Sand mafia tries to kill revenue official
Aurangabad: A revenue official, posted in Hingoli district, had a narrow escape when the suspected members of a sand mining mafia allegedly tried to mow him down in Patonda village, over 200 kms from here, police said on Sunday. Vidyacharan Kadvalkar, the tehsildar, had received a tip-off on Saturday that an illegal mining activity was going in the Valughat area of the village, they said. He visited the spot along with sub-divisional officer Vaijnath Bhalerao and other local officials. On seeing Kadvalkar and others, members of the sand mafia tried to escape from the spot. When the tehsildar asked them to stop, driver of one the tractors tried to crush him down under his vehicle. However, Kadvalkar saved himself by jumping into a nearby pit, police said.
‘only solar, n power can meet India needs’
Gandhinagar: Only the nuclear and the solar power can meet the mammoth energy requirements of India, former chairman of Atomic Energy Commission Dr Anil Kakodkar said here on Sunday. “If India has to emerge as an economic power then per capita electricity production has to be brought on par with that in the advanced countries,” he said.
He was responding to a question about agitations against nuclear power plants in the country.
ISI agent arrested near Raxaul in Bihar
Motihari: A suspected ISI agent was arrested near Raxaul town in East Champaran district in connection with a case of smuggling fake Indian currency, an official said on Sunday. Acting on a tip-off, teams of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) from Patna and Muzaffarpur arrested Md Jameel alias Bhura (27) two days ago, DRI Deputy Director Vidyut Vikas said. The accused was working for Pakistan-based ISI operative Iqbal Sana alias Hafiz and circulating fake currency notes in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi at the latter’s behest, Vikas said, adding that Jameel had gone underground and taken shelter in Nepal after recovery of fake currency notes.
Jaya raps Karuna for Kodanadu stay attack
Chennai: Hitting out at DMK president M Karunanidhi for questioning her stay at Kodanadu hills for the last one month, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Sunday said she has been discharging her duties and her being away from the Capital did not matter in this day of modern technology. listing out some of the key issues such as arrest of fishermen by Sri lankan Navy and actions taken by her on the NlC disinvestment issue during her stay at Kodanadu, she slammed Karunanidhi for talking like a “stone-age man” at a time when modern communication facilities were available.