Altaf Ahmed

The light punishment pronounced by a Bhopal court in the 1984 gas tragedy has stunned legal eagles, who demanded a complete overhaul of the law relating to death caused by rash and negligent acts.

Investigators probing the Dilsukhnagar terror case are likely to grill the five accused in the 2002 Sai Baba temple blast case who are out on bail.

Mumbai becoming a terror target again needs more than a knee-jerk reaction. Legal experts are unanimous that India needs a comprehensive anti-terror law to deal with the challenges thrown up by terrorist groups harboured from abroad.

MEASI Academy of Research has announced that it will conduct a training programme on the topic 'Disaster Risk Mitigation and Management for the Built Environment'.

A constable attached to Dharwad district police was arrested by Jayalakshmipuram cops in connection with the multi-crore marks cards scam of the Karnataka State Open University.

As part of the probe into fake degree certificate fraud involving two consultants from Nampally and Santosh Nagar, police found out that the accused have set up fake websites to show the academic degrees of students online during verification.

KOLKATA: The Dawood link in the abduction of Khadim’s vicechairman Partha Roy Burman was confirmed with the arrest of four Hyderabad-based D-company men, including hawala operator Abdul Karimuddin, who had received the ransom.

Residents and traders of T Nagar, who have been closely following the sealing of commercial buildings in the area, will have to wait longer for a verdict with the Madras high court adjourning the matter to December 20.

Before appearing in the BEd examination on Saturday, one aspirant was killed in a road mishap in Jaunpur while seven others sustained serious injuries in other road accident in Mirzapur.

Bhopal court's decision to frame charges against the gas leak accused under Section 304-II of IPC — that attracts a maximum jail term of 10 years — was set aside by the Supreme Court on Sept 13, 1996.

Besides Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani's son-in-law Altaf Ahmed Shah, popularly known as Altaf Fantoosh, the court sent Peer Saifullah, Mehrajuddin Kalwal and Nayeem Khan to the agency's custody.

According to police, an escort party of the DSP headquarters came under attack at Arhama village. In the ensuing gun battle, four policemen suffered bullet injuries and were immediately rushed to the hospital where all of them succumbed to their injuries.