Shivakumar to meet party leaders in Delhi on Feb 10
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Monday said that he would go to New Delhi to meet party leaders on February 10.
"I will be meeting the party leaders who have called me to Delhi. During the visit, I will also meet Union Water Resource Minister C R Patil and legal counsels as well," he told reporters here.
Asked if top Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has called him to Delhi, Shivakumar said, "I can’t disclose names of all the people I will be meeting. Why are you so curious? I am not just the Deputy CM but also the Congress state president. I will complete six years as the KPCC President on March 10 and it is my duty to meet party MPs and party leaders."
"I keep meeting my party leaders and share my difficulties, sorrows, joys and aspirations," Shivakumar added.
Asked about his Delhi visit when his department pre-budget meetings are scheduled, the DCM said he will seek Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's permission.
He noted that the Chief Minister is also the Chairman of the Irrigation department.
He said the officials will meet Siddaramaiah on Mekedatu balancing reservoir that has been proposed on the Cauvery river at the Karnataka and Tamil Nadu border.
Shivakumar also said that he has ordered forming a Special Investigation Team in the Revenue Department against the nexus to loot the irrigation department in a planned way.
His visit comes amidst the leadership tussle involving him and Siddaramaiah re-surfacing.
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School timings changed in Jharkhand following IMD's heat wave warning
Ranchi (PTI): The Jharkhand government on Monday announced a change in school timings from April 21 in view of heat wave-like conditions across the state, an official said.
Under the new schedule, students from kindergarten to class 8 will attend schools from 7 am to 11.30 am, while senior pupils from class 9 to 12 will continue classes till noon, an order by the education department said.
This adjustment applies to all categories of government, aided, unaided, and private schools in the state till further orders. Schools earlier followed different timings that extended well beyond noon.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued a 'yellow' alert (be updated) of heat wave from April 20 to April 22 for northwest, central and southern parts of Jharkhand.
The districts facing heat wave-like situations on Monday include Garhwa, Palamu, Chatra, Latehar, Bokaro and Dhanbad.
The districts likely to be affected by the heat wave on Tuesday include Garhwa, Palamu, Chatra, Latehar, Bokaro, Dhanbad, Simdega, Saraikela-Kharswan, and East and West Singhbhum, according to the weather bulletin issued by Ranchi Meteorological Centre.
Daltonganj recorded the state's highest maximum temperature at 43.9 degrees Celsius on Sunday evening, while Bokaro simmered at 43.1 degrees Celsius and Ranchi registered 39.3 degrees Celsius.
State Health and Disaster Management Minister Irfan Ansari on Sunday advocated for the change of school timings in view of the heat wave-like situation in the state.
Ansari directed all the officials of his department to remain alert and take necessary steps so that the people, especially children, are not affected by the heat wave.
The weather department has advised people to stay hydrated, wear light-coloured, loose-fitting cotton clothes, and cover their heads with a cloth, hat, or umbrella when outdoors.
