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SAMBALPUR: Two persons including a 65-year-old retired assistant sub-inspector (ASI) have been arrested for embezzling government funds to the tune of Rs 3.67 crore from the Excise department, police said on Friday. The accused are Sandeep Kumar Pattnaik (38), a suspended junior assistant, and Sarat Chandra Behera, a retired ASI of the Excise department. Another accused Achyuta Dehury, also a retired ASI, is absconding. Briefing mediapersons here, Sambalpur SP Mukesh Bhamoo said the accused du ...Read More >
Sambalpur: Two persons were arrested for allegedly siphoning off nearly Rs 3.67 crore of govt funds after a major financial scam was unearthed in the excise department of Sambalpur district, said SP (Sambalpur) Mukesh Bhamu on Friday.The accused have been identified as Sandeep Kumar Pattnaik, a suspended junior assistant posted in the Sambalpur excise office, and Sarat Chandra Behera, a retired assistant sub-inspector (ASI). Police said another accused, Achyut Dehuri, also a retired ASI, is unde ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Two employees of the Excise Department, including a retired official, have been arrested by Sambalpur police in connection with an alleged embezzlement of government funds worth over ₹3.67 crore between 2022 and 2025, officials said on Friday. Superintendent of Police, Sambalpur, Mukesh Kumar Bhamoo, said the accused have been identified as Sandeep Kumar Pattnaik, a suspended junior assistant, and Sarat Chandra Behera, a retired Excise Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI). Police sources ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested four officials in two separate bribery cases. Those taken into custody include a Junior Engineer and a Beldar from the MCD's Shahdara North Zone, as well as a Conserva According to an official release, in the first case, the CBI registered the instant case ontion Assistant and a Monument Attendant from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) at Jantar Mantar. March 31 against the accused Beldar, MCD. It wa ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested four public officials in two separate bribery cases in the national capital, exposing alleged corruption within civic and heritage bodies, the agency said on Friday. "The CBI officials laid traps on April 1, resulting in the arrest of a junior engineer (JE) and a Beldar from Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD) Shahdara North Zone, alongside a conservation assistant and a monument attendant from the Archaeo ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) The CBI has arrested two officials of the Archaeological Survey of India for allegedly taking bribe to revoke an official notice and allowing continuation of work, officials said on Friday. The agency said a monument attendant and a conservation assistant posted at the ASI's Sub-Circle at Jantar Mantar were booked after a complaint that the former had demanded "illegal gratification/undue advantage of Rs 3,50,000 on behalf of the accused conservation assistant from the co ...Read More >
The 54-year-old ASI allegedly asked a woman detainee to send her daughter to him, PTI news agency cited police as saying on Wednesday. The woman had allegedly been arrested in connection with a financial fraud case involving ₹80 lakh, and had been kept at the Civil Lines Police Station lockup. The assistant sub-inspector Rajesh Jadhav was on duty Tuesday when he allegedly misused his position to lure the woman with an offer of money. He further demanded that she send her daughter to him for s ...Read More >
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday scheduled a hearing in a set of connected petitions related to the Bhojshala dispute, directing that proceedings will begin on April 6 at 2.30pm. A division bench comprising Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Alok Awasthi passed the order while hearing multiple writ petitions and an appeal filed by various parties, including Hindu Front for Justice, against the Union of India and other respondents. Durin ...Read More >
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh high court will hear the case relating to the dispute over the Bhojshala- Kamal Maula Mosque site in Dhar district in the state from April six. A division bench comprising Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Alok Awasthi announced this while hearing the case on Thursday. The court has made it clear that it would first hear the petitioners in the case and then hear those pleas which objected to the survey report on the disputed site by the Archaeological Survey of ...Read More >
Indore, Apr 2 (PTI) The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday said it will begin regular hearing from April 6 in cases related to the religious character of the Bhojshala temple-Kamal Maula mosque complex in Dhar. The Indore bench of the high court said it will hear arguments of all parties and intervenors in a sequential manner. The Hindu community considers Bhojshala to be a temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, while the Muslim side claims the possibly 11th-century monument to be the Kamal ...Read More >
Indore, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday fixed April 6 as the date to commence detailed regular hearings in the long-standing Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque dispute in Dhar district. Due to paucity of time, as the division bench was scheduled to sit only till 1.30 p.m., the matter could not be taken up in detail on Thursday. A division bench comprising Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Alok Awasthi passed the order, stating clearly, "We fix all the m ...Read More >
Akola (Maharashtra), April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) A police officer posted at the Civil Lines police station in Maharashtra's Akola has been accused of demanding sexual favours from a woman while she was in police custody, triggering outrage and swift departmental action. The woman had been arrested by the cyber police for allegedly defrauding another individual of Rs 80 lakh on the pretext of providing a job. After being produced before a court, she was remanded to four days of police custody and w ...Read More >
AKOLA: An Akola cop, Rajesh Jadhav, was suspended late Tuesday after a woman in police lockup alleged he sought sexual favours from her. An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) at Civil Lines police station here, Jadhav is currently on the run. He was later arrested on Wednesday.Police sources said, the woman was in custody in connection with an alleged Rs 80 lakh cyber fraud case and was remanded in police custody. Jadhav was on duty as a lockup guard, when he offered money in exchange for sexual favo ...Read More >
The Supreme Court on Wednesday left it to the Madhya Pradesh High Court to decide the request by the Muslim petitioners in the dispute over the Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in the state's Dhar district for copies of the site videography conducted by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). A three-judge bench presided by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant refused to interfere with the January 22, 2026, order of the high court, noting that it had not rejected the request for colou ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Madhya Pradesh High Court will consider objections raised by the Muslim side over the ongoing survey of the Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque complex. Refusing to intervene, the apex court said all objections related to the scientific survey conducted by the Archaeological Survey of India must be addressed in line with principles of natural justice. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, and comprising Justices Joym ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed of a plea filed by the Maulana Kamaluddin Welfare Society in the ongoing Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque dispute, expressing confidence that the Madhya Pradesh High Court will duly consider all objections, including those arising from videography conducted during the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) survey. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi ob ...Read More >
Further investigation is underway, say officials. (Representational) Akola: A 54-year-old assistant sub-inspector has been suspended after he allegedly asked a woman detainee to send her daughter to him for sexual favours in Maharashtra's Akola district, police said on Wednesday. The woman had been arrested in connection with a financial fraud case involving Rs 80 lakh and kept at the Civil Lines Police Station lockup. On Tuesday, assistant sub-inspector Rajesh Jadhav, who was on duty, alleg ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Madhya Pradesh High Court will consider the objections raised by the Muslim side regarding the ongoing Archaeological Survey of India survey, including videography and colour photographs of the disputed Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque premises. The matter came up before a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi. The bench heard submissions by senior advocate Salman Khurshid, appearing for ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): The Supreme Court has asked the Madhya Pradesh High Court to consider objections raised by either parties over the videography conducted by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) of the disputed Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque site, located in the central state's Dhar district. For Hindus, the Bhojshala complex is a temple dedicated to Goddess Vagdevi (Saraswati) built in 11th century, while for Muslims, it is the site of the Kamal Maula mosque built during the ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Madhya Pradesh High Court will consider the objections raised by the Muslim side relating to the ongoing Archeological Survey of India's survey, including videography and colour photographs of the disputed Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque premises in the state. While the apex court did not interfere with the high court's proceedings, it emphasised that all objections regarding the scientific survey must be heard in accordance wit ...Read More >
Two Madhya Pradesh High Court judges inspected the Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar on Saturday ahead of a hearing on April 2 related to the disputed 11th-century structure. While Hindus consider it to be a temple of Vagadevi (Saraswati), the Muslim community calls its Kamal Maula Mosque. Justices Vijay Kumar Shukla and Alok Awasthi of the Indore bench of HC reached the site at around 1.50 p.m. and left at 2.45 p.m., an official said. They were accompanied by Collector Priy ...Read More >
Biharsharif: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said knowledge must remain dedicated to the service of humanity.Addressing the second convocation ceremony of Nalanda University at Rajgir, Murmu said, "Knowledge will continue to flourish, dialogue will endure and education will remain dedicated to the service of humanity."Congratulating the graduating students, Murmu said the batch included scholars from more than 30 countries, reflecting the university's strong international character. She said ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to hear, on Wednesday, a plea filed by the Muslim side challenging the Madhya Pradesh High Court's order in the long-standing Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque dispute in Dhar district. As per the causelist published on the official website of the apex court, a Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi will take up the Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by the Maulana Kamaluddin Welfare Society on ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Wednesday a plea challenging an order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court which said it will inspect the Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar before April 2 in light of the "numerous disputes" pertaining to the ASI-protected structure. According to the cause list of the apex court, a three-judge bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi is likely to take up the appeal filed by Ma ...Read More >
Thane, Mar 31 (PTI) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a case against two traffic police personnel, including an inspector, for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 15,000 from a woman colleague for allotting night duty in Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar region of Maharashtra, officials said on Tuesday. An FIR was registered on Monday night based on a complaint by the ACB, an official with the Kashimira police station said. Police Inspector Sagar Ingole and Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) G ...Read More >
A Kerala panchayat clerk was arrested after being caught red-handed accepting a bribe for issuing a residence certificate, highlighting ongoing efforts to combat corruption in local government. Key PointsA panchayat clerk in Palakkad, Kerala, was arrested for allegedly demanding a bribe for issuing a residence certificate.The clerk allegedly requested Rs 2,500 to issue the certificate, leading the complainant to report the incident to the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB).VACB officia ...Read More >
In a post on X, Mann said, "Salute to the bravery and supreme sacrifice of martyrs ASI Gurnam Singh and PHG Ashok Kumar, who laid down their lives in the line of duty. "The Punjab government will provide an ex-gratia of Rs 1 crore each to their families, while the HDFC Bank will provide an additional insurance amount of Rs 1 crore each." "We stand strongly with our martyrs and their families. Their sacrifice inspires us all to perform our duties with honour and courage," the chief minister adde ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: A portion of the frontal section of Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira's house in Bholath, Kapurthala, was demolished on Monday by the office of the Block Development and Panchayat Officer (BDPO). Khaira, a strong critic of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, condemned the move, calling it the dangerous introduction of "bulldozer (Pila-Panja) politics" in Punjab by Mann under directions from AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, aimed at silencing criticism and democratic dissent. As the de ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Feb 23 (PTI) A day after two police personnel were found shot dead at a checkpost in Gurdaspur near the Indo-Pak border, a Pakistan-based gangster posted on social media a purported video showing an unidentified shooter firing at one of the cops at point-blank range. The same unverified video, posted by gangster Shahzad Bhatti, was also shared by an outfit calling itself Tehreek-e-Taliban Hindustan, which had claimed responsibility for the killings on Sunday. Punjab police remained ...Read More >
Madurai (Tamil Nadu), Dec 17 (PTI) Concerns raised by district authorities over public disorder if Karthigai Deepam (lamp) was lit on a stone pillar near a dargah atop the Thirupparankundram hill, was "non-existent" aimed at stopping the Tamil culture, senior advocate S Sriram submitted before the Madras High Court on Wednesday. When the state was "unwilling" to enforce their rights, then the public could seek its enforcement, Sriram said, advancing his arguments on behalf of the devotees oppos ...Read More >
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