FIR against Modi Sugar Mills chiefs

Vartha Bharati | 25-05-2018 | 23:42:00 IST

Ghaziabad, May 25: Ghaziabad District Magistrate Ritu Maheswari has ordered lodging a FIR against Modi Sugar Mills Lts Managing Director Umesh Kumar Modi and Chief Executive Officer Ved Pal Singh Malik for not paying arrears of sugarcane farmers.

A communique from the district information office states that the farmers' sugarcane payment for 2017-18 have not been paid in time and an amount of Rs 21,296 lakh is still pending towards them. 

District Sugar Officer Namita Kashyap and Maheswari had already notified them to clear the arrears but the sugar mill has not shown any inclination towards payment process. 

Therefore on May 25, an FIR under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3/7 of Commodity Act, 1955 was filed by Ajay Pratap Singh, Secretary, Cooperative Sugarcane Development Committee Modi Nagar. 

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Iqra Arabic School to celebrate 25 years with Annual Day, Hifz Valedictory function on May 3

01-05-2025 ¦ 01-05-2025 IST

Mangaluru: Iqra Arabic School, which has been providing both Islamic and secular education in Mangaluru for the past 25 years, will be holding its Annual Day and Hifz Valedictory Function on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at Town Hall in the city. The event is scheduled from 3 PM to 9 PM and will mark the institution’s silver jubilee.

As part of the programme, the school will felicitate students who have completed the memorisation of the Holy Quran, along with those graduating as Hafizath and Ulama. The event is expected to see the presence of students, parents, alumni, and community members.

The function will be held in the presence of various dignitaries. The Chief Guest for the evening will be Moulana Syed Bilal Abdul Hai Hasani Nadvi, Rector of Nadwathul Ulama in Lucknow and Secretary of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board. Other invited guests include Dr. A. Razzaque Ahmed from Tufts University, USA; Dr. Shantaram Shetty, Pro-Chancellor of Nitte University; Dr. Javed Jamil of Yenepoya University; and Haji Mohammed Haneef, a local education trustee.

The programme will be presided over by Syed Mohamed Beary, Chairman of the Hazrath Moulana Abul Hassan Ali Nadvi Education & Charitable Trust, which manages Iqra Arabic School.

In a press statement, Salim Khalifa, the Principal of the school, invited the public to attend the event and be part of the celebration.