Green Valley National School and PU College Celebrates World Environment Day
Shiroor, June 05: World Environment Day was celebrated in a unique manner at Green Valley National School and PU College with a series of activities.
The day commenced with a PowerPoint Presentation by Vindhya S Badal of Grade XB and Ridhi Shetty of XB. The students highlighted the importance of preserving the environment and presented the theme for 2018 "BEAT PLASTIC POLLUTION". Darshan B of XB and Nidhi Nayak from XB made speeches on protecting the environment and highlighted the theme "each one plant one".
Principal John Mathew highlighted on the objective of celebrating Environment Day to make the younger generation more sensitive towards environmental awareness and protection. He also exhorted the students "To tackle the problem of pollution and global warming, and to plant more trees every year and every day.”
A mime on saving water and marine life was enacted by grade 8, 9 and 10 students. A strong message was given on the present scenario that seeks changes in our lifestyle. As many as 150 students of the Eco Club of the school went around the school and planted a variety of trees to mark the day. Principal John Mathew appreciated the efforts made by the teachers and students. He said, It is the moral duty of every resident of planet Earth to make it clean and protect it."
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HC dismisses Abu Salem’s plea seeking immediate release after completing '25 years' in jail
Mumbai (PTI): The Bombay High Court on Wednesday dismissed gangster Abu Salem’s plea for immediate release, claiming he had served 25 years in jail in India mandated under the terms of his extradition from Portugal.
In his plea, Salem had contended that if remission for good behaviour is included, then his 25-year jail term is complete and hence he ought to be freed.
A bench of Justices A S Gadkari and Kamal Khata said it cannot hold that the 25-year jail term is complete, as it would be premature to say anything at this stage on the point of remission.
The court relied on a Supreme Court judgment wherein it was held that remission of a prisoner would need to be calculated a month before the applicant’s release.
“Therefore, the present petition (filed by Salem) is dismissed,” the court said.
A copy of the detailed order is yet to be made available.
Salem’s plea, filed through advocate Farhana Shah, had said that when he was extradited from Portugal in 2005, India had assured that he would not be handed over the death penalty in any case and that he would not be imprisoned for more than 25 years.
The government had opposed his plea, noting that Salem has spent only 19 years in jail and that a decision on his premature release was pending.
Salem was convicted in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case and sentenced to life imprisonment.
