HC seeks UP govt`s reply on alleged starvation death

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 20:32

The Allahabad High Court on Monday sought Uttar Pradesh government`s reply on a public interest litigation alleging that a 75-year-old dalit woman died of starvation in a remote village near here as she was too frail to earn money to buy food.

HC seeks UP govt`s reply on alleged starvation death

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 20:28

The Allahabad High Court on Monday sought Uttar Pradesh government`s reply on a public interest litigation alleging that a 75-year-old dalit woman died of starvation in a remote village near here as she was too frail to earn money to buy food.

Aarushi case: HC summons trial court records

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 22:19

The Allahabad High Court summoned the records of trial court, which had tried and sentenced dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar for the murders of their daughter Aarushi and domestic aide Hemraj.

Rains force Magh Mela pilgrims to desert tent city

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 14:11

Unusually heavy winter rains have forced thousands of pilgrims here to abandon the make-shift city of tents that had come up in view of the annual religious congregation of Magh Mela.

HC asks UP Chief Secy to verify about 2 blocked news channels

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 14:50

The Allahabad High Court directed Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary to verify whether two news channels were blocked by cable operators on state government`s orders.

HC defers hearing in petition on UP minister`s foreign tour

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 14:49

The Allahabad High Court on Friday fixed January 21 as the next date of hearing in a PIL on foreign tour of 17-member delegation including eight UP ministers.

Allahabad HC disapproves of `out of turn` promotions in UP police

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 18:19

In a significant judgement, the Allahabad High Court has held that "out of turn" promotions could have "a negative impact on the disciplined and orderly behaviour of police officers of subordinate ranks".

HC issues notice to AAP, EC over petition on `jhaadu` symbol

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 13:11

Allahabad High Court issued notices to the Election Commission and Aam Admi Party and gave them 3 weeks to reply on petition of Naitik Party, which wanted jhadu election symbol for Lok Sabha polls.

Allahabad HC asks IIIT Allahabad Director to step down

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 23:44

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday asked the Director of Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad to step down and hand over the charge to the "senior-most Dean" of the institution.

23 yrs after sacking from railways, senior citizen gets relief from SC

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 21:03

Twenty three years after a railway employee was dismissed from the job for allegedly taking money in exchange for issuing fitness certificates to colleagues, Supreme Court has set aside the removal of the man, now 75 years old, saying that the penalty had shocked its conscience.

Don`t chop mango trees, says Allahabad High Court

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 11:00

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has banned cutting of green mango trees in the state.

Assam gives India its second time zone

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 09:58

The debate has continued for long but the northeastern state of Assam has taken the first step in breaking away from the practice of following a single time zone across the country.