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The Hindu Tribunals incompetent to try sexual offences against women in cinema, caution jurists

Tribunals can have the powers of only civil courts and cannot handle any criminal offences, including sexual offences against women. No criminal jurisdiction can be given to a tribunal as it would lead to a conflict of criminal jurisdiction with criminal courts established by law,” points out N.K. Jayakumar, former Secretary of the Kerala Legislative Assembly

The Hindu Officials point finger of blame at organisers for death of three children in Anakapalli district

The organiser, Kiran Kumar, has been arrested and booked under the relevant sections, says Superintendent of Police Deepika; the organisers, instead of shifting children to hospital, sent them to their residences, where they died, says ITDA official

The Hindu Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: protest rallies erupt across Rayalaseema

SVJUDA members take out a protest rally in Tirupati and conduct a flash mob at SPMVV campus; candlelight rally is held in Kadapa where protestors hail SC’s intervention

The Hindu 1992 Ajmer sex scandal: POCSO court awards life sentences to six persons

The scandal involved a series of gangrapes and blackmailing, in which more than 100 school and college going girls of the age of 11 to 20 years were victimised

The Hindu Authorities crack down on unauthorised children’s homes in Alluri Sitharama Raju district

They urge parents to admit their children in government-run homes or schools

The Hindu Chinese President Xi Jinping promises stronger Fiji ties in world of ‘turmoil’

Rabuka met Mr. Xi in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People after touring the length and breadth of China for more than a week.

The Hindu CM Stalin inaugurates a slew of projects in southern districts

Fish landing centre at Aruvikkarai in Tirunelveli district inaugurated; the breakwater formed at Puththanthurai in Kanniyakumari district, built at a cost of ₹22 crore opened