Clean streets, restore parks, bind books: Delhi rolls out community service for minor offendersDelhi has formally introduced 12 types of community service as alternative punishment for minor offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita ...
06 Jun, 2025, 02.07 PM IST
BNSS launches community service initiative for petty theft and nuisance offensesIndia's new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) has replaced the IPC, introducing community service as a penalty for minor crimes like theft unde...
04 Jul, 2024, 02.27 PM IST
We, the children, must receive protectionA recent investigation revealed that nearly 10,000 minors were wrongly held in adult prisons in India between Jan 2016 and Dec 2021, based ...
07 Jun, 2024, 10.52 PM IST
HC refuses to put blanket ban on sale of acid, directs govt to strictly implement rules to prevent misuse for crimesThe high court said in cases of non-compliance of the rules or unlawful sale of acid, the authorities must take swift and decisive action a...
27 Jul, 2023, 07.45 PM IST
Assam Forest department files FIR against Tangla Municipal Board executive member for killing several egretsFollowing directive from Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma to enquire into the incident of killing of egrets on Friday, Environment and F...
26 Jun, 2021, 09.57 PM IST
As tech faces a reckoning, what you do offline can get you bannedWhile some groups have praised platforms for being proactive in protecting users, others criticize them for infringing on civil liberties
27 Apr, 2021, 05.08 PM IST
There is chasm between ideals and implementation of JJ Act: Justice ChandrachudJustice D Y Chandrachud, who was speaking at the National Juvenile Justice Consultation programme held at the Supreme Court here, said it w...
14 Dec, 2019, 04.00 PM IST
Monsoon session begins today: Key bills to be taken upOver the next 24 days, the House is expected to take up 68 pending bills. Eighteen new bills have been listed for introduction while three ...
18 Jul, 2018, 11.14 AM IST
MHA creates new division to address issues of women securityA home ministry statement said the division would deal with all aspects of women safety in coordination with the relevant ministries, depar...
25 May, 2018, 09.20 PM IST
Government to unveil a new bill to check human traffickingDraft bill calls for the creation of a special court and investigation agency to tackle human trafficking cases in India.
23 May, 2016, 04.04 AM IST
Plea filed in Supreme Court against new central law on juvenileThe Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, cleared in the winter session of Parliament, repeals and recasts the old ...
31 Jan, 2016, 09.30 AM IST
Teenage crime wave: Stupendous rise in crime in Delhi linked to minors caught in trap of drugsAmong all crimes, robbery was the most common crime committed by minors with 412 cases reported across the city, followed by dacoity.
22 Mar, 2015, 10.37 AM IST
Proposed amendment to juvenile law draws bouquet, brickbatsUnder the proposed amendment in the Juvenile Justice Act, juveniles above 16 years could be treated at par with adults if involved in heino...
24 Aug, 2014, 01.25 PM IST
A shocking 132 per cent increase in cases of attack on women by juvenilesMinister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi had favoured treating juveniles accused of heinous crimes like rape on par with adul...
18 Aug, 2014, 03.26 PM IST
Juvenile Justice Bill introduced in Lok Sabha by Maneka GandhiThe Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2014,was introduced by Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi.
12 Aug, 2014, 05.33 PM IST
Punishing juvenile culprits: We need to lower the qualifying age and ensure changes in our value systemsThe assertion of a primary accused in the Delhi gang rape case that he is a minor has sent the law enforcement authorities into a tizzy to ...
14 Jan, 2013, 08.50 AM IST
- Laloo's budget makes everyone smile
I rise to present the Budget Estimates for 2004-05 for the Indian Railways.
07 Jul, 2004, 12.45 AM IST