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HC dismisses Azams plea on Mohammad Ali Jauhar varsity penalty The HC said the petitioner has an alternate remedy of filing an appeal against the order imposing cess Monday January 25, 2021 11:33 AM, ummid.com with inputs from IANS Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging penalty of Rs 2.72 crore and cess amounting to Rs 1.36 crore, imposed on constructions at Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur. Dismissing the writ petition filed by Maulana Mohammad Al...

Jan. 17 In assessing Connecticut’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, the contrast between the spring of 2020 and these last few months has been dramatic. In the spring, faced with a virus whose lethal power was clear, the state shut down. Led by Gov. Ned Lamont, who quickly empaneled a team of infectious disease experts to help guide him, businesses were told to have their employees work from home. Restaurants, bars and theaters were closed. Schools shifted to online learning. Connecticu...

Our View: Portland City Council takes public business behind closed doors Elected officials can meet in private only when they have a good reason. None is offered for an executive session on needle-exchange rules. By The Editorial Board Share Faced with an unrelenting addiction crisis, Gov. Mills last April issued an executive order aimed at making sure drug users have access to clean needles and overdose-reversal drugs. An executive order issued by Gov. Mills last April allows needle-exchang...

335 residents signed the petition seeking to remove George Colby, following comments made at a December Selectboard meeting that petitioners deemed racist.

The resolution made a discredited claim that face coverings cause pneumonia and respiratory disease.

Latest numbers The latest average positivity rate in Maine is 5.86%. State health departments are calculating positivity rate differently across the country, but for Maine the AP calculates the rate by dividing new cases by test specimens using data from The COVID Tracking Project. The seven-day rolling average of the positivity rate in Maine did not increase over the past two weeks, going from 7.84% on Jan. 5 to 5.86% on Jan. 19. Public health authorities in the state have reported more than 3...

increase font size State police won’t release pursuit policy in wake of turnpike chase that led to injuries, 2 deaths Maine State Police cite a sweeping and flexible public records exemption in withholding the policy on how and when troopers are permitted to chase suspects. Share A damaged 2002 Ford Super Duty pickup towing a U-Haul trailer sits beside the southbound lanes of the Maine Turnpike on Tuesday after the driver, David Stoddard, 49, of Topsham, led police on a high-speed chase from...

Unity resident drops Dunkin’ court appeal, aims to move out of town Resident Kristin Mozes and landlord Elizabeth Dyer, who appealed the relocation of the Dunkin to downtown Unity, are not bringing the case to court. Share UNITY — Two women who unsuccessfully appealed the relocation of a Dunkin’ franchise in downtown Unity have said they do not plan to bring the matter to court. Attorney Peter Drum confirmed in an email to the Morning Sentinel Tuesday afternoon that his clients, Kristin ...

Council1 Caribou City Council voted four to two on Jan. 11 to end efforts to hire a private investigator to determine who leaked former mayor Mark Goughans resignation letter. (Chris Bouchard | Aroostook Republican) Caribou City Council voted four to two on Jan. 11 to end efforts to hire a private investigator to determine who leaked former mayor Mark Goughans resignation letter. (Chris Bouchard | Aroostook Republican) Caribou council votes to end investigation into leak of resignation letter ...

Read Article NEW GLOUCESTER — A group of residents seeking to recall Selectman George Colby say they expect to have enough signatures on their petition by the end of the month for a townwide vote. Cameron Dufty, who started the group New Gloucester United Against Racism last summer, said that Colby’s statements at a Board of Selectmen meeting last month “were rooted in racism.” At the end of the Pledge of Allegiance during the Dec. 3 meeting, Colby said, “Liberty and justice for all,...