Chief Minister Pema Khandu said that strict action would be taken against anyone found guilty in the Lada-Sarli Frontier Highway compensation scam after the investigation is completed. He was responding to the East Kameng Social Welfare & Cultural Organisation’s (EKSWCO) demand for the arrest of all officials involved, including former deputy commissioner Himanshu Nigam. However,
No ad hoc judges have been appointed in any high court so far to address pending criminal cases in the country, despite the Supreme Court permitting such appointments nearly a year ago. The Supreme Court allowed ad hoc appointments in January last year due to rising case pendency. Yet, even after a year, none of
The Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS) has raised serious concerns about India’s high mental health treatment gap, stating that 80-85% of people with psychiatric disorders in the country do not receive timely or appropriate care. The National Mental Health Survey shows that India has one of the widest treatment gaps globally, as most people with common
The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha spent less than 30 percent of their time this year on legislative business, including the discussion and passage of bills, according to PRS Legislative, a legislative think tank. Last year, the Parliament passed 31 bills, including modifications to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005,
A forest patrolling team from the Rilloh wildlife range under the Pakke Tiger Reserve recently apprehended five individuals for illegally setting fires, felling trees, and sawing timber inside the Papum reserve forest, which falls within the tiger reserve’s buffer zone. During the operation, officials seized items used for timber felling and transportation. In a similar
