Kolkata, Jan 30 (UNI) The Election Commission on Friday directed that all data uploaded after hearings under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal will now undergo “super checking” by special observers appointed in the state and the poll body has also made it clear that all hearings and the uploading…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 30 (UNI) The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha has arrested three persons for their alleged involvement in a large-scale online trading fraud amounting to over Rs 2 crore, officials said on Friday. The accused—identified as Bikram Keshari Sahoo, Dinesh Moharana, and Sarbanam Sabat—were arrested and produced before the Designated Court under the…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced financial assistance for victims of a tragic fire mishap in Anandapur, West Bengal, expressing deep sorrow over the loss of lives and injuries caused by the incident. In a message on X, the Prime Minister conveyed his condolences to the bereaved families and…
Guwahati, Jan 30 (UNI) Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said if the BJP government came to power in Assam for a third time, it would not only stop infiltration but also throw out all illegal infiltrators from the state. Shah was addressing a rally at the Mising Youth Festival in Kareng Chapori in Dhemaji,…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (UNI) Tobacco farmers across India are staring at an unprecedented crisis following a more than 70 per cent hike in taxes on cigarette products. The abrupt and disproportionate tax measures have destabilised the entire tobacco ecosystem, bringing auctions to a halt, forcing traders out of the market, and pushing lakhs of…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (UNI) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) announced on Friday that it has arrested one Tanmoy Mirdha, an accused in a Rs 2 crore chit fund scam case, who was absconding . The CBI registered had the case in 2020 following directions from the Supreme Court to investigate chit fund-related cases…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Hyderabad Zonal Office, announced on Friday that it has successfully completed the restitution process of five attached immovable properties, valued at Rs 2.55 crore (as per the FIR date of 19.10.2011), to the Punjab National Bank (PNB). The properties were attached during a PMLA investigation into…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (UNI) A 12-year-old boy was found dead in northeast Delhi’s Shastri Park area, bearing injuries that suggest he was brutally assaulted. Police have identified his mother’s live-in partner as the prime suspect, an official said on Friday. Police received information about the boy at about 9:50 am and rushed to the…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) Bhopal Zonal Office said on Friday that it has attached immovable properties worth Rs 5 crore in a case involving the late Arvind Joshi, a former IAS officer and Principal Secretary to the Madhya Pradesh Government, among others. The ED initiated investigation under the Prevention of…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (UNI) After years of being on the run from trial, a man impersonating an Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer and declared a proclaimed offender by a Delhi court was arrested by the Crime Branch of Delhi Police, an officer said on Friday. According to the police, the accused, Vimal Bhat, alias Sonu,…
