State Govt preparing to waive of education loan of SC/ST students
Bengaluru, October 08: Close on the heels of waiving off the farm loans, the state government is mulling waiver of education loans availed by the students of SC/ST categories.
Based on a memorandum submitted by the Praja Parivarthana Vedike state president, the Social Welfare Department has sent a circular to all district joint directors to submit a report on quantum of loans availed by the students of the SC/ST categories from nationalized banks.
The district joint directors were asked to submit the details of SC/ST students, their courses, total amount of bank loans and its interest as early as possible.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
