Kolkata: Eight people have been arrested in a police raid on a fake call center in the Garden Reach area of Kolkata. Police seized 13 laptops, eight mobile phones, four hard disks and Rs 19 lakh. The incident took place on Wednesday night. Police raided the Garden Reach area on a tip-off.

During the investigation, the police found that the call center was operating without a license. The call center owner immediately escaped. Police said that the accused used to deceive people by pretending to repair electronic devices, extort money and transfer it to accounts. Police added that an investigation into the incident is progressing and the call center owner will be located soon.

Srinagar: A BJP sarpanch (panchayat president) was killed in a terrorist attack in Kashmir.

Mansoor Ahmed, a BJP leader, and sarpanch were attacked in Baramulla. Official sources said that Mansoor Ahmed was shot by terrorists. He was rushed to a hospital but could not be saved.

The attack took place at Pathan in the Baramulla district. Authorities said the area was cordoned off to find the terrorists and the search for the attackers were intensified.

Bangalore: Karnataka Rural Development Minister KS Eshwarappa has resigned amid allegations of bribery. The resignation comes at the end of days of austerity and opposition protests. The move by the central leadership to force the resignation of the minister will further cut the BJP.

Ishwarappa’s resignation comes with the announcement that he will not create a crisis for the BJP leadership and the government. The resignation letter was handed over at the official residence of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.

The BJP is pushing for Eshwarappa’s resignation with the assurance that Union ministers and the party’s central leadership will be caught up in the bribery scandal. But the resignation and Ishwarappa’s reactions will further erode the central leadership.
Groups within the BJP were also outspoken in Ishwarappa’s response. The resignation of the leader from the OBC faction will create a crisis for the BJP in next year’s assembly elections as well.

The bribery scandal that rocked the BJP leadership erupted following the suicide of Santosh Patil, a contractor in Balagavi. Earlier, BJP activist Santosh Patil had said that Ishwarappa had demanded a 40 percent commission on the road works bill when it came to change.
Santosh, a BJP activist, committed suicide by sending a letter to the Prime Minister.

This is not the first time Ishwarappa has been involved in controversy. Eshwarappa was hacked in response to the change of the tricolor flag and saffron flag at Red Fort.

This time, following the news of the bribery, the Opposition staged a huge protest demanding Ishwarappa’s resignation. Opposition groups called for the beleaguered PM to resign.

New Delhi: The government has once again given good news to central government employees. The Ministry of Finance’s announcement will benefit 47.68 lakh central employees and 68.62 lakh pensioners across the country. Based on this, the benefit of DA increase will be given from January 2022.

The announcement was made by the Finance Ministry. The famine relief center was increased from 31 to 34 percent. The Ministry of Finance has now permitted the implementation of the increased famine allowance from January 2022. This means that the arrears will be credited to the employee’s account immediately.

The Union Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, had recently increased the DA by three per cent. The DA then rose from 31 per cent to 34 percent.

The benefit of this good news given by the Ministry of Finance will be available to 47.68 lakh central employees as well as 68.62 lakh pensioners. Also the augmented DA 2022 will be available from January 1st.