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Heat wave: over 100 deaths on Saturday alone across A.P.

May 24, 2015

Vijayawada, May 24: The death toll due to heat mounted alarmingly in Andhra Pradesh with officials confirming 95 deaths while unconfirmed reports said more than 100 succumbed on Saturday alone. Prakasam district is the worst-hit with 40 casualties and Guntur followed with 20 deaths on a single day.

Heat waveNearly 200 people lost their lives owing to intense heat wave prevailing in the State for the last three days. Daily wage labourers, homeless people and the elderly were the worst hit. The mounting death toll has put the administration on tenterhooks and Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu reviewed the situation with district collectors in Hyderabad.

Mr. Naidu announced an ex gratia of Rs. 1 lakh to the families of heat wave victims. Incidentally, the officials concerned paid Rs. 50,000 each to victims till Friday. The situation, according to Mr. Naidu, was alarming, as day temperatures were five to six degrees above normal and will continue to remain so for more than a week.

According to the Disaster Management department, 95 deaths were reported on Saturday alone. According to official figures, Prakasam registered highest deaths with 40 succumbing to the intense heat wave followed by Srikakulam (12), Visakhapatnam (15), Vizianagaram (8), Krishna (7), Nellore (6), East Godavari 4, Anantapur and West Godavari (2 each) and Guntur (1).

In Prakasam district, the toll rose to 77 with the 40 fatalities on Saturday. The district has been in the throes of its worst drought in 45 years, District Revenue Officer Noor Basha Qasim said. Most deaths were reported from Addanki, Erraguntlapalem, Markapur and V.V. Palem mandals in the district.

Prakasam Collector Sujatha Sharma said the deaths were due to sudden surge in day temperature and that drinking water camps would be set up across the district from Sunday. Arrangements were being made to distribute ORS sachets at public places free of cost.

Meanwhile, the administration in the districts stepped up relief measures and Krishna District Collector Babu A cancelled the weekly Mee Kosam grievance redressal programme scheduled on Monday due to heat wave conditions in the district. Interestingly, coastal districts registered high temperatures as compared to Rayalaseema districts, usually known for registering high temperatures during the season.

The heat wave continued unabated in Krishna with Nandigama and Vijayawada registering the highest maximum temperature of 47 degrees Celsius each. Bapatla in Guntur recorded 45.9 degrees Celsius followed by Ongole (44.3 degree Celsius). In Rayalaseema region, Anantapur and Kurnool districts recorded 41.2 degree Celsius.

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Agencies
August 6,2020

The Indian Defence Ministry, which had in its document that China intruded into the Indian territory in eastern Ladakh in early May, on August 6 took down the page which it had uploaded on its website.

According to a report by news channel NDTV, the ministry, in its document, had said the Chinese aggression has been "increasing along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and more particularly in Galwan valley since May 5."

"The Chinese side has transgressed in the areas of Kungrang Nala, Gogra and north bank of Pangong Tso Lake on May 17-18," the document, titled 'Chinese Aggression on LAC' stated.

The document revealed that "... a violent face-off incident took place between the two sides on June 15, resulting in casualties on both sides."

After the clash, a second corps commander level meeting took place on June 22 to discuss the modalities of de-escalation. "While engagement and dialogue at military and diplomatic level is continuing to arrive at mutually acceptable consensus, the present standoff is likely to be prolonged," it said.

A defence ministry spokesperson told the news channel that the document "did not go through him".

The opposition Congress, meanwhile, asked the government why the report was taken down with party leader Rahul Gandhi alleging that removal of the document from websites would not change facts.

"Forget standing up to China, India's PM lacks the courage even to name them. Denying China is in our territory and removing documents from websites won't change the facts," Gandhi tweeted.

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February 5,2020

New Delhi, Feb 5: Taking on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after Shaheen Bagh shooter Kapil Baisala was identified as an AAP worker by police, BJP chief J P Nadda on Tuesday said it exposed the party and Kejriwal who were playing with the country's security.

The Aam Aadmi Party hit back, questioning the police investigation.

In a series of tweets, Nadda said people of the country and Delhi today have seen the "dirty face" of AAP.

"For political longing, Kejriwal and his people even sold the security of the country. Earlier, Kejriwal used to insult the Army and advocate terrorists, but today relations with those who carry out their terrorist activities came to light," he said.

Nadda said he wanted to make it clear to Kejriwal that this country is bigger than any election, any government, and "this nation will not forgive those who play with its security. Kejriwal and his entire team have been exposed. The people of Delhi will give a befitting reply".

He claimed the entire country has seen "photos of Imam Hussain, the MLA and former minister of the Delhi government, with a radical terrorist organisation, PFI".

Days before Delhi goes to polls, police claimed that Baisala is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party. They said Baisala joined the party in early 2019 along with his father.

Police said it had photos of Baisala purportedly joining AAP along with his father Gaje Singh last year.

AAP's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh alleged that photos which were part of investigation were leaked to the BJP. He also said the party will approach the Election Commission to raise this issue, which has cropped up four days before the polling date.

"On whose instance, the police is giving statement? How did the photos which were part of the investigation reach the BJP? Before the news came out, Manoj Tiwari in the morning stated that the accused was from AAP. How did Manoj Tiwari get this news," Singh questioned in a press conference.

Union minister and BJP's in-charge for the Delhi polls, Prakash Javadekar, in a press conference alleged that "their (AAP's) designs are very clear from the beginning and they are trying every trick".

The whole conspiracy of AAP is to "divide society, cause fear in a community and create a vote bank," he charged.

Javadekar also claimed that photos of Baisala were recovered by police from his mobile phone although they were erased.

He also claimed that Baisala and his father were welcomed by Sanjay Singh at their joining of AAP.

"This proves AAP misleads youth and pushes them on the wrong path. AAP's strategy is to divide two communities, they want to instigate riots in Delhi," Javadekar alleged.

He further alleged that AAP leader Sanjay Singh had said violence would take place in Delhi. Their "conspiracy has been exposed by Delhi Police," he claimed.

"We condemn this politics of AAP," he said.

Javadekar also claimed this was "not an isolated incident" as AAP member Amanatullah Khan made a "very provocative speech" and the party supported Shaheen Bagh and did not give permission for the prosecution of members of the "tukde-tukde gang".

He hinted the BJP could approach the Election Commission against AAP over the issue.

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February 26,2020

Feb 26: In his first reaction to incidents of violence in Delhi which have left at least 20 people dead, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday appealed for peace and brotherhood, and said he has held an extensive review of the prevailing situation in various parts of the national capital.

He also said it was important that calm and normalcy was restored at the earliest.

“Had an extensive review on the situation prevailing in various parts of Delhi. Police and other agencies are working on the ground to ensure peace and normalcy,” Modi tweeted.

Stressing that peace and harmony are “central to our ethos”, Modi said, “I appeal to my sisters and brothers of Delhi to maintain peace and brotherhood at all times.”

At least 20 people have been killed since Sunday in communal violence in Northeast Delhi, triggered after clashes between pro and anti-CAA protestors over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

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