Two Maoist guerrillas killed in Chhattisgarh
Sukma (Chhattisgarh), July 11 : Two Maoist guerrillas were killed and a Reserve Police Force (RPF) jawan seriously injured during a shootout in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Wednesday.
Sukma Superintendent of Police Abhishek Meena said that an RPF team from Chintagufa police station was on a routine patrol during a downpour on Tuesday evening when Maoists triggered a landmine blast in a forested area near Minpa village, injuring one jawan.
In the ensuing gunfight, Maoists Hukka and Uika were killed and two guns seized from the site. Hukka was said to be an area commander of the Maoists.
Meena said injured jawan, Hurra, was airlifted to Raipur hospital for treatment.
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ICAR ex-chief, Padma Shri awardee Subbanna Ayyappan found dead in Cauvery river
Mysuru, May 11 (PTI): Former Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Padma Shri awardee, Subbanna Ayyappan, has been found dead in the Cauvery river near Srirangapatna, Police said. People found his body floating in the river on Saturday and it was retrieved, they added.
Ayyappan (70) was an agriculture and fisheries (aquaculture) scientist, and was the first non-crop scientist to head the ICAR.
According to police, his two-wheeler was found on the river bank and it is suspected that he might have jumped into the river.
However, only investigation can determine the cause of his death, police said.
Ayyappan was a resident of Vishweshwara Nagar Industrial Area of Mysuru, and his family filed a complaint with the Vidyaranyapuram Police Station in Mysuru, stating that he had gone missing on May 7.
He used to do meditation often at the Saibaba ashram located on the banks of the Cauvery River in Srirangapatna, police said.
Ayyappan, who is credited for playing a role in India's 'Blue Revolution', is survived by his wife and two daughters.
