Awadh Ojha joins AAP ahead of 2025 Delhi Assembly elections
New Delhi: Renowned UPSC educator Awadh Ojha, popularly known as 'Ojha Sir,' has joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ahead of the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections. Ojha formally entered the party at its headquarters in the presence of AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal and senior leader Manish Sisodia.
Ojha expressed gratitude to the AAP leadership for providing him with an opportunity to work in the education sector through politics. "The development of educational infrastructure will be my topmost priority," he stated after joining the party.
Arvind Kejriwal welcomed Ojha, highlighting his contribution to education. "Awadh Ojha ji has enabled lakhs of youth to achieve employment and a better life through quality education. His entry into politics will further strengthen the country's education system," Kejriwal said.
Manish Sisodia, in a post on X (formerly Twitter), remarked that Ojha's inclusion would enhance AAP’s efforts in the education sector. "Under Arvind Kejriwal ji's leadership, AAP has achieved historic milestones in education. With Ojha ji's addition, our mission will gain further momentum," he wrote.
Ojha, originally from Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, is widely recognised for his unique teaching methods combining history, geopolitics, and current affairs for UPSC aspirants. Despite failing to clear the UPSC exam himself, he transitioned into teaching and eventually founded the IQRA IAS Academy in Pune in 2019.
With the Delhi Assembly elections scheduled for February 2025, Ojha’s association with AAP is expected to bolster the party’s focus on education reform.
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Kerala woman on trek at Tadiandamol hills goes missing, search operations on
Bengaluru (PTI): A 36-year-old woman, who went trekking at Tadiandamol hills in Kodagu district, has gone missing inside the forest. Additional personnel and drone cameras have been deployed to search for her, Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre said on Sunday.
He said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, expressing concern about the young woman's disappearance, instructed that search operations be intensified.
G S Sharanya had come alone from Kerala for the trek and stayed at a private homestay in Kakkabe village.
She had gone to the high mountain range of Tadiandamol hills in Kodagu with a guide and 15 other trekkers on April 2. She went missing that afternoon. As soon as the matter was known, five teams of 50 people, including police, the anti-Naxal squad, a dog squad and forest personnel were formed, and are conducting searches, the minister's office said in a statement.
According to Khandre, CM Siddaramaiah expressed concern about the disappearance of the young woman who went on a trek and instructed that additional personnel be deployed for the search.
"Four additional teams of 40 personnel have been deployed today. A total of 9 teams are conducting the search operation. Honest efforts continue to find the missing young woman," he said.
Further noting that, as per reports, the young woman last contacted the homestay by phone on Thursday, stating she had lost her way, the minister said, "Search is being conducted based on her phone location. Local tribal people have also rushed to help, and sophisticated thermal drone cameras have been obtained with an additional team deployed starting today."
