Udupi Lokayukta cops catch red-handed, arrest Revenue Dept staff member for taking bribe
Udupi: The Lokayukta Police team in Udupi conducted a surprise visit to the Ajekar Taluk Office on Thursday. During this operation, they arrested Nizamuddin, a staff member of the Revenue Department, in the act of accepting a bribe. The bribe was connected to a request for a genealogy map of a family.
Nizamuddin, who had served as a Grade-1 assistant at the Ajekar Taluk Office for an extensive period of 15 years, was accused of soliciting a bribe amounting to Rs 5,000 from a resident of Hirgana village in Karkala taluk. The resident, having already paid Rs 4,000 to the Revenue Department staff member, decided to bring this matter to the attention of the Lokayukta officers.
Taking action, the Lokayukta initiated a raid on the Taluk Office. During the operation, Nizamuddin was arrested red-handed as he accepted the remaining Rs 1,000 from the individual who had filed the complaint.
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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
