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  • Law in Motion– 9: Arrest –Process and Powers
    Rupin Sharma IPS Thus, the police officers have powers to effect arrest (in cognizable offences – without warrants) and so do village authorities in some cases but the magistrates have the over-riding
  • The Election Vaccine..!
    In a huge white house somewhere in Washington, a lady walked slowly from room to room, staring sadly at each piece of historical furniture, “Whatcha doing?” asked her husband.“Am gonna miss them table and
  • TODAY IN HISTORY - September 6
    Reuters Following are some of the major events to have occurred on September 6: 1901 - U.S. president William McKinley was shot by the anarchist Leon Czolgosz while attending the Pan American Exposition i
  • TODAY IN HISTORY - September 5
    Reuters Following are some of the major events to have occurred on September 5: 1905 - The Treaty of Portsmouth (New Hampshire) was signed, ending the Russo-Japanese War. Russia ceded Port Arthur to Japan
  • TODAY IN HISTORY - September 4
    Reuters Following are some of the major events to have occurred on September 4: 1907 - Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg died in Bergen. 1948 - Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, who had reigned since
  • Working from Home, but..!
    I decided to do some homework today. Yes, I do work from home and have been doing so for a few decades; tapping away on laptop, making enough noise with the keyboard to hopefully keep the neighbours fooled I am
  • TODAY IN HISTORY - September 3
    Reuters Following are some of the major events to have occurred on September 3: 1914 - Cardinal Giacomo Della Chiesa was elected Pope, becoming Benedict XV. 1925 - The U.S. dirigible Shenandoah, the fi
  • Grandma’s ‘Take Home’ Gift..!
    Grandma, lying in her comfortable bed heard her door opening, “Hello grandma!” said her teenage granddaughter as she swept into the room.“Hello my dear girl!” said grandma, “How nice of you to see me
  • Law in Motion – 8: Arrest – PR Bond and Release on Bond-I
    We have briefly dwelt upon the duties of citizens and ‘officers employed in connection with the affairs of a village’ to report to police and their powers of arrest. Having arrested/detained a &lsqu
  • Anti-social, digital divide and govt plan for COVID-19
    L Yapang Mollier Impur In today’s world, where the deadly Corona virus has grown and escalated in all corners of the world, to save public during these dire times, the government is required to provid
  • TODAY IN HISTORY - September 2
    Reuters Following are some of the major events to have occurred on September 2: 1910 - The French painter Henri Rousseau died in Paris. 1930 - The French aviators Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bellonte c
  • The Woman Angel and the Cop..!
    When a policeman from Bihar allegedly insinuated in the word, ‘aukat’ that actress Rhea being a woman does not have the right to speak out, he uttered what many men think about a confident woman. And in my
  • Today in History: September 1
    Reuters  Following are some of the major events to have occurred on September 1: 1923 - An earthquake struck Japan, killing at least 142,000 people and making 2.5 million homeless. 1946 - Greeks v
  • Time to Stop Seeing Domestic Workers as COVID-19 'Carriers'
    Sr Pramila Lobo UFS NDWM- Nagaland Region  COVID-19 crisis brings a great impact on the lives of millions of marginalised unorganised workers and among that one section is often left out of the discour
  • Unlock-4 and You..!
    There’s a sense of jubilation on the streets as Unlock-4 begins. ‘Freedom!’ we shout as metros start rolling, a hundred guests are allowed at weddings and travel restrictions lifted. But beware, more than
  • Today in History: August 31
     Reuters Following are some of the major events to have occurred on Aug. 31: 1907 - The Anglo-Russian Convention was signed in St Petersburg, settling differences between Britain and Russia over Pers
  • Say Sorry Please..!
     A few years ago, someone travelling to a religious place out of the country, called me up, “I am very sorry for the wrong I have done to you, please forgive me!” he whispered.“Sure!” I said, happy
  • Law in Motion – 7: Rights and Duties of Citizens-II
    Rupin Sharma IPS Continuing where we left, let us explore the ‘duties’ aspect further. Besides citizens, there are other categories of people who have certain duties cast upon them by the CrPC.
  • Today in History: August 30
    Reuters Following are some of the major events to have occurred on August 30: 1918 - Vladimir Lenin, leader of Soviet Russia, was shot and wounded by Fanya Kaplan after speaking at a factory in Moscow.
  • Today in History: August 29
    Reuters Following are some of the major events to have occurred on August 29: 1916 - General Paul von Hindenburg became German chief of staff during World War One. 1995 - Georgian President Eduard Shev
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