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'Crazy dad' turns daughter's room into jail cell after she skips maths class
A US father punished his daughter for skipping math class by turning her room into a 'jail'. He even removed her clothes, bed and TV from the room.
Published on Oct 02, 2024 03:18 PM IST
Muskaan Sharma
Priest held for raping, extorting from 28-year-old devotee in Hassan
The accused later threatened to release morphed photographs of her on social media if she reported the assault and allegedly extorted ₹40,000 from her
Updated on Aug 01, 2024 07:30 AM IST
Coovercolly Indresh, Bengaluru
Andhra government may bring in law against land grab
Government is likely to enact a legislation seeking to provide stringent punishment for land grabbing on the lines of the Gujarat Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 2020
Published on Jul 16, 2024 03:52 PM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Father makes 3-year-old daughter fill bowl with tears for watching excess TV
When the 3-year-old girl did not listen to her father while watching TV, he got furious over it and decided to punish her.
Published on Jul 09, 2024 03:28 PM IST
Vrinda Jain
Goodbye 420: BNS 318/319 replaces IPC 420, but celebs feel it will stay alive
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 318/319 have replaced section 420 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), but pop culture will keep it alive in jokes and slang.
Updated on Jul 03, 2024 01:07 PM IST
Yashika MathurKriti Kambiri
New crime laws about ‘nyay’, not ‘dand’: Shah
The home minister said that, with the implementation, the criminal justice system of the country has now become completely “swadeshi”, 77 years after Independence
Updated on Jul 02, 2024 06:46 AM IST
Neeraj Chauhan, New Delhi
Three new criminal laws will provide time-bound justice, says Uttar Pradesh DGP
The new criminal laws will come into force from July 1, replacing the colonial era Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code and Indian Evidence Act.
Published on Jun 27, 2024 09:37 PM IST
Rohit Kumar Singh, Lucknow
Pune Porsche horror: Minor's bail terms make it Jolly LLB in real life?
Juvenile Justice Board grants bail to Pune's drunk driving case accused, 17, asking him to write essay on accidents. Here's how it led to social media outrage.
Updated on May 21, 2024 06:35 PM IST
Kriti Kambiri
Yes Milord, the process is often punishment
Procedural delays are a troublesome feature of the Indian justice system.
Published on Feb 29, 2024 09:10 PM IST
HT Editorial
Need tougher punishment under Epidemic Act: Law Commission
The commission said that the provisions of the main law are “not stringent enough to act as an effective deterrent”
Updated on Feb 13, 2024 08:52 AM IST
Saptarshi Das
Need stronger law to check statements hurting religious sentiments, says BJP Rajya Sabha member Ashok Bajpai
I am not saying “don’t insult Hindu faith only”. I am saying don’t insult anyone’s religious belief, feeling and if you do, then be prepared to face stern action, says Ashok Bajpai
Updated on Feb 09, 2024 06:36 AM IST
Manish Chandra Pandey, Lucknow
Former DSP Raka Ghirra gets 6-year jail in 2011 graft case
In 2011, the then DSP Mohali, Raka Ghirra was arrested by CBI from her residence at Sector 15, Chandigarh, for accepting a bribe of ₹1 lakh from a realtor. The trap was laid after complainant Krishna Kumar Malhotra alleged that she had demanded a bribe of ₹2 lakh to settle the investigation into a complaint against him in a land dispute case.
Updated on Feb 08, 2024 10:12 AM IST
Tanbir Dhaliwal, Chandigarh
7-year jail for four men who robbed a home-alone woman in Chandigarh’s Sector 27
The ultimate goal and purpose of sentence ought to be deterrent or reformative, remarked the Chandigarh court of additional district and sessions judge Dr Rajneesh while handing out the sentence
Updated on Jan 12, 2024 10:56 AM IST
Tanbir Dhaliwal, Chandigarh
Hate crime in Delhi: Ankit’s mother wants ‘strictest punishment’
On February 1, 2018, Ankit Saxena, a photographer, was stabbed to death in Raghubir Nagar by his girlfriend’s parents, brother, and maternal uncle
Updated on Jan 09, 2024 06:16 AM IST
Woman makes her family sign an 'agreement' to reduce their phone usage
Manju Gupta made an agreement and laid out three terms that her family had to follow.
Published on Jan 05, 2024 09:34 PM IST
Vrinda Jain
Queues at fuel pumps, some running dry, amid nationwide strike by truckers
Truckers are protesting against the new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, as per which a driver may face up to 10 years’ imprisonment in hit-and-run cases
Updated on Jan 02, 2024 09:33 PM IST
Rajeev Jayaswal
Baramulla: Retired SSP shot dead while giving call for ‘azaan’
Jammu and Kashmir Police termed it a terror act, autopsy reveals that the 72-year-old cop was killed by pellets from a .12 bore gun
Updated on Dec 25, 2023 11:34 AM IST
Mir Ehsan, Srinagar
Justice, not just punishment
The proposed crime laws will be tested for their ability to create a fair, just and efficient criminal justice system
Published on Dec 18, 2023 09:00 PM IST
HT Editorial
Vladimir Putin vows 'harsh' punishment for meddling in Russia vote
After suffering Western sanctions and setbacks on the battlefield in Ukraine last year, Putin reaches the end of 2023 appearing newly buoyant.
Updated on Dec 16, 2023 03:21 AM IST
AFP |
Tuition teacher sentenced to 20 years RI for raping minor in Haryana
The minor resided near the house of the 29-year-old convict here and used to go to his residence for tuition classes, the court added
Updated on Dec 05, 2023 08:12 AM IST
Press Trust of India, Ambala
All cops in a team responsible for consequences of an incident: HC
A constable had challenged punishment awarded by Chandigarh Police in a graft case, citing he was only abiding by his senior’s order
Updated on Oct 27, 2023 08:36 AM IST
Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
Pursuit of durable peace in West Asia
Both sides in the Israel-Hamas war are focusing on the method (violence) and not on the goal (peace with dignity), which is a sure recipe for more violence.
Published on Oct 25, 2023 10:13 PM IST
War in Gaza is Israel’s moment of reckoning
Hamas deserves punishment; Palestinians don’t. What they deserve is a viable Palestinian State; it is in Israel’s interest to commit to one.
Published on Oct 12, 2023 10:25 PM IST
Muzaffarnagar rerun: Teacher asks Muslim student to slap Hindu classmate in UP
The incident took place at a private school in Dugawar village in UP's Sambhal. The teacher allegedly incited communal hatred by engaging two children.
Published on Sep 29, 2023 07:24 AM IST
Shobhit Gupta | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar
Girl beats man with Chappal on Panchayat orders
A village panchayat in Hapur district ordered the girl to hit the man with her Chappal in public for circulating the video of their chat.
Updated on Aug 17, 2023 05:57 PM IST
S Raju, Meerut
UP: Boy beaten with chappal for allegedly leaking WhatsApp chat with girl
According to the officer, both were in a relationship and the latter recorded his WhatsApp chat and circulated it on social media
Updated on Aug 17, 2023 02:36 PM IST
S Raju
Capital punishment for mob lynching under new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill
Experts have in the past said that in the backdrop of mob lynching cases, there must be a defined provision in the IPC to deal with such crimes.
Updated on Aug 11, 2023 08:00 PM IST
An outdated provision
Criminal defamation is an unwieldy remnant of the colonial era. It warrants a relook
Published on Aug 07, 2023 08:03 AM IST
HT Editorial
Guest Column| Re-energisation of policy machine is need of hour
The resilience of civil services should be enhanced and sustained through appropriate training and requisite amendments to the existing systems of reward and punishment. Such an effort should focus on more professionalism in the services. Else, aspirational politics based on unsustainable premises will become more pronounced.
Updated on Jul 24, 2023 03:43 PM IST
Bapu Dham youth convicted in attempt to murder case
The 20-year-old, identified as Aman of Bapu Dham Colony, Chandigarh, had stabbed his younger brother over a scuffle regarding a mobile phone
Updated on Jul 13, 2023 04:32 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh