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The Central government’s refusal to allow the states to implement the Beed model for the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bhima Yojana (PMFBY) has put the government in a fix on how to tweak the scheme as most suitable for Maharashtra.

Intense deliberation about the scheme has failed to produce any concrete result due to which the official government resolution (GR) for implementation of the scheme is yet to be announced though kharif sowing is in full swing.

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the withdrawal of 11 criminal complaints by different magistrates in the state against Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, registering criminal revision cases in the matter. All 11 cases were linked to protests led by Reddy when he was the leader of the Opposition in the state and the TDP was in power. They included charges like mischief, causing loss or damage through mischief, offence in a place of worship, obstructing a public servant from discharging his duties, armed rioting and criminal conspiracy.

Questioning the High Court's move, Advocate General Subrahmanyam Sriram said, "It is unprecedented that the High Court on the administrative side has taken a decision to seek suo motu revision of the matter." Following arguments in court, the matter was adjourned to Friday.The 11 criminal revision cases have been filed under CrPC Sections 397, 401, 482 and 483, essentially dealing with the High Court's powers of revision.

The Ahmedabad-Kevadia seaplane service -- which was suspended from April 9 onwards owing to second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic -- will remain suspended until September as the operator SpiceJet has decided to stay grounded during the monsoon and also gauge the possibility of the third wave of the pandemic, a top official of SpiceJet told media.

The Twin Otter DHC-300 aircraft, registered as 8Q-ISC with Maldivian Aero, had flown back to its home country on April 9, a day after it last flew from the Sabarmati Riverfront to the Dyke 3 of Sardar Sarovar Dam near the Statue of Unity. While the suspension of services was decided, keeping in mind the pandemic and the inability to follow Covid-19 protocols during operation, SpiceJet has now decided to let the aircraft stay back in its home country until later this year.

A day after Minister of State for Fisheries Parshottam Solanki said that the state government is doing nothing much for fishermen, the Gujarat government Wednesday issued a release stating that it is committed to the economic upliftment of the community.

The release added that following the cyclone Tauktae, the Vijay Rupani government has given unprecedented relief package of Rs 105 crore to the fishermen community.

Solanki had told mediapersons June 22 that the state government is “not bothered” about the fishermen community.