President arrives in city
The Hindu
President Ram Nath Kovind, who is on a three-day State visit from Wednesday, arrived in Mangaluru from Chamarajanagar and Mysuru on Thursday evening.Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot, Mayor Premananda Shet
President Ram Nath Kovind, who is on a three-day State visit from Wednesday, arrived in Mangaluru from Chamarajanagar and Mysuru on Thursday evening.
Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot, Mayor Premananda Shetty, Minister for Social Welfare and Backward Classes Welfare Kota Srinivas Poojary, Deputy Commissioner K.V. Rajendra and Police Commissioner N. Shashi Kumar welcomed him at the international airport here.
Mr. Kovind, who is staying overnight in the Circuit House here, will leave for Sringeri at 10.30 a.m. on Friday. After visiting Sharadamba temple, Shankara Advaita Research Centre and meeting Sringeri seer Jagadguru Bharati Tirtha Swami and junior seer Vidhushekara Bharati Swami in Sringeri, he will return to Mangaluru at 4.55 p.m. The President will leave here for Delhi from the airport at 5.10 p.m. on Friday.
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”.