CHENNAI THE HINDU WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2015 NATION | 9 One dead in renewed spell of Colourful start to Konark festival PRAFULLA DAS

KONARK: The annual Konark Festival kicked off against the rain in Andhra Pradesh backdrop of the historic Sun Temple with the presentation Low-lying areas in , Nayudupeta inundated of Vande Mataram by a group of young Odishi dancers, G. RAVIKIRAN while sand artists made sculp- tures on the theme of climate : Under the influence change at the International of another depression in the Sand Art Festival 2015 near Bay of Bengal, a renewed spell here on Tuesday evening. of heavy rain lashed the Gu- The performers danced to dur and Nayudupeta divi- the Odishi rhythm with the sions in even music set to the national song as a 35-year-old nurse was written by Bankim Chandra found dead in a rain-related Chatterjee underlining re- mishap in the area on spect for the motherland that Tuesday morning. held the audience in thrall. Residents of low-lying ar- The artists of Bhubaneswar- Artists of Srjan presenting Vande Mataram at the Konark Festival on Tuesday. eas and farmers were an agi- based Srjan, founded by late tated lot what with the Kalan- Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra, visitors thronged the sand art mate meet in Paris. The artists important issue. Everyone gi, Kaivalya and Kandaleru also presented Pallavi and festival. fashioned sand sculptures should love nature and fight streams rising again in the Ardhanarishwar, marking the conveying different messages climate change,” the 30-year- past two days. opening presentations of the Sand art event related to conservation of na- old artist said. The second Fearing fresh breaches to five-day festival of classical The sand art festival, an ture to fighting climate day’s theme will be historic tanks and ponds, the author- dances of India. equally unique event in Od- change. monuments, while the third, ities rushed sand bags to but- The second presentation on isha that is being held simulta- “Warm the Earth, with fourth and fifth days will fea- tress bunds. Special teams the first evening of the festival neously with the Konark Fes- Love,” was the message ture Swachh Bharat, Diversity stood ready. was Manipuri dance by ar- tival, has attracted as many as carved on a sand sculpture and World Peace respectively, All tanks and reservoirs in tistes of Jawaharlal Nehru Ma- 49 participants, including four created by Sue McGrew, a pro- according to well-known sand the district continued to re- nipur Dance Academy. artists from other countries. fessional sand artist from the artist Sudarsan Pattnaik. ceive significant inflows with While hundreds of dance Among the participants are US. Her sculpture depicted The remaining four days of the Somasila reservoir receiv- lovers and tourists enjoyed two differently-abled persons the face of a woman symbolis- the dance festival will host ing nearly 35,000 cusecs. It the festival with an illuminat- and 12 women. ing Mother Earth, making the performances of Sattriya, Od- storage crossing 66 tmcft on ed Sun Temple standing tall at The first day’s theme coin- message loud and clear. ishi, Kuchipudi, Bharatana- Tuesday and officials it may Nayudupeta and Gudur divi- about 100 metres, about 200 cided with the ongoing cli- “Climate change is a very tyam and Kathak. reach 70 tmcft in a few days. sions facing inundation once In a tragic mishap between again, about 3,800 persons Dakkili and Kammapalli, an have been shifted to safe plac- auxiliary nurse midwife es in Kota, Manubolu, Chill- J&K Minister’s (ANM) named P. Venkata Ra- akur and other places, said Hazare backs Delhi Lokpal Bill jyalakshmi fell from her collector M. Janaki. Floodwa- SHOUMOJIT BANERJEE sembly on Monday. politics. He had wished his commercial moped on a rain-soaked road ters from the Pambaleru Mr. Hazare told reporters former protégés success in and died due to bleeding inju- stream gushed into habita- PUNE: After taking on Prime that at his discussion with the their political endeavours, complex sealed ries. The incident took place tions in the Thikkavarappadu Minister Narendra Modi over AAP leaders, he expressed but refused to comment on on Monday night but her area. the Land Bill and the delayed apprehension that the Centre the factional strife among PEERZADA ASHIQ body was found on Tuesday Officials said 6 to 12 cm of one rank one pension for vet- might disrupt the legislation them. morning. rainfall was recorded in Gu- erans, anti-corruption cru- because it allows probing cor- Earlier, he had refused to SRINAGAR: The commercial According to the district dur and Nayudupeta divi- sader Anna Hazare has hinted ruption in Delhi, the seat of comment on Kiran Bedi’s de- complex, constructed on the medical and health officer, sions and several villages that he will start yet another the Union government. fection from the AAP to the land owned by J&K Minister Ms. Rajyalakshmi had com- were cut off due to overflow- agitation if the Centre tries to “I have assured the AAP of BJP before the Delhi Assemb- for Animal and Sheep Hus- pleted her day’s work at the ing culverts. block the Jan Lokpal Bill in- my full support if the Centre ly polls and had chosen not to bandry Sajad Gani Lone, was Dakkili health sub-centre As heavy rains are likely to (Top) Water gushes afrer a breach in the Chennaigunta tank troduced by the Aam Aadmi attempts to block the Bill,” he attend Arvind Kejriwal’s among five other structures around 7 p.m. and left for her continue for another three near Mangalam in Tirupati; the Kaivalya rivulet in spate near Party (AAP) government in said, asked whether he would swearing-in. sealed in Srinagar on home in a nearby village. She days, the administration has Gudur. — PHOTOS: K.V. POORNACHANDRA KUMAR AND K. RAVIKUMAR Delhi. launch an agitation. In March, the 77-year-old Tuesday. tried to negotiate a water- commenced evacuation of On Tuesday, AAP leaders He said the Narendra Modi activist maintained a studied “The multistorey complex logged road along the way and people living in low-lying ar- rain from the northeast mon- in respect of 24 deaths. There Kumar Vishwas and Sanjay government had adopted a silence over the ousting of Yo- (of Lone) was sealed today. ran into a wall and suffered a eas. Collector Janaki set up 13 soon in Nellore this month. have been demands for pro- Singh met Mr. Hazare at his “parochial attitude” in deal- gendra Yadav and Prashant The ground floor meant for head injury. special teams including per- Twenty-eight persons have viding such assistance in re- native Ralegan Siddhi village ing with graft. Bhushan from the AAP of parking was rented out to a sonnel from the Fire Service died and the government has spect of the cold wave deaths in Ahmednagar district of Mr. Hazare’s statement is which they were founding bank. A bakery shop was also 3,800 shifted to meet any eventuality. announced Rs. 5 lakh ex gratia during the floods. Maharashtra and briefed him significant as he has refused members and their raging bat- running from it in violations With low-lying areas in This is the second spell of to the family of each deceased on the Bill tabled in the As- in the past to be drawn into tle with Mr. Kejriwal. of the rules,” an official said. ‘Reclaim Left identity Leopard caught after 7-hour as voice of oppressed’ high drama in Telangana SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Despite differences, R. AVADHANI heavy crowd and their noisy VISAKHAPATNAM: There is a need Left parties share a voices. At least three people for the Left to reclaim its iden- common concern SANGAREDDY: Tension prevailed were injured trying to identi- tity as a voice of the working for social issues, for about seven hours in fy the location of the animal in class and people marginalised Chukkapur village in Kulcha- the hut. by the present paradigm of says Brinda Karat ram mandal of Medak district Finally, the officials were development, CPI(M) polit- on Tuesday when a leopard able to calm it by using two buro member Brinda Karat should join forces in people’s strayed into the village and at- tranquilizers as the villagers has said. movements. She urged every- tacked some villagers. The had already surrounded the Addressing members of her one to reach out to Left and high drama ended after ex- location with nets. The entire party and affiliated organisa- democratic organisations in perts from the Nehru Zoolog- operation ended at about 3.30 tions here on Tuesday, she putting up a common fight for ical Park in the city tranquil- in the afternoon. said it was important for the the people and cited the ex- ized it successfully. Those injured in the attack party to not just oppose the ample of the fight of the trib- All this began in the morn- by the leopard were identified present model of develop- als of the Visakhapatnam ing when villagers are getting as Mangali Lakshmi, M. Mal- ment but also offer an alterna- Agency areas against the ready for the day’s job. A leop- lesham, M. Shankaraiah, Ya- tive sustainable model. move to take up bauxite ard aged – about three years- dagiri, M Bujji, D. Srisailam, A It is important for the mem- mining there. moved came to the village Ramulu, Ch.Pochaiah and bers of Left parties to take a Coming down heavily on from the forest area- about 15 Kondaiah. One Shivudu has mass line that Communists the NDA Government, she kilometres away. It is suspect- fractured his legs while run- are one with the people who said that Union Home Minis- ed the big cat might have en- ning away. are suffering and be present at ter’s speech launching the tered the village late last night “This animal might have every instance where the discussion on Constitution in after travelling all the come for easy food like cattle common man is subjected to Parliament echoed the edito- distance. The leopard that was caught and water. Finally, with the oppression. rial of RSS mouthpiece Orga- In the morning it attacked in Kolcharam village in Medak. help of villagers we are able to Emphasising on the unity niser on ‘Manusmriti’ pub- some of the villagers creating — PHOTO: MOHD ARIF catch it,” Ms. Shivani Dogra, of the Left parties in standing lished on October 30, 1949. commotion in the village. Ev- Divisional Forest Officer up against the oppression of The Government on the erybody ran away to secured took shelter in a hut. On being (Territorial), told The Hindu. the common man, she said one hand is claiming it is pro- locations to protect them- informed, forest, revenue and The officials have also that though there are differ- moting ‘Make in India’ and on selves and some of them tried police officials rushed to the warned the villagers not to ences between the Left par- the other is taking steps to to scare it away. As a large village. At one point of time, venture out in the evening ties they share a common close down public sector number of people gathered in the leopard came out of the and without a stick or some concern for social issues and units that are making in India. a bid to catch it, the leopard hut and returned back due to weapon as a precaution. Rehabilitation must be as per SC extends protection refugees’ choice, says expert to Teesta from arrest

K.A. SHAJI “Wealthy and powerful ref- LEGAL CORRESPONDENT Ms. Setalvad, represented ugees from Jaffna had migrat- by senior advocate Kapil Sibal PALAKKAD: She was hardly 10 ed to the West, while the poor NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court and advocate Aparna Bhat, years old when her mother and those in the lower strata on Tuesday extended social sought a directive from the Rajini Thiranagama, an iconic of society took asylum in In- activist Teesta Setalvad and Supreme Court to expunge Tamil human rights activist dia. If the poor are forced to her husband Javed Anand remarks made by the High and feminist of Jaffna, was return to Sri Lanka, they must protection from arrest till Ja- Court in its order granting shot dead by cadres of Liber- not be able to get better jobs nuary 31 in a case of alleged them bail in August. ation Tigers of Tamil Elam and restoration of livelihood,” embezzlement of funds for a In this, the High Court, (LTTE) right in front of their she said. memorial to mark the carnage though granting them bail, house in 1989. Immediately, “Those who wish to be- at Ahmedabad’s Gulbarg So- had said there was “prima fa- her father Dayapala Thirana- come Indian citizens must be ciety in the 2002 Godhra riots. cie” evidence to show there gama took her and her sister conferred of that status. Oth- A three-judge Bench head- was some “misuse of amount” to London where they grew ers can return to the native. ed by Justice Anil R. Dave, received from abroad. up. Now an anthropologist Sharika Thiranagama says The issue must be addressed during a short hearing, asked Ms. Setalvad contended with Stanford University, Sha- there must not be any external with extreme compassion and the CBI to respond on a pet- that the FCRA accusation is rika Thiranagama is candid compulsion on Tamil refugees concern,” she said. ition filed by Ms. Setalvad in centered around consultancy that there must not be any ex- to decide on their future. “Most of them have reac- connection with a separate fees received from contracts ternal compulsion on Tamil hed India after selling all their case on alleged violation un- between Sabrang Communi- refugees from the Island na- decide on their own future,” possessions. They already der the Foreign Contribution cations and Publishing Pvt tion to decide on their future. said Ms Thiranagama in an have acquired cultural and so- Regulation Act (FCRA). Ltd (SCPPL) and Ford At a time when efforts are exclusive interaction with cial integration with people in The court also agreed to Foundation. on to send Sri Lankan refu- The Hindu. Tamil Nadu. If forced to re- hear a CBI petition, seeking She said that the High gees in India to their native Author of a number of turn, they may not be able to the cancellation of the cou- Court, without any proof and country, Ms. Thiranagama books including In My Moth- address the realities of pre- ple’s anticipatory bail granted while granting them anticipa- said there must not be any er's House, an anthropologi- sent Sri Lanka,” said Ms by the Bombay High Court in tory bail, has harmed the pro- unilateral package of rehabil- cal study on the refugee and Thiranagama. August in the FCRA case. spects of a fair trial by making itation in the case of Tamil ref- displacement questions in the According to her it is true Ms. Setalvad countered the such unsubstantiated ugees. “Let individuals and Island nation, Ms. Thiranaga- that Sri Lankan Tamil refu- CBI’s claims that she is not co- comments. their families decide on their ma was in Palakkad as part of gees are struggling to find a operating with the probe as “Any such observation or future. Those who wish to re- her research on rural agrarian home in the world but return- plain “malicious.” The court finding is clearly premature, turn to their native can do so. economy and library move- ing to homeland is just one has agreed to hear both pet- misconceived and is liable to Others must be permitted to ment in Kerala. among the many options. itions on January 21. be set aside,” she contended.

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