Shepherds' International Academy to host opening ceremony of its new campus on Feb 7
Mangaluru: Shepherds' International Academy is set to mark a significant milestone in its journey with the grand opening ceremony of its new campus. The event will be held on Friday, 7th February 2025, at the academy's new location in Arkula, Mangalore, starting at 3:30 PM.
The grand opening will be attended by several prominent dignitaries, including Mr. U.T. Khader, Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly; Dr. Y Abdulla Kunhi, Chancellor of Yenepoya University; and Dr. Y. Bharath Shetty, Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Other notable guests include Prof. Dr. U.T. Ifthikar, Chairman of NCAHP Karnataka; Mohammed Kunhi, Khateeb of Huda Masjid, Thokottu; Abdul Rahman, President of Jamia Masjid, Koppala; and Dr. Abdul Qadeer, Chairman of Shaheen Group of Institutions, Abdul Jaleel, President, Adyar Grama Panchayat, Ar. Mohammed Nissar Chairman, The Shepherds' Int'l Academy.
The ceremony will also see the presence of Mr. Inayath Ali, General Secretary of KPCC; Dr. Syed Habeeb, an international coach and author; and Moulana Tayyab Aini, Khateeb of Masjid ul Ehsaan.
In addition to the formal event, attendees can look forward to exciting activities like horse riding, archery, jumping balloon bouncer games, and more, all while enjoying delicious food and vibrant exhibitions. The event promises to be a fun-filled day for all, with free entry for everyone.
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Chhattisgarh coal levy scam: Rs 4 crore assets of suspended IAS officer attached
Raipur (PTI): The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has attached properties of Rs 4 crore belonging to suspended IAS officer Sameer Vishnoi, an accused in a coal levy scam, for allegedly amassing assets beyond his known sources of income, officials said.
The EOW had registered a disproportionate assets case against Vishnoi in July 2024, an official release said on Saturday.
During the investigation, the agency identified nine immovable properties, valued at around Rs 4 crore, allegedly acquired through illicit means in the names of Vishnoi’s family members and associated firms, it said.
“An application seeking attachment of these properties was filed before the Special Court under the Prevention of Corruption Act in Raipur. Following a hearing on April 17, the court ordered attachment of all such properties,” the statement said.
Accordingly, the Anti-Corruption Bureau/Economic Offences Wing attached the properties. The attached properties cannot be sold or transferred, it said.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had earlier provisionally attached five immovable properties linked to Vishnoi in connection with the coal levy scam, it added.
Proceedings are also underway in cases involving other public servants, including action taken in September last year against properties linked to Saumya Chaurasia, who was deputy secretary in the chief minister’s office during the Congress government, the statement said.
Vishnoi, a 2009-batch Indian Administrative Service officer, was first arrested in 2022 by the ED in connection with the alleged coal levy scam. He was among several accused who were granted bail last year by the Supreme Court.
The case refers to an alleged Rs 540 crore racket between July 2020 and June 2022, when an illegal levy of Rs 25 per tonne was being extorted by a cartel involving senior bureaucrats, businessmen, politicians and middlemen for every tonne of coal transported in the state.
