Gujarat Riots
Bihar IAS officer apologises for her 'condom', 'sanitary pad' remarks
In a letter, Bamhrah explained the utility of the "Shashakt Beti Samridh Bihar" event and apologised to the girl students. "If any girl was feeling hurt over my statements, I apologise to them." Earlier in the day, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took cognisance of the matter and said that he will look into it and take action.
Gujarat SIT files chargesheet against Teesta, Sreekumar and ex-IPS Sanjiv Bhatt
The Gujarat government had constituted the SIT to investigate the conspiracy allegedly hatched by Teesta and two others to implicate the then Chief Minister and other senior functionaries of the state government in a false case and get them punished under various sections of the Indian Penal Code.
Supreme Court grants interim bail to Teesta Setalvad
A bench headed by Chief Justice U.U. Lalit and justices S. Ravindra Bhat and Sudhanshu Dhulia said that since the essential custodial interrogation is complete, the matter of interim bail should have been heard, and noted that her bail plea is still pending before the Gujarat High Court. "We grant Teesta Setalvad interim bail," the bench said.
Bilkis Bano case: SC notice to Gujarat govt on plea against release of 11 convicts
The top court clarified that it did not grant permission for remission to the convicts, instead it asked the government to consider. A bench headed by Chief Justice and comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi and Vikram Nath said merely because the act was horrific, is that sufficient to say remission is wrong? The Gujarat government released the convicts on Independence Day, which has created a huge political controversy.
ED to file 5,000-page charge sheet against IAS officer Pooja Singhal in money laundering case
Besides Singhal, few mining officials and others also have been named as accused in the matter. Singhal, the mining secretary in Jharkhand, was dismissed from her post soon after her arrest. In May, the ED grilled Ravi Kejriwal, the former Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) treasurer in this connection. The central probe agency had scanned last three years' transactions of Singhal to check the suspicious money trail if any.
Sreekumar, Teesta sent to 5 days police custody
Setalvad complained to the court that she was picked up from Mumbai without any arrest warrant, and also questioned whether it justified to arrest her on the basis of FIR. She also alleged that she was illegally kept in custody from 3 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. on Saturday, and for a forgery case, Gujarat Police sent an ATS team to arrest her. She also even submitted that she is cooperating with the investigation team. Setalvad was represented by advocate Somnath Vats and Sreekumar by advocate S.M. Vora.
Gujarat riots not pre-planned, inaction by officials can't be criminal conspiracy: SC
A bench, headed by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and C.T. Ravikumar, said: "Suffice it to observe that there is no tittle of material, much less tangible material to support the plea of the appellant that the Godhra incident unfolded on February 27, 2002 and the events which followed, was a pre-planned event owing to the criminal conspiracy hatched at the highest level in the state."
IAS officer Pooja Singhal suspended after arrest in money laundering case
The action against her was taken by the Department of Personnel and Training. Singhal is presently in five-day ED's custody in connection with alleged embezzlement of MGNREGA funds in Jharkhand. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is scanning her last three years' transactions to check the suspicious money trail if any. The agency is also scanning all her properties.
Jharkhand IAS officer Pooja Singhal arrested by ED
The ED sources said that they would scan her transactions of the last three years, to check the suspicious money trail, if any. The agency is also scanning details of all her properties. A source said that total of four cars of her husband Abhishek Jha's CA Suman Kumar, who was arrested on Saturday, have been seized, as sources said that someone else had made the payments for luxury cars, which is suspicious.
‘I am wearing the smile you have me’: IAS officer Tina Dabi to marry again, announces engagement with Pradeep Gawande
Indian Administrative service (IAS) officer and 2016 UPSC topper Tina Dabi will marry her IAS colleague Pradeep Gawande in April. She made the announcement of her engagement on Instagram. IAS Pradeep Gawande also took to social media to announce the good news. “Together, is my favourite place to be!” he wrote on Instagram along with a picture with Tina in which he can be seen wearing a red Kurta.
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