Job camp held for the differently abled
The Hindu
As many as 22 differently abled persons received placement orders from private companies at a job fair held here on Wednesday. According to an official press release, the district’s department for the
As many as 22 differently abled persons received placement orders from private companies at a job fair held here on Wednesday. According to an official press release, the district’s department for the welfare of the differently abled and non-governmental organisation ‘We Are Your Voice’ organised the camp in which 113 people took part. Of this, 22 speech or hearing impaired candidates got placement. The District Collector G.S. Sameeran handed over the placement orders to them.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.