Tag: Posco
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Delhi Police busts gang running sex racket; 4 accused arrested, 4 cops sent to district lines
The accused persons allegedly forced her into the prostitution and earned money in exchange of that," police said, adding that they too intimidated the minor if she discloses this to anyone else.
February 28, 2023 -
Hyderabad school’s principal booked, driver held for abusing of toddler
The sexual abuse had been going on for almost two months and the matter came to light only after the parents of the child found changes in the child’s behaviour.
October 19, 2022 -
Had to buy undergarments in Delhi: Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren’s brother explains his absence
Basant Soren, the brother of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has given an awkward statement over his absence from the state during the recent political crisis.
September 8, 2022 -
Rajasthan emerged front-runner in rape, POCSO cases: NCRB
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) in its 2021 annual report, released yesterday, statistically charted the desert state with as many as 6,337 rape cases, 1,027 cases more than the preceding year, 2020, and 340 more than in 2019.
August 31, 2022 -
Over 12,000 POSCO cases pending in Odisha special courts
In the States and the union territories, the pendency of such cases till 31 January, 2022 runs to 2,26,728. The cases awaiting verdict in Odisha constitute 5.43% of total cases pending across the country.
March 26, 2022 -
SC reserves verdict on appeals against Bombay HC’s skin-to-skin contact ruling
The high court said since the man groped the child without removing her clothes, the offence cannot be termed as sexual assault, and rather constitutes the offence of outraging a woman's modesty.
September 30, 2021 -
Staff of arrested godman Shiv Shankar Baba’s school, absconding
The accused sexual offender Shiv Sankar Baba is lodged in Chennai's Puzhal Central Prison since last month after three cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act were filed against him.
July 18, 2021 -
POSCO likely to renew steel mill project effort in Odisha
POSCO had initiated a mega steel plant project and dedicated port in 2005 and shelved it after failing to make much headway due to stiff people’s resistance against displacement.
April 20, 2021 -
Minor’s kissing row: Papon steps down as reality show judge
Bollywood singer Papon, who is in the eye of a storm for forcibly a kiss on a minor, on Saturday decided to step down as a judge in &TV’s Voice of India-Kids music reality-show. Papon took to Twitter saying that he is removing himself from the post till the matter is resolved, while adding that...
February 24, 2018 -
Vilagers protest against corrupt practices of anti-Posco leader
Villagers including a large number of women squatted on an indefinite dharna in front former sarpanch and prominent anti-Posco leader Sisir Mohapatra on Wednesday. They also observed a ‘Dhinkia Bandh’ alleging that Mohapatra had usurped lakhs of rupees meant for the panchayat. The agitators demanded stern action against him. The villagers alleged that Mohapatra who...
February 22, 2018 -
RI for NGO officials for sexual assault of minor inmate
A Balasore court has sentenced two officials of an NGO-run home to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment after finding them guilty of sexual assault of a minor inmate. Additional Session (Special) Court judge Ajanta Sadangi found the home’s secretary Durga Prasad Jena (42) and caretaker Namita Tripathy (42) guilty under various sections of the IPC and...
January 31, 2018 -
8-month-old infant raped in Shakarpur, condition critical
In a shocking incident, an eight-month-old infant was allegedly assaulted sexually on Sunday by her 28-year-old cousin at Shakurpur Basti area of Northwest Delhi. The infant sustained severe injuries to her vital organs, police said. She had been admitted to Kalawati Saran Hospital in central Delhi where her condition is reported to be “critical” now....
January 30, 2018 -
IDCO stops Posco land boundary wall efforts
IDCO’s efforts to construct a boundary wall over the land acquired for the shelved Posco plant so that it could prevent encroachments and reserve it for industrial use has been stalled yet again. Reliable sources said the ministry of environment and forest has asked IDCO to stop work in view of forest clearance related issues...
January 25, 2018 -
4-year-old booked for ‘raping’ classmate in Delhi school
A four-year-old boy was booked by Delhi police for ‘raping’ his classmate in a private school in south-west Delhi. The incident reportedly occurred on 17 November. The case has been lodged against the boy, who is likely to be the youngest accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Section 376 of...
November 23, 2017 -
2nd n-plant at Kudankulam to restart generation soon
The second 1,000 MW unit at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) will restart generation soon, said a senior official of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL). The unit was under outage since June 25 afternoon due to control circuit malfunction, said Power System Operation Corporation Ltd (Posco). The unit most probably would...
June 27, 2017 -
Anti-Posco group to revive agitation if land not returned to villagers
The Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti (PPSS) on Tuesday threatened to revive its agitation if the Odisha government hands over the land acquired for the Posco project to JSW for its proposed mega steel plant instead of returning it to the farmers. "We will revive the agitation against any move to hand over the land for industrial purpose....
May 2, 2017 -
Victory of underdog
With the recent announcement of Odisha’s Industry Minister Devi Prasad Mishra that South Korea’s POSCO had confirmed its withdrawal from the steel project near Paradip, forest dwellers, fisherfolk and peasants in the area engaged in a long struggle to protect their land, livelihood and environment can breathe a sigh of relief. The Rs 52,000-crore project,...
March 31, 2017