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Lord Jagannath’s Ratna palanka to be repaired, Singhadwar to be coated with silver

Puri: As the world famous Rath Yatra is getting closer, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) is gearing up to make it a grand success. The SJTA is holding meetings with different groups and officials, who play vital role during different festivals of Lord Jagannath and his siblings, to chalk out plans to observe them peacefully and successfully.

The SJTA Chief Administrator, Ranjan Kumar Das, held a crucial meeting today during which a decision was taken to repair the Ratna palanka (bed) of Lord Jagannath.

Das also informed that the Singhadwar and Dakhini Ghara will also be coated with silver. Both the works to be completed before the completion of Rath Yatra, he said adding that permission of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in this regard has been sought.

Several members of Shree Jagannatha Temple Managing Committee, members of the Core Committee and senior officers of different departments took part in the crucial meeting.

May 27, 2023
Over 100 kg ganja seized in Nayagarh, 2 arrested

Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) today seized more than 100 kgs of ganja after arresting two persons during a raid in Itamati area of Nayagarh district today.

The arrested persons have been identified as Jugal Nayak of Bandhagada under Phiringia police limits in Kandhamal and Ranjit Bhoi of village Phulbani.

The STF said, “During search, Ganja more than 106 kg, an SUV, and other incriminating materials were recovered & seized from their possession. A case has been registered with Itamati police for necessary legal action.”

“The special drive against narcotic drugs is continuing. Since 2020, STF has seized more than 69 Kg of Brown Sugar/Heroin, 202 Gram Cocaine, and more than 114 quintals of Ganja/Marijuana, Opium 750 gram and arrested more than 171 drug dealers/peddlers,” it added.

May 27, 2023
2 critical in Puri Srimandira after hot dal falls on them

Puri: In a sad incident two persons sustained critical injury at the Srimandira in Puri of Odisha after hot dal somehow fell on them. They have been admitted to the hospital.

The two victims have been identified as Papi Pradhan and Pradeep Sahu.

As per reports, the incident took place at the ‘Prathama Bhoga Mandap’ in the temple when the two persons were carrying hot dal. Both of them are ‘Bojhia’, who carry different Bhoga items for the offering.

Following the incident, both of them were rushed to the Puri District Headquarters Hospital for treatment. As per reports, so far they have been provided with primary health treatment.

It is to be noted that as Rath Yatra 2023 is getting closer, preparations are going on. The SJTA is holding meetings with different groups and officials, who play vital roles during different festivals of Lord Jagannath and his siblings, to chalk out plans to observe them peacefully and successfully.

Meanwhile, the SJTA Chief Administrator, Ranjan Kumar Das, held a crucial meeting today during which a decision was taken to repair the Ratna palanka (bed) of Lord Jagannath.

Besides, reportedly the Singhadwar and Dakhini Ghara will also be coated with silver.

May 27, 2023
Yellow warning for thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind issued for 5 days
Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) here today issued yellow warnings for thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind for next five days.

The Yellow warning for thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind has been issued from today to till June 1.

Day 1 (Valid upto 0830 hrs IST of 28.05.2023):
- Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Khurda and thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Puri, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Sundergarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal, Rayagada and Koraput.
Day 2 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 28.05.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 29.05.2023):
- Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal and thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Keonjhar, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada and Angul.
Day 3 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 29.05.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 30.05.2023):
- Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Nabrangpur, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Balangir, Boudh, Angul, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj.
Day 4 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 30.05.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 31.05.2023):
- Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Nabrangpur, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj.
Day 5 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 31.05.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 01.06.2023):
- Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabrangpur, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj.
Temperature Forecast:
- No large change in Maximum temperature (Day temperature) at many places over the districts of Odisha and it is likely to be around 42 degree Celsius at one or two places over the districts of Interior Odisha during next 5 days.
May 27, 2023
Teacher sexually assaults two minors in Delhi, accused absconding

New Delhi (IANS) | Two minor girls were allegedly sexually assaulted by a teacher at a government school in Delhi’s Dwarka. An official gave this information on Saturday. The officer said that raids have been started to nab the absconding accused. According to the police, on Thursday, an 11-year-old minor girl along with her parents came to the Dwarka South police station and gave a written complaint. The victim said in her complaint that she is a student of a government school in Dwarka and a teacher named Amit inappropriately touched her on the back and shoulder.

Dwarka DCP M Harshvardhan said that the minor girl was counseled and a case was registered against the accused under section 354A of the Indian Penal Code and 10 of the POCSO Act.

The DCP said that another similar complaint was received against the accused on Friday and on that complaint also a case has been registered under the POCSO Act. Efforts are being made to arrest the teacher.

–IANS

May 27, 2023
Prisoner commits suicide in Tihar Jail, second incident in five days

Delhi : A 29-year-old under-trial inmate died by suicide in Delhi’s Tihar jail on Friday morning – the second such incident in five days. According to officials, the inmate – identified as Raja alias Mahawar – was found hanging in the common bathroom of Ward-6 of Central Jail number 4. He was declared dead by the on-duty doctor of the jail at 11:53 am.
Mahawar was facing trial under several sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Arms Act.

Officials said that the concerned authorities have been informed for taking further necessary action.

In a similar incident on May 23, a 26-year-old inmate of the Tihar central jail allegedly died by suicide within hours after he was convicted by a Delhi court in a robbery case. The inmate – identified as Jawed – was produced before the court on Monday, and was later found hanging in a jail bathroom.

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According to the director general (prisons) Sanjay Baniwal, Jawed hanged himself from a tap in the bathroom with the help of a cloth at around 5 pm. “The staff later took him to the jail hospital where the doctors declared him brought dead,” he said.

May 26, 2023
AP: Stage set for annual Mahanadu of Telugu Desam Party

Rajahmundry: The stage is set to conduct the annual Mahanadu of Telugu Desam Party here during the weekend.

Already, the polit bureau of the party met on Friday and it will be followed by the delegates meeting on Saturday and public meeting on Sunday at Vemagiri in the historic town. Arrangements are made to seat about 15,000 in the plenary.

With soaring temperatures during summer, coolers are set up in the galleries. A statue of the party founder NTR is moved to the stage and the plenary would begin after TDP president N. Chandrababu Naidu, his son and general secretary Nara Lokesh and others paid tribute to late NTR.

May 26, 2023
Rise in mercury levels make people crave ice apples in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: The summer brings out a craving for mangoes, but apart from mangoes what also is the quintessence of summer indulgence are ice apples that are found in abundance during the season.

Called Thati Munjalu locally, the translucent ice apples are tucked inside hard purple-black or green coloured shells, each containing 2 to 4 ice apples depending on the size of the shell. Peeling off the outer light brown layer reveals the translucent flesh packed with nutritious water inside and though the texture is similar to that of tender coconut meat, the water tastes pleasant and sweet.

Vendors of ice apples have been recording good sales with pushcarts or road side stalls in places such as Pisal Banda, Chandrayangutta, Balapur, Kothapet, LB Nagar, Santoshnagar, Vanasthalipuram, Hayathnagar, BN Reddy Nagar, and Karmangh.

“We bring these fruits from Mall, a village in Yacharam Mandal, in an auto-trolley and sell them in different parts of the city. The fruits arrive in April every summer and be available till May,” said Venkatesh, a vendor at Kothapet.

Amid the high temperatures, vendors are seeing huge demand from customers resulting in brisk business across the city.

“There is a very good response from customers as the rise in the mercury levels has pushed up demand for these nutritious fruits among city dwellers,” said Sandeep, another vendor at Pisal Banda.

There is more to ice apple than just good taste as it offers numerous health benefits. The summer fruit acts as a natural coolant and maintains the right balance of electrolytes in the body. This is in addition to soothing summer skin rashes and treating constipation and digestive issues caused due to dehydration during the hot months.

May 26, 2023
TSRTC plans to educate citizens on ‘Tiger Conservation’

Hyderabad: The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) is joining the campaign to spread awareness on tigers by coming up with a mobile photo exhibition highlighting the need to save and protect the big cats.

On the occasion of 50 years of Project Tiger which was launched in the country to conserve the tigers in the face of their declining numbers, the RTC is getting ready to have the photo exhibition on its ‘Hyderabad on Wheels’ bus. Being taken up as part of social responsibility, the corporation aims to create awareness on tigers among the citizens, with special focus on youngsters and students.

The travelling exhibition will have photos of tigers clicked by wildlife photographers including Prof.Jitender Govindani, Dean (Academics) of ICBM-School of Business Excellence. Apart from it, comprehensive information on tigers and need for their conservation will also be showcased.

“It is everyone’s responsibility to protect tigers, which are the mainstay of biodiversity.

Saving tigers is like saving the environment. With the intention to educate people on conservation of tigers and to make them participate in the process, the tiger exhibition is being planned,” said a senior TSRTC official.

The photo exhibition will be setup in the ‘Hyderabad on Wheels’ bus which is from Chengicherla depot and was used for the Indian Photo Festival exhibition last year. Officials plan to station this bus in crowded places across the city including parks, bus and railway stations, schools and colleges.

“Citizens are requested to support this innovative initiative which perhaps is being conducted for the first time in India. These kind of efforts add up to the bigger initiative of Project Tiger by ensuring more awareness and participation on part of the citizens,” the senior official said.

‘Project Tiger’, was started in 1973 in India to promote conservation of the animal in the country. It was started in the face of rapidly dwindling tiger population; so much so that the species was listed as ‘Endangered’ back then.

May 26, 2023
Two countries, 80 meetings, 42k jobs: KTR’s tour summed up

Hyderabad: Two weeks, two countries, over 80 business meetings, and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao is returning home with multiple investments and a staggering 42,000 jobs for Telangana.

Apart from each job carrying the potential to create three to four indirect jobs, the United Kingdom-United States tour of the delegation led by the Minister has also attracted investments for Tier II cities of the State, bolstering the State government’s efforts to take its IT success story from Hyderabad into more cities and towns of Telangana.

The Minister had met with NRI CEOs of more than 30 companies and emphasized IT operations beyond Hyderabad, with one of the most pronounced impacts of this being Sonata Software’s announcement to set up shop with 200 jobs at the Nalgonda IT Hub.

Another announcement came from 3M-ECLAT, which will launch an operations centre at Karimnagar. This apart, Rite Software has evinced interest to expand operations to Warangal in the near future.

During the two-week tightly-scheduled trip, Rama Rao and his team participated in over 80 business meetings and five sector-specific roundtable meetings, with the Minister addressing two international conferences as well.

Cutting across various sectors like Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI), Emerging Technologies, IT and ITES, Media and Entertainment, Aerospace and Defense, Life sciences, Medical Devices, Digital Solutions, Innovation and Data Centre, Automotive and EV and others, the Industries Minister’s tour attracted major investments, reaffirming Telangana’s position as a preferred investment destination.

Right from global media power house Warner Bros. Discovery to healthcare tech major Medtronic, asset management giant State Street and Bain Capital-owned VXI Global Solutions to London Stock Exchange Group, sports streaming major DAZN, French-American Oil and Gas giant TechnipFMC, global consulting and financial firm AlliantGroup; Stem cell therapy specialist StemCures, the list of firms that announced either investments, new centres or expansion of existing centres goes on.

The highlight of the tour came towards the end though, at Nevada in the US, where the Minister delivered the keynote address at the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress held by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The 171-year-old ASCE, one of the world’s most respected professional bodies for civil engineers, declared the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project an enduring symbol of engineering progress and partnership and presented a plaque declaring the same to the Minister.

May 26, 2023