Tagore College launches mega padayatra
The Hindu
PUDUCHERRY
Tagore Government Arts and Science College on Tuesday launched a mega padayatra to create awareness about the role and responsibilities of students in nation building. Coinciding with the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to mark the 75th anniversary of Independence, the padayatra will, over the next few days, cover 75 educational institutions and government departments. It concludes on April 6 at the Gandhi Thidal, tributing the Dandi march taken out by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930. Speaker R. Selvam flagged off the yatra with about 50 students, Army and Navy personnel, NCC and NSS volunteers holding placards with messages like “Save the Girl Child” and “Protect the Environment” and bearing posters of Tamil patriots/freedom fighters. Sasi Kanta Dash, college principal; V.Vaidhianathan, MLA; and college faculty, including R. Kovalan, A. Vijayarani, J. Sathiavel, Siva Raman and Brindha Dass, participated in the event. The college garden was named after Tamil patriot Veerapandia Kattabomman on the occasion. Later, the padyatra team, led by the principal, visited the Vallalar Government Boys School, VVV Government Technical School, Pondicherry University Community College, and Kanchi Mamunivar Government Institute for Postgraduate Studies and Research.
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.