Jakarta – Chairman of the DPD RI Sultan Bachtiar Najamudin emphasized that the film industry has great potential to encourage local economic growth. Sultan sees the film industry as a bridge between creativity and strengthening the regional economy. “DPD RI sees that the film industry is a bridge that connects creativity with the regional economy. Therefore, I believe that: When the national film industry progresses, the regional economy will also progress,” he said in a written statement, Sunday (30/11/2025). He made this statement at the opening of JAFF MARKET 2025 with the theme “Promotion of the National Film Industry – Advanced Regional Economy” Jogja Expo Center, Saturday (29/11). Scroll to continue content. He explained that every work, narrative and image born from the creative process will contribute to the creative economy ecosystem at the local level. “Indonesia has capital that never runs out: cultural diversity, natural beauty and the uniqueness of its people. This is a concrete step towards cross-regional cooperation – cooperation that maintains a balance between artistic idealism and industrial sustainability,” he emphasized. Sultan also encouraged filmmakers and content creators to continue working and present new perspectives that can compete at the regional and global level. “Make Indonesia not just a filming location, but a source of imagination that never goes out. We want to see new Indonesian names appear stronger on the Asian stage, even the world,” he explained. He emphasized that the creative economy sector in the Golden Indonesia 2045 vision has a strategic position as a support for the future. Strengthening the film industry is an important part of this agenda. Finally, the Sultan expressed his appreciation to President Prabowo Subianto for encouraging the development of cinemas in all districts/cities through Danantara. “We appreciate President Prabowo Subianto’s decision to encourage Danantara to build cinemas in all districts/cities throughout Indonesia. This is a breath of fresh air for the community and regional government, as well as of course for players in the Indonesian film industry,” he concluded. The JAFF MARKET 2025 activity was also attended by dozens of foreign film actors and national creative industry people. (prf/ega)

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto delivered the latest order on dealing with flood and landslide disasters in Aceh, North Sumatra (North Sumatra) to West Sumatra (Sumbar). Prabowo ordered all national forces to deal with floods in the three provinces. Summarized by detikcom, on Sunday (30/11/2025), Prabowo’s order was conveyed by Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (PMK) Pratikno. Regarding this order, Pratikno relayed it again in front of the head of BNPB, TNI-Polri personnel and North Sumatra provincial government, at Silangit Airport, North Tapanuli, North Sumatra province while he was the disaster management coordination meeting. Pratikno said, Prabowo ordered to mobilize all national forces to deal with floods in three provinces. Prabowo also asked all national forces to focus on handling the emergency response as quickly as possible. Scroll to continue content “The President has ordered to increase all national forces, focus on dealing with the emergency response as quickly as possible. Mobilization of evacuation, deployment of logistics, protection of refugees, then deployment of health workers, restoration of infrastructure, transportation, communication, as well as escorts in the field,” Pratikno said. Pratikno said the government has distributed aid to restore communications in the affected areas in Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra. The evacuation process, Pratikno said, has also been accelerated. “It was previously reported that logistical supplies continue to flow from the government and non-governmental organizations. At a certain point, they will continue to increase and will continue to be distributed. All national forces are therefore being mobilized to speed up the emergency response and restore everything immediately,” he explained. The government is preparing post-disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction scenarios. Pratikno emphasized that the government will also continue to focus on dealing with emergency response. “At the same time, we are also preparing scenarios for recovery. Rehabilitation and reconstruction. Of course we are focusing on emergency response, but we are preparing the rehabilitation and reconstruction scenario stages,” he said. The government is currently accelerating the provision of temporary housing for residents who have lost their homes. Pratikno said the government will speed up emergency response in the field. “There are several things that need to be prioritized. I have discussed with the Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure on how to carry out quick recovery, including for temporary housing,” he said. “We will support how resources are deployed. But of course it’s not just resource deployment, but how to synergize in the field,” he added. Pratikno also expressed his appreciation to the officers working in the field. He also appreciated the volunteers who helped deal with this disaster. “Thank you to the TNI, Polri and Regional Government staff who are working hard to make temporary housing possible while rehabilitation and reconstruction will also be carried out soon,” he said. (whn/wnv)

Updated: Mon, 01 Dec 2025 01:10 (IST) Special personnel in West Delhi have arrested two smugglers, including an Afghan national involved in drug smuggling. The police found 25 grams of amphetamine. The accused Charanjit Singh is already involved in several criminal cases, while Manmohan Singh has been living in India for 18 years. The police are investigating the case Symbolic picture. Jagran Correspondent, West Delhi. The special staff of the West district arrested two smugglers, including a person of Afghan origin for drug smuggling. The accused include Charanjit Singh and Manmohan Singh. The police recovered 25 grams of amphetamine from their possession. Remove ads Read only news Manmohan Singh is originally Afghan and has lived in India for 18 years. The police interrogate the accused and gather information about other people involved in this smuggling. The police constantly keep an eye on the accused who are involved in drug trafficking. The police officer said that the Western District Police is constantly monitoring the accused involved in drug smuggling. The special staff of the district patrolled near the SDM office of Rajouri Garden on November 28. Meanwhile, the police saw two suspects in a Wagon R car. The team stopped the car and searched it. Two plastic ziplock bags were found with them. The items found in it were tested with a field test kit. During investigation, the goods were found to be amphetamine. Whose total weight was 25 grams. The police arrested both the accused. Tilak Nagar Police Station’s criminal has a reward. Investigation revealed that Charanjit Singh is a declared criminal of Tilak Nagar Police Station. 18 cases of robbery, robbery and drug trafficking have already been registered against him. He drives a taxi. After he was released from prison in 2024, he started smuggling. Manmohan Singh is of Afghan origin and has lived in India for 18 years. A case of theft is registered against him.

Remove advertisement Read news only Stray dogs attacked an elderly man in Varanasi, injuring his hands and legs. Car mechanic Moolchand was attacked by four-five dogs on Sunday morning, as a result of which he got scared and fell down. The dogs bit him severely in several places on his hands, legs and back. People heard their screams and ran, but by then the dogs had bloodied them. Jagran Correspondent, Varanasi. The terror of stray dogs does not stop. In Shivpuri-Shuddhipur area, car mechanic Moolchand was attacked by four-five stray dogs on Sunday morning. Moolchand got scared and fell on the ground. Stray dogs bit him badly in many places on his hands, legs, back and waist. People in the area heard their screams and ran, but by then the dogs had bloodied them. Remove Advertisement Only Read News Injured Moolchand is after the emergency of Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Hospital. The doctors gave him a tetanus shot and some medicine and released him. The hospital did not have anti-rabies vaccine (ARV) and rabies immunoglobulin (RIG) vaccine. The hospital staff said that the anti-rabies vaccine was out of stock and immunoglobulin was not available. Under duress, the victim will have to get help from a private hospital. Moolchand told that his son is handicapped in eyes and legs and he is the only support of the family. CMS Dr. RS Ram of the hospital said that a vaccine against rabies is available. An investigation will be conducted as to why the doctor did not administer the vaccine.

Jagran Correspondent, New Delhi. The problem of traffic jams in the capital remains a serious challenge for Delhiites and traffic policemen. People have to face traffic jams for hours to cross many roads. As winter progresses, driving in fog becomes a problem for drivers. In such a situation, Jagran Correspondent Mohammad Saqib had a special conversation with Dinesh Kumar Gupta, Additional Commissioner of Police, Traffic Police, about what preparations are being made by the traffic police and what campaigns are being conducted regarding the problem of traffic jams and people’s safety. Here are the key takeaways from the conversation… Traffic related questions and answers Question: There are many problems with illegal cuts. Suddenly vehicles come in front of the vehicle due to illegal crossing leading to accidents. What steps are taken for this? Answer: Wherever illegal cuts are made, they are asked to stop them by PWD. The traffic police keep an eye on these illegal cuts all the time because there is a danger of accidents due to these illegal cuts. Question: Jugaad vehicles are overloaded and this also increases accidents. What is being done about this? Answer: A special drive is conducted against Jugaad vehicles and overloaded vehicle drivers. Traffic policemen are constantly impounding such vehicles. For this, trips are carried out every day. Question: There is no zebra crossing in many places, traffic signals are also poor, this also creates problems. What is the solution to this? How many places are there where signals have been newly installed or repaired? Answer: Wherever traffic signals are found faulty, a WhatsApp group called ‘Signal Group’ has been formed, in which all the traffic inspectors are connected. As soon as information about a traffic signal malfunction is sent to the group, it is immediately corrected by the engineer. Apart from this, recording of timing of signals is also done from the traffic headquarters in Todapur. Question: What preparations have the traffic police made regarding fog, what kind of awareness campaigns are being conducted as well as what steps are being taken to ensure that road accidents do not occur as a result of fog? Answer: With the increase in fog, power vests, light bars and shoulder lights are being fitted to the police personnel deployed on the roads, so that the drivers will not face any problem in case of reduced visibility. Lighting has also been arranged on the barricades and forced painting is done on the roads. At the same time, traffic policemen conduct campaigns in schools, colleges and roads from time to time to make people aware. Question: There are still black spots and dark spots in many places. How will it be resolved? Answer: This is being worked on together with all the agencies from this month. So far, 62 hotspots have been selected. On this, the traffic police in collaboration with all the institutions such as PWD, Municipal Corporation and Transport Department etc. are constantly working on the deficiencies that are found. Question: There are severe traffic jams in many places. Just look at the ITO red light, it’s the busiest intersection. Apart from this there are many places. What is their solution? Answer: On many routes, when people leave from office in the morning and evening, the pressure of vehicles on the roads increases. In such a situation, evening signals are switched off on heavily congested routes and operated in manual mode. Apart from this, the deployment of more policemen on jammed routes is being increased.

Updated: Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:16 (IST) ANTF Gorakhpur arrested three members of a drug smuggling gang in Lucknow on Sunday evening. 550 grams of heroin, an Ertiga car, mobile phone and cash, estimated to be worth around Rs 1.5 crore, were recovered from them. The gang’s network stretches from Barabanki to Lucknow and ANTF is now investigating the entire network. Jagran Correspondent, Gorakhpur. ANTF Gorakhpur arrested three members of a drug smuggling gang in Lucknow on Sunday night. 550 grams of heroin, Ertiga car, mobile phone and cash were recovered from them. The value of recovered heroin is said to be Rs 1.5 crore. The gang’s roots spread from Barabanki to Lucknow. The Anti Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) is now investigating the entire network. Remove Advertisement Read Only News ANTF Gorakhpur unit received information that the gang supplying heroin is going to Lucknow with the shipment from Barabanki. Acting on information, three smugglers were nabbed in Gomtinagar area near Viraj Tower in Vibhuti Khand area on Sunday evening. The accused have been identified as Mohd., resident of Tikra Usma, Jaitpur, Barabanki. Anas was born to Nasir Ali and Arsalan, a resident of Tikaniya Mau in Gosaiganj, Lucknow. The team recovered Ertiga car, four mobile phones and Rs 8,900 cash from their possession. ANTF officials said that the smugglers were under surveillance for several days. As soon as the input was received, the team surrounded and arrested him. The smugglers admitted during interrogation that they have been supplying heroin on the Barabanki-Lucknow route for a long time and have made the deliveries several times through this Ertiga car. The team seized the mobile phone and sent it for forensic examination. A case has been registered against the accused under the NDPS Act at the Vibhuti Khand police station.

Updated: Sun, 30 Nov 2025 23:50 (IST) Amidst the dispute related to the purchase of a house by a Muslim family, someone tried to spoil the atmosphere by throwing a piece of meat near the Gurudwara and Khalsa School on Sunday morning. This spread anger among the people, but the police calmed them down. A case has been registered against an unknown person on the complaint of Gurdwara Committee. Police are scanning the CCTV footage and have also found a video of the person throwing the meat, who has been identified. Symbolic photo. Jagran Correspondent, Meerut. Amid the controversy that started due to the purchase of a house by a Muslim family, an attempt was made on Sunday morning to spoil the atmosphere by throwing a piece of meat near the Gurudwara and Khalsa school. People were angry about this and created an uproar. The police calmed the people down. Based on the complaint of Gurudwara Committee Secretary Harpreet, the police registered a case against the unknown. Those spoiling the atmosphere are searched by watching the nearby CCTV cameras. Police received the video of the person throwing meat near Khalsa School. Remove advertisement Just read the news Police believe that mischievous elements did this with the aim of spoiling the atmosphere of the area. With a view to security, a temporary police demonstration was also set up in the area. Anubhav Kalra sold his house to milk businessman Haji Saeed for Rs 1.47 crore. Anubhav Kalra also gave possession of the house to Saeed’s family two-three days ago by making a transfer deed. In protest against this, the people of Thapar Nagar created a ruckus in the police station on Saturday with posters of migration. The police summoned the seller of the house, Anubhav Kalra, and the buyer, Saeed, to the police station. Both of them said that they will find a solution to this problem themselves. Police have locked the house: To ensure that law and order is not affected, the police have locked the house. A piece of meat was found near Gurudwara and Khalsa School here on Sunday morning around 11:20 am. As the ruckus increased, SP City Ayush Vikram Singh and CO Navina Shukla reached the spot. CO Cantt Navina Shukla says that mischievous elements tried to spoil the atmosphere by placing a piece of meat near the Gurudwara. The police registered an unknown case and started searching for the accused. Both parties will find a mutual solution to the issue of selling a house to a Muslim. If someone tries to take the law into their hands, the police will deal with it strictly. Gurdwara Committee Secretary Jasveer Singh says that people from the Muslim side first bought houses in Thapar Nagar. Then throw the piece of meat near Gurudwara and Khalsa School. The opposition to the housing issue has also subsided. The house amount will be returned to Saeed: Sachin Sirohi of Hindu organization and business leader Jitu Nagpal also reached the place. Jitu Nagpal said the issue of buying and selling the house has been settled. Neetu and Kukku are now going to buy this house. The house amount will be returned to Saeed.

Olympic wrestler Ravi Dahiya marries Richa, wrestling world and leaders offer happy congratulations By NAND KISHOR Edited By: Anup Tiwari Updated: Sun, 30 Nov 2025 23:47 (IST) Olympic wrestler Ravi Dahiya married his fiancee Richa Hooda in Sonipat. The ceremony was attended by wrestling fraternity and political figures and blessed the newly married couple. Ravi Dahiya, is a famous wrestler who represented India in the Olympics. Richa is now his life partner, and both have started a new journey. Olympic wrestler Ravi Dahiya and his wife Richa perform marriage rituals in Bilbilan village of Gohana. Jagran Jagran Correspondent, Sonipat. Olympic wrestler Ravi Dahiya got married on Sunday. His marriage procession from Nahari village reached Bilbilan village of Gohana on Sunday evening. After the completion of the marriage rituals, he accepted Richa as his wife. Many great wrestlers, coaches and leaders of the wrestling world attended his wedding. Remove Advertisement Only Read News Olympian Ravi Dahiya from village Nahari won the silver medal in the Olympics. Ravi has been appointed as Director in Delhi Govt. Their engagement ceremony was completed at a banquet hall at Lampur Mod on Saturday. During this time, Olympic wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, wrestler Sanjay Matindu, Subhash Pehalwan, Mahabali Satpal, Sumit Malik, Aman Sehrawat, Deepak Poonia and Paralympic javelin thrower Navdeep reached out. Many coaches including the coach Rohtas, Virendra, Ramhal Mann, the head coach of the Indian wrestling team, Jagmahendra Singh and Raj Singh attended. Many leaders including Rohtak MP Deependra Hooda, Baroda MP Induraj Narwal, Rai MP Krishna Gehlawat turned up.

New Delhi, November 26 (IANS). According to official information given by the Ministry of Electronics and IT on Wednesday, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has deactivated the Aadhaar card numbers of over 2 crore deceased persons as part of a nationwide cleanliness drive to maintain the continued accuracy of the Aadhaar database. The ministry said in its statement that the Aadhaar number previously allotted to any person shall not be re-allotted to another person. However, in case of death of a person, it is extremely important that the Aadhaar number of the deceased Aadhaar holder is deactivated. It is important to do this so that the identity of the deceased cannot be used for any fraudulent activity or in an unauthorized manner. Apart from this, UIDAI also introduced a new facility earlier this year under which information about a deceased Aadhaar card holder can be given by family members. This facility is currently available to the families of deceased Aadhaar card holders in 25 states and union territories using the civil registration system. They can use MyAadhaar portal for this. In addition, the integration process with the portal for the remaining states/UTs is currently underway. The ministry says after the deceased Aadhaar cardholder authenticates himself, he will have to submit the Aadhaar number, death registration number and demographic details of the deceased on the portal. Further steps will be taken on the process of deactivating the Aadhaar number of the deceased after due process of verification of the information provided by the family member. UIDAI encourages Aadhaar card holders to report the death of any Aadhaar card holder member of their family on the MyAadhaar portal. Members of the deceased Aadhar card holder can provide this information on the portal after receiving the death certificate. –IANS SKT/ Share this story Tags

New Delhi, November 26 (IANS). According to official information given by the Ministry of Electronics and IT on Wednesday, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has deactivated the Aadhaar card numbers of over 2 crore deceased persons as part of a nationwide cleanliness drive to maintain the continued accuracy of the Aadhaar database. The ministry said in its statement that the Aadhaar number previously allotted to any person shall not be re-allotted to another person. However, in case of death of a person, it is extremely important that the Aadhaar number of the deceased Aadhaar holder is deactivated. It is important to do this so that the identity of the deceased cannot be used for any fraudulent activity or in an unauthorized manner. Apart from this, UIDAI also introduced a new facility earlier this year under which information about a deceased Aadhaar card holder can be given by family members. This facility is currently available to the families of deceased Aadhaar card holders in 25 states and union territories using the civil registration system. They can use MyAadhaar portal for this. In addition, the integration process with the portal for the remaining states/UTs is currently underway. The ministry says after the deceased Aadhaar cardholder authenticates himself, he will have to submit the Aadhaar number, death registration number and demographic details of the deceased on the portal. Further steps will be taken on the process of deactivating the Aadhaar number of the deceased after due process of verification of the information provided by the family member. UIDAI encourages Aadhaar card holders to report the death of any Aadhaar card holder member of their family on the MyAadhaar portal. Members of the deceased Aadhar card holder can provide this information on the portal after receiving the death certificate. –IANS SKT/ Share this story Tags