Municipal polls may cast shadow on farmers’ padayatra
The Hindu
SPs told to ensure law and order during the 45-day programme
The Model Code of Conduct (MCC) for the elections to municipalities, several panchayats and some wards in the State is likely to impact the 45-day ‘Maha Padaytra’ by the farmers of Amaravati against the government’s move of setting up three capitals in the State, which began at Thullur on Monday.
The State Election Commission (SEC) has issued notifications for the elections to some wards in the municipal corporations in Nellore and Visakhapatnam, 12 municipalities, 23 wards in municipalities and panchayats in the State. The Andhra Pradesh High Court granted permission for the padayatra with some conditions, including the MCC or any other conditions laid down by the State Election Commission (SEC) if any, in the areas the padayatra would pass from November 1 to December 17.
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.