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West Bengal launches Bidyut Prahari to curb theft

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari launched the Bidyut Prahari mobile app to report electricity theft, hazards, and related issues with complaint tracking and reporter anonymity, while asserting zero tolerance for theft and unpaid factory bills alongside a humane approach for households with pending dues. He also announced reforms to recruitment in the Electricity Department to be routed through the Public Service Commission.

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Patna Bomb threats target CM residence, secretariat, four schools citing Nijjar killing

Patna faced a high-security alert after bomb-threat emails targeted the Bihar CM’s residence, the state Secretariat, and multiple schools, with authorities searching premises and tracing the sender as an investigation unfolds. The messages invoked pro-Khalistan slogans and the 2023 Nijjar killing, prompting intensified security during the Monsoon Session and prompting evacuations and precautions at several institutions while officials work to verify authenticity and origins.

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Amravati spiritual leader booked for rape, POCSO; absconding

A spiritual leader of Anand Math in Amravati, Dattagiri Guru Jairamji Maharaj, has been booked under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and POCSO Act for allegedly raping and sexually exploiting a woman who was a minor when the abuse began in 2016, with police launching a search for him as he remains absconding. The case is being investigated by Chandur Railway police, with the survivor’s account detailing repeated offenses over the years and further probe underway.

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Kharge Skips Birthday Seeks Accountability Amid Protests

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge refused to celebrate his 84th birthday to protest police action against student demonstrators, decrying lathicharges, tear gas, and the near-sealed Parliament and internet shutdown as assaults on democracy. He urged immediate parliamentary discussion, accountability for the crackdown and paper leaks, the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, and a reformed, merit-based education system.

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ED raids eight Bengaluru sites in ISIS probe

Investigations into ISIS recruitment and money-laundering in Bengaluru led ED and NIA to raid about eight locations, implicating Iqra Welfare Trust, Guidance for Mankind and others; the case stems from an NIA FIR and involves charges of funding, conspiracy and recruitment for ISIS. The accused allegedly ran Iqra Camp and Quran Circle to indoctrinate youths, raised funds through trusts and savings, and facilitated travel to Syria via Turkiye, with ISIS propaganda spread around anti-CAA/NRC protests and through encrypted social media.

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