Bantwal: Low-lying areas inundated again
Bantwal: The low-lying areas in Bantwal have once again flooded with the water flowing from Nethravathi River after a break of one day.
Meanwhile, Tahsildar Purandara Hegde has announced holiday for all the schools in the taluk today (August. 16).
The water level in the Netravati River has once again risen after rains continued to lash this morning. The taluk authorities have warned the people who are living nearby river to shift to safer locations.
The Netravati river water, which has thrown the normal life out of gear in Bantwal and Panemangaluru, was reduced yesterday evening. The river, which was raised at the height of 10.4 meters, was reduced to 7 to 8 meters yesterday. But the water level is rising again on Thursday morning and is now close to the danger mark as it has reached 8.6 meters at 7 am.
The power supply is frequently being disrupted. In all, the people of Bantwal have been badly hit by the downpour.
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ED arrests Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora in fresh PMLA case
New Delhi/Chandigarh (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday arrested Punjab industries minister Sanjeev Arora in a fresh money laundering case against him and some entities allegedly linked to him, officials said.
Arora was taken into custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after raids were conducted at his official residence in Chandigarh since early morning, they added.
Officials claimed Arora (62) was "non-cooperative" during the probe. He is expected to be produced before a local court on Saturday, where the agency will seek his custody for a detailed interrogation.
The ED carried out the searches at five premises across north India as part of the action.
The raids also covered two premises in Delhi and that of a company named Hampton Sky Realty Ltd in Gurugram's Udyog Vihar.
The searches were launched after the central agency registered a fresh case under the criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the officials said.
