Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav conducted surprise inspections at police checkpoints across the district on Saturday. The inspections were conducted on the checkpoints set up along the national highways and involved reviewing the functioning of special checkpoints and monitoring the on-ground police operations. The DGP interacted with commuters to gather feedback about their experiences with the police and …
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The government is allowing great risks of ethnic profiling to persist, Amnesty International said in a report published on Thursday, the International Day against Racism and Discrimination. According to the human rights organization, the Dutch government has not yet taken effective and binding measures to combat ethnic profiling. Currently, government organizations have broad powers to monitor people, and according to …
At an earlier hearing, a single-bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharya had acknowledged that while guidelines may be passed for reporting, prayer for a ‘gag order’ on the media was not acceptable in a democracy. The Central government today opposed the plea moved by Abhishek Banerjee’s wife against the ‘incessant and sensational’ coverage by the media of the petitioner’s family, including …
The Supreme Court on October 28 dispelled the impression that it was against particular group or community by banning firecrackers and said it cannot allow violation of rights of citizens under the guise of enjoyment. The apex court said the earlier ban order on firecrackers was passed after giving elaborate reasons. The apex court had earlier refused to impose complete …
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