Won’t allow J&K Assembly to function until resolution on Art 370 withdrawn: BJP

Won’t allow J&K Assembly to function until resolution on Art 370 withdrawn: BJP

Leader of Opposition in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, Sunil Sharma along with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Legislators object to passing of the resolution seeking restoration of statehood to J&K by the ruling National Conference during J&K Assembly session. | Photo Credit: ANI Opposition BJP on Wednesday (November 6, 2024) said it will not allow the … Read more

AFSPA extended in four districts of Assam, withdrawn from four others

AFSPA extended in four districts of Assam, withdrawn from four others

Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI The Assam Police on October 1 said the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA has been extended in four districts of the State for six more months. At the Assam Police Day 2023 celebrations in Guwahati, DGP Gyanendra Pratap Singh said the ‘disturbed area’ … Read more

Case against Rajinikanth’s Jailer dismissed as withdrawn

Case against Rajinikanth’s Jailer dismissed as withdrawn

The Madras High Court on Friday dismissed as withdrawn a PIL petition that sought a direction to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to revoke the UA certificate — which allows children aged below 12, too, to watch a movie with parental guidance — issued to Rajinikanth-starrer Jailer. The litigant’s counsel chose to withdraw … Read more

Move to collect additional fee from owners of old trucks withdrawn

Move to collect additional fee from owners of old trucks withdrawn

Subsequent to an interim order of the Kerala High Court, the renewal of registration and fitness certificates of trucks that are over 15 years old will be implemented in the State without any additional fees. The Motor Vehicles department (MVD) has issued an order to implement it with immediate effect. Appropriate changes will be made … Read more

Vizhinjam protest should be withdrawn, says fishermen’s union

Vizhinjam protest should be withdrawn, says fishermen’s union

The fishermen’s strike against the Vizhinjam port should be withdrawn against the backdrop of the State government’s decision to appoint an expert committee to study whether shoreline changes along the coast of Thiruvananthapuram are port-induced, P.P. Chittaranjan, general secretary of the Kerala State Fishermen Federation that is affiliated to the CITU, has said. He was … Read more