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<p>Bangladesh may not export Hilsa (ilish) fish to India during the upcoming Durga Puja festival as the country aims to prioritise local consumption over international trade. Farida Akhter, the Bangladesh interim government’s adviser to the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, conveyed this during a statement to the media, emphasising the need to ensure sufficient supply for the domestic market. Bangladesh, which produces 70-80% of the world’s Hilsa, faces the challenge of maintaining this national treasure.</p> <p>”We cannot allow ilish to be exported while our own people cannot buy them. This year, I have instructed the Ministry of Commerce to prevent any ilish exports to India during Durga Puja,” Akhter stated last week, as quoted by… Read More »Bangladesh May Not Export Hilsa To India During Durga Puja

Motorists using private vehicles with a functional global navigation satellite system (GNSS) will be allowed to travel toll-free on highways and expressways up to 20 kilometres daily with effect from Tuesday, according to a government notification. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways amended the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, which has come to effect from Tuesday. Under the new regulations, known as the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2024, fees will now be charged on the actual distance travelled if the distance exceeds 20 kilometres. “A driver, owner or person in charge of a mechanical vehicle other than a National Permit vehicle who makes… Read More »No Toll Up To 20 km For Vehicles With Global Navigation Satellite System

It’s a direct battle between the grandchildren of one of Haryana’s tallest leaders, the late Bansi Lal, for the family citadel – Tosham Assembly constituency in Haryana’s Bhiwani district. The ballot battle is largely between Congress turncoat and BJP leader Shruti Choudhry, whose mother Kiran Choudhry won this seat four straight times from 2005 bypoll, and Congress leader and political greenhorn Anirudh Chaudhary, a son of Ranbir Mahendra, former President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), making the contest for the constituency a high-profile one.  Shruti Choudhry and Anirudh Chaudhary are grandchildren of the politically influential Jat family of Bansi Lal, who served as the Union defence minister and also as… Read More »Haryana Polls To See Grandchildren Fighting For Bansi Lal’s Legacy In Tosham

A madrassa teacher has been arrested for allegedly holding a 12-year-old girl captive and raping her in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur, police said on Tuesday.  Maulvi Rahmat Ali teaches at a madrassa in a village under the Uruwa police station in Gorakhpur. Officials said that, following her daily routine, the 12-year-old girl went to the madrassa to study on Monday morning. About two and a half hours after classes began, Ali sent the other children home but held the girl back under some pretext.  He held her captive, raped her and threatened to kill her if she made any noise.  When the girl reached home, she told her mother about what the maulvi (cleric) had done.… Read More »Madrassa Teacher Holds 12-Year-Old Captive, Rapes Her In UP’s Gorakhpur

A madrassa teacher has been arrested for allegedly holding a 12-year-old girl captive and raping her in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur, police said on Tuesday.  Maulvi Rahmat Ali teaches at a madrassa in a village under the Uruwa police station in Gorakhpur. Officials said that, following her daily routine, the 12-year-old girl went to the madrassa to study on Monday morning. About two and a half hours after classes began, Ali sent the other children home but held the girl back under some pretext.  He held her captive, raped her and threatened to kill her if she made any noise.  When the girl reached home, she told her mother about what the maulvi (cleric) had done.… Read More »Madrassa Teacher Holds 12-Year-Old Captive, Rapes Her In UP’s Gorakhpur