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Take refinery to Gujarat, bring projects from neighbouring state to Maha: Uddhav

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Ratnagiri: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said the proposed oil refinery in Barsu in coastal Ratnagiri district should be moved to Gujarat and good investment projects from the neighbouring state be brought to Maharashtra.
Interacting with villagers at Barsu, Thackeray dared the government to face the protesters and support the project, even as BJP leaders took out a rally in the area backing it.
As the chief minister of Maharashtra, Thackeray said, he had proposed Barsu as a site for the refinery project when he was the chief minister. He asserted that he did not specify come what may, even if it means “breaking heads of protesters” or people turning pauper, the refinery project must come up.

“The bulk drugs park, Vedanta-Foxconn and Tata-Airbus are gone (to Gujarat). My opinion is to take this (refinery) project to Gujarat and bring our good projects to Maharashtra. Whatever is non-controversial is for Gujarat and what is controversial is imposed on Konkan and Maharashtra,” Thackeray said.
On the other hand, BJP MLA Nitesh Rane, his brother and former MP Nilesh Rane, took out a morcha in support of the refinery project.
Nilesh Rane said Thackeray backed the project when he was the chief minister, but he is opposing it as he is in the opposition now.
Thackeray said that he will not let any development project come up that hurts the interests of people.
The ex-CM said he had the honesty to face the protesters. He said the government should hold a dialogue with locals before coming up with any project.
A section of locals is opposing the Barsu refinery on the grounds that it will adversely affect the fragile biodiversity of the coastal Konkan region and also hit their livelihood.

Thackeray said when he was the chief minister, similar protests had taken place while building the Samruddhi highway.
“But we struck a dialogue with protesters. We worked out a way without hampering development,” he said.
Earlier, Thackeray had planned to hold a rally in the Barsu-Solgaon area earlier but was denied permission.
Protests broke out at Barsu after the work for soil testing began at the site last month. It also pitted the state’s Eknath Shinde-BJP government against the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, comprising the Shiv Sena (UBT), the Nationalist Congress Party and the Congress.
MVA leaders have demanded sensitive handling of the situation arising out of the agitation.
Following the detention of several protesters, including women, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and former state environment minister Aaditya Thackeray had asked the government to “stop atrocities on people and also the soil survey”.
Uday Samant, Maharashtra industries minister, had alleged that “misunderstandings” were being deliberately created about the project for political mileage and slammed the “politics of double standards”.
Samant claimed that out of 5,000 acres of land needed for the refinery, people owning 2,900 acres have already given consent letters.
Amid the protests, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said last month that the proposed refinery project at Barsu won’t be implemented without the local people’s consent as he appealed for calm in the area.
The project was initially planned at Nanar in Ratnagiri district. Following protests by locals earlier, the erstwhile Uddhav Thackeray government had suggested to the Centre an alternative site at Barsu.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

May 6, 2023
Over 600 people from violence-hit Manipur flee to neighbouring Assam

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Silchar: More than 600 people from violence-hit areas of Manipur fled to neighbouring Assam’s Cachar district till Friday, officials said.
People of different ethnicities have crossed the inter-state border, and taken shelter at Lakhinagar panchayat area of the district, they said.
Cachar’s Deputy Commissioner Rohan Jha said the district administration has made arrangements for those coming from the neighbouring state, and all necessary help will be provided to them.

“Some of the families have taken refuge at their relatives’ place in Lakhinagar. Arrangements have been made at community halls and school campuses for those who have no place to go,” he said.
Food and other necessities, including medicines, will be provided to them as is done during any disaster, he said.
“We are prepared to take care of the families seeking shelter in Cachar,” Jha added.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa in a tweet said, “Several families affected by the recent incidents in Manipur have sought refuge in Assam. I have requested the District Administration of Cachar to take care of these families.”
Sarma said he was in constant touch with his Manipur CM N Biren Singh.

Violent clashes out broke between tribals and members of the majority Meitei community in Manipur on Wednesday, displacing thousands of people.
The clashes broke out after a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ was organised in the ten hill districts to protest the Meitei community’s demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.
Meiteis account for about 53 percent of population and live mostly in the Imphal valley. Tribals — Nagas and Kukis — account for another 40 percent of the population, and live mostly in the hill districts.
Two districts of Assam — Cachar and Dima Hasao — share a 204.1 km border with Manipur.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

May 5, 2023
IT boom in Telangana attracting students from neighbouring states

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Hyderabad: The quality of education in Telangana state is increasing and Hyderabad has turned into an information technology hub. Students from across the country and abroad are moving to Hyderabad owing to the availability of educational facilities and job opportunities. Among them are students from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.
A total of 3.12 lakh applications have been received for TS EAMCET, out of which more than 70,000 applications have been received from Andhra Pradesh. Last year, 53,931 students from Andhra Pradesh applied. Till April 11 this year, 70,172 applications have been received. Out of which, 20,091 applications have been received for agriculture and 50,081 for engineering.
There are many renowned engineering and pharmacy colleges established around Hyderabad and non-local candidates are trying to occupy the seats. Due to the IT boom, the number of seats in several engineering courses other than computer science in the famous engineering sector and universities has increased tremendously. Due to which students from Andhra Pradesh are moving to Hyderabad for education where better placement opportunities are available in more than 50 engineering colleges.

If we look at the previous years, in 2022, the JNTUH had received a total of 2, 66, 714 applications out of which 1, 72, 238 were for the Engineering stream while 94, 476 were for Agriculture and Medical. In 2021, the total of number of applications received by JNTUH was 2, 51, 604 out of which 1, 64, 963 were for Engineering and 86, 641 applications for Agriculture and Medical.
In 2020, the JNTUH received a total of 2, 22, 246 applications out of which 1, 43, 265 were for Engineering and 78, 981 applications were for Agriculture and Medical. In 2019, the total applications received by JNTUH were 2, 17, 199 applications out of which 1, 42, 210 were for the Engineering stream while 74, 989 applications were for the Agriculture and Medical streams.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 13, 2023