President Ram Nath Kovind reaches Lucknow on two-day visit
The Hindu
He is scheduled to attend a high tea programme at the Raj Bhawan in the evening with senior judges of the Allahabad High Court.
President Ram Nath Kovind reached in Lucknow on Monday by the Presidential Express Train on a two-day visit. The President, who is currently on a five-day trip to his home State, was received at the Charbagh railway station in Lucknow around noon by Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, State Ministers and a large number of senior officials and people’s representatives. From the railway station, the President went directly to the Raj Bhawan where he will spend the next two days.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.