Collector reaches out to septuagenarian woman
The Hindu
She has been waiting for land compensation for about two years
The sight of a septuagenarian woman, with a petition in her hands, waiting for his appointment caught the attention of District Collector Kartikeya Misra as he was leaving his office at about 1 p.m. on Wednesday. As Mr. Misra saw the woman stand up and fold her hands even as he was walking out of the office, he immediately approach her, ushered her into his chambers, offered her a glass of water, and enquired about her grievance. “Why do you climb up the stairs at this age? If you want to meet me, I would have come down. I am here for you. Now, tell me what is you problem,” the Collector said.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.
As Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu is all set to take oath as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for the fourth time, at Kesarapalle IT Park located near Vijayawada on June 12 (Wednesday), arrangements are underway for a live telecast of the ceremony at eleven places across the Nellore district.
Governor S. Abdul Nazeer has invited the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), which is part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), to form the government in the State. The swearing-in ceremony will be held at Kesarapalle near here on June 12 (Wednesday). Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a host of national leaders will take part in the event