Girl trafficked from Bengal rescued by Delhi Police

IANS | April 5, 2025 11:54 PM

New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) member Priyank Kanoongo on Saturday said that a girl hailing from West Bengal who was trafficked to the national capital has been rescued by the Delhi Police from a brothel here.

Barse Sanna among four dreaded Maoists surrender in Chhattisgarh

IANS | April 4, 2025 11:58 PM

Raipur, April 4 (IANS) In a major breakthrough in anti-Naxal drive just before Union Home Minister Amit Shah landed in Chhattisgarh on Friday to conduct a high-level meeting on the drive, PLGA (People's Liberation Guerrilla Army) battalion of Maoists suffered a significant setback in Sukma area of Chhattisgarh, as four key members, including Barse Sanna -- the brother of battalion chief Barse Deva -- surrendered.

ED seizes properties worth Rs 22.02 crore of Rana Sugars Ltd for FEMA violation

IANS | April 3, 2025 9:52 PM

New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) In a major development, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Jalandhar, has seized immovable properties worth Rs. 22.02 Crore of M/s Rana Sugars Ltd for violating the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999. The company has been accused of holding foreign exchange outside India in contravention of Section 4 of FEMA, 1999, which mandates that foreign exchange receipts must be brought back to India.

Odisha: CAG unearths irregularities in management of OMBADC funds

IANS | April 2, 2025 10:46 PM

Bhubaneswar, April 2 (IANS) The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has unearthed massive irregularities in the management of funds of Odisha Mineral Bearing Areas Development Corporation (OMBADC), set up in 2014 for undertaking tribal welfare and area development works in the mining-affected areas of the state.