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Puducherry Lieutenant-Governor Kiran Bedi said all police acts can be categorised as malafide or bonafide, which is why disputed actions require urgent inquiry.

However, the situation was brought under control after the senior police officials and judges reached the spot and intervened.

The official said two grenade attacks in the city's busy Goni Khan market and Kaka Sarai areas were an indication that there were concerted efforts to keep the shutdown going.

Teachers in state-aided colleges and universities in West Bengal stand to get a better pay packet from the New Year with Banerjee announcing on Tuesday that her government would implement the revised UGC pay scale from January 1.

She said that real estate has a spillover effect on many sectors, hence addressing its issues will benefit industries such as cement and steel, who are the major suppliers.

The primarily loan fraud cases were detected at 15 banks, including the country's largest state-run lender - State Bank of India, according to a statement by the Central Bureau of Investigation.

Kiran Bedi, who retired in the rank of DGP, said during the 1988 police-lawyers clashes at Tis Hazari, wherein she was DCP (North) then, there were demands from advocates for her suspension and arrest.

A bench headed by Justice NV Ramana was told that even after 90 days, communication services -- data, internet, pre-paid mobiles and SMS -- were not operational in the Valley, affecting the working of the media.

The Centre's plea assumes significance as after the November 3 order, an on-duty policeman and a civilian were allegedly thrashed by advocates outside Saket Court on Monday and on Tuesday.

As many as 10,000 employees will be removed at the associate (JL3 and below) and middle (JL4 and 5) levels, which constitutes 2-5% of the workforce in those bands, the report said.

Ten shops were gutted. The cause of the fire is believed to a short-circuit, a police official said, ruling out any attempts of sabotage.

Various initiatives are already being undertaken such as the Harpic-News18 Mission Paani, which is a huge platform for you to come and be a part of in order to spread awareness around the water crisis.

The benefit of gratuity is made mandatory by the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 in recognition of employee’s years of service in the organization.

OYO Hotels & Homes said in a statement that they will file a counter complaint against the Bengaluru hotel owner for 'using improper legal means to sensationalise a civil dispute and get attention.'

In her defamation complaint, Moitra said her June 25 speech in Parliament was inspired by a holocaust poster in a US museum, and that she had 'clearly attributed' the source as she stated that the signs were taken from the said poster.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Mishra as the chairman of the LPAI on the recommendations of a search-cum-selection panel.