The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre and the states to take necessary steps to put an end to cow vigilantism. It asked each state to appoint a senior police officer in every district as a nodal officer to take action against cow vigilantism. The apex court also questioned[Read More…]
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Govt do not support cow vigilantism, states must tackle so-called groups: Centre tells SC
Solicitor general Ranjit Kumar who was appearing for the Centre told Supreme Court on Friday that the government does not support cow vigilantism and it was for the states to tackle so-called groups. Kumar said law and order was a state issue and it was up to them to restrain[Read More…]
Govt committed to fast-tracking of development in the North-East: Rajnath Singh
On Monday, Home Minister Rajnath Singh noting the situation in the North-Eastern states of the country said that he was happy to note that the situation had significantly improved, especially in the last 3 years under BJP’s tenure. He assured the people that PM Modi’s government was committed to the[Read More…]
SC orders installation of CCTV cameras inside courtrooms
The judiciary has finally permitted cameras in the courtrooms after years of reluctance. The Supreme Court has ordered installation of CCTV cameras (without audio recording) in at least two districts in all states and union territories to capture court proceedings. A bench of Justices Adarsh K Goel and Uday U[Read More…]
GST council clears compensation bill, to next meet in March
GST council on Saturday approved a law to compensate states for any loss of revenue from the implementation of the new national sales tax but deferred approval for enabling laws to next meeting. The all-powerful GST Council will meet again on March 4 and 5 to approve the legally vetted[Read More…]
SC asks states to file details of vacancies in police services
The home secretaries of all states have been directed by the Supreme Court on Tuesday to file affidavits giving particulars of vacancies in police services at all levels. Led by chief justice J S Khehar, the bench observed that the vacancy in police services was an “important issue.” The Apex[Read More…]
Good news for Centre as 11 more states line up to ratify GST
At least 11 states are lining up special legislative sessions to ratify the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill. This is good news for the Union government, which is looking to implement the new tax regime by April 1, 2017. A minimum of 16 states need to pass GST before[Read More…]
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6 things you should know about the much debated GST bill
Ahead of the long-delayed Goods and Service Tax (GST) bill being taken up by the Rajya Sabha, the government has circulated to the MPs the amendments it has proposed in the GST bill. There has been a lot of debate over the GST; here we have simplified what the bill[Read More…]