Djakarta – Bandung Mayor Muhammad Farhan said that the Vice Mayor of Bandung, Erwin, who is a suspect in a case of abuse of power, is being treated in the hospital. However, Farhan did not explain Erwin’s illness because of the doctor’s authority. “He is being treated at the Bandung Kiwari Regional Hospital. Well, this (the illness he is suffering from) is under the authority of the doctor,” Farhan confirmed on Friday (12/12/2025). Farhan said the bureaucracy in Bandung City is working properly. He is optimistic that the services provided to the community will also function well. Scroll TO CONTINUE CONTENT “If God wills, the system will work as it should,” Farhan said. It is known that the vice mayor of Bandung Erwin and member of the Bandung City DPRD and chairman of the Bandung City NasDem Party, Rendiana Awangga, are suspects in the case handled by the prosecutor’s office. Erwin and Rendiana Awangga are suspects in a case of abuse of power by requesting work packages from officials within the Bandung City Government. “The team of prosecutors investigating special crimes raised the status of a general investigation to the special investigation stage by naming two suspects: Brother E as vice mayor of Bandung and Brother RA as a member of the Bandung City DPRD,” Head of the Bandung City Prosecutor’s Office, Irfan Wibowo, said in a press conference at the Jalan Jerlan Jalan Prosecutor’s Office in Jalan. by detikJabar, Wednesday (10/12). He said that it was proven that both of them abused their power by asking for work packages from officials within the Bandung City Government. “The people involved have collectively abused their power by requesting work packages from officials within the Bandung City Government, favoring affiliated parties,” he explained. However, the Bandung Prosecutor’s Office stressed that they did not detain the two. This is because the detention of councilors still requires the approval of the Home Secretary. (dwr/lir)

Jakarta – The chaos that occurred after the beating of two debt collectors or ‘eagle eyes’ in Kalibata, South Jakarta (Jaksel), caused kiosks and motorbikes to be burnt by the mob. A total of 9 kiosks and 6 motorbikes were burnt. “(Objects burned) Nine kiosks, six 2-wheeled vehicles, one 4-wheeled vehicle,” said South Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept. Chief Asril Rizal to journalists, Friday (12/12/2025). The fire occurred on Jalan H Mahmud Raya Blok Langgar number 1, Duren Tiga, Pancoran. The location is near the Kalibata Heroes’ Cemetery. Scroll to continue content “(Alleged cause) Arson with petrol,” Arsil said. There were no casualties due to this incident. The total loss is estimated at IDR 273 million. “(Deployed) 6 pumping units, 2 rapid response units, 1 Watermist NCO unit and 1 Commando 401 unit, (number of personnel) 49 people,” he continued. Earlier, the beating of two ‘eagle eyes’ in Kalibata caused riots. Stalls and motorbikes belonging to residents in the place where the beating took place were attacked by a group of people who were believed to be associates of the matel victims. “As a result of the beating, which resulted in one death and one serious injury, well, suddenly a group of people came after sunset and immediately came to do damage, because they were beaten at the crime scene here,” Nicolas Ary Lilipaly, head of the South Jakarta Metro Police, told journalists at the scene on Thursday (12/11). “So, in the end, the target here was the mass group. Maybe it was their group (matel victims) that came to attack, indiscriminately, and destroyed the stalls here,” Nicolas continued. (isa/jbr)

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Committee (KPK) has named central Lampung regent Ardito Wijaya as a suspect in a case of alleged bribery or gratification. Ardito was arrested in a KPK sting operation (OTT) that started with a public report. Ardito was named as a suspect along with four other people. Acting Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the Corruption Eradication Commission, Mungki Hadipratikto, explained that on Monday (8/12) there were a number of inspections before the OTT took place, after which the Corruption Eradication Commission carried out developments of these inspections. “Meanwhile, as of Monday, several parties have been interviewed as part of investigative activities as a follow-up to public reports,” Mungki said at the KPK building on Thursday (11/12/2025). Scroll TO CONTINUE CONTENT The day after, OTT was performed. Ardito himself was caught by OTT on Wednesday (10/12). In addition to Ardito, four more people were also arrested by the KPK. “As a result of the development of this case, an operation to catch him was carried out last Tuesday and Wednesday,” said Mungki. At the same event, KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo said the number of parties arrested is 5 people in the Lampung area. They were immediately taken to Jakarta for further examination. 1. Central Lampung Regent Receives IDR 5.7 Billion Acting Deputy for Corruption Eradication and Prosecution Mungki Hadipratikto said Ardito allegedly received a fee of IDR 5.75 billion. He said Ardito was initially suspected of fixing a 15-20 percent fee for a number of projects in Central Lampung. “It is known that the spending position based on the 2025 Central Lampung Regency APBD reaches about IDR 3.19 trillion. Of this budget, most of it is allocated for infrastructure development, public services and regional priority programs,” said Mungki. He said Ardito asked a member of the Central Lampung DRPD named Riki Hendra Saputra (RHS) to arrange winners for the procurement of goods and services in a number of agencies. He said that the procurement of goods and services must be won by a family business or owned by the Ardito success team during the Central Lampung regional elections. Long story short, Ardito received a fee of IDR 5.25 billion from a number of partners through Riki and Ranu Hari Prasetyo as Ardito’s younger siblings. The money was received in the period February-November 2025. “In the period February-November 2025, AW is suspected of receiving fees worth IDR 5.25 billion from a number of partners or suppliers of goods and services through RHS and RNP as the younger brothers of the Regent of Central Lampung,” he said. FYI, Ardito was only appointed as Regent of Central Lampung in February 2025. This means that the request and submission of fees happened immediately. Apart from that, Ardito also reportedly asked the acting head of the Central Lampung Bapenda Anton Wibowo (ANW) to arrange the winner of the medical equipment auction at the Central Lampung Health Office. The Corruption Eradication Committee (KPK) said that Anton was also a relative of Ardito. “For this condition, AW is suspected of having received a fee of IDR 500 million from Brother MLS (Mohamad Lukman Sjamsuri as Director of PT Elkaka Mandiri),” he said. 2. Use bribes to pay off campaign debt. The KPK revealed that most of the money was used to pay off Ardito’s campaign debt. Acting Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the Corruption Eradication Commission, Mungki Hadipratikto, said Ardito is suspected of fixing a 15-20 percent fee for a number of projects in Central Lampung since he was appointed in February 2025. The total money Ardito allegedly received amounts to IDR 5.75 billion. The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said Ardito had Rp. 5.25 billion to pay off his campaign debt to the bank. “The Regent’s operational funds amount to IDR 500 million. Repayment of bank loans used for campaign needs in 2024 is IDR 5.25 billion,” he said. The following are the five suspects in this case: 1. Ardito Wijaya as Regent of Central Lampung for the 2025-2030 period.2. Riki Hendra Saputra as member of the Central Lampung DPRD, 3. Ranu Hari Prasetyo as the younger brother of the Regent of Central Lampung, 4. Anton Wibowo as Plt. Head of the Central Lampung Regional Revenue Agency and close relative of the Regent,5. Mohamad Lukman Sjamsuri as a private party or director of PT Elkaka Mandiri. 3. KPK Confiscated Rp. 193 million and 850 grams of gold. The KPK said that a number of pieces of evidence were confiscated during an arrest operation (OTT) against Central Lampung regent Ardito Wijaya. The Corruption Eradication Commission said the evidence was in the form of cash and gold. “Cash amounting to Rp. 193 million, with details of Rp. 135 million, was secured from the private residence of AW (Ardito Wijaya) and Rp. 58 million was secured from the house of RNP (Ranu Hari Prasetyo as Ardito’s sister),” said acting deputy for enforcement and execution at the Hadki press conference, in the Hadki press conference. KPK Building, Jalan Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday (11/12/2025). He said 850 grams of precious metal was confiscated. The gold was confiscated from the residence of Ardito’s sister, Ranu. “Precious metal weighing 850 grams was seized at RNP’s residence,” he said. 4. Journalist teases ‘You’re beautiful’ while being detained. The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) immediately detained Central Lampung regent Ardito Wijaya as a suspect in a bribery case. Ardito teased journalists as he was taken to the detention car. This happened when Ardito was taken to a detention car after he was announced as a suspect by the KPK on Thursday (11/12/2025). Ardito was asked if he had anything to say. He even seduced a female journalist. “You are beautiful today,” he said shortly before entering the detention car at the KPK’s Red and White Building, South Jakarta on Thursday (11/12/2025). After that, Ardito was taken into the KPK detention car. He said no more words. 5. The irony of asking ASN to be honest in Hakordia. The day before he was arrested by the KPK, Ardito gave a lecture on honesty to his subordinates at the commemoration of World Anti-Corruption Day (Hakordia). Ardito delivered a speech to the state civil apparatus (ASN) of Central Lampung Regency. “Of course, something good must start with sincerity and honesty in the work so that services will be carried out optimally,” said Ardito Wijaya in his speech at the Hakordia anniversary, Tuesday (12/9). Ardito asked all Central Lampung Regency Government ASN to serve with sincerity. He reminded his subordinates to live honestly. “My hope is that we can all carry out our duties and functions as community services cleanly and honestly,” concluded Ardito. In the video received by detikSumbagsel, Ardito together with Central Lampung Regency ASN carried out the Hakordia warning by releasing pigeons. Ardito wore a brown suit with a black cap. A noisy atmosphere accompanied by applause is depicted in the video. (dwr/dwr)

Jakarta – Central Jakarta Metro Police will next week summon the owner of the Terra Drone shopping house after the fire that killed 22 people. Chief of Criminal Investigation Unit for the Central Jakarta Metro Police, AKBP Roby Saputra, said that his party also continues to investigate the statements of the witnesses. “We have summoned the shop owner to attend the inspection next week,” Roby said on Friday (12/12/2025) when asked for confirmation. Roby said that his party has so far examined 13 witnesses. He said there is a chance that the number of witnesses being questioned will increase. Scroll to continue content “13 witnesses and counting,” he said. Roby also did not rule out the possibility that there were other suspects in the fire case. The police are currently investigating all available evidence. “This does not rule out the possibility (of other suspects),” he said. Previously, Roby said that his party had introduced suspect status against MW as the managing director of PT Terra Drone Indonesia. The suspect was identified last Wednesday (10/12). “That’s right (the Managing Director of PT Terra Drone was named as a suspect). Yesterday (he was named as a suspect),” Chief of Criminal Investigation Unit for Central Jakarta Metro Police AKBP Roby Saputra said when asked by detikcom, Thursday (11/12). The Terra Drone building fire is reported to have occurred at 12.43 WIB, Tuesday (9/12). The total death toll from this fire incident was 22 people, consisting of 15 women and 7 men. One of the victims who died was a pregnant woman. For your information, the Terra Drone company is a company from Japan. However, the leader of the Terra Drone company in Central Jakarta is Indonesian. In the meantime, the company rents the shophouse. (dwr/lir)

Remove ad only read news Big welcome to Russian World Powerlifting Champion, Ajay Yadav in Gaya, the whole city echoed with Bharat Mata Ki Jai. The entire city echoed with slogans of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’. Remember Ajay…read more Congratulations to World Powerlifting Champion Ajay Yadav in Gaya. Photo Jagran Samvad Sutra, Fatehpur. A festive atmosphere was witnessed in Fatehpur on the homecoming of young powerlifter Ajay Yadav from Purani Bathan, who brought glory to India by winning the gold medal in the World Powerlifting Championship held in Russia on Thursday. As soon as he reached Fatehpur, a large number of people and youngsters gathered near the Hanuman temple and gave him a grand welcome with flower garlands. Crowds of people began to gather on the streets this morning. As soon as Ajay entered the city, patriotic songs started playing on the DJ and the youth filled the atmosphere with energy and enthusiasm chanting slogans of Bharat Mata Ki Jai. Before the welcome, Ajay offered prayers and received blessings at the Bajrang Bali temple. There was also a large crowd of people in the temple premises and there was a competition to have pictures taken with the gold winner. Remove advertisement Read only news Ajay became world champion twice in five months. On December 7, after defeating 35 countries and defeating Iran in the final, he won the gold medal by lifting 265 kg. Earlier, in the International Championship held in Vietnam on July 22, 2025, he also won gold by defeating the legendary player from Bangkok. Hailing from an ordinary farming family, Ajay started serving the country by joining the Indian Army in 2010 and continued the practice of weightlifting while in the army. This historical achievement of his brought glory to Fatehpur, Gaya district and Bihar. Ajay’s success remains an inspiration to the youth.

Updated: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 05:43 (IST) Club owners Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, the prime accused in the Goa nightclub fire incident, have been arrested in Thailand. The process of their deportation…read more Process of deportation of Luthra brothers from Thailand to India has started (Photo- PTI) PTI, Panaji. Club owners Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, the prime accused in the fire incident in Goa’s nightclub, have been arrested in Thailand. The process of his deportation has started and he will be brought to India soon. Remove ads Just read the news Flee to Thailand within an hour of the fire 25 people lost their lives in a fire that broke out in the night club Birch at Romeo Lane in Arpora, North Goa on Saturday night. Within an hour of the fire, the Luthra brothers booked plane tickets to Thailand and took off on an Indigo flight to Phuket, Thailand on Saturday morning. At the request of the Indian government, Interpol issued a Blue Corner Notice in this regard on December 9. Goa Police requested Interpol through CBI to issue this notice. Pursuant to the same, he was detained by the Thai authorities. The process to deport them has begun. At the same time CBI also got ready, preparations were completed. He will be brought to India soon after the formalities applicable under the extradition treaty between India and Thailand are completed. The extradition treaty between India and Thailand has been in force since 2013. The treaty provides a solid legal framework for the extradition of fugitive criminals. Goa police said the two brothers were charged with murder, culpable homicide and causing injury by negligently organizing a fire show without fire safety equipment. As soon as the news of the Luthra brothers’ detention became known, photographs of them and their passports started doing the rounds on the internet media. Why did the Luthra brothers run away? North Goa MP and Minister of State for Renewable Energy Shripad Naik told reporters outside Parliament House in New Delhi that both had been arrested. He also expressed his surprise that he escaped after such a great tragedy. Co-owner Ajay Gupta to seven-day police custody On the other hand, a court in Goa nightclub co-owner Ajay Gupta has sent to seven-day police custody. Gupta was arrested from Delhi on Wednesday after a lookout circular was issued against him. He was brought to Goa from Delhi itself on Wednesday evening. Goa Police has already arrested five managers and employees of Arpora Night Club.

Updated: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 05:40 (IST) The election of Zilla Parishad President in Bhagalpur will be held on 29 December. The State Election Commission has announced the date. The district magistrate will hold the elections. Former President Anant Ku … read more Symbolic photo Jagran Correspondent, Bhagalpur. The election of Zilla Parishad President will be held on December 29. The State Election Commission has declared the election date and sent it to the district administration. As soon as the election date was announced, information was sent to all 30 members. The district magistrate will hold the elections. Remove Advertisement Only Read News District Panchayati Raj Officer Vikas Kumar said that the election of District Council President will be held on December 29. This information has been sent to all members. Preparations for the election have begun. Former presidents Ananth Kumar and Vipin Kumar Mandal are preparing to contest the elections. Ananth Kumar says he has the support of 22 councillors. While Vipin Kumar Mandal talks about adequate support. It will be known on December 29 who will be crowned as president. Both the camps started manipulating to win the election of the President. The post of chairman fell vacant after district council chairman Mithun Kumar became MLA. The post of Zilla Parishad Chairman is vacant for the last 15 days. Since the position of District Council President became vacant, the Vice-President has given the letter regarding the charge to the District Magistrate and the Chief Executive Officer of the District Council, but has not yet sat in the chair of the President. Due to the vacancy of the post of Chairman, many works in the Zilla Parishad have come to a standstill. There is anger among the council members. It is expected that the Vice-President can take over from the President on Friday. District council president Mithun Kumar resigned on November 27 after becoming MLA. After his resignation, the vice-president was to get the charge, but at the departmental level it was said that there would be a seven-day wait after resignation. The logic behind this is whether the resignation will be withdrawn by the Speaker. The vice president was asked to wait seven days. It was informed that on the seventh day of the resignation, information regarding vacancy in the post of Chairman will be sent to the State Election Commission. Seven days after the resignation, information about the vacancy of the post was sent to the State Election Commission. There is less than one year left in the tenure of the Zilla Parishad.

Updated: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 05:39 (IST) A new dawn of peace has come for the people of Balaghat, Mandla and Dindori, who have been living under the shadow of terror and fear for the past 36 years. Madhya Pradesh should now be free from Maoist violence … read more Peace returned to the land of three districts of Madhya Pradesh after 36 years (symbolic picture) JNN, Bhopal. A new dawn of peace has dawned for the people of Balaghat, Mandla and Dindori, who have been living under the shadow of terror and fear for the past 36 years. Madhya Pradesh is now free from Maoist violence. All 42 Maoists operating in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh (MMAC) zone surrendered within 42 days. Remove advertisement Read only news Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav announced that Maoists Deepak of Balaghat and Chhattisgarh resident Rohit surrendered in Balaghat on Thursday. Along with this, Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav announced that Madhya Pradesh is free from Maoist violence and said that this region will now move forward step by step in development. He said that the Maoists are not allowing the area to develop. Now we will make a plan for overall development of all three districts so that such a situation does not arise in the future. 39 civilians were also killed by the Maoists. He said in these 36 years of struggle, 38 brave security personnel sacrificed their lives. 39 civilians were also killed by the Maoists. Dr. Yadav also targeted the Congress. Further said that Congress sympathizes with the meeting of CCM Hidma in Andhra Pradesh on November 20. Congress and Congress leaders should be ashamed. Maoists killed many leaders of his own party. It is noteworthy that when Maoists started establishing their roots in these areas in the year 1988, no one thought that this conflict would continue for so many decades. Fear in the villages, guns in the forests and silence on the roads became the identity of this entire region. There was a reward of Rs 43 lakh on Deepak and Rohit. On Thursday, Commander Deepak alias Sudhakar of Malajkhand Dalam and ASM Rohit of Darreksa Dalam surrendered at the Korka CRPF camp in Balaghat. There was a total reward of Rs 43 lakh for both of them. These two last remaining Maoists of MMC Zone virtually surrendered before Chief Minister dr. Mohan Yadav in the police control room.

Updated: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 05:37 (IST) Cold wave warning has been issued in many states even today. The Meteorological Department has warned that the temperature at many places in Kashmir continues to remain below freezing in about 15 states including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Rajasthan (Photo-ANI) Digital Desk, New Delhi. As soon as the month of December begins, most parts of the country are in the grip of cold wave. The cold spreads quickly. Cold wave warning has been issued in many states even today. The weather department has issued red and orange warnings of severe cold and dense fog for about 15 states, including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Rajasthan. Remove advertisement Read news only People suffer due to severe cold in Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh People suffer due to severe cold in Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh. At many places in Kashmir, the temperature continues to remain below freezing, while the minimum temperature in Himachal Pradesh is falling rapidly and has reached below normal at many places. In the tribal districts of Lahaul Spiti and Kinnaur, natural water sources have frozen due to temperatures falling well below zero. There was light fog in many parts of Kashmir on Thursday morning. The lowest temperature was recorded at Zoji La Pas, where the temperature was -18.0 degrees. The minimum temperature in Jammu was 8.6 degrees. Bhaderwah in Jammu division recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 1.4. Layers of snow piled up on trees in Kashmir. Layers of snow have accumulated on trees in the upper reaches of Kashmir and Ladakh. Water sources also partially froze. The average minimum temperature in Himachal Pradesh has dropped by 0.2 degrees in the last 24 hours. The temperature in Punjab was 4.9 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature in Faridkot in Punjab was 4.9 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature was recorded at 6.9 degrees Celsius in Chandigarh, 8.7 degrees Celsius in Ambala, Haryana and 6.4 degrees Celsius in Hisar. Fatehpur in Sikar in Rajasthan was the coldest at four degrees Celsius. Normal life badly affected in Odisha Due to cold in some parts of Odisha, normal life has been badly affected. The minimum temperature remained below 10 degrees Celsius at at least 15 places in 11 out of 30 districts of the state. Semiliguda hill station in Koraput district recorded a minimum temperature of 3.5 degrees Celsius.

Jagran Correspondent, Bokaro. Many officers of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) have been transferred from their present unit to other units of the company. Among these is the maximum focus of the management on the marketing department team. After the company’s falling NSR and falling short of the cash collection target in the month of November, the management started making full preparations to reach its cash collection target in the month of December. Therefore, in a planned manner, he assigned new responsibilities to the new officers in the marketing department. While, to improve the production and departmental functioning of the company, apart from the CMO, many officers from other departments have also been transferred to other units. The transferred officers include officers from the level of Chief General Manager to Assistant General Manager. Let us tell you that the post of Director Commercial in Maharatna Company SAIL is vacant for the last few months. Currently, AK Panda, Director Finance and Accounts of SAIL, also has the additional charge of Director Commercial. Therefore, SAIL headquarters soon started the process of selecting a new officer permanently on this post. So that the work of the marketing department can run completely smoothly. SAIL Transfer List (in ranked form) 1. Rajeev Anand Current Designation: Chief General Manager (Project), SAIL Refractory Unit, Bokaro New Designation: CGM (Blast Furnace), IISCO Burnpur Steel Plant 2. Sanjeev Ranjan Das Current Designation: Chief General Manager (Materials Management), Durgapur Steel Plant, Durgapur Steel Plant Incharge (IMaintenance Steel & CO) Burnpur Steel Plant 3. B. Vishwanath Current Designation: CGM (Project), Chandrapur Ferro Steel Plant New Designation: CGM (Personnel), Bhadravati Steel Plant 4. Praveen Kumar Current Designation: General Manager (Personnel), Bhadravati Steel Plant New Designation: GM (Personnel Steel), Chandravati B. Design General Steel Assistant, Chandra B. Manager, Chasnala Colliery New Designation: AGM (Finance), Chandrapur Steel Plant 6. Ritesh Mallik Current Designation: GM (Finance), Hyderabad CMO New Designation: GM (Finance), New Delhi CMO 7. Munish Ahuja Current Designation: CGM (Sales), New Delhi CMO New Designation: CGM Incharge. CGM (Marketing), SAU Bokaro New Designation: CGM (Sales), New Delhi CMO 9. Rizwan Ahmed Current Designation: DGM (Personnel), MTI Ranchi New Designation: DGM (Personnel), Corporate Office, New Delhi 10. Ajay Kumar Tiwari Current Designation: AGM (Sales), Visakhapat New Plantation CMO