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Environment clearance system akin to 'paying the piper to call the tune': SC
A special bench led by Chief Justice SH Kapadia – while hearing a petition challenging the approval granted to French company Lafarge to mine limestone in Meghalaya – asked the Environment Ministry whether it had ever wondered as to how a consultant
Updated: 03/08/2011 03:17P
Woman killed in Far North crash
A woman died when she was flung from a car when it crashed into a bank in the Far North last night. Two people were in the Toyota station wagon when it left the unsealed Oruru Road at Peria, about 21km east of Kaitaia, and hit a bank about 5.40pm.
Updated: 03/08/2011 03:17P
American Apparel's Dov Charney Accused Of Forcing Employee Into Sex Act In
Charney is being sued for $260 million for forcing himself on a teen employee. He has previously dodged lawsuits claiming sexual harassment, as well as non litigious-claims about a sexually charged work environment. She alleges that in April 2009,
Updated: 03/08/2011 03:17P
Semi/vehicle crash in Tuscola County critically injures 78-year-old motorist
ELKLAND TWP. -- Donald Kruse, 78, of Cass City is in critical condition at Hurley Hospital in Flint after a collision with a semi on M81 at Schwegler in Tuscola County's Elkland Township about 10 am Tuesday,
Updated: 03/08/2011 03:17P
Truck hits Yamhill County school bus; 10 have minor injuries
The accident was in Yamhill County. Gaston is just north of the county line, in Washington County. Troopers say the bus driver, two high school students and seven elementary school students were taken to hospitals.
Updated: 03/08/2011 03:17P
Obama orders resumption of Gitmo military trials
In a statement, Obama said: From the beginning of my Administration, the United States has worked to bring terrorists to justice consistent with our commitment to protect the American people and uphold our values. Today, I am announcing several steps
Updated: 03/08/2011 03:16P
Libyan rebels tell Gaddafi to leave to avoid criminal prosecution
Former justice minister and council chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil said the offer was made to negotiators of Gaddafi in a meeting Sunday in rebel-controlled Benghazi. However, an official of Libya's foreign ministry denied that Gaddafi is negotiating
Updated: 03/08/2011 03:16P
Senate Oks proposed restrictions for young drivers
The Senate voted 38-11 on Tuesday to require 16- and 17-year-old drivers to hold an instruction permit for 12 months without an accident or citation in order to receive an intermediate license. Current law requires six months of driving without
Updated: 03/08/2011 03:16P
Minister's son guilty of culpable homicide
Harare magistrate Archie Wochiunga dismissed Tinashe's claim that he was travelling at 70km per hour when the accident occurred. The magistrate threw out further claims by Tinashe that a deflated tyre led to the accident.
Updated: 03/08/2011 03:15P
8-vehicle crash closes I-89 northbound
A crash has closed Interstate 89 northbound in Richmond. Police say it is in the area of mile markers 74 and 75. Eight vehicles were involved in the accident, including a tractor-trailer truck that has gone off the road and is blocking the road.
Updated: 03/08/2011 03:15P
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