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Conviction & Property attachment after death New Delhi: The Supreme Court expressed shock over a trial court in Andhra Pradesh convicting a dead person of misappropriation of government funds, the district judge attaching his family's property in turn and even the High Court putting its stamp of approval on the attachment.  The issue before the Court was whether such a property can be attached even after the person's death and the Court said: "There is no legal provision which enables continuance of prosecution upon death of the accused."  Allowing an appeal by wife and two sons of one U. Ramacharaiah booked for misappropriating Rs 6.57 lakh in 1987-88 by forging bills of teachers, the Apex Court slammed the trial court for convicting him in October 1993 despite his death two years ago in October 1991.  The Bench of Justices S Bobde and Amitava Roy set aside the trial court's judgment holding Ramachandraiah as responsible for offences despite the fact ...

Nepal detains 100 docs with bogus degrees Patna: The matriculation and intermediate examinations results racket which led to the arrest of then chairman & secretary of the Bihar School Examination Board and 20 others, including five principals of colleges and toppers of the examinations has its immediate effect on the neighbouring Nepal where over 100 doctors have been detained by Nepal’s top crime investigation Bureau on charges of having fake mark sheets and certificates issued by BSEB. Those detained include six women doctors. The doctors employed in government hospitals in Nepal had reportedly obtained certificates from BSEB as they claimed they had appeared at the examinations conducted by the board at the schools in bordering East Champaran, West Champaran, Shivhar, Araria, Madhubani, Darbhanga, Kishanganj and Sitamarhi in Bihar. The doctors’ arrests started from Birgunj on Indo-Nepal border when the Nepal’s investigation agency got inputs that many doctors of Bihar o...

A barber @ US$ 10900 a month! Paris: Short on the sides and thinning on top, French President Francois Hollande’s hair is kept perfectly groomed at a cost of almost 10,000 Euros a month, the Canard Enchaine weekly has reported. The unpopular leader’s hair has never been the topic of scrutiny, unlike other high-profile male politicians such as US presidential candidate Donald Trump or former London mayor Boris Johnson.  However the publication of the contract of his hairdresser, identified only as Olivier B., by the investigative newspaper had the French bristling over such extravagant spending by a Socialist president.“Everyone has their hair done, don’t they?” said French government spokesman Stephane Le Foll, who confirmed the hairdresser’s steep salary of 9,895 Euros (USD 10,900) a month. PHOTOCHROMATIC T-SHIRT New Delhi: Apparels based on your favourite television series will soon be passe with the recent launch of a new range of T-shirts that change colour and pat...

Hinduism:Transformation during the Medieval Period Dr. M. V. Kamath My dear Gauri, An amazing thing about the medieval period (13th to 17th century) is the enormous transformation that Hinduism underwent which changed it almost beyond recognition. Hinduism, till then, was a mixture of prayers to the Vedic gods (Indra, Vayu, Agni, Varuna and others) accompanied by sacrifices and yajnas. Animal sacrifice had considerably lessened, thanks to the effects of Buddhism and Jainism, but otherwise there had not been much change. Some scholars insist that the new changes were brought about by the impact of Islam. There is no agreement on this. But beginning with the 13th century, a new attitude towards God came to occupy the minds of the Hindus with devotion or bhakti replacing sacrificial rites gradually. Forms of religious expression changed. Group singing created a new and popular cultural form, known as the kirtan. The power of the Brahmin class was loosened and saints and gurus ...

Friends, We are truly into monsoon season. It’s been wet and pouring all over, including Mumbai, where rain god smiled and it flooded the other day. Met men have predicted normal or more than normal rain for the season. Following months will prove them right or wrong. But the erratic nature of the rain has been in vogue since some years now, indicating uncertain future rain scenario. Among other uncertainties the world is facing, this could as well be an addition to the list. Let’s hope it may not be a difficult year with water. June 6th has been the World Environment Day. As usual there have been seminars in schools, symbolic tree planting and speeches by ministers. But the seriousness with which it needs to be addressed leaves much to be desired, especially when it comes to India and Indians in general. Deforestation and massive cutting of trees in the name of development has been going on in one form or the other. Nearer home, in Karnataka, in the name of providing water to ...

New Delhi: It’s been close to six months, since the launching of STARTUP INDIA. But it has not been able to register its success, despite being talked about by all and sundry starting from PM Modi, the architect himself. According to media report it’s not even 1%. While it is true that there have been some over 200 aspiring entrepreneurs who had applied for permission to set up new ventures, but only one project has been cleared so far, by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, the nodal ministry for approval of these STARTUPs. Clearing the grey area, when it comes to approval of these STARTUP applications, it looks as if the innovative promoters and proposers of these projects have submitted incomplete details required to avail all the benefits available under the scheme, the ministry had claimed. Surely, the ministry is not expected to do the spade work for the projects, like project report with technical papers, financial feasibility, marketing potential etc. were certainly...

"KASHMIR & PAKISTANI PERFIDY", (I&C JUNE- 2016)     Excellent indeed. -Prof. B.M Hegde, Former V.C Manipal University. "KASHMIR & PAKISTANI PERFIDY", (I&C JUNE- 2016) Dear Sir, No where mentioned Arundhati Roy adding fuel to burning lamp. No reference how Kashmir Pandits were tortured and women raped and thrown out from their own land.  "QUOTA FOR RICH DALITS", (I&C JUNE- 2016)  Politicians don't want to make any negative statement on reservation. They are more interested to give more benefits to Dalit and minorities for vote bank.                                                                                   - Bhupal Mendon , Via FB "PERFORM OR PERISH "(I&C JUNE- 2016)  , You think the present Govt is believably workin...