UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGMENT ON MITHUN VEDI VS SMT. UJITA RAWAT CASE

NAINITAL, India, Jan. 16 -- Uttarakhand High Court issued the following judgment on Jan. 2: IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR VERMA 2nd January 2026 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION NO. 1034 OF 2025 Mithun Vedi Applicant Versus Smt. Ujita Rawat Respondent Counsel for the Applicant: Mr. Mani Kumar, Advocate Counsel for the Respondent: Mr. R.B. Kala, Advocate Hon'ble Alok Kumar Verma, J. This application has been filed by the applicant to dire...


UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGMENT ON RAVI KUMAR ANEJA AND TWO OTHERS VS STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER CASE

NAINITAL, India, Jan. 16 -- Uttarakhand High Court issued the following judgment on Jan. 2: IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR VERMA 02 January 2026 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION NO. 2340 of 2025 Ravi Kumar Aneja and two Others Applicants Versus State of Uttarakhand and Another Respondents Counsel for the Applicants: Mr. Lalit Sharma, Advocate Counsel for the Respondent No. 1: Mrs. Sweta Badola Dobhal, Brief Holder Counsel for the Respondent No....


India and Israel signed a Joint Ministerial Declaration of Intent to strengthen collaboration in the fisheries and aquaculture

India, Jan. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A high-level Indian delegation led by the Hon'ble Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying; & Panchayati Raj Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh, concluded a successful visit to Israel during 13-15 January 2026 to participate in the Second Global Summit on "Blue Food Security: Sea the Future 2026", held in Eilat, Israel. The visit marked a significant step in further strengthening bilateral cooperation between India and Israe...


Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal distributes prizes of 26th National Youth Parliament Competition, 2024-25 for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas

India, Jan. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: SI.No. Name of Vidyalayas Region 1. PM Shri Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Valsad, Gujarat Pune 2. PM Shri Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh Lucknow 3. PM Shri Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh Chandigarh 4. PM Shri Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Birbhum, West Bengal Patna 5. PM Shri Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Golghat, Assam Shillong 6. PM Shri Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Med...


Female LFPR and WPR recorded a yearly high in December, 2025 Overall Unemployment Rate broadly stable

India, Jan. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Snapshot: Overall LFPR rises to a yearly peak at 56.1% in December, 2025 Rural female LFPR continued its gradual rise, reaching 40.1% in December, 2025, up from 39.7% in November, 2025. The overall workforce remained steady, rising marginally to 53.4% in December, 2025 from 53.2% in November, 2025. Rural UR continued to stay low at 3.9% in December, 2025, unchanged from November, 2025. At the all-India level, the monthly estim...


GeM Marks Seven Years of Womaniya Initiative to Strengthen Women-Led MSE Participation in Public Procurement

India, Jan. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Government e-Marketplace (GeM) marked seven years of the Womaniya initiative, its flagship programme aimed at strengthening the participation of women-led Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in public procurement. The commemorative event was held at Jeevan Bharti Building, New Delhi. Seven years on, the impact of the initiative is evident. As of 14 January 2026, more than two lakh women-led MSEs are registered on the GeM portal. Co...


National Science Centre, Delhi to Inaugurate Virtual Reality (VR) Theatre and Space Exhibition on 17 January 2026

India, Jan. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Science Centre (NSC), Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, will inaugurate a state-of-the-art Virtual Reality (VR) Theatre and open a panel exhibition titled "From Earth to Orbit: Exploring Space Together" on Saturday, 17 January 2026 at 11:00 AM. The inauguration of the Virtual Reality (VR) Theatre, offering an immersive learning experience, will be carried out by Shri D. K. Singh, Director, Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC), I...


Inauguration of in-house printing setup of Legislative Department at Shastri Bhawan

India, Jan. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Union Minister of State for Law and Justice (I/c), today inaugurated a in house printing setup in the Legislative Department (Main) at Shastri Bhawan. The inauguration ceremony was attended by the Secretary, Legislative Department, along with other senior officers and staff of the Department and its attached offices, including the Official Language Wing and Vidhi Sahitya Prakashan. On the occasion, a copy o...


NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance on the reported suffering of a boy under bonded labour for months after being separated from his father at Bahadurgarh Railway Station in Haryana

India, Jan. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a 15-year-old boy from Kishanganj district of Bihar suffered for months under bonded labour after being separated by his father at Bahadurgarh Railway Station in Haryana. Reportedly, the boy stepped off the train to fetch water at the Railway Station but could not board it again to be with his father due to the heavy crowd. There...


On National Startup Day, PM to participate in a programme marking a decade of Startup India on 16 January

India, Jan. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: On the occasion of National Startup Day, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will participate in a programme marking a decade of the Startup India initiative on 16 January 2026 at 1 PM at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. During the programme, Prime Minister will interact with members of India's vibrant startup ecosystem. Select startup representatives will share insights from their entrepreneurial journey. Prime Minister will also addres...