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The MLA’s aide, along with 15-20 associates, had dug up the road on October 2 night using a heavy earth-mover, according to an FIR lodged in this connection.Ramesh Singh of M/s Shakuntala Singh, Gorakhpur, the firm that was constructing the road, said: “The seven-km road was being constructed at a project cost of Rs 12.5 crore and the Jagveer Singh, citing himself to be an associate of the local MLA, had been demanding 5 per cent of the project cost as ‘tax’. Jagveer Singh and his associates for the past few months have been threatening and bashing up our workers…

Gorakhpur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Gaurav Grover said: “The Gorakhnath temple is the camp office and residence of chief minister Yogi Adityanath. The Chief Minister was there till Wednesday afternoon and security personnel were on high alert in view of his visit.“Following the incident, security arrangements have been beefed up. Police and intelligence agencies are probing the conspiracy angle and also the criminal background of those taken into custody.”Grover further said the investigation was under progress and that intelligence and security agencies were interrogating the duo.“The Gorakhpur police are also in touch of Jharkhand police to trace the criminal…

The revelation was made five years after Manoj Kumar a.k.a Sumit Kumar managed to get selected and even withdraw salary.Manoj Kumar is an absconder from the armed police of Chhattisgarh. He was later declared dead, based on a fake certificate.He then applied for a job in Uttar Pradesh Police recruitment board for constable in 2015 and was selected and posted at Mathura.However, the forgery was revealed after an anonymous letter was received by the SP Mathura and police got the documents re-checked.According to investigation, it was found that Manoj Kumar was earlier selected in Chhattisgarh armed police and later went…

Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, had admitted to treason charges in February this year for scaling the Windsor Castle walls and telling royal guards on Christmas Day 2021 that he was there to kill the late Queen Elizabeth II. Chail, who identified himself as an “Indian Sikh” in a social media video that emerged soon after the incident, reportedly suffered from mental health issues and was partly inspired to attack the Queen inspired by the Star Wars films. A London court heard that Chail fantasised about killing the late monarch since adolescence, and had shared this information with an artificial intelligence-powered…

The fire, which broke out at around 3 a.m., burnt at least four cars and 30 two-wheelers in the parking lot of the Jay Bhavani Building on M.G. Road.After massive efforts by the firefighters, the blaze was extinguished around 6.55 a.m., said the BMC Disaster Control.The victims included three women and two minor girls and the injured comprised 18 males and 22 females.The exact causes of the blaze is not clear and further investigations are underway.–IANSqn/ksk

The law, tabled by Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne, would introduce a three-year public protest ban for demonstrators convicted at previous demonstrations.The trade union front and a number of associations on Thursday fear that this law will be misused by the political authorities to prevent even peaceful demonstrations.The nationwide strike has considerably disrupted the public transport services, particularly in Brussels.–IANSint/khz

Thai Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Thursday that the government will implement measures to restrict the possession, bearing and use of firearms, including a crackdown on illegal weapons and tighter regulations on imitation guns, Xinhua news agency reported.Possession of blank guns, BB guns, and other replica firearms that can be modified into lethal weapons will require a license, he told reporters after a meeting with concerned agencies, adding that authorities will also conduct a stricter inspection on those illegally imported and sold online.For shooting sports, registered firearms need to be stored only at shooting camps, and age restrictions…

“I renew the commitment of our government to implement all its pledges to reform the education system at all levels, and to continue all building, construction and development works for educational facilities and to establish the enforceable rights of teachers,” Dbeibah said on Thursday in a statement to Libyan teachers on the occasion of the World Teachers’ Day.”I also extend my gratitude to every teacher who faces daily obstacles and difficulties in their commute to their workplace, coming from long distances and under different and fluctuating weather conditions in order to remain committed to daily teaching of values and educating…

The students fled the scene after the attack, but recorded a 25-second video where they threatened to “put 39 more bullets into the teacher”.Both the students, who were taking coaching classes from the victim identified as Sumit, called him outside the class and fired at him with a pistol, police added.The teacher sustained an injury to his left leg.The students ran away on a motorcycle after shooting the teacher, but stopped midway to record a threat video.In the video, one of the two students can be heard saying that he wants to put a total of 40 bullets into the…

“Officer evacuated and stable post initial treatment,” the Army added on Thursday.An investigation that has been started into the incident is underway.–IANSzi/khz