Ranchi: A joint raid by the ED and the Income Tax Department on the residences and establishments of two Congress MLAs and their associates in Jharkhand has uncovered unaccounted deposits and cash transactions worth over Rs 100 crore. The raid took place at the residences of MLA Pradeep Yadav from Paudaiyahat and MLA Kumar Jaimangal Singh from Bermo. The ED team also raided the house of Ajay Kumar Singh, a coal industrialist who is related to MLA Anoop Singh.

The CBDT said in a statement on Tuesday that it conducted searches at 50 locations this month, including Ranchi, Godda, Bermo, Dumka, Jamshedpur, Chaibasa in Jharkhand, Patna (Bihar), Gurugram (Haryana) and Kolkata (West Bengal). The raid took place in coal and iron ore business establishments. Investigators initially found the role of MLAs Kumar Jayamangal alias Anup Singh and Pradeep Yadav.

The Congress is a partner of the JMM-led ruling coalition in the state under the leadership of Chief Minister Hemant Soren. Several business groups are also involved in coal trading/transportation, execution of civil contracts, iron ore extraction and sponge iron production. According to the CBDT, many prominent political leaders are involved. More than two crore cash was seized.

Patna: The Ugratara Sanskriti Mahotsavam in Bihar came to a colorful end with the ghazal of the famous Malayali singer. This was an event organized by the tourism department of Bihar. This is the first time that a Malayali singer is making her presence known in such an event.
Manjari, who made music her goal from the age of five, is today one of the best singers in South India. Manjari has lent her voice to songs in several films and has won several awards. Manjari first participated in a music program when she was in class 8 with a Kolkata-based music band. Later in 2004, Manjari became active in the music industry. Manjari entered the Malayalam cinema by singing for a song composed by Ilayaraja in the film Sathyan Anthikad. Manjari has also sung songs by famous music directors like Ravindran, Johnson, Mohansithara, Kaitapram, MG Radhakrishnan, Vidyasagar, Ausappachan and M Jayachandran. In the year 2004, Manjari got the award for the best singer of the state of Kerala.

Apart from Tamil and Telugu, Manjari has also sung in Urdu. Following this, Manjari has also received the Sahir and Adeeb International Award for her overall contribution to Urdu language and Urdu ghazals.
Manjari was received with applause by the audience in Bihar as she is well known through many ghazal programs.
Manjari captivated the audience with ghazals like Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo, Hotose Chulo Tum Mera Geet Amar Kar Do. This is the first time that Manjari is participating in such an event in Bihar.

New Delhi:  The Supreme Court has upheld the central government’s move to introduce 10 percent reservation for the economically backward classes. The order of the bench headed by Chief Justice UU Lalit held that the 103rd Amendment, introduced for economic reservation, was not inconsistent with the fundamental principles of the Constitution.

The five-judge constitution bench issued four separate judgments.

Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, who read the first judgment, said that economic reservation does not violate the equality outlined in the Constitution. Justice Maheshwari ruled that financial reservation is not against the fundamental principles of the Constitution. Justice Bela Trivedi, who read the judgment for the second time, agreed. Justice JB Pardiwala also upheld the economic reservation.

BJP won in the by-elections to seven constituencies in various states. BJP won four out of seven constituencies. BJP candidates won in Uttar Pradesh’s Gola Gorakh Nath, Haryana’s Adampur, Odisha’s Dham Nagar, and Bihar’s Gopalganj. Gola Gorakh Nath, Dhamnagar, and Gopal Ganj constituencies were sitting seats of the BJP.

In Telangana’s Munugud constituency, infighting is going on. In the fight between BJP and TRS, TRS is leading by a small lead. RJD has won the Mokhama constituency in Bihar. It was the sitting seat of RJD.

Another constituency in the state, GopalGanj, where the by-elections were held, saw a close fight between the RJD and the BJP. In the last lap, BJP won by a narrow margin.

Shiv Sena’s Uddhav faction won the by-election to the Andheri East constituency in Mumbai. The Uddhav party won with a huge majority in this constituency where there were no major parties in the contest.

New Delhi: The government is taking more measures in Delhi where the air quality remains in critical category. Medium and heavy goods diesel vehicles have been banned from entering Delhi as they increase pollution. Vehicles carrying essential goods are exempted from the ban. The transport department has announced that a fine of Rs 20,000 will be levied on vehicles violating the directive.

Meanwhile, there is no ban on CNG-electric trucks entering Delhi. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that air pollution is not only a problem in Delhi but also in North India. BJP is politicizing the issue. Arvind Kejriwal pointed out that the central government should intervene to solve the problem and it is not something that can be handled by the Delhi government alone.