Cabinet nod for transfer of SSB land to Arunachal
New Delhi, July 4: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the transfer of a 5.99 acre Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) plot in Tawang to the Arunachal Pradesh government for constructing a multipurpose ground.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh announced the decision after a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The state government had identified land measuring 5.99 acres within the campus of SSB -- a central paramilitary force mandated to guard 1,751 km India-Nepal and 699 km India-Bhutan borders -- at Tawang for the multipurpose ground with parking facility over 4,73 acres and a ring road (1.26 acres), Singh said at a media briefing here.
"Accordingly, they requested for the transfer of the 5.99 acres to the state," the Minister said.
The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region has already sanctioned the project titled "construction of mega-festival-cum-multipurpose ground with parking facilities and approach road at Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh" in March 2016. The ground will, apart from other events, is proposed to be used for holding tourism festivals.
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Two youngsters in Bidar held for molestation of minor girl, four others absconding
Bidar: Basavakalyan Town Police filed a case against six men under charge of molestation of a minor college student and have succeeded in arrested two of the accused, identified as Dhulappa (22) and Bhagyavanta (19).
The group of the two arrested youngsters and their absconding accomplices, standing by the road, allegedly misbehaved with and molested the 17-year-old college student.
Basavakalyan Town Police officers registered the case based on a complaint filed against the group. The investigation of the incident, led by Sub-inspector Amarish Wagmode, arrested Dhulappa and Bhagyavanta and handed them over to judicial custody.
Further investigation of the matter is underway.
