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TO ADDRESS SYSTEMATIC ISSUES, DEDICATED CELLS WITHIN THE HOME OR PRISON DEPTS OF STATES, UTS TO COME UP FOR HANDLING MERCY PETITIONS

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday laid down a comprehensive set of guidelines to ensure the swift and efficient processing of mercy petitions by death-row convicts, marking a significant development in the legal framework surrounding capital punishment and underlining the adverse effects of delays on both the convicts and societal confidence in justice.

POLICE: BODY OF 32-YR-OLD MISSING MAN FOUND IN FOREST AREA

Body of a 32-year-old man, who had been missing since December 6 from Lalkuan in Nainital district, has been recovered from the forest area in Udham Singh Nagar, police said, adding that the man likely died due to an elephant attack.

Delhi tourist dies in mishap, 15 key roads blocked in HP after fresh snow

Car skids on slippery road in Lahaul & Spiti and crashes into a tipper, two national highways also blocked

LEOPARD FOUND DEAD IN J&K'S RAJOURI

A leopard was found dead near a forest in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, officials said on Monday.

Have urged Modi govt to raise HP's industrial package: Harsh Vardhan

Himachal's industry, labour and employment minister Harsh Vardhan Singh Chauhan on Monday said the state government has urged the central government to increase the industrial package for its development.

Five detained for drug trafficking along LOC in J&K

Five people allegedly involved in drug trafficking were detained during a search operation along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Monday, officials said.

CM MANN REVIEWS SHAHEEDI SABHA ARRANGEMENTS

GURURGAM: A structural audit of Tower B at Chintels Paradiso in Gurugram's Sector 109 has deemed the ninth and final tower in the condominium unsafe for habitation and recommended its safe demolition, people aware of the matter said on Monday.

RS bypoll: BJP fields former NCW chief from Haryana

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday nominated Rekha Sharma, former chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW), as the party candidate from Haryana for the lone Rajya Sabha seat by-election.

TWO GANGSTERS ARRESTED AFTER ENCOUNTER IN ROHTAK

At least 44 schools across Delhi received an email warning that explosives had been placed at their premises, resulting in panic and confusion on Monday morning as the institutes hurriedly evacuated thousands of alarmed students midway through their classes, even as security forces launched sweeping checks across dozens of campuses.

AAP alleges 'secret deletion' of voters' names from electoral rolls

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday filed a complaint with all electoral registration officers (EROs) in Delhi over the alleged \"secret deletion\" of voters' names from electoral rolls which the party claimed is being done by the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the coming assembly elections in Delhi.

Revolutionary policies unveiled in past 10 yrs to empower women: PM

Modi launches a stipendiary scheme of state-run LIC to train 2 lakh women insurance agents

SIT names 7 in challan, probe against ex-DGP Saini pending

POST INVESTIGATION, APPROPRIATE ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AND THE REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED BEFORE THE COURT, THE CHARGESHEET SAID

LOP BAJWA PUSHES FOR TIMELY WINTER SESSION

Leader of Opposition (LoP) Partap Singh Bajwa on Monday submitted a memorandum to Punjab Vidhan Sabha speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan seeking timely summoning of the winter session.

AT PRE-BUDGET MEET WITH FM, FARMERS DEMAND SCRAPPING OF GST ON AGRI INPUTS

NEW DELHI: A delegation of farmers, which met Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman last week, has sought scrapping of the Goods and Services Tax on farm inputs, two people who attended the meeting said on Monday.

Two arrested for murder of Ambala student in Canada

Victim had moved to Canada over a year ago on student visa

PUNJAB GUV URGES PEOPLE TO JOIN 'THE WALK AGAINST DRUGS'

Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria has called for widespread participation in the People's Walk Against Drugs, which is aimed at tackling the growing drug menace through collective action.

One held with 5kg heroin in Amritsar

The Amritsar police arrested a drug smuggler and recovered 5.1 kg heroin from his possession, director general of police Gaurav Yadav said on Monday.

Rupani takes charge, to chair key BJP meet today

RUPANI HAS ALSO APPOINTED IN-CHARGES TO MANAGE THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE UPCOMING ELECTIONS

PAK INTRUDER SHOT DEAD NEAR PAK BORDER

A suspected Pakistani intruder was shot dead along the International Border in Amritsar district, a BSF spokesperson said on Monday.

20 cows die at shelter, Hindu bodies protest

Agitated over the death of 20 cows at a Phagwara-based cow shelter, several Hindu bodies observed a complete shutdown in Kapurthala's Phagwara town on Monday.

COURT DIRECTS CBI TO TRACE WITNESS AGAINST TYTLER

A Delhi court on Monday directed the CBI to trace a witness in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler.

Dhaka says not appropriate for other countries to comment on its internal affairs

Dhaka says not appropriate for other countries to comment on its internal affairs

Assad in Moscow; focus now on power transition

A day after Syria's President Bashar al-Assad was ousted and rebels led by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) took over the country's capital Damascus, the focus moved to the transition of power.