Nejaru family quadruple murder case: Accused Praveen Chowgule files bail plea
Udupi: A month after the brutal murder of four family members in Nejaru’s Tripti Layout, the accused Praveen Chowgule (39) has applied for a bail in the Second Additional District and Sessions Court of Udupi on Thursday (December 14).
Advocate KSN Rajesh filed the bail application on behalf of Praveen Chowgule, who is currently in judicial custody. The bail application was taken up for hearing by Judge Dinesh Hegde. A notice has been issued to public prosecutor Prakash Chandra Shetty, providing an opportunity to file an objection by December 20.
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The accused, Praveen Chowgule, was arrested by the police on November 14 for the brutal killing of a mother and three children at Nejaru. The period of judicial custody for the accused, currently held in Parappana Agrahara Jail in Bangalore, has been extended until December 18. The court has appointed government advocate Raju Pujari to represent him.
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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.
