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Justice minister prepared to include stalking paragraph in penal code
Several politicians are prepared to improve conditions for victims of stalking by including a paragraph on stalking in the criminal code. The announcement comes after a parliament hearing on Wednesday where organisations such as the Danish
Updated: 03/18/2011 12:46A
Gupta Can't Be Charged for His Goldman Chat With Rajaratnam, Lawyers Say
The two co-founded and invested in the firm New Silk Route; Rajaratnam wanted Gupta to be chairman of a fund called Galleon International; and Gupta had investments in at least two other Galleon funds, prosecutors have said. “You don't necessarily see
Updated: 03/17/2011 09:57P
Gupta Tapes Not Enough for Charges in Galleon Case, Lawyers Say
The two co-founded and invested in the firm New Silk Route; Rajaratnam wanted Gupta to be chairman of a fund called Galleon International; and Gupta had investments in at least two other Galleon funds, prosecutors have said. “You don't necessarily see
Updated: 03/17/2011 09:53P
Squatting is to be a crime: Police will be able to turf out intruders
A Mail investigation earlier this month found an 'estate agency for squatters' listing empty properties across London. The Advisory Service for Squatters operates out of the third floor of a building in East London and advertises the details of scores
Updated: 03/17/2011 09:35P
Former President Abdul Kalam to confer Hon Doc to Ujjwal Nikam
PTI | 08:03 PM,Mar 17,2011 Mumbai, Mar 17 (PTI) Retail food chain company McDonald's India has joined hands with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to increase its presence in petrol stations in west and south and aims to more than double its sales by 2014
Updated: 03/17/2011 09:34P
Lawmakers consider registry for murderers
His return to the general public caused a stir, and it brought about the legislation sent Thursday to the full House on a 7-0 vote of the Judiciary II Criminal Law Committee. Will's mother, Patricia Rosenberg, implored lawmakers to ensure
Updated: 03/17/2011 08:47P
Animal cruelty laws get tougher
Premier Anna Bligh and Deputy Premier and Attorney-General Paul Lucas announced last week that the maximum penalty for people who deliberately and unlawfully inflicted severe pain or suffering on animals would more than triple in most cases under the
Updated: 03/17/2011 08:46P
ISP Post welcomes new troopers
During the 24-week academy, recruits received approximately 840 hours of structured law enforcement training. Their curriculum included 80 hours of criminal law instruction, 50 hours of vehicle operations training, 30 hours of psychology,
Updated: 03/17/2011 08:17P
Elmhurst Legislator Works to Reinstate Death Penalty in Limited Circumstances
B. Berlin traveled to the state capital Thursday to testify in front of the House Judiciary II Criminal Law Committee in support of the bill, which passed out of committee on a four-to-one vote, with one member abstaining.
Updated: 03/17/2011 07:07P
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Few people would disagree that turning a person trying to commit suicide into a criminal is one of the messiest — and harshest — laws that can be imagined. But Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code does exactly that, with imprisonment as one of the
Updated: 03/17/2011 06:19P
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