Low pressure over the Bay may not bring respite from heatwave
The Hindu
‘The trough over south coastal A.P. is resulting in hot winds’
Many pockets in the State were reeling under scorching heart, though a low pressure formed over the south-east Bay of Bengal and its adjoining south Andaman Sea on Wednesday. The meteorologists said even as the low pressure is likely to become more marked over the Central Andaman Sea in the next 24 hours, the heatwave condition may prevail in the State.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.