In the NH 74 land compensation scam case, IAS Dr Pankaj Kumar Pandey could not get relief from the High Court. Judge Justice Sharad Sharma refused to hear the anticipatory bail petition in the court. In this case, petition was filed on behalf of Pankaj Pandey. The court refused to listen to the petition and referred the case to the ...
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HC asks CBI probe on tigers’ death
DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Uttarakhand High Court has ordered a CBI probe into the death of tigers at the Corbett Tiger Reserve over the past five years and alleged the involvement of forest officials in the poaching of big cats. A Division Bench of the court comprising acting Chief Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Lokpal Singh ordered an inquiry into ...
Read More »Uttarakhand High Court orders railway to change Naini-Doon Janshatabdi timings
The Uttarakhand High Court has instructed the Railways to change timetable of Naini Doon Janshatabdi express from Kathgodam to Dehradun. The court has passed orders for the train timings to be 5 PM from Kathgodam to Dehradun and 5 AM from Dehradun to Kathgodam. Along with this, the court has also ordered to run the Naini Doon Janshatabdi to be ...
Read More »High Court bans new licenses of stone crushers in Nainital & US Nagar
The High Court has stayed the release of new licenses of Stone Crushers in Bajpur, Ramnagar and Kashipur in Nainital and Udham Singh Nagar District. At the same time, the state government has been instructed to file a reply within two weeks. Jogipura Bazpur resident, Milak Raj and others have filed a public interest petition saying that more than 60 ...
Read More »Railway min flags off new train service Naini-Doon Janshatabdi Express between Kathgodam- Dehradun
Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways & Coal, flagged off 12091/12092 Kathgodam-Dehradun Naini-Doon Janshatabdi Express (5 Days A Week) today through video conferencing from Rail Bhavan. Ashwani Lohani, Chairman, Railway Board, irish Pillai, Member Traffic, Railway Board & other senior official were present during the occasion. This new train will provide additional service between Kathgodam and Dehradun. Speaking on this occasion, ...
Read More »HC questions state over tiger conservation
DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday pulled up the state government for inadequate efforts towards tiger conservation and asked the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) to suggest within three months measures to save their population. The NTCA may take over the management of the Corbett Tiger Reserve, as an interim measure, till the state government becomes alive ...
Read More »HC bans allotment of govt land along river
DAINIK NATION BUREAU Taking cognizance on the PIL, High Court has imposed ban on the allotment of land along river by the government. Court has also sought information about the details of such allotment in the past and also asked to remove such encroachment after verification. With this order land encroacher, who have grabbed or sold the land on the ...
Read More »HC allows fresh PIL on Dhaincha Seed scam
DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Uttarakhand High Court has permitted a petitioner from Ghaziabad to withdraw his PIL in connection with the alleged dhaincha (green manure crop) seed procurement scam and file a fresh one with additional facts. The permission was granted yesterday by a division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Manoj Kumar. The petition was filed ...
Read More »HC bans goat slaughter in open on Bakrid
DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Uttarakhand High Court on Tuesday imposed a ban on slaughter of goats in the open or in public on the occasion of Bakr-Eid. Taking suo motu cognisance of the matter, the division bench of Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Manoj Tiwari ordered that the slaughter of goats will not take place in the open or in ...
Read More »Uttarakhand HC orders SIT to probe Uttarkashi rape case
The Uttarakhand High Court today asked the state government to form a special investigation team (SIT) within 48 hours to look into the alleged gang rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in Uttarkashi district. Taking suo motu cognisance of the recent incident, which has led to a wave of protests in the state, a division bench of Justice Rajiv ...
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