Former gram pradhan shot dead

A 45-year-old former gram pradhan was shot dead allegedly by three persons here.
The victim, Ehsan, who was on a bike with his friend, was shot dead by three unidentified men after stopping his vehicle here yesterday, police said.
Ehsan was elected as the gram pradhan of Daulatpur village in Baghpat district in 1995. He later worked as a property dealer in Delhi.
The victim had come to Meerut last week.
A case has been registered against Shaheen, a resident of Kotwali area, and three others in connection with the incident following a complaint by the victim's family members, police said.

The reason behind the killing is said to be a financial dealing of Rs 40 lakh between the deceased and the accused, they said.

The two sides also discussed expanding the scope of
Canada-India Energy Dialogue including in trade and investment in oil and gas, clean technology, electricity, renewables and energy efficiency.
"Both agreed to work towards enhancing understanding of policies, programs and regulatory practices in both countries, to promote and facilitate greater two-way trade and investment in the oil and gas sectors, including clean technology applied to the sector, for mutual economic benefit," it said.
A joint statement issued on the occasion said "actions to promote access to energy and align climate and energy policies will promote sustainable development and help enhance two-way trade between our countries, and provide better energy reliability for households."

Stating that there is great complementarity between the two nations' energy agendas, both countries recognised the urgent need to take action to combat climate change through innovation and deployment of low-carbon solutions.
"Canada and India will encourage consideration of investment opportunities in their respective energy sectors, including the Indian upstream sector under the Discovered Small Fields bid round and the Hydrocarbon Exploration Licensing Policy.
"Canada welcomes investment in major projects and will keep India informed of federal environmental approvals for the Pacific North West LNG Project," the Joint Statement said.
Moving forward, the two nations will facilitate and expedite cooperative efforts towards the development of an action plan that will establish the critical steps forward on the implementation of specific cooperative energy projects.