Adityanath to visit Ayodhya on Tuesday, hold meeting with Ram temple trust officials
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will visit Ayodhya on Tuesday and hold a meeting with Ram temple trust officials and seers on the preparations for the January 22 consecration ceremony. He will also inspect the waterworks at Amani Ganj, the police control room and the tent cities being constructed by the Ayodhya Municipal Corporation, District Magistrate Nitish Kumar said. In the afternoon, he will visit exhibitions organised by the forest and urban development departments at the Circuit House here, the official said. The meeting to discuss the preparations for the January 22 consecration ceremony at the Ram temple will be held in the evening, Kumar said.
BJP candidate Shri Surendra resigns from the ministerial position
Ram Temple Consecration Ceremony: Hand-Delivered Invitations Extended to Diverse Guests
Invitations for the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya will be personally delivered to all guests. The diverse invitee list includes cricket icons Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan, and industrialists Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani. Political figures such as Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and senior leader Sonia Gandhi have also been invited. The unique approach of hand-delivering invitations highlights the temple trust's extensive network and volunteer support.
Uttar Pradesh ATS Arrests West Bengal Resident Accused of Misusing Rs 58 Crore in Foreign Funds for Anti-National Activities
Uttar Pradesh Police's Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested Abu Saleh Mandal in Lucknow's Manak Nagar area. Mandal, a West Bengal resident, is accused of misusing foreign funds worth Rs 58 crore obtained in the name of two trusts to carry out anti-national activities. The ATS had intelligence of a syndicate involved in settling illegal immigrants from Bangladesh by procuring fake documents. The ATS registered cases against Abu Saleh under relevant IPC sections and The Foreigners Act, 1946.
Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach for Germany, has died at 78
Franz Beckenbauer, the German soccer great who helped his country win the World Cup both as player and coach, has died, news agency dpa reported Monday. He was 78. “It is with deep sadness that we announce that my husband and our father, Franz Beckenbauer, passed away peacefully in his sleep yesterday, Sunday, surrounded by his family,” the family said in a statement to dpa, the German news agency. “We ask that we be allowed grieve in peace and spared any questions.” The statement did not provide a cause of death. As a player and coach, Beckenbauer did more than most to shape German soccer. He captained West Germany to the World Cup title in 1974. He also coached the national side that won the 1990 World Cup final against Argentina. In recent years the former Bayern Munich great struggled with health problems.
Airtel gets penalty notice from DoT for alleged violation of subscriber verification norms
Bharti Airtel on Monday said it has received a notice from the telecom department for an alleged violation of subscriber verification norms, entailing a penalty of Rs 3.57 lakh. In a BSE filing, the telecom operator informed that the notice pertains to Bihar LSA and was received on January 8, 2024. "We submit the details of notice received by the company from the Department of Telecommunications," Airtel said, informing about the "notice imposing a penalty of Rs 3,57,000 for alleged violation of subscriber verification norms". Citing details, the company said it pertained to an alleged violation of terms and conditions with respect to subscriber verification norms under the Licence Agreement, pursuant to a sample customer application form (CAF) audit conducted by the Department of Telecom for September 2023.
First National Toll-Free Helpline Launched For All Disability-Related Queries
Launched during the Purple Festival International by Minister of State for Social Justice Ramdas Athawale and Disabilities Affairs Secretary Rajesh Aggarwal, the 24/7 helpline -- 1800 22 2014 -- aims to facilitate assistance for individuals with disabilities. Aggarwal stressed the need for a disability information line to provide easy access to information on disabilities and local services, streamlining the rehabilitation process.
ED Provisionally Attaches Properties Worth Rs. 45.23 Cr In Alleged Bank Fraud Case Related To Associate High Pressure Technologies Pvt Ltd.
Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached four immovable properties worth Rs 45.23 Crore in the form of a land parcel worth Rs 37.39 Crore situated in Distt Anjar, Gujarat and three flats having a total worth Rs 7.84 Crore situated in Bandra, Mumbai belonging to promoter directors of Associate High Pressure Technologies Pvt Ltd. in an alleged bank fraud case
Rajasthan: 2 arrested, 360 grams of smack seized in Jhalawar
Two people have been arrested and 360 grams of smack and Rs 6.5 lakh were seized from a luxury car in Rajasthan's Jhalawar district, police said on Monday. The arrests were made on Sunday night, they said Jhalawar Superintendent of Police Richa Tomar said the value of the seized drug in the international market is estimated to be Rs 80 lakh. Sheikh Ahmed and Govind Lal Meghwal have been arrested and 360 grams of smack and Rs 6.50 lakh in cash seized. Police are investigating the matter, she said.
Bajaj Auto announces share buyback worth Rs 4,000 crore
Bajaj Auto on Monday announced a share buyback worth Rs 4,000 crore. The company's board has approved the proposal for buy back of up to 4,000,000 shares of face value of Rs 10 each at a price of Rs 10,000 per share for a total consideration not exceeding Rs 4,000 crore, the Pune-based company said in a regulatory filing. The company's board has constituted a buyback committee and has delegated the power to do all such acts, deeds, matters and things as it may deem necessary, expedient or proper in connection with the offer, it added. The buyback is subject to approval of the shareholders
