Stadium sports a carnival ambience to welcome Modi
The Hindu
Cricket pitch at Karyavattom barricaded to prevent damage
A carnival-like atmosphere prevailed at the Karyavattom Sports Hub-Greenfield International Stadium, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed an election rally on Friday. Some of the young and old who stepped in to listen to Mr. Modi were seen wearing T-shirts emblazoned with the BJP flag or its poll symbol, lotus. Some others held party flags, placards with photos of the Prime Minister and various candidates, and colourful posters. A few others were wearing eye-catching masks and sunshades. Young supporters running around with flags, cheering the speakers and candidates added to the festive mood. A few candidates addressed the gathering till the arrival of the Prime Minister, using the opportunity to make a last-minute appeal to the voters.
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Friday pledged to mobilise people in resistance against the BJP-led Union government’s “anti-agricultural worker, anti-farmer, anti-worker, anti-people” laws and policies till they are all repealed, the party said on Friday. In a statement issued here, the CPI(M) said the members took the pledge following a three-day meeting held at Thiruvananthapuram.

Expressing the need for more number of socially responsive engineers and lawyers for furthering development of the country, Governor Thaawarchad Gehlot here on Friday lauded St. Aloysius institution for widening its service in the education sector by opening separate institutes for engineering and law











