State Scan: List of noteworthy events last week

Telangana Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a 216-foot statue of Ramanujacharya in Hyderabad and highlighted the 11th century saint’s message of equality of all. The ‘Statue of Equality’ commemorates Ramanujacharya who promoted the idea of equality in all aspects of living, including faith, caste and creed. Modi, who was on a half-day visit to the […]

Telangana Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a 216-foot statue of Ramanujacharya in Hyderabad and highlighted the 11th century saint’s message of equality of all.

The ‘Statue of Equality’ commemorates Ramanujacharya who promoted the idea of equality in all aspects of living, including faith, caste and creed. Modi, who was on a half-day visit to the city, participated in worship at the venue at Muchintal on the outskirts of Hyderabad. He participated in the ‘Purnahuti’ of ‘Vishwaksena Ishti Yagya’. He offered the ‘sankalpa’ of the Yagya for the ‘Amrit Sankalp’ of the country and dedicated the yagya to 130 crore countrymen.

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Also, during his visit to International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in Hyderabad, Modi walked through the campus and tasted some gram (chana) pods directly from the farm. He was in Hyderabad to kickstart the 50th-anniversary celebrations of ICRISAT.

Andhra Pradesh
A student from Andhra Pradesh, who drew Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin’s attention, urged him to initiate a nation-wide struggle against the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to medical courses.

N Sathish from East Godavari district caught the attention of the Chief Minister, who was proceeding to the secretariat, on T T K Road by holding a placard which read “CM sir, help me” and thanked him for opposing NEET and expressed his support. Though he scored good marks in Class 12 board exam in Andhra Pradesh, he could not pursue a degree in medicine due to NEET. Satish sought the Chief Minister’s support for Andhra Pradesh also.

The Chief Minister explained the legal measures being taken against NEET, and asked him to return to his hometown. The student thanked the CM for his gesture.

Madhya Pradesh
A couple of professors of an engineering college in Indore in Madhya Pradesh have made a device that can detect people moving about without wearing masks amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

The ‘mask detector’ was developed by Associate Professor Puja Gupta and Assistant Professor Upendra Singh of the Information Technology department of Shri GS Institute of Technology and Sciences (SGSITS), a government aided autonomous institute. “The mask detector works with the help of a CCTV camera. We have developed a software after detailed research to immediately identify those who are not wearing masks the moment they pass through the camera.

A ‘please wear mask’ message will be blared and their images are captured in the camera associated with the system,” Professor Puja Gupta said.

Uttar Pradesh
Braving the cold and the coronavirus pandemic, around 15.5 lakh devotees bathed in the icy waters of the River Ganga and at Sangam in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh on the occasion of Basant Panchami, the fourth major bathing festival of the ongoing Magh Mela.

Devotees started thronging the river banks in the early hours of the day and they continued to arrive in huge numbers for a holy dip.In view of the large number of devotees turning up for a holy dip on Basant Panchami, eight new lost and found centres have been set up in the fair area.

At such large gatherings, coronavirus norms, including wearing face masks and maintaining social distancing, go for a toss.

Jammu and Kashmir
An igloo cafe, the world’s largest, has come up at the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir, and has become a centre of attraction for tourists. With a height of 37.5 feet and a diameter of 44.5 feet, Syed Wasim Shah, creator of the igloo, said it was the world’s largest cafe of its kind.

“I saw this concept in Switzerland few years back where they have such hotels, which are equipped with sleeping facilities as well. I thought why not start this concept here,” Shah said. He said he had created an igloo cafe last year as well and claimed it was Asia’s biggest.

The biggest igloo cafe, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, is in Switzerland, and its height is 33.8 feet and diameter 42.4 feet. So, this is larger than that. It took 64 days to complete it with 25 people working day and night.

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