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Panambur: In an incident reported from Gudde under the administration limits of Jokatte Gram Panchayat here, the compound wall collapsed on the roof of a house on Wednesday night, resulting in the death of a 17-year-old youngster, who was close relative of the family living in the house.

The victim of the mishap, Shailesh, was the son of Shankar, a resident of Kolnadu in Mulki, and was visiting his cousin living in Jokatte. As the compound wall fell on the tiled roof on the room where he was sleeping on Wednesday night, Shailesh was seriously injured and died.

His cousin Savitha, her husband Suresh and daughter Sakshi were sleeping in another room in the house. Savitha reportedly sustained minor injuries in the incident and was treated for the injuries.

Panambur Police, who have registered a case, visited the house for an inspection. The body of the deceased Shailesh has been shifted to the mortuary of AJ Hospital.

former Delhi minister Satyendar Kumar Jain

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) response on a plea by former Delhi minister Satyendar Kumar Jain challenging an order taking cognisance of a charge sheet against him and others in a money laundering case.

Justice Neena Bansal Krishna issued notice to the ED on Jain’s petition and asked it to file a status report within 15 days.

The court listed the matter for further hearing on August 22.

Jain has sought setting aside of a trial court’s July 29, 2022 order taking cognisance of ED’s charge sheet in the money laundering case.

He has also challenged the summons issued to him in the case and the subsequent orders remanding him in judicial custody, and sought his release from the jail.

The ED opposed the petition on grounds of maintainability and said while the trial court’s cognisance order was passed in July 2022, the AAP leader has challenged it now.

Besides Satyendar Jain, the ED had also filed the charge sheet against his wife Poonam Jain, Vaibhav Jain, Ankush Jain, Ajit Prasad Jain and Sunil Jain.The charge sheet was also filed against four companies – Akinchan Developers Private Limited, Paryas Infosolutions Private Limited, Manglayatan Developers Private Limited, and JJ Ideal Estate Private Limited.

The ED initiated a money laundering investigation based on a First Information Report (FIR) registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on August 24, 2017 under various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

The CBI alleged that Satyendar Jain, while holding the office of a minister in the Delhi government, acquired assets disproportionate to his known sources of income between February 14, 2015 and May 31, 2017.

Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Tuesday said there was no dispute over the chief minister’s post in the ruling Mahayuti alliance, and there will be a government under the BJP’s leadership after the assembly elections.

The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar’s NCP are part of Mahayuti along with the BJP.

“Amit bhai (senior BJP leader Amit Shah) has clearly said that Mahayuti will form the next government in Maharashtra. Therefore, there is no dispute over the chief minister’s post. Eknath Shinde is the (current) chief minister, and as the BJP has the highest number of assembly seats, there would be a BJP-led government,” Bawankule told reporters.

“We do not have any competition over the CM post in BJP, Devendra Fadnavis is our leader in Maharashtra. Eknath Shinde is chief minister and Ajit dada (Ajit Pawar) is deputy chief minister,” he added.

Bengaluru: Karnataka’s Rural Development Minister Priyank Kharge expressed his pride in the rich history and cultural significance of the Tulu language and assured that the government is positively considering recognizing it as an additional official language.

Kharge’s comments came in response to a question posed by Congress MLA Ashok Kumar Rai regarding the status of Tulu as a second additional official language.

During a legislative session, Kharge announced that a blueprint would be developed after conducting a meeting with ministers, legislators, and officials from the Tulu Academy, chaired by Speaker U T Khader. This meeting will follow the conclusion of the current legislative session. Kharge’s remarks were made on behalf of the Kannada and Culture Minister.

Kharge noted that the Mohan Alva committee report, which addresses the official status of Tulu, is currently under review by the Department of Law. He highlighted examples from other states where multiple languages have been recognized as official, such as Urdu alongside Telugu in Andhra Pradesh, and Bihari with Hindi in Bihar. In West Bengal, languages like Bengali, Bihari, and Urdu are used regionally.

Kharge further acknowledged that members of the Tulu community have independently traveled to various states to study the implementation of additional official languages. These findings have been compiled into a report submitted to the government. Kharge assured the assembly that the government would conduct its official study to determine the feasibility of adopting Tulu as an additional official language.

The proposal received support from several members of the house, including Vedavyas Kamath, Harish Poonja, and others, who echoed Ashok Kumar Rai’s sentiments.

An unidentified terrorist was killed and a soldier injured in an overnight encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, the Army said on Wednesday.

“Based on specific input regarding presence of terrorists in general area Kowut, Kupwara, a Joint Search Operation was launched by #IndianArmy and @JmuKmrPolice on days leading up to 23 July 24,” the Srinagar-based Chinar Corps posted on X.

It said suspicious movement was noticed on Tuesday and the suspects were challenged by vigilant troops. In response, terrorists opened indiscriminate fire, leading to a gunbattle.

“In the ensuing fire fight one terrorist has been eliminated and a NCO injured. Operation is in progress,” the Army added.

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said his party takes immense pride in the groundbreaking achievement of the Liberalisation Budget of 1991 and asserted that there is a pressing need once again for meaningful and robust second-generation reforms.

In a post on X, Kharge said July 1991 marked a watershed moment in India’s history as the Liberalisation Budget, spearheaded by then Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao and Finance Minister Manmohan Singh, ushered in a new era of economic reforms.

This visionary move revolutionised the country, empowering the middle class and uplifting millions from poverty and marginalisation, he said.

“The Congress party takes immense pride in this groundbreaking achievement, which catalysed India’s growth trajectory and continues to inspire progress and prosperity,” Kharge said.

“Today, once again, there is a pressing need for meaningful, robust second generation reforms, which help both the middle class and the deprived,” he said.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren

Ranchi : Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday slammed the Centre for “neglecting” the state in the Union budget, and alleged that the BJP leaders are “silent” over the dues from the Centre.

He also claimed that the Centre owes Rs 1.36 lakh crore to the state and demanded that its dues be paid by the Union government.

“Who is guilty of discrimination with the state? The Centre owes Rs 1.36 lakh crore to the state, but every BJP leader is silent on this issue. Give a special package to your crutches – pay us our dues,” Soren said on X.

He was apparently referring to financial measures, announced by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget proposals on Tuesday, for Bihar and Andhra Pradesh, ruled by key NDA allies — Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) and Chandrababu Naidu’s TDP — which are providing critical support to the BJP-led government at the Centre.

Announcing a host of developmental projects, Sitharaman proposed a total outlay of over Rs 60,000 crore for various projects in Bihar, where assembly polls are due next year, and Rs 15,000 crore for the 2024-25 fiscal for the development of Andhra Pradesh’s capital city, a dream project of Naidu.

“(Former Jharkhand Chief Minister) Raghubar Das had left behind DVC’s dues of Rs 5,000 crore – which the Centre had deducted from our account without informing us – and BJP leaders were clapping,” Soren said sharing a post by JMM on the microblogging site.

He also asked, “Why are we being neglected despite giving 12 out of 14 MPs in 2014 and 2019 and having 9 (NDA) MPs today?”

Soren had on Tuesday said that the Union budget would help the Centre’s “billionaire friends” at the cost of agriculture, and “loot” the budget of farmers.

This, he said, has happened when 60 per cent of the population of the country depend on agriculture for sustenance.