Seven couples reunited under Project Milan on Sunday. Due to some misunderstanding they were living separately and the matter was referred to the Family Counselling Centre at Police Lines.
After separate sittings the counsellors were successful in getting the couples to agree to live together. The entire process was completed in the presence of sub-inspector (S-I) Shashi Tiwari, women constables deployed at the centre, counsellor Nirmala Rai, Dr Krishna Singh and others.
ARRESTED: The Katra Kotwali police arrested 13 gamblers and recovered Rs 11,320 from two places on Sunday. SP (City) Srikant Prajapati said the police already had a feedback about the gambling in the area and was active. SHO Katra Kotwali Venkatesh Tiwari on being tipped off by got informed through an informer about the gambling in Ganeshganj area under Katra Kotwali police station.
The police raided two places and nabbed Umesh Soni of Ganeshganj under Katra Kotwali police station along with two others from one place and recovered Rs 6,150 and a deck of playing cards from their possession.
The police nabbed Chandrabali of Nakahra road under Katra Kotwali police station along with nine others from the other place and recovered Rs 5,170 as well as playing cards. After registering two FIRs the police sent the accused to the court for further action.
POSSESSION: The possession of patta land was handed over to 101 beneficiaries of Kothi village under Lalganj block on Sunday. On June 3 during her visit to Lalganj tehsil the DM was informed by some beneficiaries of the said village that the patta for residential land had been granted to 103 beneficiaries in 2020 but they were still deprived of the land.
Taking the matter seriously the DM directed the officials to solve the problems of the aggrieved. In compliance with the DM’s directions the tehsil officials provided the possession of the land to 101 beneficiaries.
PROGRAMME: At a programme organised by BJP, former teacher and President Award recipient Prabhu Nath Barnwal said the Emergency was a ‘black chapter’ of Indian democracy. He shared his experiences of the Emergency period.
The programme was also addressed by Anamika Chaudhary, Bindra Prasad Vishwakarma and others. The persons who had ‘struggled for democracy’ during the Emergency were honoured. The vote of thanks was proposed by BJP district president.