Social worker, wife die by suicide in Udupi
Mangaluru (PTI): Social worker and theatre personality Leeladhar Shetty and his wife Vasundhara Shetty allegedly died by suicide at their house, police said on Wednesday.
Shetty was 68 years old and his wife 58. The couple were found hanging from the ceiling of their home using a saree on Tuesday night, they said.
Shetty was the founder of the Rangataranga drama troupe in Kaup in Udupi district. He was known for his friendly nature and had a number of admirers in the region.
The social worker had once contested elections from the Kaup assembly constituency. He had also served as the president of Majoor gram Panchayat and was a former president of Kaup Buntara Sangha.
Shetty was an active social worker and had always taken the initiative to help needy people. The reason behind the couple taking the extreme step is not immediately known, sources said.
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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.
