FIR filed against Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje for alleging people from TN plant bombs in K'taka
Chennai: A First Information Report (FIR) was filed by the Madurai Police against Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shobha Karandlaje on Wednesday for her recent statement that people of Tamil Nadu were planting bombs in eateries in Bengaluru.
A case has been registered against the Union minister under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 153, 153A, 505 (1)B and 505 (2) at the Madurai Police Station.
The minister, who addressed a protest held in Bengaluru on Tuesday, spoke in reference to the blast at The Rameshwaram Café in the city this month and stated that a person who had been trained in Tamil Nadu had planted the bomb in the eatery. Karandlaje's controversial statement was heavily criticized by several prominent persons, including Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin.
Karandlaje had withdrawn her statement and apologized on her personal 'X' account, following the backlash.
linked to the Rameshwaram Cafe blast. To anyone from Tamilnadu effected, From the depths of my heart, I ask your forgiveness. Furthermore, I retract my previous comments. 🙏
— Shobha Karandlaje (Modi Ka Parivar) (@ShobhaBJP) March 19, 2024
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Akola hottest in India at 46.9 deg C; Vidarbha under grip of heat wave
Nagpur (PTI): Akola in Maharashtra has recorded the highest temperature in the country at 46.9°C, while Nagpur and several other parts of Vidarbha reeled under a severe heat wave, MeT officials said on Monday.
Heat wave conditions are expected to persist across parts of the state's Vidarbha region till Tuesday, as maximum temperatures may reach 45 to 46 degrees Celsius and touch 47 degrees Celsius at isolated locations, they said.
On Sunday, Akola recorded 46.9 degrees Celsius, the highest temperature in the country, followed by Amravati at 46.8 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department's Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Nagpur.
Wardha sizzled at 46.4 degrees Celsius, Yavatmal logged 46 degrees Celsius, Nagpur scorched at 45.4 degrees Celsius, while Chandrapur recorded 45 degrees Celsius, as per the data.
Akola, Amravati, Wardha, Yavatmal, Chandrapur and Nagpur experienced heat wave conditions, while several other districts reported above-normal temperatures, RMC scientist Dr Praveen Kumar told PTI.
The prevailing above-normal and persistently high temperatures over Vidarbha can be attributed to an anticyclonic circulation over Maharashtra and adjoining areas. At the same time, hot and dry northwesterly winds have been continuously affecting the region, he said.
In addition, weak western disturbances and the absence of moisture incursion or any significant weather systems have contributed to the intensification of heat over the region, the official said.
As per the Met department, heat wave conditions are likely to continue at a few or isolated places over the region till Tuesday.
The IMD has issued an 'orange' alert for Akola, Amravati and Wardha and a 'yellow' alert for Nagpur, Chandrapur and Yavatmal for Tuesday, saying that the maximum temperatures are likely to reach 45 to 46 deg C and possibly up to 47 deg C at isolated locations.
A relief from the heat wave is expected thereafter and the mercury is likely to dip by 2 to 3 deg C, with the possibility of rainfall and gusty winds in the coming days, it added.
The IMD grades the severity of any weather system through colour-coded alerts – green (no warning), yellow (be aware), orange (be prepared) and red (take action).
