UN tribunal to arbiter Delhi-Dhaka maritime border depute

DHAKA – The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea has nominated three judges to constitute an arbitration tribunal on the Bangladesh-India maritime boundary dispute.

The judges are Rudiger Wolfrum of Germany, Tullio Treves of Italy and Ivan Anthony Shearer of Australia. Wolfrum will preside over the tribunal.
Bangladesh has nominated Alan Vaughen Lowe, a …. Source article  : UN tribunal to arbiter Delhi-Dhaka maritime border depute.

Court fines tenant for harassing owner

NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court has slapped a fine of Rs.350,000 on a tenant for prolonging a legal case and depriving the owner of the benefits of his property.

Justice S.N. Dhingra last week imposed the fine as an exemplary cost for the delay caused. He dismissed the petition.
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‘Liberated’ women manual scavengers meet US ambassador

NEW DELHI – It was a proud moment for the “liberated” women manual scavengers when they were received by US Ambassador Timothy J. Roemer and his wife Sally at their Roosevelt House residence here.

The group of 100 women have left behind their ignominious job of manual scavenging – cleaning human excreta with the hands, an …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

‘PMO approval not taken for ad featuring ex-Pakistani air chief’

NEW DELHI – The union ministry of women and child development did not seek the mandatory approval of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) before publishing the prime minister’s photograph in a controversial advertisement featuring a former Pakistani air force chief, the answer to a Right to Information (RTI) application has revealed.

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Help civic agency solve water woes, court tells residents

NEW DELHI – Fed up with not receiving water supply for nearly three months, a resident of east Delhi’s Shahdara area has approached the Delhi High Court, which in turn has asked residents of the area to help the civic authorities solve the water crisis.

A division bench of acting Chief Justice Madan B. Lokur and … Read more >>>.