Competition to select best creative student
The Hindu
PUDUCHERRY
Around 120 students from government and private schools are participating in various cultural events held to select the winner of State Best Creative Child Award. The two-day event is organised jointly by the Education Department and Jawahar Bal Bhavan. Students in the age group of 9 and 16 are participating in events such as music, painting, dance, poetry writing, creative writing and handicrafts. Competitions are held on the premises of Jawahar Bal Bhavan. The events will conclude on Thursday.

Suspended YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) MLA Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy has condemned the attack on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national secretary Y. Satya Kumar’s convoy, alleging involvement of the ruling party in the incident. ‘‘It was a providential escape for me too. I escaped an attack by a violent mob. My car driver took another route to Nellore after seeing the mob. Democracy is under threat under the YSRCP rule,” said the suspended MLA.

Presenting her second budget, Madurai Mayor Indrani Ponvasanth said under the able leadership of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, Madurai would be given a facelift in all spheres. While heritage buildings, parks and monuments would be preserved, growth and development suited to the modern times would be implemented in all aspects, she said.