COUPLE KILLED BY GIRL’S FAMILY IN HATE CRIME: POLICE
GAYA: A 17-year-old girl and her partner, a coaching centre operator, were killed and their bodies were cut to pieces and burnt on the nearby riverbed in Gaya district. A case of abduction and hate crime was lodged in this regard on Monday. The girl’s father, uncle and a relative were arrested the same night. All the arrested have confessed to the killing, police said. Reports quoting the police and the villagers said 21-year-old Vikas Kumar, a private tutor in Karisova village, fell in love with one of his students, a 17-year-old girl from Maniyara village. The two fled their homes on September 11 last year.
Argentina President’s 3-day visit to India begins Feb 17
NEW DELHI: Argentine President Mauricio Macri is set to make a three-day visit to India from February 17, with cooperation in agriculture, trade and renewable and nuclear energy expected to top the agenda for his interaction with the Indian leadership. Macri will be accompanied by a delegation that will include ministers and captains of industry and several agreements are expected to be signed during the visit, people familiar with developments said.
Centre panel to look into grievances of lawyers
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday said it will constitute a committee to look into the grievances of the lawyers who are seeking budgetary allocation of ~500 crore for the legal fraternity and other facilities like basic infrastructure, pension, and insurance. “…a committee will be constituted, comprising representatives from lawyers’ community and the Government which will work out a comprehensive scheme. This scheme may include assistance from Central and State Governments, as also involvement of State Bar Councils and the representatives operating Lawyers’ Welfare Fund,” a statement from the law ministry said.
After Raj, Chhattisgarh govt renames five schemes
RAIPUR: Taking a cue from the Congress-ruled Rajasthan, the Chhattisgarh government Tuesday renamed five schemes that were named after Jan Sangh leader Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, according to a government order issued late on Monday. Among the schemes renamed were: Deendayal Upadhyaya Swavlamban Yojna as Rajiv Gandhi Swavlamban Yojna, Deendayal Upadhyaya LED Path Prakash Yojna as Indira Priyadarshini LED Path Prakash Yojna and Deendayal Upadhyaya Sarvasamaj Manglik Bhavan Yojna as Dr BR Ambedkar Sarvasamaj Manglik Bhavan Yojna. The BJP said the step indicated “political vindictiveness” and “dynasty politics”.
K’taka speaker compares himself to rape survivor
BENGALURU: Karnataka assembly speaker Ramesh Kumar Tuesday compared himself to a rape survivor having to undergo repeated questioning as he referred to repeated charges against him for being part of the controversial audio tapes.the speaker made the intervention during the discussions in the assembly over the SIT probe into an audio clip showing BJP chief BS Yeddyurappa in a purported conversation to lure a JD(S) MLA in his alleged attempt to topple the Congress-jds government.