A WhatsApp message threatening to “kill” Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was received on the Uttar Pradesh police’s text helpline. Following this a case was lodged against a man, officials in Lucknow stated. Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh police WhatsApp helpline, on Monday received a message threatening UP CM Yogi Adityanath.  A WhatsApp... The post appeared first on .

Dehradun Apr 21 PTI Uttarakhand may soon have new and stricter laws regulating the sale and purchase of land similar to those in Himachal Pradesh that impose restrictions on land deals with outsiders A committee constituted last year to recommend amendments to the land laws is likely to submit its recommendations to the state government in about 10 days We had sought reports from all the district magistrates on the sale and purchase of land in their areas Some reports have already arrived and the rest will come in a day or two We hope to submit our recommendations to the state government on the matter in a week or ten days chairman of the panel and former chief secretary Subhash Kumar told PTI A majority of the people are in favour of stricter land laws on the lines of those in Himachal Pradesh so that the sale and purchase of land especially in the hills is regulated he said Laws in Himachal Pradesh limit the amount of land that outsiders can buy Though we are yet to study the reports of the district magistrates and frame our recommendations our view is that the sale and purchase of land should not be done in a haphazard manner Certain limits and conditions must be imposed on those buying land in Uttarakhand but then too much regulation discourages investors from outside Kumar said He recalled that there were certain restrictions on sale and purchase of land when ND Tiwari was the chief minister but they were liberalised by the subsequent governments In 2018 the limits on outsiders buying land in the state were completely done away with and collectors had the discretionary power to authorise the purchase of land he said A balance needs to be struck We do not want people in the hills to become landless but investment is also needed for industrialisation and employment generation he added Ajendra Ajay a member of the committee said the district magistrates were asked to furnish information on the parcels of land sold and the purpose for which they were sold There have been instances where land was bought with the stated purpose of setting up a medical college but a hotel was built instead he said There has been largescale buying of agricultural land by non-agriculturists from outside the state It must stop Ajay who had written to the chief minister last year alleging fast demographic changes in the hill areas of the state said It is a border state We share borders with two countries China and Nepal It is also a state where major Hindu pilgrimage centres are located The changing demography of the hills does not augur well for us he pointed out PTI ALM ALM CJ CJ CJ

Jammu Sep 18 PTI The Border Security Force BSF on Saturday saved the life of a villager who was bitten by a poisonous snake near the International Border IB here officials said Sami Chaudhary and Subhash Kumar both residents of Bega village were cutting grass in a field near Khatmaria border post when the cries of Chaudhary attracted the attention of the BSF guards manning a post nearby the officials said They said the BSF personnel immediately rushed to the scene and found that Chaudhary was bitten by a poisonous snake The villager was given first aid and shifted to a local hospital where his condition is stated to be stable the officials said adding the locals appreciated the timely action of the troops in saving a precious life PTI TAS AQS AQS