Flight operations affected at Ranchi airport due to dense fog
Ranchi (PTI): Flight operations at Birsa Munda airport here were affected due to dense fog on Thursday, an official said.
No arrival or departure of flights took place till 10.30 am at the airport, while four flights were diverted due to poor visibility, the official said.
"Since morning no arrival or departure of flights has taken place at Ranchi Airport due to poor visibility. All flights are likely to be delayed. Four flights were also diverted," Birsa Munda airport director RR Maurya said.
Ranchi Meteorological Centre in-charge Abhishek Anand told PTI, "The visibility was registered at 300 metres between 8 am and 9 am on Thursday. The minimum visibility requirement for flight landing is 1200 metres."
Apart from fog, Jharkhand is also reeling under a cold wave like situation with Lohardaga coldest place in the state at 3.2 degree Celsius.
Chatra recovered the minimum temperature at 3.6 degree Celsius on Thursday, while Hazaribagh shivered at 3.7 degree Celsius.
Ranchi city recorded 7 degree Celsius, while its outskirts Namkum and Kanke registered 3.7 and 4.2 degree Celsius respectively.
Anand said that the minimum temperature might rise after Friday due to western disturbance in northwest parts of the country.
"The mercury may rise by two to three degree Celsius from February 11 and minimum temperature may again go above 10 degree Celsius in the state," he added.
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Hubballi-Dharwad bandh over Amit Shah's remarks on Ambedkar hits normal life
Hubballi (Karnataka), Jan 9: A large number of shops and business establishments remained shut, affecting normal life for most of the day on Thursday in the twin cities of Hubballi-Dharwad, in response to the bandh called by various Dalit organisations to protest against Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s alleged derogatory remarks against B R Ambedkar.
Public transport was also affected, while schools and colleges remained closed. However there were movements of two-wheelers and auto rickshaws, but they were relatively less in number.
Along with Dalit organisations and various associations, the Congress party also extended support to the bandh.
Dalit organisations staged protest marches and agitations against Shah, condemning his remarks and sought his dismissal from the union cabinet.
Police had made elaborate security arrangements to ensure that no untoward incidents occured.
A similar shutdown was observed in Bidar, where Dalit organisations took to the streets to protest against Shah’s statement.
Shah, taking a swipe at the opposition, during a debate on the Constitution in the Rajya Sabha last month had said, "Abhi ek fashion ho gaya hai—Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar. Itna naam agar bhagwan ka lete to saat janmon tak swarg mil jata (It has become a fashion to say Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar. If they had taken God's name so many times, they would have got a place in heaven)."
Congress, other opposition parties, and various Dalit organisations had termed his remarks as an "insult" to the architect of the Indian Constitution.
