20 killed in lightning strike in AP
Vijayawada/Hyderabad: Twenty people died after they were struck by lightning in separate incidents in five districts of Andhra Pradesh which was lashed by heavy rains today.
The incidents occurred in Krishna, Guntur, East Godavari, Prakasam and Nellore districts.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has announced ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh to each of the victim killed in lightning while interacting with district collectors through a tele-conference in Vijaywada.
Six persons were killed in Prakasam district, five in Nellore district, four in Krishna district, two each in Guntur and East Godavari districts.
New number system to check fake notes
New Delhi: A new numbering system and seven new security features will be incorporated in all currency notes, especially in high denomination Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes, to check the menace of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN). The Bhartiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Pvt limited (BRBNMPl), one of the RBI's subsidiary for printing notes, and Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India limited (SPMCIl), a Government-owned corporation that produces bank notes, coins, non-judicial stamps and other documents, have initiated steps for introduction of the revised number pattern, sources said.
5 Naxals held after face-off with police
Raipur: Five Naxals were today arrested and weapons recovered from them after a brief exchange of fire in Chhattisgarh's Balrampur district, police said. The face-off between a small group of Naxals and a team of police took place in a dense forest on Sunday morning.