Neglected from Bal Shakti Puraskar: Young scientist appeals Prez, PM for justice
Mangaluru, Jan 30: Expressing his unhappiness over neglecting him forBal Shakti Puraskar being given by the Government of India for achievement in the field of science, young scientist Aman KA has appealed the President and the Prime Minister for justice.
Explaining his achievement in science at a press conference here on Wednesday, he said that he wanted to become a scientist in future.
“Right from my childhood, I have developed interest in science and used to conduct experiments. When I was in the 9th standard in 2016, I have placed an idea referred from my grandfather before my science teacher to produce rubber sheet from Bimbli juice as a science model. I have participated in the taluk level contest and for divisional level contest, as I required Bimbli, I have continued the experiment with my classmate Nachiketh. In the regional level, I have participated as alone in the contest and got the gold medal”, Aman said.
“Later, with the help of senior scientists and school teachers, both Nachiketh and myself have participated in the national and international level contest with more research in the experiment. In the national level contest held at Rajkot, we have got the gold medal and in the international level contest held in Houston of the USA, we have got the silver medal.
Knowing about the Bal Shakti Puraskar award to be given to the students who have excelled in scientific experiment, we both of us have applied for the Puraskar separately through online when we were in the 10th standard. We have got certificates and medals in national and international levels for our model. With those certificates and medals, I have applied for the Puraskar. But I was neglected”, Aman said.
“I feel proud that Nachiketh has got the award. For the last 11 years, we have been studying in same school and college. He is the best friend of mine. I have congratulated him for getting the award.
Even the Prime Minister has tweeted about Nachiketh getting the award for producing and refining the rubber sheet with Bimbli juice. But I felt unhappy for not considering my stake though I have played a major role in the experiment. When the experiment was made together, only one person should not be considered for the award. It should not repeat again”, he said.
Aman father, ex-serviceman and currently working at Puttur Fire Station, Abdul Azeez said that “I feel proud about my son who wants to become a scientist. Moreover, getting award from the President for the achievement in international level is another feather to his cap. But my son who is instrumental in the research experiment was neglected while giving award which is not fair”, he added.
They would draw the attention of the President and the Prime Minister through the Lok Sabha Member and the local MLA. They have decided to submit a memorandum to the concerned authorities, he said.
Aman grandfather Ibrahim was present at the press conference.
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Israel launches first airstrike on Lebanon since ceasefire, accusing Hezbollah of breaching truce
Beirut, Nov 28: The Israeli military on Thursday said its warplanes fired on southern Lebanon after detecting Hezbollah activity at a rocket storage facility, the first Israeli airstrike a day after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took hold.
There was no immediate word on casualties from Israel's aerial attack, which came hours after the Israeli military said it fired on people trying to return to certain areas in southern Lebanon. Israel said they were violating the ceasefire agreement, without providing details. Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said two people were wounded.
The back-to-back incidents stirred unease about the agreement, brokered by the United States and France, which includes an initial two-month ceasefire in which Hezbollah members are to withdraw north of the Litani River and Israeli forces are to return to their side of the border. The buffer zone would be patrolled by Lebanese troops and UN peacekeepers.
On Thursday, the second day of a ceasefire after more than a year of bloody conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanon's state news agency reported that Israeli fire targeted civilians in Markaba, close to the border, without providing further details. Israel said it fired artillery in three other locations near the border. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
An Associated Press reporter in northern Israel near the border heard Israeli drones buzzing overhead and the sound of artillery strikes from the Lebanese side.
The Israeli military said in a statement that “several suspects were identified arriving with vehicles to a number of areas in southern Lebanon, breaching the conditions of the ceasefire.” It said troops “opened fire toward them” and would “actively enforce violations of the ceasefire agreement.”
Israeli officials have said forces will be withdrawn gradually as it ensures that the agreement is being enforced. Israel has warned people not to return to areas where troops are deployed, and says it reserves the right to strike Hezbollah if it violates the terms of the truce.
A Lebanese military official said Lebanese troops would gradually deploy in the south as Israeli troops withdraw. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief media.
The ceasefire agreement announced late Tuesday ended 14 months of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah that began a day after Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 attack out of Gaza, when the Lebanese Hezbollah group began firing rockets, drones and missiles in solidarity.
Israel retaliated with airstrikes, and the conflict steadily intensified for nearly a year before boiling over into all-out war in mid-September. The war in Gaza is still raging with no end in sight.
More than 3,760 people were killed by Israeli fire in Lebanon during the conflict, many of them civilians, according to Lebanese health officials. The fighting killed more than 70 people in Israel — over half of them civilians — as well as dozens of Israeli soldiers fighting in southern Lebanon.
Some 1.2 million people were displaced in Lebanon, and thousands began streaming back to their homes on Wednesday despite warnings from the Lebanese military and the Israeli army to stay out of certain areas. Some 50,000 people were displaced on the Israeli side, but few have returned and the communities near the northern border are still largely deserted.
In Menara, an Israeli community on the border with views into Lebanon, around three quarters of homes are damaged, some with collapsed roofs and burnt-out interiors. A few residents could be seen gathering their belongings on Thursday before leaving again.
