Madurai MP suggests changes in KVPY scheme
The Hindu
Question papers must be in regional language, he says
Madurai MP Su. Venkatesan has appealed to the Centre to provide question papers in Tamil, allocate additional examination centres in Tamil Nadu and reduce examination fee under the Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) scheme. In a memorandum addressed to Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Jitendra Singh, he said the scheme was designed to encourage students having scientific temper by providing fellowships and grant to pursue higher education and take up research. The changes suggested would make the scheme more purposeful.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.