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RTI superstar Siddharta Narayan hands back grand palace to its rightful owners after legal tussle

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RTI king Siddharta Narayan handed over a grand palace to its rightful owners after a ten months of  legal fight. The palace was owned by Late. Raja Yuveraj Singh ji of Oel and it was on lease for the past 93 years.

In the August of 1928 Raja Yuveraj Singh ji of Oel could have never imagined that 93 years later his palace would obtain cult status in the annuls of Information Activism. It was way back in British undivided India that the Late king gave his house on a 30 year lease to the then British Government, It was mutually decided that the building and its lawns would be maintained to perfection and a floating sum would be given on a monthly basis to the Royal family as rent.

After India got its independence the same mansion was given another 30 year extension. In the spring of 1984 Yuveraj Singhji died leaving behind a rich legacy of educational Institutions and other employment opportunities for his people . After his death, the palace was again due for its lease renewal but this time certain elements intruded and tried to fudge up the original Khasra number and other revenue related documents. This created a lot of trouble for the grandsons of the Late Yuveraj.

In the August of 2019 Kr. Pradiyumn Narain Dutta Singhji one of the grandsons of Yuveraj Singhji approached on perusal of the material evidence available in hand Siddhartha called for 2 year time line to trace the Mother documents of the palace and to conduct a thorough inquiry into the fudging up of the Khasra and gatah details. A total of four RTIs were filed with the DM, Commissioner, Revenue and Finance Department of the State All of them were ironically transffered to the DM of Kheri – Who was by now the tenent of the palace In question. After much paperwork On the 27th of March,2020 A letter under RTI stated that the original deed is in the Sub- Registrar office in Sitapur. As it was almost now a given that the deed was not lost a string of 5 RTIs were filed on the Sub Registrar Office, Sitapur and finally It was on the 21st of October, 2020 that The original Lease Deed dating back to British regime was traced. This gave the Oel palace its rightful owner.

Of information activism has reached the pinnacle of success and restructured RTI through sheer hardwork, grace and integrity. A former Information Commissioner foundly calls him “The Ram Jethmalani of RTI” & states that Siddhartha has Fought cases for those for whom Justice was a far cry His prominent cases include Shaktimaan the Uttrakhand police horse, Sharda murder the Agra Church attack Amongst others The only activist who has a methuselah-esque list of the poor & needy as his clients. On the other hand if one wants to hire his services – A tip – If you can tell the brands he wears You can afford his fees.

Ecstatic with the developments and post careful scrutiny of the document The Royal house of Oel Deeply thanked the entire Kheri Magistery for their kindness Speaking to reporters during a press conference,  proud Raja Vishnu Narain DuttaSinghji said, “Very satisfied and felt very proud both as a grandson, son and father at the same time He prayed that the legacy left behind by his grandfather be passed on to the kids of the Royal house”

His son Manvendra Narain Singhji while talking to reporters from his Ocean facing Kowloon Bay office in Hong Kong said that he will show case this achievement to the International community in New York and in Washington.”

Meanwhile, The elegant and graceful young YuvraniAradhanaSinghji made a commitment that she would dedicate a large part of her life towards promoting gender equality and women empowerment. she added that she has started looking at the latest GOs and how best she can contribute to the Mission Shakti program of the Govt of UP.

The Evergreen Kr. HariNarain Singhji looks forwards to a leisurely nap after a long time and gave a hearfelt thank you to Sub Registrar, Sitapur Capt., S.P.Dubey and Finally Grandson Kr.Pradiyumn Narain Singhji who started this movement in the August of 2019 feels that the ancestry of the family has to be preserved and this would be a great step for the future for fulfilling the porpose. He also gave full credit and expressed thanks to his counsel and Star RTI activist, Siddhartha Narayan for all his efforts to get to this achievement Siddhartha – The RTI Super -Star enters the `100 crore RTI club in 10 months with an investment of just `10.

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Meghalaya Reserves Legalized Gambling and Sports Betting for Tourists

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The State Scores Extra High on Gaming-Friendly Industry Index

Meghalaya scored 92.85 out of 100 possible points in a Gaming Industry Index and proved to be India’s most gaming-friendly state following its recent profound legislation changes over the field allowing land-based and online gaming, including games of chance, under a licensing regime.

The index by the UK India Business Council (UKIBC) uses a scale of 0 to 100 to measure the level of legalisation on gambling and betting achieved by a state based on the scores over a set of seven different games – lottery, horse racing, betting on sports, poker, rummy, casino and fantasy sports

Starting from February last year, Meghalaya became the third state in India’s northeast to legalise gambling and betting after Sikkim and Nagaland. After consultations with the UKIBC, the state proceeded with the adoption of the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Act, 2021 and the nullification of the Meghalaya Prevention of Gambling Act, 1970. Subsequently in December, the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Rules, 2021 were notified and came into force.

All for the Tourists

The move to legalise and license various forms of offline and online betting and gambling in Meghalaya is aimed at boosting tourism and creating jobs, and altogether raising taxation revenues for the northeastern state. At the same time, the opportunities to bet and gamble legally will be reserved only for tourists and visitors.

“We came out with a Gaming Act and subsequently framed the Regulation of Gaming Rules, 2021. The government will accordingly issue licenses to operate games of skill and chance, both online and offline,” said James P. K. Sangma, Meghalaya State Law and Taxation Minister speaking in the capital city of Shillong. “But the legalized gambling and gaming will only be for tourists and not residents of Meghalaya,” he continued.

To be allowed to play, tourists and people visiting the state for work or business purposes will have to prove their non-resident status by presenting appropriate documents, in a process similar to a bank KYC (Know Your Customer) procedure.

Meghalaya Reaches Out to a Vast Market

With 140 millions of people in India estimated to bet regularly on sports, and a total of 370 million desi bettors around prominent sporting events, as per data from one of the latest reports by Esse N Videri, Meghalaya is set to reach out and take a piece of a vast market.

Estimates on the financial value of India’s sports betting market, combined across all types of offline channels and online sports and cricket predictions and betting platforms, speak about amounts between $130 and $150 billion (roughly between ₹9.7 and ₹11.5 lakh crore).

Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Delhi are shown to deliver the highest number of bettors and Meghalaya can count on substantial tourists flow from their betting circles. The sports betting communities of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana are also not to be underestimated.

Among the sports, cricket is most popular, registering 68 percent of the total bet count analyzed by Esse N Videri. Football takes second position with 11 percent of the bets, followed by betting on FIFA at 7 percent and on eCricket at 5 percent. The last position in the Top 5 of popular sports for betting in India is taken by tennis with 3 percent of the bet count.

Local Citizens will Still have Their Teer Betting

Meghalaya residents will still be permitted to participate in teer betting over arrow-shooting results. Teer is a traditional method of gambling, somewhat similar to a lottery draw, and held under the rules of the Meghalaya Regulation of the Game of Arrow Shooting and the Sale of Teer Tickets Act, 2018.

Teer includes bettors wagering on the number of arrows that reach the target which is placed about 50 meters away from a team of 20 archers positioned in a semicircle.

The archers shoot volleys of arrows at the target for ten minutes, and players place their bets choosing a number between 0 and 99 trying to guess the last two digits of the number of arrows that successfully pierce the target.

If, for example, the number of hits is 256, anyone who has bet on 56 wins an amount eight times bigger than their wager.

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