Rangasamy meets fishermen
The Hindu
50% of cost to procure fibre boats for 300 U.T. fishermen borne by government
Chief Minister N. Rangasamy on Friday met marginal fishermen who have procured non mechanised fibre boats with government assistance.
The government had announced in the last budget that it would bear 50% of the cost to procure fibre boats to 300 fishermen in the Union Territory. Accordingly, the government had provided ₹16,500 to Pondicherry State Fishermen Cooperative Federation to enable the beneficiaries procure the boats.
On Friday, fishermen who have procured the vessels utilising the government scheme brought the boats to the Assembly as a thanks giving to the government. Speaker R. Selvam, Minister for Public Works K. Lakshminarayanan and legislators were present.
Pakistan coach Gary Kirsten stated that “not so great decision making” contributed to his side’s defeat to India in the Group-A T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. The batting unit came apart in the chase, after being well placed at 72 for two. With 48 runs needed from eight overs, Pakistan found a way to panic and lose. “Maybe not so great decision making,” Kirsten said at the post-match press conference, when asked to explain the loss.
“We are judges and therefore, cannot act like Mughals of a bygone era ... the writ courts in the guise of doing justice cannot transcend the barriers of law,” the High Court of Karnataka observed while setting aside an order of a single judge, who in 2016 had extended the lease of a public premises allotted to a physically challenged person to 20 years contrary to 12-year period stipulated in the law.