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Broadcast Pro
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Broadcast Pro
Palestinian film ‘Alam' to screen at AFLAMUNA in Beirut
Written and directed by Firas Khoury, 'Alam' follows the story of a Palestinian teenager named Tamer. Palestinian filmmaker Firas Khoury's feature film Alam will be screening at the AFLAMUNA, a cultural nonprofit based in Beirut working to harness the power of independent Arab cinema to elevate the most pressing social, political and cultural movements of our time, on July 18 at 8:30 PM. The film follows the story of a Palestinian teenager named Tamer, who leads a typical teenage life until the arrival of the beautiful Maysaa changes everything. As he grows closer to her, Tamer agrees to participate in a mysterious and life-changing operation called 'Alam.' Written and directed by Firas Khoury, Alam stars Mahmood Bakri, Sereen Khass, Saleh Bakri, Mohammad Karaki, Ahmad Zaghmouri and Muhammad Abed Elrahman. The film is produced by Marie Pierre Macia, Claire Gadéa, Naomie Lagadec, Melik Kochbati and Ossama Bawardi, with cinematography by Frida Marzouk, editing by Nadia Ben Rachid and music by Faraj Suleiman. In terms of bigger companies at play, Alam was produced by MPM Film, Paprika Films, and Philistine Films, and co-produced by Lacydon Bay Productions, Metafora Production, and the Red Sea Film Festival Foundation, with Arab world distribution by MAD Solutions and Lagoonie Film Production. The feature film received a grant from the Doha Film Institute and a $20,000 script development grant from the Abu Dhabi Film Festival's Sanad Fund. It was also chosen to participate in the Cinéfondation Workshop at the 2017 edition of the Cannes Film Festival and the 2019 Venice GAP-Financing Market; received a $10,000 grant from Cairo Film Connection, the CIFF's Co-Production Market, and was featured at the Atlas Workshops of the Marrakech International Film Festival.
Time of India
11-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
HC rejects bail plea of Alamgir Alam
1 2 Ranchi: Jharkhand High Court on Friday dismissed the bail plea of former state rural development minister Alamgir Alam. Alam has been made an accused by the ED for his involvement in a tender scam running into several crores of rupees. The court of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad has earlier heard the matter at length and had reserved the order. The order was pronounced by the judge on Friday in court. Alam, then rural development minister in the cabinet of chief minister Champai Soren in 2024, had to resign from his office due to his involvement in facilitating tenders of the department to contractors and receiving kickbacks for the same. Alam came in the line of fire after rural development department chief engineer Virendra Ram was arrested by the ED for his involvement in money laundering. Investigation revealed that Alam had provided tenders to selected companies and received commissions for facilitating tenders. Virender Ram's operations in embezzlement of funds were caught by the ED sleuths who traced his link to Alam. The minister was also summoned by the ED officials to face interrogations. Alam represented Pakur for four times before he was taken into custody on May 15 last year. Investigation and raids were conducted in the residence and offices of Alam and his aides by the ED. Such raids also revealed accumulation of cash amounting to Rs 32 crore from the house of one Jahangir Alam, a domestic help of the minister's secretary Sanjeev Lal. The presence of huge amount of cash from the house of a domestic help and interrogation turned the heat on Alamgir Alam. The high court after having heard the arguments of the parties rejected the bail application filed by the former minister.
Hans India
11-07-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Jharkhand HC rejects bail plea of ex-Minister Alamgir Alam in tender scam case
Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court on Friday rejected the bail plea of former state minister and senior Congress leader Alamgir Alam in connection with the high-profile money laundering case linked to a tender-commission scam in the state's Rural Development Department. Alam, who has been in judicial custody for the past 14 months, faced a setback after the bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad denied him bail. The court had reserved its order on June 20 after hearing arguments from both sides. During the proceedings, advocate Zoheb Hussain represented the Enforcement Directorate (ED) via video conferencing, while senior advocate S. Nagamuthu appeared for Alamgir Alam. The former minister had approached the High Court after his bail plea was earlier rejected by the Ranchi-based Special PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act) Court. However, he failed to get relief here as well. The ED had arrested Alam on May 15 last year in connection with a probe into a commission racket allegedly operating within the Rural Development Department. Before that, on May 6, the ED had carried out extensive raids at the premises of Alam's Officer on Special Duty (OSD) Sanjeev Lal, his domestic help Jahangir Alam, and several contractors. The raids led to the cash recovery of Rs 30 crore from Jahangir Alam's residence, Rs 2.93 crore from contractor Munna Singh, and Rs 2.14 crore from contractor Rajiv Singh. Investigations revealed that a large-scale commission racket was going on in the awarding of tenders, with a significant portion allegedly funneled back to Alamgir Alam. Alam was a prominent figure in the Jharkhand cabinet, serving as the number two minister under both Hemant Soren and Champai Soren. He also held the post of Congress Legislature Party leader in the state assembly. He resigned from both positions shortly after his arrest.
Hindustan Times
11-07-2025
- Hindustan Times
Insurgents kidnap, kill 9 passengers in Pakistan's Balochistan
Insurgents shot and killed nine passengers from Punjab after offloading them from a passenger bus in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province on Friday, according to authorities. All nine passengers belonged to different parts of the Punjab province, said officials (AFP/Representational) The incident took place on the national highway in the Zhob area of the province, said Assistant Commissioner Zhob Naveed Alam. The armed insurgents checked ID cards of passengers and offloaded nine of them from the bus going from Quetta to Lahore, and shot them dead. All nine belonged to different parts of the Punjab province, Alam said. 'We have moved the nine bodies to the hospital for post-mortem and burial procedures,' he said. This is not the first time that insurgents have targeted people belonging to the Punjab province and passenger buses plying on different highways in Balochistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but in the past, ethnic Baloch terrorist groups carried out such targeted attacks against the people of Punjab. Meanwhile, insurgents also carried out three other terrorist attacks in Quetta, Loralai and Mastung, but spokesperson for the Balochistan government Shahid Rind claimed security forces repulsed these attacks. Unconfirmed reports in the Balochistan media claimed that insurgents had struck at several places in the province during the night and engaged security forces by attacking check posts, government installations, police stations, banks, and communication towers. While Rind confirmed the attacks, he said there were no reports of casualties in any of them. Bordering Iran and Afghanistan, Balochistan is home to a long-running violent insurgency. Baloch insurgent groups frequently carry out attacks targeting security personnel, government projects and the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects in this oil and mineral-rich province. In March, five people working on long body trailers were shot dead in the Kalmat area near Gwadar port, while in February, insurgents offloaded seven passengers belonging to the Punjab province and killed them on the spot in the Barkhan area.
New Indian Express
11-07-2025
- New Indian Express
Baloch militants kill nine passengers from Punjab in southwest Pakistan
KARACHI: Baloch insurgents shot and killed nine passengers from Punjab after offloading them from passenger buses in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, authorities said on Friday. The incident took place late on Thursday on the national highway in the Sur-Dakai area of Zhob district, said Assistant Commissioner Zhob Naveed Alam. The armed insurgents stopped two Punjab-bound buses and checked the ID cards of travellers before offloading nine passengers and shooting them dead. "Nine people abducted from both coaches have been killed, and their bodies have been recovered," Alam said, adding that all nine belonged to different parts of the Punjab province. The Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF), a banned outfit known for attacking the security forces, claimed responsibility for the gruesome murders. "We have moved the nine bodies to the hospital for post-mortem and burial procedures," Alam said. Security forces suspended traffic on the highway and began a large-scale search operation to locate the perpetrators.
