Congress impasse on Chhattisgarh continues
The Hindu
Rahul to visit State, says Baghel, ducks question on Singh Deo’s challenge
No clear announcement on the leadership question in Chhattisgarh was forthcoming at the end of nearly four hour talks between , former Congress President Rahul Gandhi and general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday. General Secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal and Mr. Punia were also present at the meeting. Mr. , Mr Gandhi had agreed to visit Chhattisgarh. He ducked given to Health Minister T.S. Singh Deo on a split tenure by the former Congress president. Mr. Baghel claimed that this issue was clarified three days back by the State in-charge P.L. Punia after his meeting with Mr. Gandhi on Tuesday.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.