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Hans India
3 days ago
- Business
- Hans India
OMFED milk price hiked by Rs 2 per litre
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday announced accidental death compensation of Rs 1 lakh for the milk farmers affiliated to State-owned Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation Limited (OMFED). The farmers will now receive an additional Rs 3 for every litre of milk supplied to the OMFED, Majhi announced while speaking at a State-level event organised to mark 'World Milk Day'. Accordingly, the price of milk will be increased by Rs 4 per litre, of which the government will bear Rs 2 per litre and the consumer will have to pay an additional Rs 2 per litre, officials said. Majhi said the State produced around 26.4 lakh metric tonnes of milk during the financial year 2023-24. The per capita availability of milk at the national level was 471 grams while it was 156 grams in Odisha, he said. 'We have to enhance our milk production to come on a par with the national average or surpass it. Since our government came to power in the State, we are making all efforts to double the milk production in the next five years,' he said. In order to enhance milk production and boost the dairy sector, Majhi said the government has recently launched 'Mukhyamantri Kamadhenu Yojana' (MKY) with an outlay of Rs 1,423 crore for five years. Under MKY, financial assistance of up to 70 per cent is being provided to the beneficiaries. A target has been set to include 15 lakh 'gopalak' (cattle-rearers) under the scheme, he stated. In the last financial year 2024-25, about 3 lakh beneficiaries have benefited from the scheme with a grant of Rs 71 crore, the Chief Minister said. Further, the State government has launched the 'Mukhyamantri Prani Kalyan Yojana' (MPKY) with an outlay of Rs 186 crore for the establishment of new 'goshalas' (cow shelters) and support existing registered 'goshalas', he added. Under the MPKY scheme, registered goshalas are provided Rs 20,000 per animal for care and maintenance in two instalments. In November last year, Rs 9 crore was given to 68 goshalas, while another Rs 10.5 crore has been distributed to 77 goshalas, benefiting around 22,000 stray and helpless cattle across the State, he added. On this occasion, the Chief Minister launched three new products of the OMFED. Among others, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida, Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan and Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Minister Gokulananda Mallik spoke on the occasion. World Milk Day is being celebrated every year on June 1 since 2001 with the aim of spreading widespread awareness about the contribution of livestock keepers in nutritional development and economic growth, and the benefits of milk in a balanced diet. This year's theme is 'Let's celebrate the power of dairy'.
Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Business
- Hindustan Times
Majhi announces ₹1 lakh accidental death compensation for OMFED milk farmers
Bhubaneswar, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday announced accidental death compensation of ₹1 lakh for the milk farmers affiliated to state-owned Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation Limited . The farmers will now receive an additional ₹3 for every litre of milk supplied to the OMFED, Majhi announced while speaking at a state-level event organised to mark 'World Milk Day'. Accordingly, the price of milk will be increased by ₹4 per litre, of which the government will bear ₹2 per litre and the consumer will have to pay an additional ₹2 per litre, officials said. Majhi said the state produced around 26.4 lakh metric tonnes of milk during the financial year 2023-24. The per capita availability of milk at the national level was 471 grams while it was 156 grams in Odisha, he said. "We have to enhance our milk production to come at par with the national average or surpass it. Since our government came to power in the state, we are making all efforts to double the milk production in the next five years," he said. In order to enhance milk production and boost the dairy sector, Majhi said the government has recently launched 'Mukhyamantri Kamadhenu Yojana' with an outlay of ₹1,423 crore for five years. Under MKY, financial assistance of up to 70 per cent is being provided to the beneficiaries. A target has been set to include 15 lakh 'gopalak' under the scheme, he stated. In the last financial year 2024-25, about 3 lakh beneficiaries have benefited from the scheme with a grant of ₹71 crore, the chief minister said. Further, the state government has launched the 'Mukhyamantri Prani Kalyan Yojana' with an outlay of ₹186 crore for the establishment of new 'goshalas' and support existing registered 'goshalas', he added. Under the MPKY scheme, registered goshalas are provided ₹20,000 per animal for care and maintenance in two instalments. In November last year, ₹9 crore was given to 68 goshalas, while another ₹10.5 crore has been distributed to 77 goshalas, benefitting around 22,000 stray and helpless cattle across the state, he added. On this occasion, the CM launched three new products of the OMFED. Among others, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida, Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan and Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Minister Gokulananda Mallik spoke on the occasion. World Milk Day is being celebrated every year on June 1 since 2001 with the aim of spreading widespread awareness about the contribution of livestock keepers in nutritional development and economic growth, and the benefits of milk in a balanced diet. This year's theme is 'Let's celebrate the power of dairy'.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Yahoo
Neo-Nazi leader accused of inspiring school shooting, plotting NYC attack extradited to US
Federal officials extradited an international neo-Nazi group leader they say inspired a teen to commit a school shooting in Tennessee earlier this year and plotted to commit a mass casualty attack in New York City targeting Jewish people. The terrorist group's leader, 21-year-old Michail Chkhikvishvili, orchestrated deadly attacks around the globe, prosecutors said. The citizen of the nation of Georgia was extradited from Moldova on May 22 after he was arrested in July. He was scheduled to be arraigned in Brooklyn on May 23, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The DOJ said the man, who went by the name "Commander Butcher," was the leader of the Maniac Murder Cult, which goes by several other names including MKY. Chkhikvishvili has distributed a writing called the "Hater's Handbook," encouraging people to commit acts of mass violence and "ethnic cleansing," according to court filings. His "solicitations of violence" led to international attacks, including a 2024 stabbing outside a mosque in Turkey, prosecutors said. Chkhikvishvili targeted the U.S. as a site for more attacks because of the ease of accessing firearms, prosecutors said in court records. He told an undercover law enforcement employee, 'I see USA as big potential because accessibility to firearms and other resources,' in an electronic message sent Sept. 8, 2023, court filings show. It was not clear if Chkhikvishvili had an attorney who could speak on his behalf Chkhikvishvili has been indicted in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on four counts including solicitation of violent felonies. The charges stemmed from Chkhikvishvili's communications with an undercover FBI employee in which he trained and encouraged the undercover agent to carry out a mass attack against Jewish people and minorities. Chkhikvishvili corresponded with the undercover agent between September 2023 and at least March 2024. The plot included having an individual wearing a Santa Claus costume hand out poisoned candies to Jewish kids in New York City on New Year's Eve. It later evolved into targeting Jewish people on a larger scale. Chkhikvishvili said he wanted the attack to be a "bigger action than Breivik," prosecutors said. Breivik refers to Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in a massacre in Norway in 2011 that targeted mostly teenagers at a camp. "His goal was to spread hatred, fear, and destruction by encouraging bombings, arson, and even poisoning children," U.S. Attorney Breon Peace said last year. The MKY group is based in Russia and Ukraine but has members around the world, including the U.S., according to a federal complaint. Members adhere to neo-Nazi ideology promoting violence against racial minorities. The man's arrest came before the deadly attack at Antioch High School on Jan. 22, 2025. However, prosecutors in the New York federal court linked the Antioch shooting to Chkhikvishvili's solicitations of violence in a court filing on May 23, the Nashville Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network, reported. Prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York wrote to the judge requesting the man be incarcerated before trial. They pointed to several ways his actions have 'directly resulted in real violence,' including the shooting at Antioch High School. According to the prosecutors, the 17-year-old attacker claimed he was taking action on behalf of MKY and at least one other group in an audio recording posted online before the shooting. It is not clear if the shooter was a member of MKY or had contact with Chkhikvishvili or other members of the terrorist organization. Chkhikvishvili said the group asks for video of brutal beatings, arson, explosions or murders to join the group, adding that the victims should be 'low race targets.' Chkhikvishvili's name also appeared in the document the DOJ said was written by the Antioch shooter – a 300-page writing in which the shooter espoused misanthropic White supremacist and Nazi ideologies. The shooter also referred to the founder of MKY and said he would write the founder's name on his gun, according to prosecutors. Josselin Corea Escalante, 16, died after the 17-year-old shot her with a pistol in the cafeteria of Antioch High School. Another student was injured during the attack. The shooter, 17-year-old student Solomon Henderson, then shot and killed himself. Contributing: Michael Loria, USA TODAY This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Neo-Nazi leader who inspired school shooting extradited to US
USA Today
24-05-2025
- USA Today
Neo-Nazi leader accused of inspiring school shooting, plotting NYC attack extradited to US
Neo-Nazi leader accused of inspiring school shooting, plotting NYC attack extradited to US Show Caption Hide Caption Antioch High School student-led rally to honor Josselin Corea Escalante Students and local politicians attend a student-led rally to honor Josselin Corea Escalante at Antioch High School in Antioch, Tenn., Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. The 17-year-old Tennessee school shooter said before the attack he was acting on behalf of the group MKY. The leader of MKY, a Georgian national, was extradited to the U.S. and arraigned in New York on May 23. The charges relate to Michail Chkhikvishvili's alleged training of an undercover agent on how to carry out a mass poisoning. Federal officials extradited an international neo-Nazi group leader they say inspired a teen to commit a school shooting in Tennessee earlier this year and plotted to commit a mass casualty attack in New York City targeting Jewish people. The terrorist group's leader, 21-year-old Michail Chkhikvishvili, orchestrated deadly attacks around the globe, prosecutors said. The citizen of the nation of Georgia was extradited from Moldova on May 22 after he was arrested in July. He was scheduled to be arraigned in Brooklyn on May 23, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The DOJ said the man, who went by the name "Commander Butcher," was the leader of the Maniac Murder Cult, which goes by several other names including MKY. Chkhikvishvili has distributed a writing called the "Hater's Handbook," encouraging people to commit acts of mass violence and "ethnic cleansing," according to court filings. His "solicitations of violence" led to international attacks, including a 2024 stabbing outside a mosque in Turkey, prosecutors said. Chkhikvishvili targeted the U.S. as a site for more attacks because of the ease of accessing firearms, prosecutors said in court records. He told an undercover law enforcement employee, 'I see USA as big potential because accessibility to firearms and other resources,' in an electronic message sent Sept. 8, 2023, court filings show. It was not clear if Chkhikvishvili had an attorney who could speak on his behalf 'Murder cult' leader plotted to poison Jewish kids in NYC, feds say Chkhikvishvili has been indicted in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on four counts including solicitation of violent felonies. The charges stemmed from Chkhikvishvili's communications with an undercover FBI employee in which he trained and encouraged the undercover agent to carry out a mass attack against Jewish people and minorities. Chkhikvishvili corresponded with the undercover agent between September 2023 and at least March 2024. The plot included having an individual wearing a Santa Claus costume hand out poisoned candies to Jewish kids in New York City on New Year's Eve. It later evolved into targeting Jewish people on a larger scale. Chkhikvishvili said he wanted the attack to be a "bigger action than Breivik," prosecutors said. Breivik refers to Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in a massacre in Norway in 2011 that targeted mostly teenagers at a camp. "His goal was to spread hatred, fear, and destruction by encouraging bombings, arson, and even poisoning children," U.S. Attorney Breon Peace said last year. The MKY group is based in Russia and Ukraine but has members around the world, including the U.S., according to a federal complaint. Members adhere to neo-Nazi ideology promoting violence against racial minorities. Chkhikvishvili allegedly inspired Tennessee school shooting The man's arrest came before the deadly attack at Antioch High School on Jan. 22, 2025. However, prosecutors in the New York federal court linked the Antioch shooting to Chkhikvishvili's solicitations of violence in a court filing on May 23, the Nashville Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network, reported. Prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York wrote to the judge requesting the man be incarcerated before trial. They pointed to several ways his actions have 'directly resulted in real violence,' including the shooting at Antioch High School. According to the prosecutors, the 17-year-old attacker claimed he was taking action on behalf of MKY and at least one other group in an audio recording posted online before the shooting. It is not clear if the shooter was a member of MKY or had contact with Chkhikvishvili or other members of the terrorist organization. Chkhikvishvili said the group asks for video of brutal beatings, arson, explosions or murders to join the group, adding that the victims should be 'low race targets.' Chkhikvishvili's name also appeared in the document the DOJ said was written by the Antioch shooter – a 300-page writing in which the shooter espoused misanthropic White supremacist and Nazi ideologies. The shooter also referred to the founder of MKY and said he would write the founder's name on his gun, according to prosecutors. Josselin Corea Escalante, 16, died after the 17-year-old shot her with a pistol in the cafeteria of Antioch High School. Another student was injured during the attack. The shooter, 17-year-old student Solomon Henderson, then shot and killed himself. Contributing: Michael Loria, USA TODAY
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Yahoo
Head of international neo-Nazi group that inspired Antioch school shooter extradited to US
The teen who fatally shot a fellow student and himself at Antioch High School this year was inspired by an international neo-Nazi group whose leader orchestrated deadly attacks around the globe, according to federal prosecutors. The terrorist group's leader, 21-year-old Michail Chkhikvishvili, of the nation of Georgia, was extradited from Moldova on May 22 after he was arrested in July. He was scheduled to be arraigned in Brooklyn on May 23, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The DOJ says the man was the leader of a group called MKY. Chkhikvishvili targeted the U.S. as a site for more attacks because of the ease of accessing firearms. He told an undercover law enforcement employee, 'I see USA as big potential because accessibility to firearms and other resources,' in an electronic message sent Sept. 8, 2023, court filings show. Chkhikvishvili has been indicted in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on four counts including solicitation of violent felonies. The charges stemmed from Chkhikvishvili's communications with an undercover law enforcement employee in which he trained and encouraged the undercover agent to carry out a mass attack against Jewish people and minorities. The man's arrest came before the deadly attack at Antioch High School on Jan. 22, 2025. However, prosecutors in the New York federal court linked the Antioch shooting to Chkhikvishvili's solicitations of violence in a court filing on May 23. Prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York wrote to the judge requesting the man be incarcerated before trial. They pointed to several ways his actions have 'directly resulted in real violence,' including the shooting at Antioch High School. According to the prosecutors, the 17-year-old attacker claimed he was taking action on behalf of MKY and at least one other group in an audio recording posted online before the shooting. It is not clear if the shooter was a member of MKY or had contact with Chkhikvishvili or other members of the terrorist organization. Chkhikvishvili said the group asks for video of brutal beatings, arson, explosions or murders to join the group, adding that the victims should be 'low race targets.' Chkhikvishvili's name also appeared in the document the DOJ characterizes as the Antioch shooter's manifesto — a 300-page document in which the shooter espoused misanthropic White supremacist and Nazi ideologies. The shooter also referred to the founder of MKY and said he would write the founder's name on his gun, according to prosecutors. Josselin Corea Escalante, 16, died after the 17-year-old shot her with a pistol in the cafeteria of Antioch High School. Another student was injured during the attack. The shooter then shot and killed himself. Have questions about the justice system? Evan Mealins is the justice reporter for The Tennessean. Contact him with questions, tips or story ideas at emealins@ This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Neo Nazis inspired Antioch shooter. Now US has extradited their leader
