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  • Enrolment for Gruha Jyoti free power scheme to start on June 15: Karnataka energy minister

    Enrolment for Gruha Jyoti free power scheme to start on June 15: Karnataka energy minister

    Two days after rolling out the Gruha Jyoti scheme offering free power up to 200 units to domestic consumers, Karnataka Energy Minister K J George on Wednesday said the enrolment to avail of the benefit will start from June 15.

    People who want to get this facility should enroll through the Seva Sindhu portal of the state government from June 15 to July 5, he said. Applicants will be required to upload proof that they are the resident of the building to avail of the benefit, he said. According to George, the documents that need to be uploaded in the Seva Sindhu application to register for the scheme are any of the documents such as Aadhaar card, voter ID, title deed or lease or rental agreement. The minister said that in the next two days a policy will be brought to include new buildings or new tenants.

    As per the scheme, electricity supply companies will determine the average consumption of power in the last fiscal, based on which each consumer’s average consumption will be calculated. If it is below 200 units, then another 10 per cent will be added.

    This average consumption will be free of cost, and the rest of the consumption up to 200 units will be charged. Supposing a consumer uses an average of 150 units of power, he or she will be eligible to get up to 165 units of electricity free.
    Any excess consumption up to 200 units will be charged. Anyone consuming above 200 units will have to pay for the entire bill.

    According to the minister, the state has 2.16 crore consumers who use less than 200 units of power, whereas there are only two lakh consumers who use more than 200 units of electricity. George also said that the average consumption of domestic power is 53 units. The scheme is expected to cost the state exchequer at least Rs 13,000 crore, he added.

    “We are not trying to exclude anyone. We want to include more people in this scheme. Our objective is to offer relief to the middle class as well, which is hit by price rise,” George said.

    A senior officer in the energy department told PTI that the government may consider changing the base year to calculate average unit consumption depending on the consumption pattern.

    “Depending on the consumption pattern, we may think of setting up a new average year,” he said.

  • Cabinet hikes minimum support price for Kharif crops

    Cabinet hikes minimum support price for Kharif crops

    The government on Wednesday hiked the minimum support price (MSP) of paddy by Rs 143 to Rs 2,183 per quintal for the 2023-24 crop year (July-June) in order to encourage farmers to bring more area under the crop and boost their income.

    The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the increase in MSP for all mandated Kharif (summer) crops for the 2023-24 crop year.

    Briefing media, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal said: “In agriculture, we have been fixing MSP from time to time based on the recommendations of the CACP (Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices). The increase in MSP of kharif crops for this year is highest compared to the previous years.”

    Farmers will benefit from the increase in the MSP at a time when the retail inflation is on a declining trend, he added.

    Goyal said the MSP of common grade variety of paddy has been increased by Rs 143 to Rs 2,183 per quintal for the 2023-24 crop year, from Rs 2,040 in the previous year.

    The support price of ‘A’ grade variety of paddy has been hiked by Rs 163 to Rs 2,203 per quintal from Rs 2,060, he said.

    Highest increase in MSP was in moong by 10.4 per cent at Rs 8,558 per quintal for 2023-23 crop year, as against Rs 7,755 per quintal in the previous year.

    Paddy is the main kharif crop, the sowing of which normally begins with the onset of southwest monsoon. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has projected a normal monsoon for the June-September period despite the evolving El Nino conditions.

    The monsoon has missed its onset date of June 1 in Kerala.

  • Mother, injured son among 3 killed after ambulance set on fire in Manipur

    Mother, injured son among 3 killed after ambulance set on fire in Manipur

    An injured eight-year-old boy was killed along with his mother and another relative when an ambulance with the three on board was waylaid by a mob and set ablaze in Manipur’s West Imphal district, officials said.

    The incident occurred at Iroisemba on Sunday evening when the boy was being taken to a hospital by his mother and their relative in Imphal after he sustained a bullet injury in his head during a shoot-out, they said.

    Three have been identified as Tonsing Hangsing (8), his 45-year-old mother Meena Hangsing, and Lydia Lourembam, aged 37, the officials said.

    A senior Assam Rifles officer confirmed the incident and said security has been beefed up in and around the camp where it happened.

    Sources said Tonsing, the son of a tribal man, and his Meitei mother, were staying at an Assam Rifles relief camp at Kangchup.

    On June 4 evening, a gunfight started in the area, and despite being in the camp, he was hit by a bullet.

    “A senior Assam Rifles officer immediately spoke to police in Imphal and arranged for an ambulance. Since the mother was from the majority community, a decision was taken to take the kid to the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences in Imphal by road,” sources said.

    The ambulance was under Assam Rifles escort for a few kilometres, after which the local police took over.

    “Around 6:30 pm, the ambulance was waylaid by civilians at Isoisemba and set ablaze. All three in the vehicle were killed. We still do not know where the bodies are,” one of the sources added.

    The Kangchup area has several Kuki villages and is on Kangpokpi district’s border with Imphal West, close to the Meitei village of Phayeng. The area has been seeing heavy exchange of fire in the second wave of violence across the state since May 27.

    Violent clashes broke out in the northeastern state after a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ was organised in the hill districts on May 3 to protest against the Meitei community’s demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.

    The clashes were preceded by tension over eviction of Kuki villagers from reserve forest land, which had led to a series of smaller agitations.

    Meiteis account for about 53 per cent of Manipur’s population and live mostly in the Imphal Valley. Tribals — Nagas and Kukis — constitute another 40 per cent of the population and reside in the hill districts.

  • Odisha train tragedy: 33 samples sent to Delhi for DNA testing

    Odisha train tragedy: 33 samples sent to Delhi for DNA testing

    Bhubaneswar: Amid multiple claims for a single body, the Odisha government has sent 33 samples to AIIMS New Delhi for DNA testing for identification of the deceased.

    While no one is there to claim some bodies, multiple families claim one body. As the bodies are in very bad condition, the family members are also facing difficulties in identification, said Bhubaneswar Mayor Sulochana Das.

    Speaking to media persons, Sulochana pointed out, “We are making all out efforts so that the relatives can get bodies of their loved ones in a hassle-free manner.”

    She informed that samples of 33 bodies and their claimants have been sent to AIIMS Delhi for DNA testing. Once the report is made available, the bodies will be handed over to genuine claimants, Das said.

    The mayor further said that 39 bodies stored in mortuaries of other hospitals have been brought to AIIMS Bhubaneswar last night and now all 88 bodies, left for identification, have been preserved in four big containers.

    A man from West Bengal alleged that his son’s body had been handed over to someone from Bihar two days back. Many others are unable to trace their loved ones who were travelling in the trains on June 2.

    The state government has set up help desks at AIIMS and other hospitals where passengers are under treatment. The officials are extending all required help to the victims and their family members, said a senior official of Odisha government.

    Arrangements for free transportation of the bodies by hearses till destination were made by the Odisha government, he said.

    Meanwhile, train services have resumed on the tracks where the train tragedy took place on June 2 evening. A total of 56 trains have crossed this station towards the up direction & 67 towards the down direction, said Aditya Kumar Chaudhary, CPRO, South Eastern Railway.

    There are 688 cases of compensation so far and Rs 19.26 crore have been disbursed till date. Inquiry is going on in full swing, he said.

    (IANS)

  • Bhubaneswar sizzles at 39°C, Sambalpur boils at 41°C at 11:30am

    Bhubaneswar sizzles at 39°C, Sambalpur boils at 41°C at 11:30am

    Bhubaneswar: Most parts of Odisha are facing a heatwave-like situation since almost a month, on Wednesday Bhubaneswar recorded 39°C at 11:30 am.

    The hottest place in Odisha was however Sambalpur which recorded 41 degree Celsius. As many as nine places in Odisha have recorded temperatures of more than 35°C. Jharsuguda recorded temperatures as high as 40.6°C.

    The Kalabaishakhi influence will decrease in Odisha, said the latest bulletin of the Official Twitter handle of Meteorological Centre situated here in Bhubaneswar.

    The heatwave is expected to continue till a few more days. The regional weather center has predicted that the day temperature will decrease by 2 to 3 degrees Celsius.

    A heatwave alert has been issued for various districts of Odisha, said the latest MeT report. People have bee advised to refrain from stepping outside the house from 11:00am to 3:00pm.

    They have been asked too take necessary precautions in case going out of home within the time is unavoidable.

    Here are the temperatures recorded across Odisha by 11:30 am today: 

    Sambalpur : 41 degrees
    Jharsuguda : 40.6 degrees
    Hirakud : 39.8
    Bhubaneswar : 39 degrees
    Balasore : 38.2 degrees
    Chandbali : 36.8 degrees
    Gopalpur : 36.6 degrees
    Keonjhar : 36.4 degrees
    Puri: 35.8 degrees
    Paradip : 34.2 degrees

  • Kuki women protest outside Amit Shah’s residence, detained

    Kuki women protest outside Amit Shah’s residence, detained

    New Delhi (IANS) | A group of women from the Kuki tribal community of Manipur protested outside the residence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi on Wednesday against caste violence in the northeastern state. More than 100 people have lost their lives in this violence.

    The Union Minister recently visited Manipur from 29 May to 1 June. According to information, women gathered outside Amit Shah’s residence at around 9 am.

    However, all the protesters were directed to leave by the Delhi Police, as no protests of any kind are allowed in the area. A Delhi Police official said that on receiving information about the protest, they sent a team to pacify the protesters.

    Police had initially told the protesters that it was illegal to assemble outside Amit Shah’s residence. All the protesters were detained and brought to Jantar Mantar, police said. We informed them that if they want, they can protest there.

    Caste violence broke out in Manipur after the All Tribal Students’ Union of Manipur organized a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ in 11 hill districts to protest their demand for Scheduled Tribe status for the Meitei community. So far more than 320 people have been injured in the violence.

    –IANS

  • Tearful adieu to Kollam Sudhi; thousands pay last respects

    Tearful adieu to Kollam Sudhi; thousands pay last respects

    KOTTAYAM: People from all walks of life bid a tearful adieu to actor and comedian Kollam Sudhi, who died in a car accident. He was laid to rest at Thottakkad Reformed Anglican Church Cemetery in Kottayam. Thousands paid homage to the actor when the body was kept at Ponganthanam MDUP School in Vakathanam, and St Matthew’s Parish Auditorium in Vakathanam, Kottayam.

    Sudhi died in an accident that happened at Kaipamangalam in Thrissur early Monday morning. The car in which he was travelling collided with a pickup lorry. Though seriously injured Sudhi was rushed to Kodungalloor A R Hospital, his life could not be saved. Binu Adimali, Ullas Aroor and Mahesh who were with Sudhi in the car also sustained injuries.


    Kollam Sudhi is familiar to the Malayalees through films and television comedy shows. Sudhi entered the film industry in 2015 with the film Kanthari and has acted in many films including Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan, Kuttanadan Marpappa, An International Local Story and Keshu Ee Veedinte Nathan.

  • Around 600 houses flooded as dam breach sinks Ukrainian town

    Around 600 houses flooded as dam breach sinks Ukrainian town

    Russian emergency services said on Tuesday that around 600 houses had been flooded after the Russian-controlled Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine was breached overnight, the Russian state news agency TASS reported.

    The Russian-controlled Ukrainian town of Nova Kakhovka was under water after the nearby dam was breached overnight, while residents of around 300 houses evacuated, earlier in the day.

    Parts of the town were also disconnected from power supplies for safety reasons, while a state of emergency was also declared.

    The town is situated near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which has been largely unaffected by the floods.

    Energoatom chief Petro Kotin said the fall in the levels of the Kakhovka reservoir would not affect the level of water in cooling ponds at the facility’s spent nuclear fuel storage pools.

    An AFP report, quoting a military official said that about 16,000 people were in the critical zone on the right bank of the Kherson region.

    According to Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kherson miliary administration, there was flooding in eight areas along the Dnipro River.

    (With AFP inputs)

  • Sachin Pilot likely to announce new party on June 11

    Sachin Pilot likely to announce new party on June 11

    A compromise enforced by the Congress leadership a week ago in their Rajasthan unit appeared to be fragile as dissident leader Sachin Pilot is likely to walk out and announce a new party ‘Pragatisheel Congress’ on June 11, the death anniversary of his late father Rajesh Pilot.

    Sources said Pilot is being helped with the groundwork for the formation of the new party by Prashant Kishor’s IPAC, a political consultancy firm. There is also talk about Pilot aligning with Hanuman Beniwal’s Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) and AAP in a third front in Rajasthan.

    It is to be seen how many MLAs will walk out from Congress if Pilot takes the plunge and whether it would have an impact on Congress government in the state.

    The 45-year-old former Deputy Chief Minister has been at loggerheads with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot for years. The central leadership has so far not agreed to replace the veteran leader with him, who as state chief had led the party to power in the 2018 elections.

    Speculation about Pilot’s plans had been spreading over the past couple of months after he conducted a one-day fast on April 11 and a five-day padayatra starting May 11. Questions had raised what he would do on June 11, senior Pilot’s death anniversary.

    The Congress leadership had been trying to bring peace in the Rajasthan unit ahead of Assembly elections later this year and on May 29 after four-hour-long discussions by party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and top leader Rahul with the warning leaders, the leadership had announced that both have agreed to work unitedly to defeat the BJP.

    However, the leadership, while assuring Pilot that he would be gracefully accommodated, did not spell out the exact details. Gehlot has been insisting that Pilot should not be accommodated and wants him to leave the party.

    Day after the meeting with leadership, Pilot indicated that he was not willing to compromise by making it clear that he would not go back on his demands for a probe against BJP leader and former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, reconstitution of Rajasthan Public Service Commission and compensation for youth who suffered due to question paper leaks.

    If Pilot finally decides to move, it would also mean that he has not taken Rahul’s assurance to address his concerns at a later stage seriously.

    The leadership had intended to make Pilot the Chief Minister in September last year by elevating Gehlot as party president. However, smart manoeuvring by Gehlot who wanted to remain as Chief Minister led to high drama where a meeting of Congress Legislature Party could not meet to set in motion the process.

    If Pilot finally decides to leave, he will be joining a list of prominent leaders like Ghulam Nabi Azad, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Kapil Sibal, Jitendra Prasada, RPN Singh, Sunil Jakhar, Ashwani Kumar, Hardik Patel and Alpesh Thakore.

  • IISc Bengaluru ranked best university, followed by JNU and Jamia: NIRF 2023 rankings

    IISc Bengaluru ranked best university, followed by JNU and Jamia: NIRF 2023 rankings

    The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras continued to bag the top spot in the National Institute Ranking Framework, 2023 for the fifth consecutive year, while the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru has been ranked as the best university, according to the Ministry of Education.

    IISc Bengaluru has bagged the second spot in the “overall” category followed by IIT Delhi.

    Among the engineering institutions, IIT Madras retained the top spot for the eighth consecutive year. IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay have been ranked second and third, respectively in the category.

    Delhi University’s Miranda House and Hindu College have bagged the first and second spot among colleges followed by Presidency College, Chennai.

    IISc Bengaluru has been ranked as the best institution for research, while IIT Kanpur has been ranked the best for innovation.
    Among the management colleges, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad has been ranked at the top followed by IIM Bangalore and IIM Kozhikode.

    In pharmacy, the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad has been ranked first. Jamia Hamdard and BITS Pilani have been ranked at the second and third spot, respectively.

    Similarly for law, the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru followed by the National Law University, Delhi and NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad have figured in the ranking.