# The silent siren of Samastipur 💎

Once the pulse of Samastipur’s industrial growth, the Rameshwar Jute Mill stands shuttered for four months now, leaving more than 5,000 workers out of jobs. Tabshir Shams reports on forced migration and the casualisation of labour. A siren, which once sounded three times in a day, loud enough to be heard across villages, and signifying a change in shift, has gone silent

Published - April 06, 2026 TABSHIR SHAMS

A siren, which once sounded three times in a day, loud enough to be heard across villages... New Delhi: View of the Supreme Court of India, in New Delhi, Monday, May 5, 2025. The Supreme Court on Monday said the pleas challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act's constitutional validity will be taken up by a bench headed by Chief Justice of India-designate Justice B R Gavai on May 15. (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore)(PTI05_05_2025_000098A) | Photo Credit: th-online Administrator

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APRIL 06, 2026 17:45
Supreme Court directs NIA to take over investigation
SC directs NIA to take over the investigation by exercising its plenary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, even though the offences listed in the registered FIRs do not constitute a scheduled offence.
The NIA is to continue to submit status reports in the Supreme Court from time to time. The investigative agency has submitted a preliminary status report today in sealed cover.
The Supreme Court also directs the State Police to hand over case records forthwith.
APRIL 06, 2026 17:45
Supreme Court directs NIA to take over investigation
SC directs NIA to take over the investigation by exercising its plenary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, even though the offences listed in the registered FIRs do not constitute a scheduled offence.
The NIA is to continue to submit status reports in the Supreme Court from time to time. The investigative agency has submitted a preliminary status report today in sealed cover.
The Supreme Court also directs the State Police to hand over case records forthwith.
APRIL 06, 2026 17:45
Supreme Court directs NIA to take over investigation
SC directs NIA to take over the investigation by exercising its plenary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, even though the offences listed in the registered FIRs do not constitute a scheduled offence.
The NIA is to continue to submit status reports in the Supreme Court from time to time. The investigative agency has submitted a preliminary status report today in sealed cover.
The Supreme Court also directs the State Police to hand over case records forthwith.
APRIL 06, 2026 17:45
Supreme Court directs NIA to take over investigation
SC directs NIA to take over the investigation by exercising its plenary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, even though the offences listed in the registered FIRs do not constitute a scheduled offence.
The NIA is to continue to submit status reports in the Supreme Court from time to time. The investigative agency has submitted a preliminary status report today in sealed cover.
The Supreme Court also directs the State Police to hand over case records forthwith.
APRIL 06, 2026 17:45
Supreme Court directs NIA to take over investigation
SC directs NIA to take over the investigation by exercising its plenary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, even though the offences listed in the registered FIRs do not constitute a scheduled offence.
The NIA is to continue to submit status reports in the Supreme Court from time to time. The investigative agency has submitted a preliminary status report today in sealed cover.
The Supreme Court also directs the State Police to hand over case records forthwith.
APRIL 06, 2026 17:45
Supreme Court directs NIA to take over investigation
SC directs NIA to take over the investigation by exercising its plenary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, even though the offences listed in the registered FIRs do not constitute a scheduled offence.
The NIA is to continue to submit status reports in the Supreme Court from time to time. The investigative agency has submitted a preliminary status report today in sealed cover.
The Supreme Court also directs the State Police to hand over case records forthwith.
APRIL 08, 2026 10:41

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