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HC notice to Centre on plea to strip medal of ex-IPS officer
PTI | 07:06 PM,Jun 03,2011 Rejecting the plea, Justice Muralidhar had said that there was hardly any scope for judiciary to "transgress" in the decision-making process of the executive."The original file containing the citation and notes leading to the
Updated: 06/03/2011 10:14A
The Case of Pumkin, the $36000 Cat
But in a lawsuit recently revived by a California state appeals court, these facts have nothing to do with a robbery or a man protecting his home. Instead, this is the story of a cat. A cat and a pellet gun. Back in 2005, Kevin Kimes' cat Pumkin was
Updated: 06/03/2011 10:14A
Lawsuit challenges Georgia's Arizona-mimicking immigration law
The list of Arizona SB 1070-style immigration-enforcement laws challenged in court keeps growing. Now it's Georgia's turn. # On Thursday, the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Immigration Law
Updated: 06/03/2011 10:14A
Lawsuit challenges Georgia's Arizona-mimicking immigration law
The list of Arizona SB 1070-style immigration-enforcement laws challenged in court keeps growing. Now it's Georgia's turn. # On Thursday, the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Immigration Law
Updated: 06/03/2011 10:14A
Sec. Of State Reports Near Crash With Wrong-Way Driver
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler said he had a close call with a wrong-way driver while on road trip to Grand Junction. Gessler told the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel he had to swing into the right lane to avoid a car
Updated: 06/03/2011 10:14A
Morris man injured in Channahon accident
CHANNAHON — A Morris man suffered serious injuries Thursday on the Interstate 55 northeast frontage road near Bluff Road. State police said the victim, Jeffrey Kern, 41, was airlifted to Good Samaritan Hospital for treatment.
Updated: 06/03/2011 10:14A
5 hurt in Metra-Amtrak train crash
Five people on a Burlington Northern Metra train that picked up passengers at Route 59 in Aurora and Naperville have been taken to hospitals after an Amtrak train hit the Metra train at Union Station Friday morning in the West Loop.
Updated: 06/03/2011 10:14A
Court rejects CEPA claim for "whistle blowing" about internal report unrelated
In affirming the trial court's dismissal of the claim, the Appellate Division explained that, in the absence of criminal or fraudulent conduct, CEPA does not protect an employee who objects to activity regarding an internal document with no potential
Updated: 06/03/2011 10:14A
Driver charged with manslaughter in Virginia bus crash
By AP Virginia authorities have charged the driver in this week's fatal bus crash with four counts of involuntary manslaughter. Virginia State Police, The Associated PressAuthorities investigate a commercial bus accident on Interstate 95 near Bowling
Updated: 06/03/2011 10:14A
New charges against driver in fatal Va. bus crash
Authorities declined to comment on their continuing investigation into the accident. Federal transportation officials shut down the Charlotte, NC-based company after the crash for multiple safety violations.
Updated: 06/03/2011 10:14A