42 students including Himachal Pradesh CM’s daughter touring Badami rescued from flood
Bagalkot: A group of 42 students from Udupi Manipal College who were stuck in Badami while on tour were on Friday rescued by security personnel. They were later shifted to Hosuru village.
The group of students included Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur’s daughter Avantika Sood who studies engineering in architect in the Manipal.
The students had been to Badami ignoring the warning by Meteorological department when their van stuck on a bridge amidst heavy flood.
According to the reports the bus was caught amidst flood on a bridge at 3.30 am before local residents came to their rescue and sheltered them at their homes.
The college management then informed the incident to the District’s Deputy Commissioner who sent the local police to the spot.
The students were then sent back to Udupi on a KSRTC bus and the trip was called off by the school management.
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Bulk diesel price hike rolled back for Gujarat fishermen: Minister
Gandhinagar (PTI): The latest hike in bulk diesel prices has been withdrawn for Gujarat’s fishermen after the state took up the matter with the Centre, Fisheries Minister Jitu Vaghani said.
The price of premium or higher-grade petrol was increased on Friday by Rs 2 per litre, while the rate of bulk diesel sold to industrial users was hiked by Rs 22.43 a litre, reflecting the spike in global oil prices amid the West Asia conflict.
Vaghani on Saturday said the Gujarat government had urged the Centre to offer relief to the fisheries sector by considering a “special exception” and withdrawing the increase of Rs 22.43 per litre in the price of bulk diesel used in fishermen’s boats.
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The state urged that fishermen be considered on par with retail customers, he said.
“Under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Centre has accepted this reasonable representation of the fishermen of Gujarat. The Centre has instructed Bharat Petroleum to withdraw the increase of Rs 22.43 in the price of diesel used in fishermen’s boats, an official release said.
“So, the fishermen of the state will now receive diesel at the previously decided concessional rate,” it added.
The Gujarat government had signed a pact with the public sector undertaking Bharat Petroleum to ensure diesel for fishermen at a discounted price. However, the PSU recently increased the diesel price for fishermen by Rs 22.43 per litre.
“A representation was made to Vaghani, MLAs, local leaders and various fisheries organisations. Considering the seriousness of the matter, Vaghani, under the guidance of the chief minister, made a representation to the Centre to intervene in the matter,” the release said.
