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Arunachal Police arrests key accused in National Postal Savings scam

Itanagar, Mar 19 (UNI) In a significant breakthrough, the Seijosa Police in Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday arrested one Umesh Hazarika from Noapama village for allegedly orchestrating a large-scale fraudulent National Postal Savings Scheme scam in collaboration with his father, Ghono Kanta Hazarika, who was arrested earlier in the same case.
Pakke Kessang SP Tasi Darang said, the arrest was made following an FIR filed by a complainant, Nyaken Nomdir of Namorah village, Pakke Kessang, leading to the registration of a case under Sections 316(4)/318(4)/115(2)/351(2) of the BNS on August 14, 2024 at Seijosa Police Station.
Darang said that the scam, run by the father-son duo, defrauded numerous individuals by falsely promising lucrative investment returns on the National Savings Scheme. In the process, instead of depositing the collected funds at the Sub Post Office in Mejecajan, Assam, they misappropriated approximately Rs 20 lakh from innocent investors.
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Bihar: Five IAS officers transferred, other 5 get additional charges

29 Apr 2025 | 12:31 AM

Patna, Apr 28 (UNI) Bihar government on Monday transferred five senior Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officers and gave additional charges to five others.

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Meghalaya: COMSO demands probe into embezzlement of MGNREGA funds

28 Apr 2025 | 11:16 PM

Shillong, Apr 28 (UNI) The Confederation of Meghalaya Social Organisations (COMSO) has demanded for an urgent magisterial or judicial probe into alleged embezzlement of funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in the Demdema C&RD Block of West Garo Hills.

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Kolkata Metro services to be reduced on Green line tomorrow

28 Apr 2025 | 10:31 PM

Kolkata, Apr 28 (UNI) Kolkata Metro Railway will operate less number of services on Green Line-1 - between Sealdah and Salt Lake Sector V stations - on Tuesday, an official said on Monday.

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Kolkata Metro reviews green initiatives at high-level meeting

28 Apr 2025 | 10:31 PM

Kolkata, Apr 28 (UNI) Progress of the ongoing energy saving and efficiency improvement projects of the Metro Railway Kolkata like replacement of steel by highly conductive aluminium for the third rail were reviewed at a high level meeting here on Monday.

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Meghalaya CM congratulates Prof David Syiemlieh for Padma Shri award

28 Apr 2025 | 9:54 PM

Shillong, Apr 28 (UNI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Monday congratulated former Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Chairman and renowned historian, Prof. David Reid Syiemlieh on being awarded with Padma Shri, one of the highest civilian awards of the country.

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