Lack of confidence can lead to governor’s exit: Supreme Court

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Friday said that lack of confidence and conflict of political views could be a ground for removing a governor of a state.
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Governors can’t be removed due to change of regime at Centre: SC

NEW DELHI – In a judgement that could have deep political connotations the Supreme Court on Friday said governors cannot be removed or transferred just because of a change of government at the Centre.

A five-judge constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Governors can’t be removed due to change of regime at Centre: SC.

Kasab death sentence is not lead news in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s English media Friday front-paged but did not lead with the death sentence awarded to Ajmal Amir Kasab for his role in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, focusing instead on an emerging dispute between the government and the judiciary on reopening a graft case against President Asif Ali Zardari.

There were no editorials but this … Original source on Gaea Times at : Kasab death sentence is not lead news in Pakistan.

KG Basin row: SC says government is owner of gas

NEW DELHI – Emphatically stating that the government is the owner of natural resources, including gas available in the country, the Supreme Court said on Friday that no individual or commercial entity could claim right to such resources.

Delivering a judgement on the Krishna Godavari Basin Gas row …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

What has the Reliance gas dispute been all about?

NEW DELHI – The raging dispute heard in the Supreme Court between the companies belonging to the two Ambani brothers, Mukesh and Anil, mainly concerned the supply, tenure and pricing of natural gas from the Krishna Godavari basin.

At the core of the dispute was the question of how valid was the agreement reached between … Read more »».

Timeline of Reliance Krishna-Godavari gas dispute

NEW DELHI – Following is the chronology of events surrounding the dispute over gas from the Krishna-Godavari basin, off the Andhra Pradesh coast, between the Anil Ambani group and his elder brother Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries:

February 1999: A consortium led by Reliance Industries, under the chairmanship of Dhirubhai Ambani, emerges as the winner of a … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Timeline of Reliance Krishna-Godavari gas dispute.

Government undisputed owner of natural resources: Supreme Court

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Friday said the government was the undisputed owner of natural resources and had the right to fix its price. It was delivering the verdict on the dispute over Krishna-Godavari gas between companies led by the two Ambani brothers, Mukesh and Anil.

Keeping the interests of Anil Ambani-led Reliance Natural Resources, …. Read the original article  : here.

Head of border protection agency: Immigration accord tough, despite agreement system is broken

Customs agency head says immigration accord tough

SAN DIEGO – The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection says Americans agree on a need to overhaul immigration laws but lack consensus on what should be done.
Alan Bersin said Thursday in San Diego that it will require “an act of political leadership” to find common ground.
The CBP … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Head of border protection agency: Immigration accord tough, despite agreement system is broken.

Race relations journalist James Leeson dies; recording of execution of black man helped book

Race relations journalist Leeson dies in Tenn.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – James Turner Leeson Jr., a Nashville journalist whose recording of a broadcast describing the questionable execution of a black man convicted of raping a white woman in Mississippi led to a book on the subject, has died. He was 79.
Leeson worked for The Associated Press, the …. Original article  : Race relations journalist James Leeson dies; recording of execution of black man helped book.

Justice Department files lawsuit over Ark disabled treatment, could close large centers

Justice Dept. files suit over Ark disabled

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit that alleges Arkansas-run centers for the developmentally disabled violate federal law and that patients are needlessly institutionalized.
The lawsuit filed Thursday says Arkansas is in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
A spokesman for Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe says … Original source on Gaea Times at : Justice Department files lawsuit over Ark disabled treatment, could close large centers.