Srikakulam collector inaugurates cycle rally to promote environment friendly transport
The Hindu
Srikakulam Collector Shrikesh B. Lathakar on May 16 asked people to use cycles to travel to short distances, as they were environment friendly and ensure fitness as well.
Srikakulam Collector Shrikesh B. Lathakar on May 16 asked people to use cycles to travel to short distances, as they were environment friendly and ensure fitness as well.
He flagged off a cycle rally organised in Srikakulam by Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) as part of its ‘Life Style for Environment’ campaign which would continue till World Environment Day to be observed on June 5. Meanwhile, APPCB-Engineer B. Sudarshanam said the cycle rally would be taken up in Fort City on Wednesday.
According to him, the rally would begin at Rajiv Sports Complex at 6.30 a.m. and culminate at Railway Station at 7.30 p.m. He urged people from all sections of the society to participate in the rally, for the promotion of environment friendly transport in the City.
The Opposition Congress demanded that the government open the Gandhi Vatika Museum, depicting Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy and freedom struggle, built at a cost of ₹85 crore in Jaipur’s Central Park last year, during the Congress-led regime in Rajasthan. The museum has not been opened to the public, reportedly because of the administration’s engagements with the State Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
Almaya Munnettam (Lay People to the Fore), group in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church opposed to the synod-recommended Mass, rejected a circular issued by Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil and apostolic administrator Bosco Puthur on June 9 to implement the unified Mass in the archdiocese from July 3.
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.