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Venkaiah lauds Lakshadweep’s shift to green energy
The Hindu
Vice President inaugurates two colleges on Kadmat and Androth islands
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated two colleges of arts and sciences on Kadmat and Androth islands on his first State visit to the Union Territory of Lakshadweep.
He lauded the Lakshadweep administration for its ban on single-use plastic and shifting to green energy, said a communication from the Press Information Bureau here on Saturday.
The Vice President, who is on a two-day tour of Lakshadweep, was received by Administrator Praful Patel. He was also accorded a guard of honour.
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The tender documents specify that these buses will undergo a trial run first. A technical committee will evaluate the performance of the buses within a month. If the performance is satisfactory, delivery of the remaining coaches will be approved. If not, KSRTC reserves the right to cancel the remaining order without compensation.
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The T.N. State Transport and Road Safety Commissionerate has directed transport officials to impound any vehicles including omni buses that are registered outside the State and are being operated as unauthorised stage carriers. The move comes in the wake of the department extending the deadline several times to re-register vehicles that are registered outside the State, with local Regional Transport Offices (RTOs).
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The Madras High Court on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, granted time till June 24 for the Coimbatore cyber crime police to file their counter affidavit to a petition filed by YouTuber G. Felix Jerald, 49, seeking bail in a case booked for his interview with ‘Savukku’ Shankar alias A. Shankar in which the latter had reportedly made derogatory remarks about women police personnel in Tamil Nadu.