The Supreme Court today restrained all the state governments and Union Territories from granting permission for erecting statues or construction of any structure at public places which obstructs traffic movement.

Non-congress states on Monday opposed formation of the NCTC, saying that it will infringe upon the duties of the state police forces.

Representatives from Gujarat, Chhattisgarh and Bihar voiced

Courts cannot pass general directions to states and Union Territories, however well-intended they may be, particularly when it involves huge financial expenditure and inconvenience to the governmen

The Supreme Court on Tuesday warned that Chief Secretaries will have to personally appear before it if the states fail to comply with its directions to remove or relocate unauthorised places of worshi

New Delhi: The Union home minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, on Wednesday said that Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal should coordinate their anti-Maoist operations and form a Unified Command