Government is currently saddled with 600 hectares of land acquired for building highways, now lying idle as projects have become unviable, officials say.
From showing inflated number of trees to leaking information about land acquisition, accused used all tactics to extract as much as compensation that could be drawn from govt.
Houses of Punjab excise commissioner Varun Roojam, Firozepur deputy commissioner Rajesh Dhiman & alleged kingpin Bhupinder Singh were among those searched. Dhiman was detained.
According to FIR, Jasmeen Kaur, other accused illegally bought land to be acquired by govt, in order to get compensation much higher than original cost. IAS Rajesh Dhiman denies allegations.
The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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