Senior officer, 2 aides in soup over forged land documents

Bengaluru: Acting on a complaint filed by Bengaluru South tahsildar Srinivasa H, city police registered a criminal case of cheating and forgery against the assistant commissioner for Bengaluru South, Shivanna MG, and his associates — Jnanashekhar and Giridhar KS. Jnanashekhar is a first-division assistant in Shivanna’s office, while Giridhar is a private person.The FIR states that documents of a parcel of land were forged in March 2021 by the accused. “Prime accused Shivanna had forged documents and created fake land records in the name of Giridhar,” the FIR states.A press release from revenue minister Krishna Byregowda stated that Shivanna had been found guilty of signing land records even after his transfer from Yelahanka sub-division. tnn

State advice on tea tourism, land pattas

Not many tea estates have taken advantage of the government's tea tourism scheme, according to the state land and land reforms secretary. The scheme includes plans for other plantations and institutional infrastructure such as schools and hospitals. The government has no intention of interfering with tea garden operations, but will only focus on unusable land. The state is also developing an online tea garden management system to streamline communication with the BLLRO office.

Frame policy for freehold land, state told

The Bombay high court has instructed the state government to develop a clear policy by September 30 for converting Class II lands to Class I lands. The court expressed dissatisfaction with the government's slow decision-making process in this matter, especially considering a statement made by the minister that premium charges would be reduced to 5%. There are thousands of cooperative housing societies on collector's land in Mumbai and the state, with many buildings being over 40 years old. Petitions for the conversion have been pending since 2014.

ED files reply against land scam accuseds bail petition

The hearing of the bail plea of trader Bishnu Agrawal, an accused in the Ranchi land scam case, was held before the special PMLA court. The case is being investigated by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED). Meanwhile, Sainik School, Tilaiya, is set to observe its diamond jubilee with a grand event. IIM Ranchi has launched a Management Development Programme (MDP) to impart marketing skills to self-help groups (SHGs). The Ramgarh police seized 1,375 cases of beer from a truck and arrested the driver. In another incident, Khunti police arrested two individuals for the sale and purchase of prohibited meat.