Value based educational and family systems are the pillars

of our country. Sai Baba with his teachings has encouraged Nitin Gadkari, us to do service in educational and health sectors Union Minister

VIJAYAWADA SUNDAY 04 24 l11l2019

VIDEO THREAT Vizag teacher blackmailed into Uddanam farmers await compensation TDP govt refused compensation to Titli-hit farmers who owned more than five acres land paying `60 lakh by male friend EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ owned more than five acres of bility of the earlier beneficiaries acres of land, have been consid- land considering them as big for making additional payment. ered as eligible for additional ALTHOUGH the former TDP gov- farmers. For example, Bodda Subba Rao, compensation later. Out of the EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Visahapatnam to her parents. ernment had sanctioned `282 The eligible Uddanam farmers, a farmers of Pedda Kojjiriya, was more than 7,055 farmers rejected According to the police, the woman crore for the cyclone Titli-hit who received compensation ear- denied compensation granted for compensation, about 6,611 farm- A government school teacher was sexu- sent about `60 lakh to the bank account farmers, the State government lier are eagerly awaiting the ad- the cyclone Titli-hit farmers on ers were made eligible and the ally exploited and blackmailed into part- of the accused’s father, who used the has started conducting resurvey ditional compensation promised the ground that he has more than payment would be made shortly. ing with about `60 lakh by her friend, by money to alcohol without bothering to for the additional compensation by the YSRC government. Chief five acres of land. But now he is In the aftermatch of cyclone Ti- threatening to send her intimate find out from his son the source of to the same beneficiaries. But cer- Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy had now made eligible and awaits tli, about 15 lakh coconut trees photos to her parents. The inci- the money. tain anomalies were allegedly started the disbursement of addi- compensation. over 15,000 hectares were dam- dent was reported at Gajuwaka Police booked a case against found during the selection of eli- tional compensation to the Tit- Previously, the payment was aged in the Uddanam region. The police station here. the father of the accused and ar- gible beneficiaries. li-hit farmers. He granted made to about 1.05 lakh cy- former TDP government had paid According to police sources, rested him for abetting crime It was learnt that previously `283 crore as additional clone Titli-hit farmers. `1,500 for the damage of coconut the woman became acquainted against the school teacher. Police those who had not even a cent of compensation and started The Chief Minister had tree and `30,000 per hectare for with a person whom she met who launched a search for the ex- land had obtained compensation. disbursing it on Septem- promised the additional the damaged cashew crop. Based through their mutual friends. tortionist refused to reveal the iden- In some cases, the coconut farm- ber 6 at Palasa. Only a few compensation to them at on these calculations, then gov- The accused allegedly drugged the tity of the teacher as well as the father- ers got compensation for cashew farmers have received pay- `1,500 per coconut tree and ernment had sanctioned `282 teacher and took some private pictures son duo, stating that they needed to crop damage, while the cashew ment of additional `20,000 per each hectare of crore. Now, as the teams are con- of her and sexually assaulted her. investigate the case and ascertain the farmers got compensation for compensation. cashew trees during the Praja ducting the resurvey in the cy- Later, he started blackmailing her for facts before disclosing details to the damage to coconut trees. In the name of re-verification Sankalapa Yatra. lone-hit areas, the additional com- money and threatened to send the photos media. Only small and marginal farm- for additional compensation, hor- Horticulture Additional Direc- pensation will be credited to the ers were taken into account for ticulture officials in association tor RV Prasad said the farmers, accounts of all eligible farmers payment of compensation. More with revenue and other officials who were previously rejected on only after completion of the re- than 7,000 farmers were refused concerned are verifying the eligi- grounds of having more than five survey, Prasad said. compensation on the ground of having more than five acres and The farmers, whose claim for compensation was rejected on grounds of having more for a few other reasons. The for- than five acres of land, have been considered as eligible for additional compensation mer government had refused com- pensation to those farmers who later - RV Prasad, Horticulture Additional Director Sri Padmavathi No wait: Digital collection at NH temple fest off toll plazas from December 1 to a grand start EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ THE annual Karthika Brah- motsavams of Sri Padmavathi COME December 1, there will be Devi temple at Tiruchanur got no waiting at the toll plazas on Na- off to a grand start on Saturday tional Highway 16 as electronic with the ceremonious Dhwa- toll collection will be made man- jarohanam. Archakas recited datory for all vehicles. To encour- mantras as per Pancharatra age digtial transactions, the Cen- Agama Vidhi and performed tre has introduced fastag system. the ritual. To appease all the A series of steps have been taken deities, Ragas, including Kousi- up by National Highway Author- ka, Mayamalavagowla, Kanna- ity of India (NHAI) in Vizag re- da, Sree ragam, Sankarab- gion to motivate people to go for haranam, Takkesi, Samantha hassle-free mode of payment. etc were rendered by Nadas- Speaking to TNIE, NHAI Pro- waram artistes. ject Director P Shiva Sankar said A private bus entering the fastag lane at a toll plaza | EXPRESS Gaja Dhwaja Patham was on Saturday an early bird incen- hoisted on the temple pillar in tive of waiver of `100 service Fastag sticker ment Corporation of India (ICICI) the designated auspicious hour charge was also being offered to Banks and to issue fastags and in Vrischika Lagnam at 8.50 Fastag is a RFID passive tag used for those who get fastag before De- also with Pay Through Mobile am. Vempalli Srinivasulu acted making toll payments directly from cember 1. He said there will be (Paytm) to transfer amount to as Kankanabhattar for the en- the customers linked prepaid or only one lane for cash transac- chip. He said the vehicle owners tire event. savings or current account. It is tions and rest of the lanes will be should have to register. There is affixed on the vehicle’s windscreen CJI offers prayers for fastag vehicles, he said. If any facility for monthly passes. Even and enables the customer to drive non-fastag vehicle jumps into fast- exempted category of vehicles Tirupati: Chief Justice of India through toll plazas sans paying ftoll. ag lane, they will be charged dou- should have fastag, he said. Regis- (CJI) Sharad Arvind Bobde The fare is deducted from the ble the toll gate fee. tration was being done at the toll offered prayers at the hill shrine customer’s linked account.Fastag is He said all toll plazas in the re- plazas for which special counters of Lord Venkateswara near here vehicle-specific; once the sticker is gion comprising Visakhapatnam, have been set up. on Saturday. Before visiting the affixed to a vehicle, it cannot be , Srikakulam and Claiming that 30 per cent to 40 temple, Justice Bobde, who transferred to another one. Fastag Ganjam districts are ready for a per cent of vehicles have fastag assumed office as 47th CJI on can be purchased from any of the total switchover. The toll gates stickers, he said they were plan- Monday, participated in the NETC member banks. will be equipped with radio fre- ning to cover at least 70 per cent to sacred Sahasra Deepaalankaara quency identification device 80 per cent before December 1. He ritual conducted to the (RIFD) to scan the fastag sticker Bellapadu (Itchapuram) in Vi- said fastag system was introduced processional idol of Lord on the vehicle. The RIFD will read sakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and in 2014 and it gained pace in 2017. Venkateswara at a mandapam details of vehicle and facilitates Srikakulam districts. He said in All State Road close to the shrine. Later, he also automatic deduction of toll fare the preliminary survey conduct- Transport Corporation (APSRTC) visited the Sri Varaha Swamy from the vehicle owner’s account ed across the country for usage of buses and most private buses al- shrine situated on the banks of as they are linked to fastag. fastags from November 1 to 15, ready have fastag stickers, he the holy tank on the hills. Chief Sankar said there are seven toll Aganampudi toll plaza stood first. said. Their focus is to bring cars, Justice of Andhra Pradesh High plazas at Aganampudi, Sheelana- Sankar said there is a tie up jeeps, vans and other personal ve- Court Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari gar, Natavalasa, Chilakapalem, with State Bank of India (SBI) hicles, which do not have the along with his family members Madapam, Lakshmipuram and and Industrial Credit and Invest- sticker, into the fastag’s ambit. also visited Tirupati on Saturday.

The 94th birth anniversary of Sri Sathya Sai Baba being celebrated at Prasanthi Nilayam in Puttaparthi on Saturday | EXPRESS ‘Sai Baba encouraged people to do service’ EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @

THE 94th birth anniversary of Sri Sathya Sai Baba was celebrated with gaiety and devotion at Sai Kulwant Hall in Prasanthi Nilayam in Puttaparthi on Saturday. The celebrations commenced with Vedic chanting that continued for an hour. The annual report of SSSCT was placed at Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s Lotus Feet for blessing and sub- sequent release by the chief guest. This was followed by the launch of version 3.0 of the SSSCT website. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari participated in the celebrations as the chief guest. Speaking on the occasion, Gadkari ex- pressed happiness over the wonderful work being car- ried out by the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, following Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s footsteps. “Value based educa- tional and family systems are the pillars of our coun- try. Sri Sathya Sai Baba with his teachings has encour- aged us to do service in educational and health sectors,” he said. Knowledge alone is not complete, life values and service are equally important. While following these values, we are fortunate to have Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s guidance and as a result world-over devotees are moving in His direction, the Union Minister said.