Drugs Worth Rs 7 Crore Recovered In Jammu And Kashmir's Baramulla

Security forces recovered narcotics worth about Rs 7 crore near the Line of Control (LoC) in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Thursday.

"On March 15, while on a routine area domination patrol, troops of Dagger Division found a suspicious package just a few metres away from the LoC in Uri sector," a police official said.

He said a search operation by the security forces led to the recovery of approximately one kilogram of narcotics worth about Rs 7 crore from the general area of Churunda.

A case has been registered in this regard, the official said.

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Tejashwi Yadav Challenges CBI Summons In Land-For-Jobs Case In High Court

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday challenged the summons issued by the CBI asking him to appear for questioning in the alleged land-for-jobs scam in the Delhi High Court. A bench led by Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma will hear his petition tomorrow.

Mr Yadav, in his petition, argued that even though he was a resident of Patna, he was being asked to appear for questioning in Delhi, which is in violation of Section 160 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). As per the provision, he said, a notice can only be issued to a person who is situated within the local jurisdiction of a police station or the adjoining police station.

The 33-year-old, through the petition, requested time from the CBI to appear before it after the end of the current Bihar Assembly session. As the newly appointed Deputy Chief Minister, it is his responsibility to attend the session, he said.

The CBI has, till now, issued three notices (February 28, March 4 and March 11) to Mr Yadav. The Bihar Deputy Chief Minister has sought the quashing of the summons.

Mr Yadav also requested "the presence of his advocate(s) at a visible but not audible distance, as per the law laid down by the Supreme Court of India" during his interrogation.

Mr Yadav and some of his family members, including parents Lalu Yadav and Rabri Devi, are being investigated in the alleged land-for-jobs scam.

Tejashwi Yadav assured his full cooperation and assistance in the ongoing investigation.

Lalu Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi - both former Bihar Chief Ministers - and their daughter Misa Bharti were granted bail on Wednesday by a court in the case.

The Yadavs are accused of buying land dirt-cheap in exchange for jobs during the Rashtriya Janata Dal boss's stint as Union Railway Minister from 2004 to 2009.

The CBI, in its chargesheet, alleged that irregular appointments of candidates were made in the Central Railway, violating the laid down norms and procedures of Indian Railways for recruitment.

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Eric Garcetti's Nomination As India Envoy Cleared By US Senate

Eric Garcetti, President Joe Biden's close aide, was confirmed as US Ambassador to India after the Senate on Wednesday voted on his nomination, filling a key diplomatic position after a gap of two years.

The Senate voted 52-42 advancing the former Los Angeles mayor's nomination that caps off months of stasis for Garcetti.

The former mayor's nomination was pending before the US Congress since July 2021 when he was nominated for the prestigious diplomatic posting by Biden. The position has remained vacant for more than two years.

Mr Garcetti's nomination was not brought to the Senate floor for a vote during the last Congress as the ruling Democratic Party did not have enough support to get him through.

The 52-year-old was not confirmed by the Senate in President Biden's first two years in office amid concerns by some lawmakers that the then-mayor had not adequately handled allegations against a former senior adviser of sexual assault and harassment.

President Biden renominated Garcetti to the same position in January this year.

The last US ambassador to India, Kenneth Juster, stepped down in January 2021 after the change of government in America.

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VIDEO: पहाड़ी पर लगे झूले पर झूलते हुए हवा से बातें कर रही थीं 2 लड़कियां, आगे जो हुआ उसे देख कांप जाएगी रूह

कुछ लोग एडवेंचर स्पोर्ट्स खेलना बेहद पसंद करते हैं, उनके लिए ये जिंदगी का सबसे सुंदर अहसास होता है, लेकिन कभी-कभी ये खूबसूरत अहसास, खतरनाक हादसे में भी बदल जाता है. सोशल मीडिया पर इन दिनों एक ऐसा ही वीडियो तेजी से वायरल हो रहा है. ये वीडियो है तो पुराना, लेकिन इसे लोग बार-बार लूप में देखना पसंद रहे हैं. इस वीडियो में एक सबक भी है, आइए पहले इस पर नजर डालते हैं.

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महंगा पड़ा झूला झूलना

ट्विटर पर शेयर हुए इस वीडियो में दो लड़कियां पहाड़ी पर लगे झूले पर झूलती नजर आ रही हैं. झूला पहाड़ी से खाई की ओर जाता है. पीछे खड़ा एक शख्स झूले को इतनी जोर से हिलाता है कि, लड़कियां तेजी से खाईं की ओर बढ़ती हैं और फिर पहाड़ी पर लौट आती हैं. इस झूले को देख कर ही दिल डर से भर जाता है, लेकिन लड़कियां मजे से झूला झूल रही होती हैं, लेकिन तभी अचानक कुछ ऐसा होता है कि देखने वालों के रोंगटे खड़े हो जाते हैं. पहाड़ी पर लगा ये झूला डगमगाता है और लड़कियां झूले से नीचे खाई की ओर गिर जाती हैं.

लोगों ने ऐसे खेल को बताया पागलपन

ट्विटर पर शेयर हुए इस वीडियो को 14 मिलियन से अधिक बार देखा जा चुका है. वहीं लोग कमेंट कर इस तरह के स्पोर्ट्स को खतरनाक और पागलपन बता रहे हैं. एक यूजर ने कमेंट करते हुए लिखा, 'इस तरह के खेल को कौन मजेदार कहता है.' वहीं दूसरे यूजर ने लिखा, 'सबसे अधिक शॉकिंग बात ये है कि लोग हादसे के बाद भी वीडियो बना रहे हैं.' 

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Ambedkar University To Set Up 2 New Campuses: Delhi Education Minister

The Delhi government is establishing two new campuses of the Ambedkar University to increase the number of seats and has prioritised re-conceptualisation of technical institutes, Education Minister Atishi said on Wednesday.

Reviewing projects for higher education, the minister instructed officials to prepare an action plan for modernisation and expansion of all universities and technical education institutions of the Delhi government.

"In Delhi, 2.5 lakh children pass out of class 12. But despite having talent and ability, only one lakh of these children get admission in any university. Taking cognisance of this, the Delhi government started increasing the capacity of its universities," Ms Atishi said.

She also directed officials to expedite the construction work of the Rohini and Dheerpur campuses of the Ambedkar University and said the new campuses will address all academic needs of students.

"The Delhi government is working with a vision of changing the country through education. After the Dheerpur and Rohini campuses of the university are ready, more than 26,000 students will be able to get admission here," the minister said.

Both the campuses will have multi-storey academic blocks, convention block, health centre, auditorium, administrative block, library block, amphitheatre, guest house, separate hostels for girls and boys. Residential units will also be constructed.

Ms Atishi said that two state-of-the-art academic blocks will be constructed in Industrial Training Institute (ITI) Shahdara for 10,000 students.

The first phase of the project was reviewed by the Delhi education minister on Wednesday.

There are a total of 11,000 seats in the current 19 ITIs of the Delhi government, where more than 30,000 applications are received every year, according to the Directorate of Education.

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दिल्ली आबकारी नीति : ED ने KCR की बेटी कविता के पूर्व ऑडिटर से की पूछताछ

प्रवर्तन निदेशालय (ED) ने दिल्ली आबकारी नीति से संबंधित धनशोधन मामले में बुधवार को भारत राष्ट्र समिति (BRS) की नेता के कविता के कथित पूर्व लेखा परीक्षक (ऑडिटर) बुचिबाबू गोरांतला से पूछताछ की और अन्य गिरफ्तार आरोपी से उसका सामना कराया. अधिकारियों ने यह जानकारी दी. इस मामले में बृहस्पतिवार को तेलंगाना के मुख्यमंत्री के चंद्रशेखर राव की बेटी कविता से भी पूछताछ की जानी है.

केंद्रीय अन्वेषण ब्यूरो (CBI) ने इस मामले में बुचिबाबू को गिरफ्तार किया था, जिसके बाद उसे जमानत मिल गई थी.

छह मार्च को ईडी द्वारा गिरफ्तार किए गए हैदराबाद के व्यवसायी अरुण रामचंद्रन पिल्लई से भी बुचिबाबू का सामना कराए जाने की उम्मीद है. पिल्लई कथित तौर पर बीआरएस की विधान परिषद सदस्य कविता से जुड़ा था.

एजेंसी ने हाल ही में एक स्थानीय अदालत को सूचित किया था कि पिल्लई और बुचिबाबू मार्च के मध्य में हैदराबाद के एक पांच सितारा होटल में ठहरे थे. उसी समय दिल्ली आबकारी नीति को लेकर मंत्रिसमूह (GOM) की एक रिपोर्ट तैयार की जा रही थी. आबकारी नीति को रद्द किया जा चुका है.

ईडी ने कहा, “यह पता चला है कि उक्त व्यक्तियों ने होटल के व्यापार केंद्र का इस्तेमाल किया था.” एजेंसी ने कहा कि उसने इस मामले पर होटल से जानकारी मांगी है, जिसकी प्रतीक्षा की जा रही है.

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Elephant Found Dead In Odisha's Ganjam, 2nd Case In 2 Days

Two days after the death of a tusker, Odisha forest officials have found another carcass of an elephant in Ganjam district on Wednesday.

The female elephant was found dead at Tiliki forest on the Ganjam-Kandhamal district border in Ghumusar North Division, an official said.

The age of the animal is around 30 years, and the cause of its death could be ascertained only after post-mortem examination, said Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Sudarshan Behera.

On Monday, forest personnel had found the carcass of a 30-year-old tusker near Gambhari Gochha village in Muzagarh forest range.

At least eight elephants have died in the district in the last eight months, including seven in Ghumusar North Division due to different reasons, forest department sources said.

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