Prohibitory orders under section 144 imposed in Kodagu district on November 10
Move comes in wake of public awareness event organized by Sangh Parivar groups
Madikeri: District’s deputy Commissioner Dr, BC Satish on Tuesday issued an order clamping prohibitory order under section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.PC) in the wake of public awareness event organized by Sangh Parivar groups on November 10 in the district.
The order has been issued as a precautionary measure in the wake of the event.
The prohibitory orders will be in place from 6:00 am on November 10 to midnight the same day, the order said. Apart from section 144, Karnataka Police Act 1963’s column 35 has also been imposed in the district.
During the period, no events, ceremonies, and processions will be allowed to take place except for the government events and pre-arranged engagement, wedding, naming, house warming ceremonies.
All the protests, political rallies, provocative speech, processions, strikes, rasta-roko will be banned during the period.
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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.
