Emergency a sad period in Indian history: Kuldip Nayar (June 25 marks 35th anniversary of Emergency)

NEW DELHI – Calling the Emergency a “sad period in India’s history when we nearly lost independence”, noted journalist and civil rights activist Kuldip Nayar says “the Emergency still exists informally in the country in different forms as the rulers, with the full support of the bureaucracy, police and other sections, indulge in authoritarian …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Lawyers for Kan. doctor, wife plan to appeal conspiracy, fraud convictions in painkiller case

Kan. doc to appeal conviction in painkiller case

WICHITA, Kan. – Defense attorneys plan to seek the release of a Kansas doctor and his wife while they appeal their convictions on charges they conspired to profit from illegally prescribing painkillers to patients who later died.
Jurors found Dr. Stephen Schneider and his wife, Linda, guilty Thursday. Prosecutors … Original article on : Lawyers for Kan. doctor, wife plan to appeal conspiracy, fraud convictions in painkiller case.

Brewer asks Obama for border plan details on Arizona before visit from administration aides

Brewer asks Obama for Arizona border plan details
PHOENIX – Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is telling President Barack Obama she’s anxious for details on how his administration’s plans to tighten border security will apply to Arizona.
Brewer tells Obama in a letter released Thursday that she’d like specifics on National Guard deployments and other steps [..] Read the original article: here.

Appeals court decision means Vikings Kevin and Pat Williams might get to play all season

Ruling in drug case could clear 2 Vikes to play

MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Court of Appeals has rejected the NFL’s request to expedite its handling of the case of Minnesota Vikings Kevin Williams and Pat Williams, which means the defensive tackles may get to play the entire upcoming season.
The players are fighting a closely watched …. Original article  : Appeals court decision means Vikings Kevin and Pat Williams might get to play all season.

Gujarat tribunal chief appointed

GANDHINAGAR – A tribunal for taking up disputes related to public works contracts will soon become functional as its chairman has been appointed, the Gujarat High Court was informed by the state government Thursday.

The state government submitted that Judicial Officer K.M. Vin has been appointed chairman of the Gujarat Public Works Contract Arbitration Tribunal.
The … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Gujarat tribunal chief appointed.

Rape accused Karnataka ex-minister gets bail

BANGALORE – Former Karnataka minister H. Halappa, facing a charge of raping his friend’s wife, was Thursday given conditional bail by the high court.

Justice Subash Adi directed Halappa to provide a bond for Rs. 100,000, two sureties for the like sum and report to a police station once in a fortnight.
Halappa has been in …. Original article  : Rape accused Karnataka ex-minister gets bail.

33-year-long legal battle on wages ends

NEW DELHI – The curtains have finally come down on a 33-year-long legal battle, with the Supreme Court ruling in favour of a group of now-extinct railway coach attendants who wanted higher wages.

The legal battle was started by 5,000-odd attendants, tasked to assist passengers in trains, but only about 80 of them are alive today …. Source article  : 33-year-long legal battle on wages ends.

Papers being readied to seek Anderson’s extradition: Soni

NEW DELHI – The government is readying the necessary papers to seek the extradition from the US of then Union Carbide CEO Warren Anderson, an accused in the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy case, it was announced here Thursday.

“Additional material for the extradition of Warren Anderson is being put together by the external affairs ministry and …. Read the original article  : here.

UN to investigate laws against HIV-infected people

GENEVA – The United Nations launched a commission Thursday to investigate punitive laws that harm global efforts to respond to the decades-old HIV epidemic.

The commission will “help restore the dignity of people and help us remove bad laws and save the lives of people,” the chief of the UN’s Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS, Michel Sidibe, … Read this article on Gaea Times at : UN to investigate laws against HIV-infected people.

Detained Tibetan’s wife details grim torture

KATHMANDU – As China refused to release a noted Tibetan environmentalist and businessman arrested allegedly on “trumped up” robbery charges, his wife has taken to blogging in a desperate bid to tell the world of the “hundreds of different cruel torture methods” inflicted on him and fellow prisoners.

“I just didn’t recognise him,” writes Dolkar Tso, …. Read the original article  : here.