Kochi metro advances October 9 timing
The Hindu
It is to help UPSC exam candidates to reach centres in time
Kochi metro services will commence at 7 a.m. on Sunday, instead of from 8 a.m., in view of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination conducted by the UPSC, to help candidates reach examination centres in time. Trains will operate every 15 minutes.
Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) will hold a pre-bid meeting at Aluva and Pettah metro stations on Saturday and Sunday, from 10.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m., to auction around 300 commercial spaces that are available across 22 metro stations.
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