CBI launches raids at residence of AIR Ahmedabad Director
AHMEDABAD, Jan 29 (Agencies): The CBI on Thursday launched a search operation at the residence of All India Radio Station Director Sadhna Bhatt here in a case related to alleged cheating and fraud against two AIR employees.
"We are carrying out a search operation at the residence of Ahmedabad station director of AIR regarding a case of cheating and fraud," a top CBI official told.
The Central agency had registered a case of criminal conspiracy, fraud and cheating against two AIR employees who had allegedly floated a bogus company and were making programmes that were aired by AIR Ahmedabad, he said.
"We suspect the involvement of higher ups in the AIR, as without their connivance, the programmes prepared by a bogus firm would not have been aired," the official added.
However, he declined to divulge more details and said the search operation was still underway.
Naga re-conciliation a policy of DAN govt: Rio KOHIMA, Jan 29 (Agencies): Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has reiterated that the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN) government is committed to unity and re-conciliation of the deeply divided Nagas, saying this commitment is the bigger policy of the coalition government.
Speaking at the inaugural of SDO (civil) headquarters at Suruhoto under Zunheboto district, Rio said, "Our disunity will be to the advantages of our adversaries, and appealed for unity among the Nagas." "Our future is heading for a ruin if the Nagas remain undisciplined and do not live under established rules," he said adding, "Freedom is not free to do as you like, you are free within rules and regulations." Stating that his government was committed to uplift of the rural people, the Chief Minister insisted that people must cooperate with the administration to create a favourable environment to get things done for their welfare.
Speaking at another function at Ighunami in the same district, Home Minister Imkong Imchen also expressed deep concern over the present trend of Nagas killing Nagas in the name of Naga independence, and called for unity and re-conciliation amongst them.
At the general conference of All Sumi Students Union yesterday, Imkong lamented though there were no fighting between Naga undergrounds and security forces in the state since the cease-fire was in force between the two, yet killings among Nagas continued under the pretext of a political cause.
Bird Flu: Maaling samples tested negative in Sikkim GANGTOK, Jan 29 (Agencies): The fear of spread of bird flu in different areas of Sikkim was allayed as blood samples of the chickens died recently at Maaling in North district were tested negative, an animal husbandry department official said on Thursday.
The samples from Maaling were tested negative in the Animal Disease Diagnostic laboratory in Bhopal, Animal Husbandry Department Joint Director K C Bhutia told reporters.
Bhutia said that about 40 birds were found dead in the locality last week triggering fear of spread of bird flu in that area.
Earlier in the month, about 33 birds had died due to the avian influenza in Ravangla locality in South district, he said.
The health authorities had culled about 4,000 birds in Ravangla region and sanitized the entire area, besides banning the supply of poultry products to the state from outside, he said.