Harekala Hajabba arrives in Mangaluru to grand welcome by locals at airport
Mangaluru: Padma Shri recipient Harekala Hajabba arrived at the Mangaluru International Airport on Tuesday morning. A massive crowd was reportedly seen pushing and pulling outside the airport in a bid to welcome the Padma Shri awardee.
‘Akshara Santa’ Harekala Hajabba received the fourth most prominent civilian Padma Shri award presented by the Central Government on Monday. He was seen accepting the award in his usual simple attire during the award ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Harekala Hajabba was recognized by the Central government and nominated for the Padma Shri award on January 25, 2020, for his contribution towards educating 100’s of poor children using the money that he earned selling oranges. The date for the award ceremony was also reportedly announced during the month of March of the same year. However, due to the onset of COVID-19, the ceremony was postponed to a later date.
After his arrival to the city he was warmly received and honoured at the District Commissioner’s office by the D.C Dr. Rajendra K.V, and other officials of the D.K. district administration.
Several officials were present during the occasion.
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Heatwave scorches Odisha, Jharsuguda reels under 43.6 degrees C
Bhubaneswar (PTI): Heatwave conditions scorched Odisha on Tuesday, with the IMD forecasting that hot and humid conditions would continue in parts of the state.
The IMD’s Bhubaneswar centre said Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam and Gajapati districts were likely to experience hot and humid conditions on April 22.
It also predicted thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty surface winds in parts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada and Koraput, among others.
On Tuesday, 18 places across Odisha recorded maximum temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius or above. The industrial town of Jharsuguda was the hottest in the state at 43.6 degrees Celsius.
Sambalpur and Titlagarh recorded 42.5 degrees Celsius each, followed by Hirakud at 42.4 degrees, Bolangir at 42.2 degrees and Angul at 42.1 degrees.
The twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack recorded 37.9 degrees Celsius and 38.8 degrees Celsius, respectively, with relative humidity levels remaining above 70 per cent.
Meanwhile, the state government directed all district education officers to conduct a Summer Learning Programme for students till class 8 in government schools during the summer vacation.
Officials said students would be given practice assignments along with audio-visual learning content.
Subject-wise assignment sheets have been prepared, while related digital material will be shared through school parents' WhatsApp groups using a chatbot system, they said.
