Arya Vaidya Pharmacy gets new MD
The Hindu
C. Devidas Varier has been appointed managing director of the Arya Vaidya Pharmacy (Coimbatore). According to a press release, Mr. Varier has 28 years experience in various capacities across the group
C. Devidas Varier has been appointed managing director of the Arya Vaidya Pharmacy (Coimbatore). According to a press release, Mr. Varier has 28 years experience in various capacities across the group. He was instrumental in establishing AVP’s collaborations with Hindusthan Unilever (Ayush) and Kama Ayurveda and AVP Europe. He is the grandson of AVP founder P.V. Rama Varier and nephew of former chairman and managing director P.R. Krishnakumar. The Coimbatore Chapter of FICCI FLO organised a skill training programme for 25 rural women here recently. According to a press release from Preethika Balaji, chairperson of the chapter, the women were trained in soft skills, spoken English, and smart phone application usage. Chandran’s Yuva Foundation was the NGO partner that trained the women. The aim of the programme is to help the women find employment and be financially independent. Lotus TVS will organise loans for women to purchase two-wheelers.The Shakti Scheme in Karnataka has completed its first year, yet the smart cards intended for the beneficiaries remain undistributed. According to Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, while the smart cards have been prepared, their issuance has been stalled due to the absence of electronic ticketing machines (ETMs) in all buses, making them impractical.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R. Ashok were engaged in war of words over the Lok Sabha election results on Tuesday, with the former calling the latter “ignorant and entertaining people”. In response, Mr. Ashok said the Chief Minister “sometimes wakes up from deep slumber to exhibit his arrogance and anger”.
Makineni Jishnu Sai from Guntur secured the first position in the engineering stream while Yellu Srishant Reddy from Nizampet in Telangana bagged the first place in the Agriculture and Pharmacy (Bi.P.C. stream) in the Andhra Pradesh Engineering, Agriculture and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test (EAPCET)-2024.