New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The ED issued provisional attachment order against a cricket academy, hotels and resorts and the underlying land in a Bhopal village – collectively worth Rs 22.46 crore – in a case related to former bureaucrat couple of Late Arvind Joshi and Tinoo Joshi, an official said on Tuesday. The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Bhopal Zonal Office, issued the Provisional Attachment Order against the cricket academy and hotels, along with the land situated at Village Semri Bajyafa…
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Bhopal, June 30 (IANS) A Bhopal court on Tuesday declined to entertain an oral submission by the defence seeking permission for retired judge Giribala Singh to visit her residence in connection with a recent burglary, observing that such a request could only be considered through a formal written application.The submission was made during the hearing in the CBI investigation into the death of actress-model Twisha Sharma.Appearing through video conferencing, Giribala Singh and her son, advocate S…
Bhopal, June 30 (IANS) Cricketer Shashank Singh on Tuesday denied allegations of assaulting a man employed at his family’s residence in Bhopal, claiming the complainant had falsely projected himself as a cook and suggesting that an attempt was being made to implicate his family. The statement came a day after Ratibad police registered an FIR against Shashank Singh, his father and retired Madhya Pradesh Special Director General (DG) of Police Shailesh Singh, and their driver on the complaint of V…
Bhopal, June 29 (IANS) Punjab Kings cricketer Shashank Singh and his father, retired Special Director General (DG) of Police Shailesh Singh, have been booked by the Ratibad police in Bhopal after a cook employed at their residence accused them of assault, abuse and forcibly taking away his mobile phone. The FIR, accessed by IANS, names Shailesh Singh, Shashank Singh and their driver, identified as Mishra, as accused. A case has been registered under Sections 296(B), 115(2) and 3(5) of the Bharat…
Bhopal, June 29 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh government has started its biggest-ever land records digitisation exercise, targeting nearly 150 million old revenue documents under the Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme (DILRMP). The initiative is aimed at making land records easily accessible to citizens, improving transparency in the revenue administration and ensuring the long-term preservation of old documents, according to an official statement issued on Monday.”The state government i…
Bhopal, June 29 (IANS) A burglary at the residence of retired judge Giribala Singh has added a fresh twist to the high-profile Twisha Sharma death case, just a day before she and her son Samarth Singh are scheduled to be produced before a court following the completion of their 14-day judicial remand. The latest development comes weeks after another controversy rocked the case when a video purportedly showing the assault of Neeraj Dubey, a witness in the Twisha Sharma death case, went viral on s…
Bhopal, June 27 (IANS) A day after the bodies of an elderly couple were found inside their locked house in Bhopal’s Sudama Nagar locality, police on Saturday said they were investigating the possibility of murder after recovering three empty cartridge cases from the scene.The deceased, identified as 64-year-old Hemant Barik, a retired railway employee, and his 62-year-old wife, Shakuntala Barik, a retired nurse from Kasturba Hospital, were found dead inside their residence under the Aishbagh pol…
Bhopal, June 26 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh govt will organise a one-day state-level workshop on the Interoperable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) in Bhopal on June 28 to strengthen the implementation of the country’s three new criminal laws and improve coordination among agencies involved in the criminal justice system. The workshop will be held at Kushabhau Thakre Auditorium (Minto Hall) from 9.30 a.m.Senior police officers from all districts, judges, and senior officials from the prosecution, prison…
Bhopal, June 26 (IANS) Thousands of devotees participated in Muharram processions across Madhya Pradesh on Friday, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain and his companions in the Battle of Karbala. Processions remained peaceful in most parts of the state, with devotees observing mourning rituals and offering prayers, while isolated incidents of violence were reported from Indore.Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, holds special significance for Muslims, particularly t…
Bhopal, June 26 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Friday honoured democracy activists (‘Loktantra Senanis’) imprisoned during the Emergency and announced a package of welfare measures, including a special pilgrimage train, free medical treatment, air ambulance services and free accommodation at government rest houses. Addressing the state-level Loktantra Senani Conference at Ravindra Bhavan in Bhopal, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said the sacrifices of those who resisted the Emer…