Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 6 (ANI): A day after the Assam cabinet approved the identification of five Assamese Muslim sub-groups, Gorias, Moriyas, Jolhas, Deshis and Syeds as indigenous Assamese Muslim communities, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that other Muslims are Assamese too and shouldn't worry.

Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 29 (ANI): The Assam government has decided to provide minority certificates to six minority communities in the state, said state Health Minister Keshab Mahanta on Sunday.

New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): A plea was filed in the Supreme Court on Wednesday challenging the constitutional validity of certain sections of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act 1991, saying that it barefacedly violates the principles of secularism and rule of law.

Dakshina (Karnataka) [India], April 27 (ANI): In his address after inaugurating the newly built dining hall and the tenth-anniversary celebrations of the Excellent Educational Institution, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Wednesday that there is big scope for logical thinking at Excellent Institution.

New Delhi Feb 22 PTI A 35-year-old protective service officer PSO of a businessman was arrested for allegedly stealing Rs 20 lakh and an SUV of his employer in north Delhis Shastri Nagar area police said The accused has been identified as Nikhil Goswami a resident of Raj Nagar in Ghaziabad Uttar Pradesh On February 15 one Manoj Jain informed the police that his PSO Goswami had decamped with his Rs 20 lakh cash and SUV from near Shastri Nagar metro station Jains driver Vipin Kumar told the police that his employer had asked him to accompany Goswami to Pitampura to collect Rs 20 lakh from a person According to Kumar while returning Goswami was driving the car When they neared Shastri Nagar metro station Kumar asked him to stop the car so he could relieve himself As soon as he got off the car Goswami drove off a senior police officer said citing Kumar The investigation led the police to a house at Raj Nagar in Ghaziabad where they found the SUV However the flat was locked from outside the officer said The police continued surveillance for a couple of days and nabbed him on Sunday Deputy Commissioner of Police North Sagar Singh Kalsi said Besides the SUV they recovered Rs 176 lakh of the stolen amount from the accused he said Goswami who holds BTech in mechanical engineering had been living with a woman following a strained relationship with his wife He began working as Jains PSO last year as he was having a revolver licence the DCP said Goswami was in debt and was in need of money After decamping with the cash he went to Manali with his girlfriend her sister and brother-in-law police said They booked two suits for Rs 25000 per day in Manali and stayed there for a couple of days For the next three days he had been living in a rented apartment He had also purchased two mobile phones in Manali police saidOn Sunday he arrived at the Raj Nagar flat to take his belongings and the SUV and was arrested they said PTI NIT NIT CJ CJ

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], January 21 (ANI): While taking cognizance of the sale of liquor and meat in the Shikharji hill area, one of the fourteen pilgrimage sites of Jainism, the National Commission for Minorities, has sought a reply from the Chief Secretary of Jharkhand.

Jaipur Jan 19 PTI A retired IRS officer allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison owing to domestic issues police said on Wednesday Shankar Lal Jain 64 was found dead at his factory that manufactures snacks in Bassi area earlier in the day A suicide note was recovered from the spot police said Jain was upset as he was unable to marry off his children His business was also going through a lean phase they said According to the police Jain was staying at his factory since Monday and did not contact his family members The factory workers found him dead when they opened the door in the morning police said Jains body will be handed over to his family after autopsy they saidPTI AG CJ CJ

New Delhi Dec 27 PTI The Finance Ministry on Monday said the recent raid on perfume trader Peeyush Jains house in Kanpur from where more than Rs 177 cr unaccounted cash was unearthed was the biggest ever seizure of cash by an enforcement agency The December 26 raid which resulted in Jains arrest included searches at Jains residentialfactory premises in Kannauj where about Rs 17 crore in cash have been recovered the ministry said in a release Further searches are underway at Jains residentialfactory premises in Kannauj The Ahmedabad unit of Directorate General of GST Intelligence DGGI on December 22 initiated search operations in Kanpur at the factory premises of manufacturers of Shikhar brand Pan Masala and Tobacco products the officeGodowns of Ms Ganpati Road Carriers Kanpur and the residentialfactory premises of Ms Odochem Industries suppliers of perfumery compounds at Kanpur and Kannauj After intercepting 4 trucks operated by Ms Ganpati Road Carriers carrying pan masala and tobacco of said brand cleared without payment of GST the officers tallied the actual stock available in the factory with the stock recorded in the books and found shortage of raw materials and finished products This further corroborated that the manufacturer was indulging in clandestine removal of goods with the help of transporter who used to issue fake invoices to manage the transportation of said goods The officers have also seized more than 200 such fake invoices The manufacturers of Shikhar brand of pan masalatobacco products have admitted and deposited an amount of Rs 309 crore towards their tax liability The ministry in a statement said that the search proceeding which was initiated at the residential premises of the partners of Ms Odochem Industries located at 143 Anadpuri Kanpur on December 22 has since been concluded The total amount of unaccounted cash recovered and seized from this premises is Rs 17745 crore This is the biggest ever seizure of cash by the CBIC officials The documents seized from the premises are under scrutiny it added Further search is on at the residentialfactory premises of Ms Odochem Industries at Kannauj So far DGGI officers have been able to recover about Rs 17 crore in cash which is presently being counted by the SBI officials In addition recovery of approximately 23 kg of gold and huge unaccounted raw materials used in manufacture of perfumery compounds including more than 600 kg of sandalwood oil hidden in an underground storage having a market value of about Rs 6 crore have been made Jains statement was recorded by GST officers on December 25 wherein he has accepted that the cash recovered from the residential premises is related to sale of goods without payment of GST In view of the overwhelming evidences available on record indicating large scale evasion of GST by Ms Odochem Industries Kannauj Shri Peeyush Jain has been arrested on 26122021 for commission of offences prescribed under section 132 of the CGST Act and has been produced before the Competent Court on December 27 the Ministry said adding the evidence collected during the searches conducted in last 5 days is being investigated thoroughly to unravel the tax evasion PTI JD ANZ MR MR

Guwahati (Assam) [India], December 18 (ANI): The Assam government has amended a section Assam Cattle Preservation Bill, 2021 to allow transportation of cattle from one district to another, which was barred earlier, informed Ashok Singhal, State Cabinet Minister.

Thane Oct 21 PTI A key accused in the abduction and murder of a Thane-based jeweller in August has been arrested from Pune a police official said on ThursdayThe accused Harshad Waghmare 28 a resident of Dombivili in Thane district was arrested from the Chaturshrungi area of Pune on Wednesday by officials of the Thane polices Crime Branch Unit I he saidWith this five persons have been arrested so far in connection with the kidnapping and murder of the jeweller Bharat Jain 42 said senior inspector of the Crime Unit I Krishna KokniJain owner of a jewellery shop in Thane city was abducted by a group of persons more than two months ago he saidAs he went missing on August 14 his wife filed a complaint with the Naupada police the following day police have saidLater while going through CCTV footage it was found that the victim was dumped in a car and taken away by three persons following which charge of abduction was added on August 17 they saidOn August 20 local residents spotted a body floating in a creek in Kalwa town with its hands and legs tied and later it was identified as that of Jain the police saidFollowing the recovery of Jains body several other offences including of murder were added in the FIR they saidDuring investigation the police arrested four persons and cracked the case which started as robbery and ended in murder the police saidArmed robbers entered the shop with the motive of looting it but they kidnapped Jain after they could not open the chest of the jewellery store and later killed him the police said PTI COR RSY RSY