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Justice continues to elude the disabled
The Constitutional mandate of reservation in jobs for persons with disability has remained a pipe dream even after six decades of Independence. The plethora of laws has failed to ensure a level playing field for the disabled category.
Updated: 05/22/2011 10:53P
La Crosse mayor declares state of emergency
AP NewsCenter Entertainment News from AP AP - May 22, 2011 10:45 PM ET LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) - The mayor of La Crosse has declared a state of emergency after a severe storm hit the western Wisconsin town, tearing roofs from homes and sending emergency
Updated: 05/22/2011 10:53P
Beijing Agrees to Operate a Key Port, Pakistan Says
But the port has attracted far less traffic than it is designed for over the last four years, due in large part to opposition from politicians in Baluchistan, who say local people get insufficient benefit from the port and other commercial projects,
Updated: 05/22/2011 10:51P
David Blunkett: Justice in the dock: the wasted weeks I sat in judgment on the
When I was Home Secretary I tightened the rules to prevent people like me being able to avoid jury service. Juries were increasingly made up of people who were either retired or unemployed and we needed to ensure that they represented a wider spread of
Updated: 05/22/2011 10:51P
Widow can use dead husband's frozen sperm
In the NSW Supreme Court on Monday, Justice Robert Allan Hulme ruled that Jocelyn Edwards is entitled to possession of the sperm recovered from the body of her late husband, Mark Edwards. "Although there is no direct evidence, the clear and only
Updated: 05/22/2011 10:50P
Sex Offenders on Campus: Is a Sex Offender Worth $42 an Hour?
That's what convicted sex offenders James Spry and Steven English are claiming in a lawsuit, and under state law, they might have a case. Spry and English are suing Baron Services of Chino, a company that does final cleaning and janitorial work on
Updated: 05/22/2011 10:50P
Kenya: Minister Criticises Court Decision On Kamukunji
Nairobi Metropolitan Development minister Njeru Githae said the verdict was a big disappointment. "Our party is so disappointed by the decision, which has created a lot of confusion," he said on Sunday as he officially opened a Sh5 million Kang'aru
Updated: 05/22/2011 10:49P
how brothers will slice up Packer's millions
Gabby and Hezi Leibovich today confirmed they had sold a 40 per cent stake of their online retail business CatchOfTheDay to a consortium of leading Australian businessmen - including James Packer of Consolidated Press Holdings, Andrew Bassat of Seek
Updated: 05/22/2011 10:49P
Buxton: Sen. Picolla's bill to force Harrisburg to enact Act 47 overreaching
Discussion leading to Piccola's proposal began last winter, sources said, when many regional leaders grew concerned that the City Council was moving toward a municipal bankruptcy filing. In March, Dauphin County Commissioner Jeff Haste noted he had
Updated: 05/22/2011 10:48P
Buxton: Sen. Picolla's bill to force Harrisburg to enact Act 47 overreaching
Discussion leading to Piccola's proposal began last winter, sources said, when many regional leaders grew concerned that the City Council was moving toward a municipal bankruptcy filing. In March, Dauphin County Commissioner Jeff Haste noted he had
Updated: 05/22/2011 10:48P
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