On Maharashtra leaders demanding Bharat Ratna for Balasaheb Thackeray and VD Savarkar, Amravati MP Navneet Rana says, “…PN Narasimha has been named for Bharat Ratna. I thinks all the names that have been announced are welcome. The demands have been made now, so I think that in the time to come, this government will take note of it. They should be awarded…”
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NHAI built 75km NH road in record time, enters Guinness World Record
Express News Service
NEW DELHI: The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has created a Guinness World Record of constructing the longest highway stretch of 75 kilometres (km) between Amravati and Akola in the least time–105 hours and 33 minutes. The newly constructed road is part of National Highway 53.
A team of 800 employees of NHAI and 720 workers of a private company including independent consultants were involved to complete the task in record time. The work to build the road in record time started on June 3 at around seven in the morning and it was successfully completed on June 7 at 5:00 pm.
“Proud Moment For The Entire Nation! Feel very happy to congratulate our exceptional Team @NHAI_Official, Consultants & Concessionaire, Rajpath Infracon Pvt Ltd & Jagdish Kadam, on achieving the Guinness World Record (@GWR) of laying 75 Km continuous Bituminous Concrete Road …in a single lane on NH-53 section between Amravati and Akola. I would specially thank our Engineers & Workers who toiled day & night to achieve this extraordinary feat. #PragatiKaHighway #GatiShakti @narendramodi @PMOIndia,” union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari tweeted on Wednesday morning.
The Amravati –Akola section is the part of National Highway-53 and an important East-West corridor, he said. Passing through the mineral-rich region, the section connects major cities like Kolkata, Raipur, Nagpur, Akola, Dhule and Surat.
With the feat, the NHAI has beat the record of the Public Works Authority — Ashghal– in Qatar, which was registered on February 27, 2019. The road was part of the Al-Khor Expressway, which was completed in 10 days, informed the Gadkari.
“The vision of #NewIndia is being built on your perseverance & sweat. The whole nation is proud Keep up the great work! #Pratishtha #GatiShakti,” the minister also tweeted.
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Four held for killing man in bar in Maharashtra’s Amravati
By PTI
MUMBAI: Four people have been arrested for allegedly killing a man in Maharashtra’s Amravati district, over 680 kilometres from here, police said on Sunday.Amol Patil, reportedly a Shiv Sena functionary with two murder charges against his name, was killed when he was sitting in a bar along the Amravati-Nagpur highway late Saturday night, an official said.
“The accused got the CCTV cameras in the bar switched off, then threw chilli powder in his eye and assaulted him, leading to his death. The four arrested accused have been identified as brothers Sandip and Pravin Dobale, Avinash Pandey and Rupesh Ghagre. One person is wanted in the case. It seems to be the fallout of an old rivalry,” the official added.
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Two new COVID mutations found in Maharashtra’s Amravati, Yavatmal as regions brace for lockdown
By PTI
PUNE: Researchers have found two new mutations in coronavirus samples from Amravati and Yavatmal districts of eastern Maharashtra which can escape neutralizing antibodies, a senior official said on Thrusday.However, in none of the samples for which genome sequencing was done, the UK, South African or Brazilian strains of the virus were found, he added.
Yavatmal and Amravati are among districts which have shown considerable increase in new cases in the last one week.
Genome sequencing was done for 24 samples — four each from Amravati, Yavatmal and Satara and 12 from Pune — said Dr Rajesh Karyekarte, Head of Department of Microbiologyat the state-run B J Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital here.
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“We were asked by the state government to conduct genome sequencing of samples. The D614G strain which is prevalent was found in all the samples,” he said.
But in Amravati, Yavatmal and Satara, they also came across different mutations, Dr Karyekarte said.
“In Amravati, we came across a mutation named E484K in all the four samples.
When we inquired if all samples belonged to one family, we were told they were taken from different locations, so the conclusion was that it was a common mutation,” he said.
The character of the strain found in Amravati is that it escapes neutralizing antibodies, he said.
“In a nutshell, even if there are neutralizing antibodies in the human body, the particular mutation escapes or saves itself from these antibodies,” Dr Karyekarte said.
In Yavatmal samples, they found a mutation named N440K, which is commonly seen in Andhra Pradesh, he said.
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“It was also found in a case of re-infection in Delhi. This mutation too can escape the neutralizing antibodies and cause re-infection,” he added.
“In Satara sample, a new mutation named V911I was found but the researchers could not find significant scientific references about this mutation in published journals, he said. All these strains are of A2 type of coronavirus, which is common in India.
Maharashtra on Thursday reported over 5,000 new cases after a gap of 75 days.
Dr Murlidhar Tambe, Dean of B J Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital, said these “small curves” (spurts in infections) are happening due to lax behavior as gatherings, weddings and various functions are happening and no physical distancing is being followed.
They have received six samples for genome sequencing from Akola where a spike has been witnessed, he said.