Kasaragod: Toll collection at Arikkady Plaza temporarily suspended
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Kasaragod: The collection of toll fees at the Arikkady Toll Plaza on the Mangaluru–Kasaragod National Highway has been temporarily postponed. Kasaragod District Collector K. Inbasekar said that further action will be taken after the High Court delivers its verdict.
The toll collection, which was scheduled to begin on Wednesday, has been put on hold following protests. MLA A. K. M. Ashraf said the Deputy Commissioner and the District Police Chief have assured that the collection process will not begin until further orders.
The MLA added that the Toll Gate Protest Committee had filed a petition in the High Court, and the hearing is scheduled for November 14. The administration has been instructed not to collect toll fees until the court’s final decision is announced.
Locals have been protesting against the toll collection over the past several days. On Tuesday evening, the protest committee held an emergency meeting to plan the next course of action. Following the developments, the district administration decided to defer the toll collection until the court’s verdict.
Earlier, it was announced that toll collection would commence at 8 a.m. on Wednesday.
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ED attaches fresh assets in PMLA case against Reliance Group; total attachment over Rs 10K cr
New Delhi (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate has attached fresh assets worth Rs 1,120 crore as part of its money laundering probe against the companies of Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani, officials said.
Eighteen properties, including the Reliance Centre in Mumbai's Ballard Estate, fixed deposits, bank balance and shareholding in unqouted investments of Reliance Anil Ambani Group have been provisionally attached under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said.
Another set of seven properties of Reliance Infrastructure Ltd, two properties of Reliance Power Ltd, nine properties of Reliance Value Service Private Ltd, fixed deposits in the name of Reliance Value Service Private Ltd, Reliance Venture Asset Management Private Lt, Phi Management Solutions Private Ltd, Adhar Property Consultancy Pvt Ltd, Gamesa Investment Management Private Ltd and investments made in unquoted investment by Reliance Venture Asset Management Private Ltd and Phi Management Solutions Private Ltd have also been attached, they said.
The ED had earlier attached properties worth over Rs 8,997 crore in the bank fraud cases related to Reliance Communications Ltd (RCOM), Reliance Commercial Finance Ltd, and Reliance Home Finance Ltd.
The total attachment in the case against the Reliance Group is now Rs 10,117 crore.
