A man set his blind father on fire following a dispute over sharing of property money between two brothers in Bahraich district.
The blind father died even before he could be taken to the hospital while the elder son responsible for his death is absconding ever since.
According to the police reports, Rajendra Kumar Dubey, 60, a resident of Kolhuwa village under Payagpur police station, had lost his eyesight about three years back. He was living with his two sons, Avadh Narain and Shiv Sahai.
The old man had recently sold a piece of land and had distributed the money between his elder son and younger one.
Avadh Narain, the elder son, however, was unhappy over the distribution of money and accused his father of favouring the younger son, Shiv Sahai.
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PSLV-C15 is set for launch today
Chennai : The stage is set for the launch of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C15 carrying five payloads, including India’s remote sensing satellite Cartosat-2B, from the spaceport in Sriharikota on Monday.
Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) officials said the countdown for the launch was progressing well. “There are no problems. The countdown, which began at 6.52 am on Saturday, is progressing smoothly,” Isro spokesperson S. Satish said.
He said PSLV-C15, the workhorse launch vehicle of Isro, would lift off at 9.22 am from the first launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, about 90 km from here.
“Preparations are in full swing and all parameters for the launch of PSLV-C-15, which will place the five satellites into the 634 km polar sun synchronous orbit (SSO) orbit, are doing well,” he said. —PTI
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Anti-Posco activists reject compensation
AGE CORRESPONDENT
Bhubaneswar
Anti-Posco activists on Sunday held a massive rally at Balidhipa near Paradip and vowed not to allow the South Korean steel major to establish its proposed 12-million tonne steel plant in the area.
They also burnt down copies of the recently announced special compensation package for the project-affected people.
The activists, who under the banner of Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti, gathered at the meeting place, said the state government wanted to woo the local people by offering a fresh package that promises increased financial compensation for lands.
“Package or no package, – people are not interested to part with their lands. Why the state government is so keen for Posco project that threatens to throw local people out of their traditional livelihoods? Why does it not encourage agriculture? Vegetable prices have gone up. Encourage the farmers to grow vegetables and cash crop and they can earn more what they will get from Posco,” the leaders observed.