Europe swelters as early summer heat breaks records
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Govt to Provide Rs 1.20 Crore Relief to Artisans Affected by Delhi Haat Fire
A total of 24 stalls were completely gutted in the fire that broke out on the evening of April 30. Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra said the approval for this assistance has been granted and the disbursal process will begin shortly. All 24 affected artisans will be allotted stalls at Delhi Haat, INA, free of cost for six months.
A total of 24 stalls were completely gutted in the fire that broke out on the evening of April 30.
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Each affected artisan will receive Rs 5 lakh as ex gratia compensation, as announced by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta after the incident.
Mishra said the approval for this assistance has been granted and the disbursal process will begin shortly.
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In addition to the financial aid, the government will also provide temporary working space to the artisans.
Mishra announced that all 24 affected artisans will be allotted stalls at Delhi Haat, INA, free of cost for six months — from July 1 to December 31.
The allotment will be made through a lottery system, he added.
“Our government is committed to safeguarding the interests of artisans and providing them with the necessary support,” Mishra said.
The relief measures aim to help the artisans recover from the loss and resume their livelihood, he added.
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Europe swelters as early summer heat breaks records – DW – 06
Temperatures soared past 40 degrees Celsius (104 F) across parts of Europe over the weekend. Wimbledon is set for its hottest opening day on record Monday, possibly breaking the tournament’s all-time heat record. In Spain, temperatures hit 46°C (114.8°F) on Sunday, setting a new national heat record for the month of June. Temperatures above 40°C were also expected in neighboring Portugal, with the capital, Lisbon, under a “red warning” for heat until Monday night. In Italy, 21 cities, including Milan, Naples, Venice, Florence and Rome, were placed on high alert as extreme heat swept across the country. Experts warn that heat waves are becoming more frequent and arriving earlier in the season due to human-driven climate change. In France, experts warned the heat is taking a toll on biodiversity.
Temperatures soared past 40 degrees Celsius (104 F) across parts of Europe over the weekend, as an early-summer heat wave tightened its grip on the continent.
In Spain, temperatures hit 46°C (114.8°F) on Sunday in the town of El Granado, near the Portuguese border, setting a new national heat record for the month of June.
The previous June high of 45.2°C (113.4°F) was set in Seville in 1965.
Temperatures above 40°C were also expected in neighboring Portugal, with the capital, Lisbon, under a “red warning” for heat until Monday night due to “persistently extremely high maximum temperature values,” according to the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere.
In Spain, locals and tourists were desperately trying to keep cool Image: Marcelo del Pozo/REUTERS
Extreme heat to reach London
In Italy, 21 cities, including Milan, Naples, Venice, Florence and Rome, were placed on high alert as extreme heat swept across the country.
Local authorities in Greece also issued fresh warnings about the risk of wildfires.
Hot weather is expected to persist into the start of the week, with London predicted to reach up to 35°C on Monday, marking the hottest day of the year so far.
Wimbledon is set for its hottest opening day on record Monday, possibly breaking the tournament’s all-time heat record.
The current opening day high is 29.3°C, set in 2001. The hottest day ever at Wimbledon was 35.7°C on July 1, 2015..
A King’s Life Guard at the entrance of Horse Guards Parade in London feels the heat Image: Dinendra Haria/London News Pictures/ZUMA/picture alliance
The German Weather Service on Sunday issued heat warnings for southern and western regions, with peaks of 39°C expected on Wednesday.
Alerts were in place for the states of Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland.
Germany’s southern regions could see the mercury hit 35°C on Monday Image: Michaela Stache/AFP/Getty Images
French firefighters were battling early summer wildfires with several parts of the country under orange alert.
Blazes in the Corbieres region forced evacuations as temperatures soared past 40°C, peaking at 40.9°C in Grospierres.
Parts of the A61 motorway were closed, and a campsite in Bizanet was evacuated after a barbecue with smoldering embers in a trailer caused several fires, according to local civil protection authorities.
Birds impacted by heat
Meteorologists warn that heat waves are becoming more frequent and arriving earlier in the season due to human-driven climate change.
Spain’s state weather agency, AEMET, noted that only two June heat waves were recorded between 1975 and 2000. That number has surged to nine since 2000. This year, temperatures typical of August arrived by late May.
“Heat waves will become more frequent and more intense,” warned Emanuela Piervitali, a researcher at the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA).
“A further increase in temperature and heat extremes is expected in the future, so we will have to get used to temperatures with peaks even higher than those we are experiencing now.”
In Rome, the Red Cross has set up emergency stations to assist people affected by the heat Image: Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse/ZUMA/picture alliance
In France, experts warned the heat is taking a toll on biodiversity.
“Some nests reach over 40°C,” said Allain Bougrain-Dubourg of the League for the Protection of Birds, adding that their care centers are overwhelmed with struggling birds.
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Latur Shocker: Alcoholic Strangles His 4-Year-Old Daughter to Death for Demanding Money To Buy Chocolate in Maharashtra, Arrested
Balaji Rathod was addicted to alcohol, which caused frequent quarrels in his family. His wife had left him and started staying with her father. In a fit of rage, he strangled her to death using a saree, police said.
“Rathod was addicted to alcohol, which caused frequent quarrels in his family. His wife had left him and started staying with her father. In the afternoon, his daughter Aarushi asked him for money to buy chocolate. In a fit of rage, he strangled her to death using a saree,” the official said. Rathod’s wife Varsha has demanded capital punishment for her husband. Maharashtra Shocker: Elderly Woman Crushed to Death by ST Bus at Yavatmal Bus Depot, Terrifying CCTV Video Surfaces.
The accused is a resident of Bhima Tanda in Udgir taluka of Latur district.
Police registered an FIR on a complaint lodged by his wife and arrested him. Further investigation is underway.
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TMC MPs Embroiled in War of Words over Gang Rape of Law College Student
Kalyan Banerjee and Mahua Moitra got embroiled in a bitter war of words over the alleged gang rape of a student in a law college in Kolkata. The Serampore MP was responding to Mo itra’s ‘anti-woman’ charge over the gang rape incident. He was referring to the latter’s recent marriage to former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Pinaki Misra. He also accused unnamed leaders of shielding those involved in the case. “I will be the last person to have any regressive mindset or misogynistic outlook towards any woman,” he said.
Banerjee, who represents the Serampore Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal, claimed that Moitra, the Krishnanagar MP, was back in India after her honeymoon and started attacking him.
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He was responding to Moitra’s ‘anti-woman’ charge over the gang rape incident.
“Anti-woman, she has charged it? What she is? She has broken up a 40-year marriage and married a guy of 65 years…Did she not hurt the lady? Women of the country will decide it…,” Banerjee alleged.
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The Serampore MP was referring to Moitra’s recent marriage to former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Pinaki Misra.
The row erupted after Banerjee’s earlier comments on the gang rape case drew sharp criticism from various quarters, including within the party.
In response, the TMC condemned his statement, prompting Banerjee to openly reject the party’s position.
Addressing reporters, Banerjee had said, “If a friend rapes another friend, then how will the government ensure protection in such cases?”
Following TMC’s rebuke, Banerjee said he “completely disagreed” with the party’s stance and accused unnamed leaders of shielding those involved in the case.
“Are they indirectly supporting the leaders who are shielding such criminals? Mere formal statements won’t bring any real change unless immediate action is taken against those leaders directly responsible. What’s more unfortunate is that some of the leaders who emerged after 2011 are themselves under question in such crimes,” he said.
Mahua Moitra took a veiled swipe in a post on X: “Misogyny in India cuts across party lines. What differentiates @AITCofficial is that we condemn these disgusting comments no matter who makes them.”
In a sharp retort, Banerjee on Sunday claimed that Moitra had joined the TMC after it came to power in 2011.
“I will be the last person to have any regressive mindset or misogynistic outlook towards any woman,” he said.
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BSF Seizes Arm, Drugs on Punjab Border
Border Security Force (BSF) troops recovered a country-made firearm and a packet of heroin in two separate operations along the Punjab border. Officials credited precise intelligence and swift BSF action for thwarting additional cross-border arms and narcotics smuggling attempts. The apprehended individuals were identified as residents of the villages of Karailyan, Malikpur, and Raipur, in Amritsar. They have been handed over to PS Ajnala for further investigation and legal proceedings. The swift and flawlessly coordinated action highlights the resolution of the security forces in decimating any nefarious plans by criminal elements to spread lawlessness.
In the first incident, personnel on patrol recovered one rusty, country-made arm with a live round in its chamber from a field ahead of the border fence near Salach village in Gurdaspur district during the morning hours.
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Earlier, a search operation last evening near Roranwala Khurd village in Amritsar district yielded a partially damaged packet of suspected heroin weighing 203 grams.
Officials credited precise intelligence and swift BSF action for thwarting additional cross-border arms and narcotics smuggling attempts.
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On June 27, acting on credible information by the BSF intelligence wing, the BSF troops in collaboration with the Anti-Narcotic Task Force, Amritsar and the Punjab Police apprehended 5 individuals and seized a heroin packet in two separate operations.
According to an official release, on Thursday, June 26, based on specific information about a narcotics delivery by local miscreants near Khasa, a joint team of BSF and ANTF, Amritsar, deployed a surveillance team near the suspected area.
“As the team observed the exchange of a suspicious packet between a motorcycle rider and an individual in a car, it acted swiftly and apprehended 2 suspected smugglers and seized 1 packet of suspected heroin (Gross weight- 313 Grams). Additionally, two mobile phones, 1 motorcycle and 1 car were seized from their possession,” said the release.
According to the release, the suspects were residents of Shahura and Jandiala Guru, Amritsar.
The apprehended individuals and recovered items were handed over to ANTF, Amritsar, for further investigation and legal action.
Meanwhile, in another coordinated intelligence-based operation on Thursday evening, a joint team of the BSF and Punjab Police apprehended one proclaimed offender along with two other associates near Ajnala Mandi, District Amritsar Rural.
The apprehended individuals were identified as residents of the villages of Karailyan, Malikpur, and Raipur, respectively, in Amritsar. They have been handed over to PS Ajnala for further investigation and legal proceedings.
The release stated that the swift and flawlessly coordinated action by the BSF, Punjab Police, and ANTF, Amritsar, highlights the resolution of the security forces in decimating any nefarious plans by criminal elements to spread lawlessness in the state of Punjab. (ANI)
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