Articles for Public Hearing

Opinion divided on Ennore thermal plant expansion at public hearing
3 days ago

Opinion divided on Ennore thermal plant expansion at public hearing

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board held a public hearing on Friday to discuss the proposed expansion of the Ennore Thermal Power Station. M. Karunakaran, a fisher leader from Kattukuppam, said Ennore’s industrial growth over the past 30 years had failed to create permanent jobs, while harming the livelihoods of fishers and farmers as well as the health of the …

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'Predatory' female police officer who posed in her uniform on her Tinder profile and tracked down member of public from crime scene for sex is barred from the profession
5 days, 7 hours ago

'Predatory' female police officer who posed in her uniform on her Tinder profile and tracked down member of public from crime scene for sex is barred from the profession

Daily Mail  

A 'predatory' female police officer who tracked down a crime scene witness for dates and posed in her uniform on dating apps has been barred from employment by the force. On PC A's Tinder profile, her in-app bio prompted potential matches by saying: 'Looking for a slightly mentally unstable wife?' A Hampshire Police hearing heard how an unnamed female officer …

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Follow-up petition for Chevella banyans finds fault with EIA process
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Follow-up petition for Chevella banyans finds fault with EIA process

The Hindu  

National Highways Authority of India is yet again in the dock with regard to the proposed expansion of the Hyderabad-Bijapur road, after a follow-up petition was filed in the National Green Tribunal for protection of the banyan trees dotting the road margins in Chevella. The petition was filed by Tejah Balantrapu, Pranay Juvvadi, and Natasha Ramaratnam, the original petitioners of …

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Political Rivalry Escalates into Violence in Hyderabad, Leading to Court Hearing
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Political Rivalry Escalates into Violence in Hyderabad, Leading to Court Hearing

The Hindu  

A political rivalry between two prominent figures in Hyderabad escalated into violence on October 7, leading to a court hearing before the Commissioner of Police of Hyderabad CV Anand. The incident occurred in Humayun Nagar police station limits when Mohd Majid Hussain, MLA of Nampally Assembly Constituency, and Mohd Feroz Khan, a Congress leader and former Nampally MLA candidate, clashed …

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Supreme Court directs Ayush ministry to make complaints on misleading ads public
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court directs Ayush ministry to make complaints on misleading ads public

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the Ministry of Ayush should set up a dashboard so that details of complaints filed about misleading The court had earlier highlighted the aspect of misleading A bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Sandeep Mehta was hearing a plea filed by the Indian Medical Association alleging a smear campaign by Patanjali Ayurved Ltd …

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Chhattisgarh villages object to public hearing on mines
5 months, 1 week ago

Chhattisgarh villages object to public hearing on mines

Hindustan Times  

Gram panchayats of six villages in Chhattisgarh have raised objections to a public hearing notice issued to discuss the environmental clearance for the Kente Extension Opencast Coal Mine of 9 million tonnes per annum in a lease area of 1,760 hectares. The Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board has issued a notice to hold a public hearing for the project on August …

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College grads ready to help hard of hearing
5 months, 2 weeks ago

College grads ready to help hard of hearing

China Daily  

Students attend a sign language class at the Southwest University of Political Science and Law in Chongqing. As new forces in China's efforts to improve social justice and human rights protection, these rare graduates are poised to become lawyers who can provide public legal services for the deaf and hard of hearing. "These interdisciplinary and applied legal talent could offer …

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Public hearing on new coastal zone management map deferred
7 months ago

Public hearing on new coastal zone management map deferred

The Hindu  

The public hearing proposed on Wednesday on the new Coastal Zone Management Plan map has been postponed based on an undertaking by the Puducherry Coastal Zone Management Authority in the National Green Tribunal bench in Chennai that it would rectify omissions and put together a revised draft CZMP. The NGT bench comprising Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana, Judicial Member and Satyagopal Korlapati, …

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Public hearing on Adani’s Kattupalli Port postponed
1 year, 4 months ago

Public hearing on Adani’s Kattupalli Port postponed

The Hindu  

The public hearing on the expansion of Adani group’s Kattupalli Port has been postponed by Tiruvallur district authorities. In a public notice issued on Thursday, the Tiruvallur District Collector said several representations were received to conduct the hearing in more than one location to enable the public to express their views on the project. Limited, Kattupalli village, Ponneri taluk, Tiruvallur …

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Four years on, silence marks Supreme Court hearings on Article 370
1 year, 4 months ago

Four years on, silence marks Supreme Court hearings on Article 370

The Hindu  

A complete silence in Kashmir has marked the ongoing day-to-day hearings by the Supreme Court of the petitions pertaining to Article 370. Kashmir has seen no public debate or seminar since the Supreme Court took up the petitions three days ago, unlike the past. Shutdowns in 2018 In 2018, Kashmir had witnessed shutdowns multiple times on the day the top …

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TNPCB to hold public hearing on Adani Kattupalli Port expansion on September 5
1 year, 4 months ago

TNPCB to hold public hearing on Adani Kattupalli Port expansion on September 5

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board will hold a public hearing on the expansion of Adani group’s Kattupalli Port in Tiruvallur district on September 5. The expansion, as mentioned in the “Proposed Revised Master Plan Development of Kattupalli Port”, involves accommodating all the berths as multipurpose cargo port with transloading facilities, backup facilities and independent port craft facilities, waste reception …

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A case for electricity public hearings that is the best of both worlds
1 year, 9 months ago

A case for electricity public hearings that is the best of both worlds

The Hindu  

The scale of operations of electricity distribution companies is clear from the fact that their annual revenue requirement is 20% of the Union Budget. However, several State ERCs, including those in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, recently held public hearings entirely online. In-person as against online hearings The most important and popular public hearing held by the ERC deals with tariff …

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Public hearing conducted by TSERC
1 year, 9 months ago

Public hearing conducted by TSERC

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Power consumers strongly spoke against the electricity utilities’ proposal to increase charges under different heads, here on Friday night. The consumers made it clear that the distribution companies should first collect arrears from the government departments, corporate hospitals and educational institutions and only then approach common consumers. Farmers' leaders said that despite providing 24x7 supply for the agricultural sector, …

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Ruckus at public hearing on Kalaignar Pen Memorial as activists raise concerns
1 year, 10 months ago

Ruckus at public hearing on Kalaignar Pen Memorial as activists raise concerns

The Hindu  

The public hearing on the proposed pen memorial for former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi was marked by disruptions on Tuesday as groups supporting the construction of the monument created ruckus while opposing views were presented. Chaos erupts during the public hearing on the proposal to build pen monument at Marina, in the memory of former Chief Minister & #DMK leader …

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Kerala High Court Admits Medical Practitioners' Plea Seeking Permission To Practice Multiple Systems Of Medicine
2 years, 3 months ago

Kerala High Court Admits Medical Practitioners' Plea Seeking Permission To Practice Multiple Systems Of Medicine

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has admitted and issued notice to the concerned authorities in a plea challenging Clause in Chapter 2 of the National Medical Commission, Registered Medical Practitioner Regulations, 2022 which prevents registered medical practitioners from practicing any other system of medicine, once licensed to practice Modern Medicine under the National. The Kerala High Court has admitted and issued …

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Andhra Pradesh: Conduct public hearing on Bulk Drug Park in KSEZ, demands CPI
2 years, 3 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: Conduct public hearing on Bulk Drug Park in KSEZ, demands CPI

The Hindu  

CPI State Executive Committee member T. Madhu on Saturday appealed to the State government to consider conducting a public hearing on environmental, socio and ecological impact on the local communities and coastal ecology due to the proposed Bulk Drug Park in the Kakinada Special Economic Zone. On September1, the Department of Pharmaceuticals had, in principle, approved the project with a …

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At public hearing, consumers reject proposed power tariff hike
2 years, 4 months ago

At public hearing, consumers reject proposed power tariff hike

The Hindu  

At a public hearing in Chennai on Monday, a cross-section of domestic and industrial consumers urged the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission to reject Tangedco’s tariff hike proposal. V. Rama Rao, secretary, People’s Awareness Association, Nanganallur, said the proposed tariff of ₹11 per unit for those consuming above 1,000 units was extremely high. V. Purushothaman, a consumer, objected to the …

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Jan 6 panel to lay out US Capitol riot case in prime time hearing
2 years, 6 months ago

Jan 6 panel to lay out US Capitol riot case in prime time hearing

Al Jazeera  

Experts say a special panel probing the US Capitol riot will need to present a ‘coherent narrative’ and give people a reason to watch. The panel has said Thursday evening’s hearing – the first of several to be held in June – will “provide the American people with a summary of our findings about the coordinated, multi-step effort to overturn …

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PRR: One more round of public hearing to be held
2 years, 8 months ago

PRR: One more round of public hearing to be held

The Hindu  

The Bangalore Development Authority has decided to conduct one more round of public hearing on the Peripheral Ring Road citing realignment in some stretches and the need for an additional 700 acres of land. The first public hearing was held in August 2020 when COVID-19 cases were on the uptick, much to the anger and dismay of citizen groups and …

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Fire safety norms: Bombay HC seeks Maharashtra govt's reply to PIL on implementation
2 years, 9 months ago

Fire safety norms: Bombay HC seeks Maharashtra govt's reply to PIL on implementation

India Today  

Expressing displeasure over the Maharashtra government's inaction on the formalisation of the Draft Special Regulations for buildings vulnerable to man-made disasters, Bombay High Court has asked the authorities to say why it is being delayed and whether it will be done or not. While dictating the order, the court said, "Reluctantly, we grant the state ten days' time to file …

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Polavaram: Centre agrees to keep ‘Stop Work’ order in abeyance for 2 yrs
2 years, 10 months ago

Polavaram: Centre agrees to keep ‘Stop Work’ order in abeyance for 2 yrs

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Centre’s nod to keep in abeyance the ‘Stop Work’ order by two years up to July, 2023 for execution of the Polavaram irrigation project will help Andhra Pradesh complete the project by December that year. AP water resources authorities have been asking the Odisha and Chhattisgarh states to conduct a public hearing as nearly 1,000 hectares located in …

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Media asks court to ensure access to trial over Floyd death
2 years, 10 months ago

Media asks court to ensure access to trial over Floyd death

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A coalition of media organizations has asked a federal appeals court to intervene to ensure public access to the trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday to quash two orders from District Judge Paul Magnuson that they say violated the First Amendment by …

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Ennore Thermal Power Plant Project: 'Can't Stop Authorities From Exercising Statutory Powers'; NGT Southern Zone Refuses To Reschedule Public Hearing
2 years, 11 months ago

Ennore Thermal Power Plant Project: 'Can't Stop Authorities From Exercising Statutory Powers'; NGT Southern Zone Refuses To Reschedule Public Hearing

Live Law  

The Southern Zone of the National Green Tribunal has refused to reschedule the public hearing on Ennore Thermal Power Plant project. The public hearing for TANGEDCO's coal-fired 660 MW power plant is scheduled to be held today by Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board.A bench of Justice K.Ramakrishnan and Dr. Satyagopal Korlapati observed that. The public hearing for TANGEDCO's coal-fired 660 …

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Hearing on power tariff hike in Feb
2 years, 11 months ago

Hearing on power tariff hike in Feb

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The TS Electricity Regulatory Commission will conduct a public hearing on the aggregate revenue requirement and filing for proposed tariffs filed by the two power distribution companies for the financial year 2022-23. The first public hearing will be held at Cooperative Electrical Supply Society Limited in Sircilla on February 18, 2022. The TS Northern Power Distribution Company Limited has …

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