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A wave of happiness ran from Bihar to Delhi when Bihar leader Nitin Naveen became the national president of BJP. In Muzaffarpur, party workers celebrated by distributing sweets and bursting crackers. City MLA Ranjan Kumar and other leaders congratulated Nitin Naveen. He said that with his experience and organizational ability, BJP will become stronger and will achieve new heights.
In Muzaffarpur's Siwaipatti, the Excise Department arrested the brother-in-law and brother-in-law with a Bolero full of liquor. 624 tetra packs of liquor were hidden in secret places in the vehicle. The businessmen were identified as Shravan Kumar of Ayodhya and Sanjay Kumar of Harpali. The team raided on a tip-off and caught both of them. This gang used to smuggle liquor in UP by making secret boxes in vehicles.
There was an encounter between police and miscreants in Garhmukteshwar. Police stopped the suspects during checking on Meerut Road. The miscreants opened fire, in response to which the police also opened fire. Zaid, a wanted criminal with a reward in the Gangster Act, got injured, while his accomplice escaped. Police have recovered a pistol and bike from Zaid.
Nasvi launches Street Sarathi app in Patna on National Vendor Day. This app will provide vendors with important information like vending laws, government schemes and PM Swanidhi, and will also help in loan application. Mayor Sita Sahu talked about the development of vending zones in Patna. Representatives of vendors from different districts of Bihar participated in the program and 25 vendor leaders were honored.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear the important issue of whether the Enforcement Directorate can file a writ petition in the High Court as a judicial entity under Article 226. The decision came on appeals by the governments of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, which had challenged the Kerala High Court order which had confirmed the ED's jurisdiction to file writ petitions.
After the displeasure of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the work of road widening in Dalmandi, Varanasi has intensified. The Public Works Department and Development Authority demolished six houses simultaneously on Tuesday. 187 houses were to be demolished by December, but the work was stalled. The officials refused those asking for extension and directed to continue the action. So far 17 houses have been demolished.
Railways has announced Gomtinagar-Dibrugarh Amrit Bharat Weekly Express running via Gorakhpur. Train 15949 will run from Dibrugarh from January 30 and train 15950 will run from Gomtinagar from February 1. This will provide relief to passengers going to Kamakhya and Guwahati. It will have sleeper and ordinary second class coaches, which will provide modern amenities and comfortable travel. यह ट्रेन पुश-पुल तकनीक से लैस है।
A tragic road accident took place near Rafan intersection in Mawana. A speeding truck laden with sugarcane hit Bullet-riding soldier Shivam Chaudhary and his friend Mohit alias Bhure and dragged him for 25 metres. Both died on the spot. Soldier Shivam Chaudhary had come home on leave. The truck driver fled after the accident, due to which traffic was disrupted for an hour. The police sent the bodies to the mortuary.
Nandan Singh, an e-rickshaw driver in Sidcul, Haridwar, committed suicide accusing his neighbors of mental harassment. In the suicide note, a neighboring couple and an unknown youth are accused of assault and snatching Rs 15,000. The police have kept the body in the mortuary and started investigation. After receiving the complaint from the relatives, action will be taken against the accused.
People took out a candle march in Sector 150 of Greater Noida in protest against the death of software engineer Yuvraj due to drowning in water. He accused SDRF, fire department, district administration and police of negligence. The protesters demanded strict action against the officials responsible, saying mere removal of the CEO would not solve the problem.