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There is a humanitarian crisis in India. Lift the lockdown, now
There is panic and devastation; social, economic and emotional structures are breaking down

Humour: High five 2019!
From heart-stopping cricket to heartwarming tabla, a quick look at the year’s highs

Two ex-Punjab officials get 4-yr RI for seeking ₹10K bribe
Comparing public servants seeking bribe to termites, the special court of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday awarded four-year rigorous imprisonment to two Punjab government officials in a 2012 graft case involving ₹10,000. The CBI judge, Sushil Kumar Garg, also imposed a fine of ₹50,000 each on the two convicts — Tejbir Singh Walia, 64, the then superintendent, department of home affairs and justice, Punjab, and Khushal Singh, who was posted as a clerk in the office of executive engineer, water supply and sanitation, in Muktsar.

Published on Oct 12, 2019 12:57 AM IST
41 years after teacher died, HC lets kin sell her properties
After hearing the petition, justice Gautam Patel held, “With repair costs and taxes, today these costs leave a negative balance. To permit the Matunga property’s sale is necessary.”

New wetland restoration authority will get cracking with Narela’s Tikri Khurd lake
The National Green Tribunal in an August 2018 order had directed the Delhi government to set up the Wetland Authority and take up the restoration work at the lake.
