New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised a citizen-led cleanup of the polluted Manorama river in Basti district of Uttar Pradesh, where a group of youngsters, shifting from complaints to direct action, gradually restored a section of the river, inspiring community environmental initiatives. Addressing the 134th episode of his monthly radio programme, ‘Mann Ki Baat’, PM Modi said, “Many of you must have memories connected with a river, pond, or well water. Some migh…
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Lucknow, Jan 7 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a branch manager of the Uttar Pradesh Gramin Bank in the state’s Basti district and a peon for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000, an official statement said on Wednesday.The arrested accused have been identified as Naveen Singh Kuldeep, the manager of the Uttar Pradesh Gramin Bank’s Makhauda Dham branch in Basti, and Anil Kumar, a private person working as a peon at the same bank branch.According to…