Age Correspondent
Root of the matter
It was the intervening period between the morning and late afternoon auction at Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Swatantra Kanda Bazaar Aawaar (SCSMSKBA), Lasalgaon in the Nashik district.
‘Sex with girl under 18 no offence’
A Delhi court rejected the plea of the police and Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) and said that consensual sex below 18-years of age would not amount to an offence under the newly enacted Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Lakhvi sidelined me, says Tunda
Abdul Karim Tunda, an alleged terrorist arrested by Delhi police, told the investigators that he holds a grudge with the Lashkar-e-Tayyaba chief Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi as he scuttled his chances of reaching on the top position in the outfit. He told the sleuths that he was not given a chance to be on the top post despite being the “architect” of its pan-India structure, which was earlier confined to Kashmir.
‘Attacks can’t hinder help to Afghan’
In a message clearly aimed at Pakistan, India has asserted that no terror attack can impact the development assistance it provides to Afghanistan. The message has been conveyed during foreign secretary Sujatha Singh’s just-concluded visit to Afghanistan.
NGT orders protection of Okhla bird sanctuary
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered an end to all illegal constructions in a 10km radius around the Okhla bird sanctuary in order to protect the existing wildlife.
Padma Shri awardee Panigrahi dies at 82
Acclaimed classical singer and music director Padma Shri Pandit Raghunath Panigrahi passed away in Bhubaneswar on Sunday morning, his son Parthasarathi Panigrahi.
‘Abusive’ Sena MLA resigns
Anil Kadam, Shiv Sena MLA from Niphad of the Nashik district, submitted his resignation to party chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday at Ozar airport when Mr Thackeray was on a tour to Shirdi.
Governor signs anti-blind faith bill
Five days after the assassination of anti-blind faith crusader Dr Narendra Dabholkar in Pune, the state government on Saturday promulgated an ordinance against black magic and blind faith.
Now, 19 teams to probe Dabholkar murder case
The Pune police is still in dark over tracing the killers of rationalist Dr Narendra Dabholkar.
‘Sanskrit losing popularity’
On World Sanskrit Day that was observed on Saturday, institutes offering the language lamented the dwindling number of students opting for the subject.
