Alappuzha beach fest begins
The Hindu
ALAPPUZHA
The four-day Alappuzha beach fest began on Wednesday. It was inaugurated by Agriculture Minister P. Prasad. The fest is organised jointly by the District Tourism Promotion Council, district administration, and Alappuzha municipality. Various art and cultural programmes will be staged on Alappuzha beach as part of the fest. It will conclude on December 31. P.P. Chitharanjan, MLA, presided. A.M. Ariff. MP, H. Salam, MLA, District Collector V.R. Krishna Teja, Alappuzha municipal chairperson Soumya Raj, DTPC secretary Lijo Abraham, and others were present on the occasion.
The Opposition Congress demanded that the government open the Gandhi Vatika Museum, depicting Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy and freedom struggle, built at a cost of ₹85 crore in Jaipur’s Central Park last year, during the Congress-led regime in Rajasthan. The museum has not been opened to the public, reportedly because of the administration’s engagements with the State Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
Almaya Munnettam (Lay People to the Fore), group in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church opposed to the synod-recommended Mass, rejected a circular issued by Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil and apostolic administrator Bosco Puthur on June 9 to implement the unified Mass in the archdiocese from July 3.
Pakistan coach Gary Kirsten stated that “not so great decision making” contributed to his side’s defeat to India in the Group-A T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. The batting unit came apart in the chase, after being well placed at 72 for two. With 48 runs needed from eight overs, Pakistan found a way to panic and lose. “Maybe not so great decision making,” Kirsten said at the post-match press conference, when asked to explain the loss.