Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Justice

Government forms expert panel to reform arbitration law

The Ministry of Law and Justice has set up a 16-member expert committee headed by former Secretary, Department of Legal Affairs, T.K. Vishwanathan, for examining the working of arbitration law in India and recommending reforms in the Arbitration and...

Nagaland: Cry for justice at candle light vigil for late Henveih Phom

Hundreds of people from a cross section of society including representatives of various tribal organisations held a candle light service here at Old MLA Hostel Junction in memory of late Henveih Phom (35) of Anaki-C village who died while...

Rape survivor gets justice 28 years later, son finds father

She was gang-raped at the age of 12 and it has taken her 28 years to get justice. The girl had become pregnant after the incident and gave birth to a boy. The boy, now grown up, demanded to know...

Abortion is legal in India with medical access for all

The Centre for Justice, Law and Society at Jindal Global Law School, in collaboration with Ipas Development Foundation, has developed "Access to Safe and Legal Abortion: A Handbook on Abortion Laws for Healthcare Service Providers in India". The Handbook was...

Anti-Asian hate crime events in California up 177.5 pct in 2021: report

Reported Anti-Asian hate crime events in California, the most populous state in the United States, increased by 177.5 per cent from 89 in 2020 to 247 in 2021, said a report by the California Department of Justice. The state, home...

Kashmiri Pandits seek justice at Jantar Mantar

Demanding justice, members of the Global Kashmiri Pandit Diaspora and the All India Kashmiri Samaj staged a protest at Jantar Mantar here on Saturday.The demonstration was also joined by Congress leader and senior lawyer Vivek Tankha.The Kashmir issue once...

J&K acid attack survivor awaits regaining sight, justice

She wakes up in the dead of night and screams with tears rolling down her cheek as the memory of February 1 acid attack still haunts her, say family members of a Jammu and Kashmir woman who is waiting...

NTUCT flays Feb 9 incident, demands justice

Naga Tribal Union Chümoukedima Town (NTUCT) on Saturday vehemently condemned the February 9 incident where one of its prominent citizens-- Vilakhoto Angami of Chümoukedima town Ward-1 was mysteriously gunned down by some unknown miscreants while hunting.In a joint statement,...

Family members of student leader hopeful to get justice

The family members of Kirti Kamal Bora, the former student leader, on Friday expressed hope that they will get justice.While appearing before the inquiry commission headed by Additional Chief Secretary Pavan Kumar Borthakur at Nagaon Circuit House today, the...

Long wait for justice for victims at Oting

Many serious crimes in the state are stuck for months or even years, as charge sheets cannot be prepared due to pending reports of forensic analysis on material evidences from the crime scene(s).To highlight this issue, the Special Investigation...