Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 (MCOCA) is a law enacted by Maharashtra state in India in 1999 to combat organised crime and terrorism. The preamble to MCOCA says that “the existing legal framework, i.e. the penal and procedural laws and the adjudicatory system, are found to be rather inadequate to curb or control the menace of organised crime. Government […]
Read More »New Delhi: Report by the Central Government of India on the basis of the survey conducted by it, has revealed that almost 53 % kids in our country are victims of sexual harassment. To stop sexual harassment of children, strong legal provisions have been put in place. Inspite of the provisions it is quite shocking […]
Read More »Mumbai: The ‘NIA’ special court on Wednesday, revoked MCOCA charges, in the Malegaon blast case against Lieutenant Colonel Shrikant Purohit of the Indian Army, Pragya Thakur and eight others. Likewise three others have been cleared of all the charges in this matter. However, Colonel Purohit and seven others will now be tried under the Unlawful […]
Read More »The world today is moving fast towards technology and many of the human needs are fulfilled with its help. There have been innovations in every known field, whether it is Agriculture, Communication, Transport, Medicine, Energy or the like. The 21st century talks of engineered agriculture, advanced transportation, universal water, advanced manufacturing, nanomaterials, pervasive computing, distributed energy […]
Read More »The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, learning from the success of working together with the Citizen Bodies in various projects, recognized the need for greater public participation for good governance and better delivery of civic services. Thus, civic citizen partnership led to the birth of the concept of Advance Locality Management (ALM). ALMs provide a […]
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The historical, geographical and political manifestation of an astounding, in fact prodigious will exhibited by a tiny little community! That is it – Israel! Braving grueling challenges, this nation, with its cultural legacy dating back thousands of years, kept alive and burning, its national pride and its pride of religion; and even regained its land […]
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The fervour of Ganpati festival gripped whole country and lifted the spirits of masses especially in Maharashtra. On 5th of September we all bid adieu to Lord Ganesha with heavy hearts and the beaches, rivers, lakes all over Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, etc. were flooded by people with chants of “Ganpati Bappa Morya, pudcha warshi lawkar […]
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New Delhi : The Supreme Court has granted bail to Indian Army’s Lt. Col. Shrikant Purohit arrested in the Malegaon blast case after a staggering 9 years. The Supreme Court granted Purohit’s bail stating that there is paradox in the charge sheet submitted by the agencies investigating against Purohit. Col. Purohit was arrested under the […]
Read More »Nagpur : Delhi University Professor ‘G.N. Saibaba’, along with five others, was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Gadchiroli Sessions Court, after being found guilty of helping a Maoist group. In 2014, Prof Saibaba was arrested who was active in Gadchiroli, a Naxal dominated district in Maharashtra. Today, along with the others, a ‘Jawaharlal Nehru […]
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Thiruvananthapuram : After the terror attack at a cafe in Dacca, Bangladesh, intelligence agencies warned of ’Islamic State’ (ISIS) plans of similar attacks in India. Few days ago news surfaced of some youths from Kerala having joined ISIS. Reports claim 15 young men falling prey to the extremist propaganda have gone to the Middle East. […]
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