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CHP: Vallejo man hits power poll, arrested on suspicion of DUI
A solo-car crash into an electrical pole on Highway 29 early Sunday morning sent the Vallejo driver to jail on suspicion of DUI, said California Highway Patrol Sgt. Gilberto Jose. Oscar Pablo Ocegueda, 29, sustained no serious injuries.
Updated: 04/24/2011 04:22P
Trial alone can regain lost trust: Panel
Dhaka, Apr 24 (bdnews24.com) — The chief of the judicial probe commission for 2001 minority persecutions has asserted that the culprits must be brought to justice if the faith of the minorities is to be regained. The commission, led by former district
Updated: 04/24/2011 04:21P
Man gets 10 years for raping senior citizen
NEW DELHI: Observing that incidents of rape have increased and have "assumed dangerous proportion", a trial court has sentenced a man to rigorous imprisonment for ten years for raping a senior citizen at knife-point. Convicting 30-year-old Giri Raj,
Updated: 04/24/2011 04:20P
Man gets 10 yearrs for raping senior citizen
Courts are, therefore, expected to deal with cases of sexual crime against women with utmost sensitivity. Such cases need to be dealt with sternly and severely since it affects the entire psychology of a woman and pushes her into deep emotional crisis
Updated: 04/24/2011 04:20P
Brewer won't release report on Ariz. bill comments
Brewer to veto SB1593 so kids can get the coverage they need, families aren't forced into bankruptcy, and providers are not put out of business." Meanwhile, a national group, Autism Speaks, said it was running television ads on four Phoenix stations
Updated: 04/24/2011 04:20P
Pro-poor judicial initiatives: now for a media push
The beneficiaries include children sold out by poor parents to work in circuses as child labour; young men and women determined to get married crossing caste barriers and harassed for that very reason by 'khap panchayats'; and the hungry poor across
Updated: 04/24/2011 04:20P
A disappointing verdict in Pakistan
Since the day in 2002 when she decided to seek punishment for the men who had gang-raped her, Mukhtaran Mai has been a symbol of Pakistani women's struggle against a feudal and patriarchal society in which brutal crimes against women are condoned in
Updated: 04/24/2011 04:20P
A disappointing verdict in Pakistan
Since the day in 2002 when she decided to seek punishment for the men who had gang-raped her, Mukhtaran Mai has been a symbol of Pakistani women's struggle against a feudal and patriarchal society in which brutal crimes against women are condoned in
Updated: 04/24/2011 04:20P
Divergent views on bringing Prime Minister under Bill
On the criticism that the Bill was “draconian,” Justice Verma said their meeting recommended that care should be taken to see that citizens' liberty and rights were not lost sight of and due processes were there. Declaring their support to the
Updated: 04/24/2011 04:20P
How confidential are the income-tax returns?
The Right to Information Act, 2005, provides a gateway for a number of requests now turning to a floodgate, as for example, for information under the Income-tax Act, including those of relatives of the former Chief Justice of India.
Updated: 04/24/2011 04:19P
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