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  • AHMEDABAD: ATGL’s ‘Greenosphere for Life’ program ignites creative love for nature among students

    AHMEDABAD: ATGL’s ‘Greenosphere for Life’ program ignites creative love for nature among students

    A joint initiative of Adani Total Gas and CERC organized Greenmosphere for Life event in Ahmedabad. Students from 30 schools enthusiastically participated in the Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA) from 21-22 April. Prizes were awarded to the winning students of Greenmosphere Club who conducted interesting activities in the workshop.

    Adani Total Gas CEO Suresh Mangalani, Vice Chairman Pranavkumar Ghosh, CERC CEO Uday Mevani and teachers were present. The objective of Greenmosphere Workshop is to inculcate and nurture a love of environment in children right from the student age. In which in the inter-school competition of class 6-9, the students won the hearts of the audience by presenting ideas on various topics for environmental protection.

    Suresh Mangalani, CEO, ATGL taught the children how to protect the environment through an informative quiz. He said that ‘since climate change is inevitable, it has become the need of the nation to adopt the principle of low carbon society’. Through Greenmosphere we are developing this to over 3500 students from 30 schools. The students are spreading environmental awareness among family and friends and will continue to do so in the future.

    Students will learn to conserve energy- save water, sustainable food- adopt a healthy lifestyle, as well as reduce single-use plastic, reduce e-waste, cleanliness etc. Creative works were presented on the topics. Speaking on the occasion, Pranav Kumar Ghosh, Vice President (EHS), ATGL, said that ‘the energy of the students participating in such competitions is heart touching and inspiring. Not only the students, but also the teachers and the school management have put in a lot of hard work in a competition organized by ATGL’s Low Carbon Society initiative – Greenmosphere.’

    Students can create work models, pictures, dialogues on favorite topic, comic book, poem, slogan, different forms of energy. Environmental love shown in activities like poster, solo dance, group dance, skit, monologue is attractive. Prizes were given to three winners and certificates to all the contestants in total 13 categories. “Greenmosphere for Life”, says Loriya Patel, the most respected student of Anand Niketan Satellite. The workshops encourage to look at things from a different perspective. I am very happy and grateful to be a participant in the Save Earth initiative.

    The highlight of the program was that the students were prepared for the Greenosphere Advocacy initiative. Advocacy is self-awareness and making recommendations to people to reduce and improve environmental damage. The children of the nominated school of Ahmedabad set an example of being true environmentalists by becoming green ambassadors. Kalpana Patnaik, Chief Coordinator of Little Flower School said that our school is proud to have won in nine categories. This competition of students in the campaign of environmental protection was very innovative and exciting. We are thankful to him for giving such a noble platform to the students.

  • Jharkhand HC extends stay on notice against Rahul Gandhi by Ranchi court

    Jharkhand HC extends stay on notice against Rahul Gandhi by Ranchi court

    Ranchi: The High Court of Jharkhand on Friday extended the stay on a notice by a local judicial magistrate to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for personal appearance in a case filed against him for allegedly maligning BJP leader Amit Shah.

    Gandhi has moved the high court praying for setting aside the criminal proceedings initiated against him by the magisterial court in Ranchi.

    Justice Ambuj Nath, while hearing the petition, directed that no coercive steps be taken against Gandhi till further orders of the court in this regard.

  • Karnataka polls: PM, Shah, Priyanka to hold mega roadshows, address rallies

    Karnataka polls: PM, Shah, Priyanka to hold mega roadshows, address rallies

    Bengaluru: As Karnataka is inching closer towards the May 10 Assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are all set to hold mega roadshows and address rallies on Saturday.

    As part of his two-day visit to the state, Modi will first tour Humnabad of Bidar district, and then head to Vijayapur after which he will reach Belagavi later in the afternoon.

    He will reach Bengaluru by the evening and take part in the mega roadshow from NICE Road to Sumanahalli Junction.

    The Prime Minister will spend the night at the Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru.

  • Eastern India may experience heat wave in May, says IMD

    Eastern India may experience heat wave in May, says IMD

    Parts of eastern India, including Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha, are likely to face above-normal temperatures in May with a likelihood of heat wave conditions on some days, the weather office has said.

    However, parts of northwest and west-central India may experience warmer nights and below-normal temperatures during the day, the India Meteorological Department said in the monthly outlook for temperature and rainfall for May.

    It said normal to above-normal rainfall is expected in the northwest and west central parts of the country in May, including in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and parts of western Uttar Pradesh. Large swathes of the northeastern region, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and south Karnataka, are expected to witness below-normal rains.

    According to the weather office, the average rainfall in May is likely to be 91-109 per cent of the Long Period Average of 61.4 mm.

    “Above-normal heat wave days are expected over most parts of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal, east Uttar Pradesh, coastal Andhra Pradesh and some parts of North Chhattisgarh, east Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and coastal Gujarat during May,” IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said here.

    He said the neutral El Nino prevalent over the equatorial Pacific region is expected to continue through May with a majority of weather models indicating the region beginning to warm up during the monsoon season.

    El Nino, or warming of the equatorial Pacific Ocean, is said to have an impact on monsoon rains in India. However, other factors such as the sea surface temperatures in the Indian Ocean (known as the Indian Ocean Dipole) are also known to influence the weather.

    Mohapatra said the neutral IOD conditions prevailing over the Indian Ocean are likely to turn positive during the upcoming season. He said positive Indian Ocean Dipole conditions are known to favour the Indian monsoon and help temper the impact of El Nino.

    Earlier this month, the IMD forecast a normal monsoon season with 96 per cent rainfall of the Long Period Average of 87 cm rainfall. The weather office is expected to update its forecast towards the end of May.

  • BJP, BJD and Congress eyeing Adivasi and Agharia votes for Jharsuguda bypoll

    BJP, BJD and Congress eyeing Adivasi and Agharia votes for Jharsuguda bypoll

    Given the fact that tribal and Agharia voters constitute 66 percent of the total voters in the Jharsuguda Assembly constituency; none among the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), and the Congress can afford to ignore them.

    No wonder that they all are putting their best foot forward to woo these voters for the upcoming May 10 Jharsuguda by-election.

    The political parties are well aware that the party which will be able to garner the maximum votes from these two sections will be in a favorable position.

    Tribal voters alone constitute 48 percent of the total voters of the constituency. These voters belonging to Gond, Kisan, Khadia, Kol and Bhuyan tribes mostly live in Kirimira and Laikera blocks.

    Late leader Naba Das, during his political career, had always been enjoying the support of these voters. He used to visit the Jangha Baddeo temple to worship the presiding deity of the Gond Samaj in Laikera block.

    The national conference of Gondwana Gond Mahasabha was held in Jharsuguda on February 11. While the absence of the late leader Das was well felt, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan made his presence felt. The Saffron party is trying to garner more tribal votes by including Amarendra Pratap Singh, the successor of freedom fighter Karunakar Singh Nayak.

    On the other hand, the conch party is counting on turncoat Mahendra Nayak, who switched over from Congress to the BJD, to woo the tribal voters.

    “In the Jharsuguda Assembly constituency, 48 percent of the total voters are tribal voters. And they would cast their votes for the BJD,” said BJD MP, Niranjan Bisi.

    Senior BJP leader Rabi Nayak said, “In the past, Tankadhar Tripathy (BJP’s pick for the Jharsuguda bypoll) fought for the poor, fought to get them pucca houses, fought for tribals. Because of this, they are supporting him.”

    Reasoning why the tribal voters will exercise their franchise for the Congress, senior leader Bhujabal Majhi said, “The tribal voters will vote for the Congress. They know the Congress is for the tribal people.”

    The Agharia voters constitute 18 percent of the total voters of the Jharsuguda Assembly constituency. The grand old party’s candidate Tarun Pandey belongs to this caste. So, the party is hopeful that it would garner maximum votes.

    “Since I belong to the Agharia caste, it would help me a lot,” said Pandey.

    On the other hand, the BJD and BJP have made their own strategies to woo these voters.

    “We will get votes from all the sections. They will elect our party. And the Congress party is the ‘B’ team of the Biju Janata Dal,” said BJP candidate, Tankadhar Tripathy.

    Exuding hopes, BJD candidate Dipali Das said, “It is the development that plays a vital role. People are with that party which has brought them development.”

  • Raids were conducted at 15 places in Odisha

    Raids were conducted at 15 places in Odisha

    Bhubaneswar: Acting on the tax evasion allegations, officials of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) department carried out simultaneous raids at 10 places of Odisha today.

    According to reports, ten teams of the officials of the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) are conducting raids in 15 places including Jajpur, Chandikhol and Bhubaneswar.

    The raids are being conducted following allegations of evading crores of taxes in the mines sector, said sources adding that the raids are underway in the houses and offices of ten mine owners.

    In Bhubaneswar, the GST officials are raiding at HIG C5, informed the sources. They are reportedly examining different documents to know about the tax evasion.

    The central officers are conducting surprise raid to check the balance sheets and other business documents of the concerned companies as part of the alleged tax evasion investigation.

    It is developing story. Stay tuned for more details.

    It is to be noted here that the Central GST team also had on Mar 29, 2023 conducted a surprise raid on a famous private coaching centre in Bhubaneswar on the allegation of major tax evasion to the tune of over Rs 2 Crore.

  • A grand conference will be held in Raipur on the occasion of International Labor Day

    A grand conference will be held in Raipur on the occasion of International Labor Day

    Raipur. On the occasion of International Labor Day 01 May, a labor convention is being organized at the Science College ground in the capital Raipur from 12 noon. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel will attend the conference as the chief guest. Labor Minister Dr. Shiv Kumar Dahria will preside over the programme. On this occasion, Chief Minister Baghel will transfer an amount of Rs 47.12 crore to about one lakh laborers through DBT in their bank accounts under various schemes and will also inaugurate labor assistance centers in Arang and Patan.

    Health and Family Welfare Minister T.S. Singhdeo, Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu, Parliamentary Affairs and Agriculture Minister Ravindra Choubey, School Education Minister Dr. Premsai Singh Tekam, Industries Minister Kawasi Lakhma, Women and Child Development and Social Welfare Minister Anila Bhendia, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Jaisingh Agarwal, Housing and Environment and Forest Minister Mohammad Akbar, Public Health Engineering Minister Guru Rudra Kumar, Higher Education Minister Umesh Patel, Food Minister Amarjeet Bhagat, MP Sunil Soni will be included. Parliamentary Secretary Vikas Upadhyay, Rekhchand Jain, Chairman of Chhattisgarh State Housing Board Mr. Kuldeep Juneja, MLAs Sharma, Brijmohan Agarwal, Mayor Raipur, Chairman of Chhattisgarh State Mineral Development Corporation Girish Dewangan, State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation as special guests. President Ramgopal Agarwal, President of Chhattisgarh Building and Construction Workers Board Sushil Sunny Agarwal and members, members of Chhattisgarh Unorganized Workers State Social Security Board, President of Chhattisgarh Labor Welfare Board Shafi Ahmed, Vice President of Chhattisgarh Labor Welfare Board Keshav Bunty Harmukh and all the members Will be present.

  • Puri-Gangasagar Divya Kashi Yatra Bharat Gaurav Train Flagged Off From Pune

    Puri-Gangasagar Divya Kashi Yatra Bharat Gaurav Train Flagged Off From Pune

    Bhubaneswar: Puri-Gangasagar Divya Kashi Yatra Bharat Gaurav Train was flagged off by Minister of State for Railways Raosaheb Danve from Pune station on Friday.

    The nine nights, 10 days tour package, offered by the IRCTC will cover religious destinations in Puri, Kolkata, Gaya, Varanasi and Prayagraj. The passengers will get to see famous temples and other pilgrimage places such as Jagannath Temple in Puri, Sun Temple at Konark, Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar, Kali Bari at Kolkata and Ganga Sagar, Vishnu Pad Temple and Bodh Gaya at Gaya, Kashi Vishwanath Temple and Ganga Ghat at Varanasi and Triveni Sangam at Prayagraj.

    These theme-based trains have been conceptualised to showcase the rich cultural and religious heritage of Bharat to the domestic tourists as well as to the international tourists.

    The all-inclusive tour offers comfortable rail journey in the exclusive LHB rake of Bharat Gaurav Train (7 Sleeper Class Coaches, 3 AC-3 Tier and 1 AC- 2 Tier coach) and complete on-board and off-board meals, road transfers and sightseeing in quality buses, accommodation arrangement as per itinerary, service of tour escorts, travel insurance, on-board security and housekeeping besides various on-board entertainment activities planned for the tourists, sources said.

  • Thunderstorm to continue with hailstorm and strong wind in Odisha

    Thunderstorm to continue with hailstorm and strong wind in Odisha

    Bhubaneswar: Odisha will continue to experience thunderstorm activity with lightning, gusty wind, hailstorm and occasional heavy rainfall till 8.30 am on May 3, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed on Friday.

    Yellow warning for thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph has been issued for several districts for 2 days. There is also a forecast for hailstorm at one or two places over the districts of Koraput, Gajapati, Ganjam, Mayurbhanj and Balasore districts till Saturday morning.

    On April 30, there is a orange warning for thunderstorm with lightning, hail and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph for several districts of the state and also heavy rainfall at some places in Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Bargarh, Jharsuguda and Sundargarh.

    CHECK FORECAST FOR NEXT 5 DAYS

    The MeT office further added that there will be no large change in the day temperature during the next 4-5 days. The maximum temperature in Bhubaneswar is likely to hover around 36-37 degree Celsius.

  • Decision to register FIR against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on complaint of sexual harassment of women wrestlers: Delhi Police tells SC

    Decision to register FIR against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on complaint of sexual harassment of women wrestlers: Delhi Police tells SC

    The Delhi Police on Friday told the Supreme Court that it will register FIR against against BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over the complaint of women wrestlers regarding alleged sexual harassment by him.

    Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta informed a bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha about the latest stand of the Delhi Police. The bench was hearing a petition filed by women wrestlers, who have been protesting in Jantar Mantar over past few days, seeking action against Brij Bhushan Sharan.

    Though the SG said that nothing survives in the petition in view of the decision of the Delhi Police, the petitioners’ counsel Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal pressed for directions seeking safety of the women.

    “We’re worried on two grounds- number one, security and safety. Second, there are 40 cases against him. I’ll give you the list”, Sibal said. He handed over a sealed cover regarding the threat perception of a minor girl who is an alleged victim of sexual assault.

    When the SG attempted to oppose the passing of further directions in the petition, CJI told him, “You should support this, they’re girls…”.

    “My Solicitor, we’ll record your statement that FIR is being registered. Second we’ll say that let security be provided to her. Instead of disposing it, we’ll take it after a week”, CJI stated.

    “Then it is going in a different direction”, SG protested.

    “We will not monitor the investigation. We’ll just ask you to come tell us what is being done”, CJI clarified.

    The bench recorded the statement of SG regarding the decision of the Delhi Police to register FIR. The bench further directed the Delhi police to make an adequate assessment of threat perception and provide security to minor girl.

    “Our direction to provide security to minor girl shall not stand in the way of commissioner making independent threat perception for other complainants for security”, the bench clarified. It is to be noted that the bench has not disposed of the petition and has posted it next Friday.

    “Let security be provided, you can apprise the court of security. Let’s see what happens, it’s an evolving situation. List on Friday”, CJI told the SG.

    In the last hearing, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta had informed the Supreme Court that the authorities intended to conduct a preliminary enquiry in the matter. Appearing for the Delhi Police, the SG had added that if the Top Court directs, they were ready to register the FIR.

    Case Title: XYZ And Ors.v. State of NCT of Delhi And Ors. WP(Crl) No. 189/2023