Facebook back in Pak following Lahore High Court’s order of lifting ban

LAHORE – The Lahore High Court on Monday directed the concerned authorities to lift the ban imposed on popular networking site-Facebook, nearly two weeks after it was blocked following widespread protests against it for carrying blasphemous contents.

Reversing an earlier order, LHC Judge Ejaz Chaudhry … Original source on Gaea Times at : Facebook back in Pak following Lahore High Court’s order of lifting ban.

Punjab and Haryana High Court to hear Rathore’s bail plea today

CHANDIGARH – The Punjab and Haryana High Court will take up the bail plea of former Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) SPS Rathore on Monday.

Rathore, who is now lodged in Chandigarh’s Burail jail, moved the high court with a review petition, seeking bail on …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Punjab and Haryana High Court to hear Rathore’s bail plea today.

Government honour roll sparks outrage in Nepal

KATHMANDU – Already under fire for having failed to write a new constitution in two years, Nepal’s government Monday came under fresh attack from human rights groups, the kin of “martyrs” who laid down their lives for democracy and even the chief justice over its controversial new roll of honours.

Hundreds of people led by the …. Original article  : Government honour roll sparks outrage in Nepal.

China issues new rules banning evidence obtained through torture in death penalty cases

New rules ban illegal evidence in China courts

BEIJING – China has issued new rules saying evidence obtained illegally – such as through torture – cannot be used in death penalty cases and other criminal prosecutions.
The new regulations – posted on the central government’s website Sunday – make it clear that evidence with unclear origins, confessions … Read more : China issues new rules banning evidence obtained through torture in death penalty cases.

Sam Pitroda’s new mission – mitigating hunger in India

NEW DELHI – Knowledge and telecommunication evangelist Sam Pitroda, currently advisor to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations, is on a new mission – to make India hunger-proof and food-reliant.

He is working on a draft to set a countrywide network of private food banks – resource pools he calls them – that … Read more »».

Check illegal bottled water units, court tells Delhi

NEW DELHI – In an attempt to prevent spread of water-borne diseases in summer, the Delhi High Court has directed the government to tighten the noose around illegal units manufacturing and selling bottled drinking water.

Justice S. Muralidhar directed the government agencies to crack down on units manufacturing and selling drinking water without a licence and … Read more >>.

Thousands protest against Arizona immigration law

WASHINGTON – Thousands of demonstrators converged in the capital of Arizona state in the US on the weekend to protest a controversial state migration law they claim will institutionalise racial discrimination.

Protesters from around the nation began arriving in Phoenix early Friday to make a stand and urge the Obama administration to push for “integral” …. Original source  : Thousands protest against Arizona immigration law.