Islamabad [Pakistan], April 1 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday said that Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan should seek an honourable exit, and resign before the vote on the no-confidence motion against his government on Sunday, local media reported.

Islamabad [Pakistan], April 1 (ANI): The intelligence agencies in Pakistan have sounded a state of high alert amid fears of political violence involving clashes between the workers of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Opposition on the day of voting on the no-confidence motion against Imran Khan, local media reported.

Islamabad [Pakistan], April 1 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said that it would be a nice idea to go into early elections after the vote on no-confidence motion and reiterated that the Opposition is part of an "international conspiracy" to remove his government.

Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 1 (ANI): Popularly known as "marine drive of Gorakhpur", 'Ramgarh Tal', the dream project of former Chief Minister Vir Bahadur Singh has been attracting tourists.

Ghaziabad Nov 24 PTI BKU leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday urged the protesting farmers to gherao the collectorate and the Ghaziabad Development Authoritys office to demand enhanced compensation for their landThe Bhartiya Kisan Union BKU national spokesperson also urged them to raise the slogan Hamara Zila Hamara Collectorate our district our collectorate during the gheraoFarmers are protesting to get enhanced compensation of their agricultural land which was acquired by the GDA in 2007 for the Maduban Bapudham housing schemeTikait urged the agitating farmers to continue their protest against the three farm laws along with other demandsMore than 200 farmers of six villages Sadarpur Mainapur Nangla Duhai and Morta have been holding protests near Sadarpur since 2017 The farmers had approached the Allahabad High Court in 2008 but could not get any relief Ultimately they filed a petition in the Supreme Court in November 2017 The apex court in its decision ordered to pay enhanced compensation to the farmers who filed the petition BKU vice president of Uttar Pradesh Rajbir Singh said even after the Supreme Courts order compensation has not been paid by the authorityCompensation was announced at Rs 1100 per square meter Farmers or owners of around 280 acres land did not lift their compensation on previous rates and demanded the cost of their agricultural land as per the new Land Acquisition Act he said The protestors will decide the day on which they will gherao the collectorate or the GDA office Singh added PTI CORR KJ KJ

Ghaziabad Oct 26 PTI Two Ghaziabad Development Authority employees were suspended for taking a bribe to allow a man to build his house on his plot in an illegal colony an official said on Tuesday While ordering the suspension of supervisor Chhotey Singh and his workmate Narendra Singh GDA Vice Chairperson Krishna Karunesh on Monday also wrote to the Uttar Pradesh government for suspending Junior Engineer Rameshwar caught on camera taking the bribe from the plot owner GDA Additional Secretary C P Tripathi said Tripathi said the GDA is also set to lodge a complaint against the trio under the Prevention of Corruption Act The supervisor and his workmate had approached the plot owner when he started the work of laying the foundation stone for his house and was allowed to proceed further only after getting part of the bribe money Tripathi said Later when he failed to give the remaining sum the construction of his house was stopped following which the plot owner uploaded a video on social media purportedly showing the engineer taking the bribe earlier he added The engineer has been attached with the chief engineers office and a recommendation has been sent to the relevant ministry to suspend him Tripathi said PTT CORR RAX RAX

Ghaziabad Sep 23 PTI Twenty-six illegal furnaces causing air pollution were bulldozed in Loni town of Ghaziabad on Thursday taking the number of such units which faced similar action to 30 within a week officials said Joint teams of the district administration Ghaziabad Development Authority GDA and the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board UPPCB were constituted last week in compliance of a letter dated September 3 sent by the Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas District Magistrate Rakesh Kumar Singh said stringent 26 illegal furnaces were identified and bulldozed on Thursday Another four illegal furnaces were bulldozed within a couple of daysAll these illegal units were melting metal scrap and making ingots due to which air quality was deteriorating day by day The officials have been instructed to keep a watch on these illegal furnaces so that the owners may not operate them even in the future the DM saidHe said the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation has demolished illegal milk dairies on the Delhi-Meerut road because bovines cannot be kept in the city Dairies are allowed only in the villages for the purpose of supplying milk Meanwhile Regional officer of UPPCB Utsav Sharma said a report would be submitted fortnightly before the Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas PTI COR CK