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  • Stage set for massive BRS public meeting in Maharashtra’s Kandahar Loha

    Stage set for massive BRS public meeting in Maharashtra’s Kandahar Loha

    Hyderabad: Showcasing the Telangana model of development in Maharashtra, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) is gearing up to cement its position in the neighbouring State with its second public meeting scheduled to be held at Kandhar Loha in Nanded on Sunday.

    Considering the political developments in the last few days, Chief Minister and BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao is expected to come down heavily on the BJP-led union government.

    About one lakh people from 16 mandals (taluks) of Nanded district are expected to attend the Kandhar Loha meeting. Accordingly, elaborate arrangements are being made by the party to ensure that there is no inconvenience to the party workers.

    The BRS has deployed 16 specially designed campaign vehicles equipped with LED screens to tour the villages and showcase the development work and welfare schemes in Telangana.

    Sharing images of the arrangements at the venue, BRS MLA from Chennur Balka Suman tweeted: “Visited the premises of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao massive public meeting to be held on Sunday at Loha, Nanded”

    After foraying into the national politics, this is the third meeting of the BRS party and the second in Maharashtra. The first public meeting was held at Bhokar of Nanded district on February 5 and was a huge hit with people from all sections turning up in large numbers.

    The BRS had earlier announced its arrival on the national arena with huge support from different parties at a public meeting on January 18 in Khammam.

    Given the overwhelming support for BRS, the party is learnt to have drawn plans for contesting the upcoming local body elections, including the Nanded Municipal Corporation polls.

    Like in the past meetings, many leaders from other parties are likely to join the BRS in the presence of Chandrashekhar Rao on Sunday.

  • One person died in road accident in Shamshabad

    One person died in road accident in Shamshabad

    Hyderabad: A 45 year-old man died in a road accident at Shamshabad on Friday night.

    The man S Srikanth Reddy (45), a resident of Bandlaguda was going on a motorcycle when an unknown vehicle coming in the opposite direction hit him at Gagan Pahad Metro store stretch. “Srikanth fell on the road and sustained injuries. He died on the spot,” said RGI Airport police.

    The police registered a case and are making efforts to identify the vehicle involved in the accident.

  • The government listened to all the suggestions, now action will bring results, Horticulture Minister Jagat Negi said in the meeting

    The government listened to all the suggestions, now action will bring results, Horticulture Minister Jagat Negi said in the meeting

    Shimla. The state government will take necessary steps after discussing all the suggestions of apple growers, jobbers, cold storage owners and other stakeholders for the development of apple production and industry related to it. Decisions on all important issues will be taken keeping in view the upcoming apple season. The state government has taken the initiative to listen to all the suggestions and will now bring results through action. This information was given by Horticulture Minister Jagat Singh Negi during a meeting held with apple growers, jobbers, cold storage owners and other stakeholders of the state here today.

    He said that the Congress government has always been working for the interests of the farmers and horticulturists of the state and it will be our responsibility to protect the interests of the horticulturists in the future as well. We have patiently heard the issues, problems and suggestions of all the stakeholders of the apple industry. The government has given everyone a fair chance to present their side. Now we will try to provide benefits to all people by taking necessary decisions.

    During the meeting, implementation of packing standards, apple trade, transportation, rental of apple products, trade outside vegetable markets, universal carton, purchase of apples by kg, Legal Metrology Act, availability of branded pesticides and special investigation team were discussed. . Apart from this, work to be done before packing standards, licensing authority for apple trade and role of Agricultural Produce and Marketing Limited Act in implementation of packaging standards were also discussed in detail.

  • Light to moderate thunderstorms likely in these 3 districts

    Light to moderate thunderstorms likely in these 3 districts

    Bhubaneswar: The Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar on Saturday predicted a light to moderate thundershower in some parts of three districts of Odisha. The said three districts are Balasore, Bhadrak and Jajpur.

    People are advised to keep a watch on the weather and accordingly move to safer places to protect from lightning strike.

    The Meteorological centre has issued a yellow warning for rain for some places in North, interior, South and coastal parts of the state on 26th March. On March 27, there may be more rain in the North and coastal Odisha. According to the weather forecast center, rain is likely to occur in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Cuttack, Khorda, Ganjam, Gajapati, Nayagarh and Dhenkanal on 27th March.

  • Hemp worth Rs 40 lakh seized in Odisha’s Malkangiri district

    Hemp worth Rs 40 lakh seized in Odisha’s Malkangiri district

    Malkangiri: Around 390 kg of ganja (dry cannabis) worth Rs 40 lakh was seized by the excise official during a series of raids at multiple locations of the district on Friday.

    The excise superintendent and a special team constructed on the instructions of the district collector reportedly conducted a raid after obtaining a tip-off from a reliable source about the ganja.

    As per reports, the team intercepted a person who was moving in a suspicious manner near Pipalpadar area. They found some ganja in his possession while checking him.

    Later, the team searched his house and recovered around 330 kg of ganja. It is suspected that the person had stored the ganja to smuggle it to other parts of the country.

    In a similar case, around 30 kg of ganja was seized near Balimela. The team intercepted a person, who was allegedly transporting the contraband on a motorcycle.

    A senior official said that they seized around 390 kg of ganja, which had an estimated market value of around Rs 40 lakh from two persons. Two separate cases have been registered and further investigation in this connection is underway.

  • CM Naveen wrote a letter to the Union Transport Minister

    CM Naveen wrote a letter to the Union Transport Minister

    Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has written a letter to Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday. The letter is on Cuttack-Angul-Sambalpur National Highway 55.

    It is worth mentioning that since 2017, this road work is being done by the National Highway Authority. Even after 5 years the work is still going on, said reports.

    The Chief Minister has expressed his concern in this regard in the letter. The National Highway 55 is the lifeline of West Odisha. Millions of people depend on this road.

    In two years as many as 399 accidents have occurred on the national highway. 196 people lost their lives. The Chief Minister requested the Union Transport Minister to intervene and complete this road work at the earliest.

  • 2,240 more cough syrup bottles seized in Balangir

    2,240 more cough syrup bottles seized in Balangir

    Balangir: A few days after police busted a gang allegedly involved in illegal cough syrup trade in Odisha’s Balangir  district, two more arrested in this connection on Friday.

    On a tip-off that huge amount of cough syrup bottles was being illegally transported from Cuttack to Balangir, a team from Balangir Town police station conducted checking of vehicles at Bijakhaman on Balangir-Titlagarh road. During checking of a private bus coming from Cuttack, the team found the cough syrup bottles.

    The police sources said total 2,240 cough syrup bottles were recovered from the bus while those were transported in 7 paper packets. The police have arrested three persons in this connection.

    The arrested persons have been identified as Biswanath Mulia of Mangalabag in Cuttack, Maheswar Mohanty of Badachana in Jajpur and Laldhar Putel of Kalahandi. The police also seized 4 mobile phones and Rs 5,440 from their possession.

    It may be noted that the police had busted a gang involved in illegal cough syrup trade and seized Eskuf Syrup bottles worth around Rs 40 lakh in Balangir on March 13. As many as 37 members of the gang, most of whom belonging to Bargarh, Cuttack and Balangir districts and Uttar Pradesh, were also arrested.

    Besides syrup bottles, one country-made pistol, 17 mobile phones, one Mahindra XUV Vehicle, two Mahindra Pick UP, one Tata ACE Vehicle, two motorcycles and Rs 7,500 in cash, gold jewellery and other articles were seized from them.

  • Government will confiscate the property of drug smugglers, special task force will be imposed to curb drug mafia

    Government will confiscate the property of drug smugglers, special task force will be imposed to curb drug mafia

    Shimla. Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu held a meeting with senior officers of police, home and law departments on late Wednesday evening to tackle the drug menace in the state. During the meeting, the CM said that necessary amendments will be made in the law to take strict action against the drug peddlers and confiscation of the property of the culprits. He said that in order to secure the future of the youth, a special task force would also be constituted to break the drug supply chain and take strict action against the mafia.

    He said that an advisory board would be constituted under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act to check the menace of drugs and to monitor drug trade. The Chief Minister said that a modern de-addiction center and rehabilitation center would be set up in the state to help drug addicts and bring them back into the mainstream of society. Through these centers they will be made responsible citizens. He said that these centers would be equipped with modern facilities with skilled support staff.

    He said that the menace of drugs is a big challenge before the society and it is the need of the hour to nab the culprits and register cases against them on speedy basis under the law. He said that efforts would be made to develop an effective mechanism with the cooperation of the Central Government to stop drug trafficking and sharing of intelligence and necessary amendments in the Central Law would also be urged.

    Expressing serious concern over the consumption of drugs, the Chief Minister said that people should be made aware about their ill-effects and there was a need to coordinate with the neighboring states to deal with this problem in the border areas. He also directed the officers to take appropriate measures to curb this menace and save the young generation from drug mafia.

  • Three Class VI students killed in horrific car accident

    Three Class VI students killed in horrific car accident

    In a tragic incident, three class-VI students were killed after being hit by a speeding car near Saradhapalli chhak on Sonepur-Binika road on Wednesday.

    The deceased have been identified as Subrat Bhoi, Rajesh Pera and Raja Pera. They were studying in class 6 of Sardhapali Government Primary School.

    According to sources, the accident took place when the trio was returning from school after writing their annual examination.

    A speeding car heading towards Binika hit the students near Saradhapalli chhak causing death of a student on the spot and leaving two others critically injured, sources said.

    The two injured students were immediately rushed to the Sonepur hospital where one succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment.

    When the health condition of the third student deteriorated, he was shifted to Burla hospital. However, he too died while on his way to the hospital, sources informed.

    Meanwhile, the irate villagers have blocked the Sonepur-Binika road affecting vehicular movement on the route. The locals have overpowered the driver of the speeding car and handed him over to the police.

    Apprehending further tension, police forces have been deployed at the spot while an investigation into the matter has been launched to ascertain on what circumstances the accident took place resulting in death of three students.

  • IPCC report a call to action for all, especially countries like India: Co-author

    IPCC report a call to action for all, especially countries like India: Co-author

    India should bolster its adaptation and mitigation efforts in line with the warnings issued in the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), as the country is going to bear the devastating effects of global warming, say two prominent co-authors of the key United Nations document.

    Aditi Mukherjee and Dipak Dasgupta, the Indian co-authors of the report released on Monday, said rising sea levels are a matter of concern for the Indian subcontinent as it would affect the ecology and livelihood of millions of people living in coastal areas.

    “This report (Synthesis Report of the IPCC) is a call for action for all countries, especially countries like India, which are very vulnerable to climate change given their location in the tropics. The report provides a menu of climate actions, both mitigation and adaptation actions, which India can implement based on its national circumstances,” Mukherjee told PTI in an online interview.

    According to the report, which presents a sort of urgency in implementing policies that could bring down the emissions, the world is already only a few tenths of a degree away from the global target of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

    “Human activities, principally through emissions of greenhouse gases, have unequivocally caused global warming, with the global surface temperature reaching 1.1°C above 1850–1900 in 2011–2020. Global greenhouse gas emissions have continued to increase, with unequal historical and ongoing contributions arising from unsustainable energy use, land use and land-use change, lifestyles, and patterns of consumption and production across regions, between and within countries, and among individuals,” the report said.