Quicktakes — Cabinet nod to hike judges’ salaries

NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet today cleared the proposal to hike salaries of judges and chief justices of High Courts and the Supreme Court ...

NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet today cleared the proposal to hike salaries of judges and chief justices of High Courts and the Supreme Court respectively. Under the proposal, the salary of HC judges will be increased from Rs 8000 to Rs 26,000, that of the Chief Justice of the High Courts and Apex Court judges to be hiked to Rs 30,000. The salary of the Chief Justice of India was proposed to be raised to Rs 33,000. An ordinance will be issued after the proposal is cleared by the President.

Cong vs Mahanta

GUWAHATI : Congress is contemplating to move a no-confidence motion against the AGP-led government in the forthcoming session of Assam Assembly. The motion would be moved in view of the alleged involvement of Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta in the multi-crore LOC scam in the State Veterinary department.

5 killed in Jaipur

JAIPUR: Indefinite curfew was imposed in the Shastri Nagar area of the city following clashes between two groups of people that left five persons dead and scores injured. Police said clashes broke out over the issue of encroachment on a graveyard land by certain influential people.

Urea case arrest

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NEW DELHI: A E Pinto, the London-based Brazilian broker representing urea scam-tainted Turkish firm Karsan, has been arrested in London and his extradition proceedings will begin soon, CBI sources said here today.

Tajik plane crash

DUBAI: A Tajik airlines aircraft with 86 people on board, including nine members of crew, crashed near the Sharjah airport in the UAE Monday night.