Union Home Minister Amit Shah had assured that the Centre would ensure the implementation of the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement with Kuki insurgent groups in the hill areas. … Read more