Siddharth Prabhakar
Reporter at The Times of India
Railway and City reporter at New Indian Express Chennai. I dislike cooking food as well as stories
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1 week ago |
newindianexpress.com | Siddharth Prabhakar
CHENNAI: Caste certificates, details of marks obtained and the basis for selection of candidates pertaining to recruitment of drivers by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in May 2023 must be provided under the Right To Information (RTI) Act, the Central Information Commission (CIC) ruled on Tuesday.
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1 week ago |
newindianexpress.com | Siddharth Prabhakar
In June 2023, Murugesh had filed an RTI seeking information from the NGT regarding candidates selected and particulars relating to it. The Public Information Officer (PIO) of the NGT had denied information for questions pertaining to caste certificates of selected candidates, mark details and those selected on the basis of preferences and work experience. Aggrieved over this, Murugesh had filed a first appeal and later approached the commission with a second appeal.
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1 week ago |
newindianexpress.com | Siddharth Prabhakar
Interrogation by the Malaysian authorities reportedly found that the passenger failed to show valid documents from the Department of Wildlife permitting him to export the wildlife out of Malaysia. All the animals were seized. The value of the seizure in the case is estimated at RM13,000.00, which is around Rs 2.65 lakh, in the illegal exotic species market. The Malaysian agency said that exporting protected wildlife species out of Malaysia without valid documents is an 'offence' under their laws.
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1 week ago |
newindianexpress.com | Siddharth Prabhakar
CHENNAI: Though the 'last seen' theory is effective to nail perpetrators in a murder case, it can be used only when the time gap between the point when the deceased and accused were last seen together, and the deceased found dead, is small enough. Using this dictum laid out by higher courts, a Kancheepuram district sessions court, on April 7, acquitted three men accused of murdering their friend, near Manimangalam, around 50 km from Chennai, in March 2013.
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1 week ago |
newindianexpress.com | Siddharth Prabhakar
CHENNAI: Gold, wildlife, and narcotics have been the usual contrabands seized by Chennai Customs, but, of late, smuggling of Chinese drones into Tamil Nadu from Southeast Asian nations and Gulf countries through airports and seaports is on the rise. This is due to the soaring demand for the equipment in the grey market, sources said.
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