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Kiren Rijiju Takes Over As Earth Science Ministry And Says This
After losing the law ministry, union minister kiren Rijiju takes over the new ministry of Earth and Sciences. During the oath taking event, Rijiju, who has been removed as the Law Minister said, "This shifting is not a punishment, this is the plan of the government. This is the vision of PM Modi." Notably, Arjun Ram Meghwal has been appointed as the new Law Minister of India.
Tags: Kiren Rijiju, Law Ministry, Union government, Earth Science Ministry, PM Narendra Modi
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Arjun Ram Meghwal Replaces Kiren Rijiju As Law Minister Of India
In a shocking reshuffle, the Union Government led by BJP replaced the Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju and appointed Arjun Ram Meghwal as the new Union Law Minister. After removing Rijiju from Law Ministry, the BJP Government moved him to the Earth and Science Ministry. The decision was taken by the Union Government, and Rashtrapati Bhavan issued a statement in this regard.
Tags: Kiren Rijiju, arjun ram meghwal, Law Ministry, Union government, Breaking News
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Gujarat Gets India's First School Of Law, Forensic Justice & Policy Studies
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju at National Forensic Sciences University in Gujarat's Gandhinagar inaugurated the School of Law, Forensic Justice, and Policy Studies on September 26. Meanwhile, Gujarat's newly appointed CM Bhupendra Patel joined Rjiju here with other state ministers. Rijiju also tweeted, ''India hasn't only the 1st School of Law, Forensic Justice, and Policy Studies at NFSU, Gandhinagar but first of its kind in the world!''… read-more
Tags: Law Ministry, Forensics, Gandhinagar, Kiren Rijiju
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Law Ministry's Litigation Tele-Consultation Service Faces COVID Queries
The Law ministry’s tele-consultation service started to offer pre-litigation legal advice to rural residents is now bombarded with COVID and lockdown related queries. There were beneficiaries calling to seek help against discrimination against health workers and their families, concession of electricity bill, etc. Notably, there were also concerns of police brutality and power abuse. The Department of Justice said complains on violence… read-more
Tags: Law Ministry, teleconsultation, Police Brutality, Department of justice
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E-Court Services Mobile App Available In 14 Indian Languages
The e-Court services mobile application which has over 57 lakh downloads is now available in 14 Indian languages, said Union Minister for Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad on Twitter on May 24. The 14 languages offered are English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Khasi, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, and Telugu. Available for free of cost, the mobile app is useful in finding case details at any time. ‘This… read-more
Tags: Law Ministry, Supreme Court, language, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Mobile app, E-Court Services Mobile App
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Union Law Minister Says More Than 2 Lakh Cases Pending In Andhra High Court
About 2,03,024 cases are pending in the Andhra Pradesh High Court and 5,82,069 cases are pending in other lower courts in the state, as of September 17. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad provided the data in Rajya Sabha. While answering a question regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the judiciary, he stated that 15,32,334 cases had been disposed by the district and subordinate courts across the country since March 24.
Tags: Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh High Court, judiciary, Law Ministry
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