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Even after eight months, no trace has been found of the migrant laborers of Giridih who were kidnapped in Niger. These laborers from Giridih district of Jharkhand were kidnapped in Niger, after which their family members are worried about their safety and are requesting help from the government.
The Transport Corporation is suffering loss in income due to the buses of Pilibhit depot not being allowed to park at Bareilly and Badaun bus stands. Due to the arbitrary attitude of other depots, buses are not getting space inside the stand, due to which passengers are not able to get information about the buses. The depot is facing a loss of revenue worth lakhs of rupees every day, due to which the salaries of the contract employees are being affected.
Provisional voter list has been released for Panchayat elections in Ambedkarnagar. 17.5 lakh voters have been included in this list. The work of amending the voter list will be done by December 30. The final list will be published on February 6.
Anganwadi centers in Haridwar will now be illuminated with solar energy. UREDA Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency has started work in this direction. This initiative will improve power supply to Anganwadi centers and will also help in environmental protection. This project is an important step towards promoting the use of renewable energy.
Police raided Kitadih ahead of President Draupadi Murmu's visit to Jamshedpur. Police have described this action as part of a routine security check. This step has been taken to strengthen the security arrangements before the arrival of the President so that any untoward incident can be prevented and peace is maintained.
ACB has filed a charge sheet against Vinay Singh and Vijay Pratap Singh in the government land scam case in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. This case is related to illegal acquisition of government land, in which there are allegations of corruption. This action of ACB is likely to accelerate the case and the culprits are expected to be nailed down.
New Year's gift for the people of Muzaffarpur! A new registry office is going to open in Jhaphaan. With the opening of this office, people will have to travel less distance from the city for registry related works, which will save both time and money. This step will prove important in increasing the facilities for the citizens of Muzaffarpur.
Enforcement Directorate ED has described Congress leader Golu Agnihotri as the kingpin of an illegal betting network worth Rs 400 crore. While presenting the charge sheet in the special court, ED said that the wires of this network extended till Dubai and money laundering was done through it. The investigation has revealed earnings worth crores through illegal commodity exchanges and online platforms. ED has attached the properties of the accused and also seized cash, silver and gold.
BJP councilor Renu Chaudhary was criticized on social media for warning a Nigerian citizen in Delhi's Mayur Vihar Phase-I to learn Hindi. After the intervention of the state BJP, the councilor apologized twice and deleted the video. BJP President Virendra Sachdeva expressed displeasure over the councilor's behavior and talked about promoting sports.
In view of the serious situation of pollution in Delhi, Grape-4 is implemented. Shahdara district administration is taking strict action against those violating grape restrictions. The administration has issued challans to 115 people and imposed a total fine of Rs 50 lakh. SDM Tapan Jha said that construction work is closed and strict action will be taken against violators. Teams are monitoring every area.