AHMEDABAD: For the fourth consecutive day, the maximum temperature in the city remained above 37 degrees celsius. The maximum temperature on Monday was 37.2 degrees, 5.5 degrees higher than the normal range. Likewise, the minimum temperature was 0.9 degrees higher than normal at 16 degrees celsius.However, it was a small respite from 38.2 degrees celsius the city recorded on Sunday - the highest maximum temperature for February since 1990. At least five cities or towns recorded the maximum temperature for February, ushering in the summer season with possibly high temperatures.However, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials mentioned there would be some respite from Tuesday onwards. A fall in maximum temperature by 2-3 degrees celsius is expected during the next 4-5 days over the region. Likewise, there would be no significant change in the minimum temperatures for the next 4-5 days.At a maximum temperature of 39 degrees celsius, Amreli recorded the highest temperature in the state, followed by 38.4 degrees celsius in Surendranagar and 38 degrees celsius in Valsad.
AHMEDABAD: At 37.7°C, the maximum temperature in Ahmedabad remained high on Saturday. The temperature was 6.9°C higher than normal. On the other hand, the minimum temperature at 14.5°C was 0.2 degrees lower than normal. Thus, the mixed season continued in city with difference in day and night temperatures at 23.2 degrees.According to IMD, the maximum temperature is likely to be in the range of 37-39°C in parts of North Gujarat, Saurashtra and Kutch regions during next two days. Minimum temperature is likely to be constant for three days after which there could be a drop by 2-3 degrees during subsequent two days. tnn
PUNE: According to the Indian Meteorological Department's forecast on Friday, the maximum temperatures in many parts of Gujarat state and Maharashtra-Goa-Karnataka coasts are likely to range between 37-39°C over the next three days. Meanwhile, minimum temperatures are expected to gradually rise by 2-3°C over most parts of Northwest and Central India over the next five days.In East India, minimum temperatures are very likely to increase by 2-3°C over many parts, with no significant changes thereafter.On February 16, maximum temperatures were significantly above normal (5.1°C or more) at most places over Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan, at many places over Gujarat region, and at a few places over Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan & Muzaffarabad, Uttarakhand, Konkan & Goa and Coastal Karnataka. They were also appreciably above normal (3.1°C to 5.0°C) at a few places over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, and at isolated places over Vidarbha, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim and Assam & Meghalaya, as stated in the IMD bulletin.
Paresh Rawal has been called in for questioning on December 12.New Delhi: Actor Paresh Rawal has been called for questioning by the Kolkata Police over his comments on Bengalis made at an election rally in Gujarat. Kolkata Police has asked Paresh Rawal to be present on Monday.The complaint against Paresh Rawal was filed by former Member of Parliament and CPI(M) leader Md Salim. Md Salim wanted Paresh Rawal to be charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including for promoting enmity, intentional insult, public mischief etc.While campaigning for the ruling BJP, Paresh Rawal said the people of Gujarat would tolerate inflation but not "Bangladeshis and Rohingya" next door and used a "cooking fish" stereotype that has incensed Bengalis."Gas cylinders are expensive, but their price will come down. People will get employment too. But what will happen if Rohingya migrants and Bangladeshis start living around you, like in Delhi? What will you do with gas cylinders? Cook fish for the Bengalis?" Paresh Rawal had said last week in Valsad.Paresh Rawal's comments created a storm in West Bengal with the ruling Trinamool Congress taking strong objection to his outburst.Though the veteran actor made an effort to explain his comments with a qualified apology but ended up aggravating the row by claiming that he meant "illegal Bangladeshis and Rohingya" when he used the word "Bengalis".The action against Paresh Rawal comes on a day Trinamool Congress spokesperson Saket Gokhale was arrested for alleging that PM Modi's visit to Gujarat's Morbi in November cost the state government ₹ 30 crore, far more than the compensation given to victims of the bridge collapse.PromotedListen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.com
Paresh Rawal's comments on Bengalis has led to massive backlash in the state.Kolkata: Actor Paresh Rawal has landed in a huge controversy with his viral comments on Bengalis while campaigning in Gujarat for the ruling BJP.While the ruling Trinamool Congress in Bengal has hit out at actor Paresh Rawal for his distasteful comments, former Member of Parliament and CPI(M) leader Md Salim has filed a complaint with the police.At a rally, Paresh Rawal said the people of Gujarat would tolerate inflation but not "Bangladeshis and Rohingya" next door and used a "cooking fish" stereotype that has incensed Bengalis.Mr. Salim has written to the Taltala Police Station in Kolkata asking them to treat his complaint as an FIR and prosecute the actor as his comments is generating adverse opinion against Bengalis."A large number of Bengalis reside outside the limits of the state. I apprehend many of them will be prejudicially targeted and affected because of the vicious remarks made by Paresh Rawal," Md. Salim says in his letter to the police.Md Salim wants Paresh Rawal to be charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including for promoting enmity, intentional insult, public mischief etc.Paresh Rawal's comments on Bengalis has created a storm in West Bengal with the ruling Trinamool Congress taking strong objection to his outburst.Though the veteran actor made an effort to explain his comments with a qualified apology but ended up aggravating the row by claiming that he meant "illegal Bangladeshis and Rohingya" when he used the word "Bengalis".Many saw it as "hate speech" attacking Bengalis. Others described it as "xenophobic dog-whistling" against the Bangladeshi and Rohingya.PromotedListen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.com"So once again the politics of violence, hate, and division is out in the open. Renowned actor Mr. Paresh Rawal who is a member of the BJP, remarked about cooking fish for the Bengalis. I think this was utterly distasteful and a very insensitive remark. The BJP and the union government is unable to tackle the rising prices of gas cylinders, and also the inflation. But they turn around the problem and directed it this time to the Bengalis and their habit of eating fish," Shashi Panja, who holds the portfolios of Industries, Commerce & Enterprises and Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare in West Bengal, said."Very unfortunate. So now you are targeting Bengal, because as everybody remembers, you could not win in the 2021 assembly elections. You are yet to digest the defeat. You are unable to assimilate the mandate of the people. So now you are attacking Bengali food habits. People in Bengal, who live together with everybody will not take this lying down. The All-India Trinamool Congress once again condemns such kinds of statements, the statements of Paresh Rawal." Dr Shashi Panja added.Featured Video Of The DayVideo: Bus Rams Several Vehicles After Driver Has Heart Attack, 2 Dead
The Kolkata police have booked actor-politician Paresh Rawal over his controversial ‘cook fish for Bengalis’ remark following a complaint by CPI (M) leader and West Bengal state secretary Mohammed Salim, who accused Rawal of making the speech “to provoke riots” and “destroy the harmony between Bengali community and other communities across the country”.Last week, speaking at a rally in Gujarat’s Valsad, Rawal had said, “Gas cylinders are expensive, but their price will come down. People will get employment too. But what will happen if Rohingya migrants and Bangladeshis start living around you, like in Delhi? What will you do with gas cylinders? Cook fish for the Bengalis?” Rawal said. After his speech went viral and was criticised, Rawal had apologised.After Salim submitted a complaint against Rawal at the Taltala police station on December 1, a case was registered under sections 153 (wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot), 153A (whoever deliberately or wantonly causes or provokes any riot), 153B (imputation, assertions prejudicial to national integration), 504 (intentional interest with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 505 (with intent to cause, or which is likely to cause) of the Indian Penal Code.“…the innuendo and/or insinuation made in the speech as regards all Bengalis being foreigners and/or illegal immigrants is bound to arouse feelings of hatred, ill will amongst other communities against Bengalis. In fact, comments made on social media in regard to the said provocative post show that the said video is generating a lot of adverse opinion against Bengalis,” the complaint says. “A large number of Bengalis reside outside the limits of the state. I apprehend that many of them will be prejudicially targeted and/affected because of the vicious remarks made by Paresh Rawal,” it further adds.
AIUDF Supremo and Lok Sabha MP from Assam Badruddin Ajmal has apologised for his remarks purportedly targeting the Hindu community, and said he was ‘ashamed’ of the controversy it stoked, even as police complaints were lodged against him across the state.He, however, maintained that his comments were twisted and he had not targeted any community.Ajmal’s political detractors were however quick to link his remarks to the Gujarat Assembly poll and alleged that the AIUDF chief was toeing the BJP line to “rescue” the right-wing party, which is seeking to retain power in the western state.The TMC burnt his effigy here, alleging collusion with the saffron party as the reason behind Ajmal’s controversial remarks. The BJP, however, distanced itself from Ajmal, whose party sits in the Opposition in the state.“I have not targeted any individual, nor used the term ‘Hindu’. I didn’t want to break anyone’s heart,” he told reporters at Hojai Railway Station in central Assam.“But it became an issue and I am sorry for it, I am ashamed of it. It shouldn’t have happened with a senior person like me,” Ajmal said on Saturday, while claiming that his comments were “twisted”.On police cases against him over the issue, the Dhubri MP downplayed it and said “police cases push politicians’ graph upwards”.“Many Hindu leaders speak daily against Muslims, but we haven’t filed cases against them,” he added.He said equal development and rights for everyone was at the core of his comments, which were given a different tone.Ajmal in an interview to a media house on Friday had commented on women and Hindu men as well as Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, purportedly as a response to Sarma’s remarks on ‘love jihad’.The AIDUF chief, who is revered as a ‘Maulana’, courted controversy by reportedly advising Hindus to marry young to produce more children like Muslims.The Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) filed police complaints against the AIUDF chief in different parts of the state on Saturday.It’s state vice-president Dulu Ahmed filed the complaint at Hatigaon police station here, while similar complaints were also filed in Hailakandi and Dhubri.The police confirmed receiving the complaint and said investigation has been started in the matter.Ahmed demanded immediate action against Ajmal for his comments as it has led to “widespread reaction and could ignite communal violence”.Criticising Ajmal’s initial comments, BJP spokesperson Ranjib Sarma said Ajmal and his ilk view women as mere objects. “The words he has used against our chief minister should be challenged by the entire civilized society” he said, adding that he was also demanding that Ajmal be stripped of his ‘maulana’ title.Sarma also questioned the timing of the comments as it came on a day when a committee formed by the Assam government to look into problems of Satras (Vaishnavite monasteries) had submitted its interim report.The report pointed to largescale encroachment of Satra land mostly by migrant Muslims who form Ajmal’s vote bank, the BJP spokesperson claimed.State Congress president Bhupen Bora was however quick to sniff a conspiracy between Ajmal and the chief minister in creating the “controversy”. Ajmal and Himanta Biswa Sarma are conspiring together to divert attention from the core issues faced by people and to keep them engaged elsewhere, he maintained.Leader of the Opposition in state Assembly Debabrata Saikia (Cong) also maintained that there is need to look into whether there is any connection between BJP and AIUDF leading to Ajmal’s comments.“The Assam police should take suo moto cognisance against Ajmal for not only the remarks against women and a community, but also for the specific comments against the chief minister,” he said.Raijor Dal general secretary Azizur Rahman questioned why Ajmal, who hails from a Bengali Muslim family, chose to speak in Hindi during the interview.“Gujarat assembly election is on and BJP’s boat is sinking there. BJP needs religious polarisation to save itself and it has enlisted Ajmal for its rescue. That’s why he spoke in Hindi,” he said.The Trinamool Congress staged a demonstration in front of its office here and burnt an effigy of Ajmal.“We will not tolerate such comments against women and Hindus. Ajmal is saying these things at the dictates of BJP with an eye on the Gujarat polls. We demand his immediate arrest,” the party’s spokesperson Dilip Sharma said.
Ahmedabad: Veteran actor Paresh Rawal on Friday apologized for his statement linking gas cylinders, Bengalis and fish during a campaign speech in Gujarat, saying his reference was to illegal Bangladeshis and Rohingyas. The apology came after a huge backlash from the Bengali community and others on social media. “Of course the fish is not the issue as Gujaratis do cook and eat fish. But let me clarify by Bengali I meant illegal Bangladeshi N Rohingya. But still if I have hurt your feelings and sentiments I do apologise,” the 67-year-old actor and former BJP MP wrote on Twitter. Rawal was speaking on the issue of gas cylinder prices, an emotive poll issue, at a BJP rally in Valsad district on Tuesday. “Gas cylinders are expensive, but their price will come down. People will get employment too. But what will happen if Rohingya migrants and Bangladeshis start living around you, like in Delhi? “What will you do with gas cylinders? Cook fish for the Bengalis?” Rawal reportedly said in a video that went viral. CPI(M) leader Mohammed Salim on Friday said he has lodged a police complaint in Kolkata against Paresh Rawal, alleging that the veteran actor made utterances during a recent poll rally in Gujarat that amounted to hate speech against the Bengali community.
Mumbai: Actor and former BJP MP Paresh Rawal on Friday apologised for comments he made during a campaign speech in Gujarat. “Gas cylinders are expensive, but their price will come down. People will get employment too. But what will happen if Rohingya migrants and Bangladeshis start living around you, like in Delhi? What will you do with gas cylinders? Cook fish for Bengalis?” he said. After a backlash on social media, he said his reference was to Bangladeshis and Rohingya. “But still if I have hurt your feelings and sentiments I do apologise,” he tweeted.But TMC MP Mahua Moitra wasn’t impressed. “Actually Kemchho Slapstickman need not have apologised. The 2nd part of Cook Fish like Bengalis is ‘Have Brains like Bengalis’. Most Nobel laureates than any other Indian state, buddy boy.” she tweeted. Meanwhile, CPM filed a police complaint against Rawal in Kolkata. agencies
Facing backlash, actor and BJP leader Paresh Rawal issued an “apology” Friday and “clarified” that his comments linking gas cylinders, Bengalis and fish at a campaign rally in Gujarat were about “illegal Bangladeshis and Rohingya”.Rawal made the remarks at a rally in Valsad Tuesday, but the video went viral Thursday. “Gas cylinders are expensive, but their price will come down. People will get employment too. But what will happen if Rohingya migrants and Bangladeshis start living around you, like in Delhi? What will you do with gas cylinders? Cook fish for the Bengalis?” Rawal said.In his apology, the actor said, “Of course fish is not the issue as Gujaratis do cook and eat fish. But let me clarify. By Bengali, I meant illegal Bangladeshi and Rohingya. But if I have still hurt your feelings and sentiments, I do apologise,” he said.In Kolkata, West Bengal CPI(M) state secretary Mohammed Selim filed an FIR against Rawal for “hate speech” at the Taltala station. Selim accused Rawal of “fermenting feelings of hatred against Bengalis”“A large number of Bengalis reside outside the state (Bengal)… Such speech on public domain has been made to provoke riots and destroy harmony between the Bengali community and other communities across the country, and cause public mischief,” he said.TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said, “Everybody knows fish is synonymous to Bengalis. If he says this in Bengal, he will come to know about the consequences.”–With inputs from PTI
Facing a huge backlash, Paresh Rawal apologised today.New Delhi: Actor Paresh Rawal has landed in a huge controversy with his viral comments on Bengalis while campaigning in Gujarat for the ruling BJP.At a rally, he said the people of Gujarat would tolerate inflation but not "Bangladeshis and Rohingya" next door and used a "cooking fish" stereotype that has incensed Bengalis. Responding to a huge backlash, he apologised today but made it worse."Gas cylinders are expensive, but their price will come down. People will get employment too. But what will happen if Rohingya migrants and Bangladeshis start living around you, like in Delhi? What will you do with gas cylinders? Cook fish for the Bengalis?" Paresh Rawal said on Tuesday in Valsad, which voted in the first phase of the Gujarat election yesterday."Gujarat people can tolerate inflation but not this ... The way they deliver verbal abuses. A person among them needs to wear diaper on his mouth."The actor was apparently aiming at Arvind Kejriwal, whose Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), rules the capital city.Many saw it as "hate speech" attacking Bengalis. Others described it as "xenophobic dog-whistling" against the Bangladeshi and Rohingya."Bengalis don't need you to "cook fish" for them. Remember you too have made your career in Maharashtra where we lovingly fed you dhokla & fafda. Withdraw & apologize for these despicable remarks you made against Bengal on orders of BJP in Gujarat," said Saket Gokhale, spokesperson of Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress.Mr. @SirPareshRawal:Bengalis don't need you to “cook fish” for them.Remember you too have made your career in Maharashtra where we lovingly fed you dhokla & fafda.Withdraw & apologize for these despicable remarks you made against Bengal on orders of BJP in Gujarat.@GargaCpic.twitter.com/JkDZF5A1eY— Saket Gokhale (@SaketGokhale) December 2, 2022What is your take on this @SuvenduWB@DilipGhoshBJP@DrSukantaBJP ? Please clarify ASAP pic.twitter.com/LMOyS4nAXq— Debangshu Bhattacharya Dev (@ItsYourDev) December 2, 2022After a flurry of angry tweets, Paresh Rawal wrote an apology post but ended up aggravating the row by claiming that he meant "illegal Bangladeshis and Rohingya" when he used the word "Bengalis"."Of course the fish is not the issue as Gujaratis do cook and eat fish. But let me clarify - by Bengali I meant illegal Bangladeshi and Rohingya. But still if I have hurt your feelings and sentiments, I do apologise (sic)," he posted.of course the fish is not the issue AS GUJARATIS DO COOK AND EAT FISH . BUT LET ME CLARIFY BY BENGALI I MEANT ILLEGAL BANGLA DESHI N ROHINGYA. BUT STILL IF I HAVE HURT YOUR FEELINGS AND SENTIMENTS I DO APOLOGISE. 🙏 https://t.co/MQZ674wTzq— Paresh Rawal (@SirPareshRawal) December 2, 2022He had replied to a user demanding his clarification: "Fish shouldn't have been the topic. He needs to clarify."PromotedListen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.comTrinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra is among those who clapped back at the actor and derided him for the ill-advised "apology"."Actually Kemchho Slapstickman need not have apologised. The second part of Cook Fish like Bengalis is "Have Brains like Bengalis" Most nobel laureates than any other Indian state, buddy boy," the Trinamool MP wrote.Actually Kemchho Slapstickman need not have apologised.The 2nd part of Cook Fish like Bengalis is “Have Brains like Bengalis”Most nobel laureates than any other Indian state, buddy boy….— Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) December 2, 2022Featured Video Of The DayAjay Devgn, Tabu And Other Stars At Drishyam 2 Success Party
The Vande Bharat Express running in the Gandhinagar-Mumbai route yet again ran over a bull in Gujarat’s Valsad district Thursday, which resulted in minor damage to the nose panel of the train.The bull died on the spot and later its carcass was cleared by a cattle volunteers group.According to the Western Railway, the cone-shaped structure on the front side below drivers’ cabin was damaged after it hit a bull that was walking on the tracks near Udvada railway station. The superfast train that was on its way from Ahmedabad to Mumbai, was stopped at the neighbouring Sanjan Railway station, where the technical and maintenance teams repaired the portion and checked the entire train. The train resumed its journey after a halt for around 20 minutes, said the Railways.Railway sources said that this was the second incident of cattle being hit by Vande Bharat Express train in the Valsad district. The first incident took place near Atul Railway station on October 29. There had been cattle-hit incidents in the Valsad district by other trains this year where 19 cows and calves were run over on October 10, five cows were killed by a speeding Rajdhani train on August 25. Last year, 18 cows were run over by a train near Navsari in June.Gracious Fernandes, the inspector with Valsad Railway Protection Force, said that in all the cattle-hit incidents no one had come to claim the ownership of the animals. “There are many cattle roaming freely on the highways. Due to the presence of tall bushes near the tracks cattle walk freely on the tracks to feed on them. We are trying to find out the owners of cattle,” Fernandes said.
The collision caused a minor dent to the train's front panel. (File)Mumbai: The Gandhinagar-Mumbai Vande Bharat Superfast Express hit a cattle between Udvada and Vapi stations in Gujarat on Thursday evening, a railway official said.The collision caused a minor dent to the train's front panel, he added.This is the fourth such incident involving the semi-high speed train on the route since it began operating two months ago.Sumit Thakur, chief public relations officer of Western Railway, said the incident occurred near level crossing gate no 87 between Udvada and Vapi around 6.23 pm."There was a minor dent in the front portion with no operational issues. The dent will be attended to tonight," he said.PromotedListen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.comAfter a brief halt, the train resumed journey at 6.35 pm.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)Featured Video Of The Day"Mumbai Police Acted Fast": South Korean YouTuber To NDTV On Harassment
MUMBAI: The Gandhinagar-Mumbai Vande Bharat Superfast Express hit a cattle between Udvada and Vapi stations in Gujarat on Thursday evening, a railway official said. The collision caused a minor dent to the train's front panel, he added. This is the fourth such incident involving the semi-high speed train on the route since it began operating two months ago. Sumit Thakur, chief public relations officer of Western Railway, said the incident occurred near level crossing gate no 87 between Udvada and Vapi around 6.23 pm. "There was a minor dent in the front portion with no operational issues. The dent will be attended to tonight," he said. After a brief halt, the train resumed journey at 6.35 pm.
