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Thane, February 20 The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Thane has awarded a compensation of ₹25.2 lakh to a girl who suffered permanent physical disabilities in an accident nearly a decade ago, noting that she had a “bright future”.In his order on Wednesday, Tribunal Member R V Mohite...

Nainital, February 19 The Uttarakhand High Court has ruled that if the terms of an insurance policy are violated with the knowledge and consent of the employer, the insurer cannot be held liable in the event of an accident. In such cases, the responsibility to pay compensation rests with the...

Firozabad (UP), February 19 Two people died from electrocution after a high-voltage power line snapped and fell on them here, police said on Thursday.The incident triggered protests among locals, who claimed that the power line was in a poor condition and multiple requests for repair had gone...

Ranchi, February 19 – The Jharkhand Police on Thursday detained former state minister and senior Congress leader Yogendra Sao and his wife, former MLA Nirmala Devi, during a protest against NTPC's Chatti Bariatu coal mining project in the Hazaribagh district.They were detained at the project...

Bhopal, February 19 The Madhya Pradesh assembly witnessed heated scenes and four successive adjournments on Thursday as the opposition Congress launched a scathing attack on the Mohan Yadav-led government over the contaminated water crisis in Indore.While the Congress claimed that 35 people...

Bhopal, February 19 The Madhya Pradesh assembly witnessed heated scenes on Thursday as the Congress took a firm stance over the deaths caused by water contamination in Indore and demanded the resignation of two ministers, while the state government admitted that the crisis has claimed 22 lives...

Ranchi, February 19 – The issue of elephant attacks dominated discussions in the Jharkhand Assembly on Thursday, as MLAs expressed concern over the rising number of deaths and called for urgent government intervention.On the second day of the Budget Session, Nirmal Mahto, an MLA from Mandu...

The government told the Assembly that final location surveys are underway for four proposed railway lines in Kashmir, with compensation assured to landowners.Feb 19, Srinagar: The government on Thursday informed the Legislative Assembly that Northern Railway is conducting final location...

Bhopal, February 19 The opposition Congress created a commotion in the Madhya Pradesh assembly on Thursday over the deaths caused by contaminated water in Indore and demanded the resignation of two state ministers, with the state government admitting in the assembly that the crisis has claimed a...

Bhubaneswar, February 18 The superintendent of a prison in Odisha's Cuttack district paid Rs 1.9 lakh to a female inmate after gold jewelry, deposited during admission, was found missing, an official said on Wednesday.The woman from the Mahanga area in Cuttack district had deposited the...

Aizawl, February 18 The Mizoram Assembly witnessed a heated exchange of words between the ruling ZPM and the opposition parties on Wednesday over a controversial land deal between the state government and the Indian Air Force for setting up a base near Lengpui airport.Chief Minister Lalduhoma...

Palghar, February 18 People affected by the Vadhvan Port project in some villages across Palghar taluka in Maharashtra will receive an average compensation of more than Rs 2 crore per hectare for acquired agricultural land, according to the district administration.The administration announced...

Hyderabad, February 17 Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday directed officials to study the subsidies offered by different states in the country to data centres.Reddy, who held a meeting with officials on the land and other requirements for companies who proposed setting up data...

New Delhi, February 17 A Delhi Motor Accident Claims Tribunal has awarded Rs 1.53 crore in compensation to the family of a 48-year-old Defence Ministry employee who was killed in a road accident in 2022.Presiding Officer Vijay Kumar Jha was hearing a claim petition filed by the family of...

Thane, February 17 A court in Thane has sentenced a 29-year-old man to life imprisonment for the murder of a local resident after a dispute in 2021, while acquitting his co-accused due to lack of evidence.The seriousness of the act, combined with the recovery of the weapon used, leaves no...

Aizawl, February 16 Mizoram opposition leader Zoramthanga criticised the state government over a land deal at Lengpui on Monday, alleging that legal procedures were bypassed to expedite acquisition for compensation purposes.After releasing the names of Mizo National Front (MNF) candidates for...

Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma, in a statement to the Assembly today, said that the February 5 explosion at Mynsngat–Thangsko was caused by illegal mining involving explosive materials. The death toll from the illegal coal mine explosion in the East Jaintia Hills has risen to 33. Rescue...

New Delhi, February 16 A Delhi Motor Accident Claims Tribunal has awarded Rs 94.69 lakh in compensation to the family of a 49-year-old security guard who died after being hit by a bus in November 2023.Presiding Officer Harun Pratap was hearing a claim petition filed by the family of the...

Ranchi, February 15 The body of a migrant worker from Jharkhand’s Giridih district, who was killed in Saudi Arabia last October, has arrived at Ranchi Airport, but his family refused to accept it pending compensation, officials said.Shikha Lakra, team leader of the state migrant control cell...

Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu), February 15 At least five people, including two children, were killed in a head-on collision involving a two-wheeler and a tourist vehicle in Vaiappar-I village here on Sunday, police said.Chief Minister M K Stalin condoled the deaths and announced compensation.In a...