
Women power in all its glory in Pudukottai district
The Hindu
PUDUKOTTAI With Collector Kavitha Ramu and Superintendent of Police Nisha Parthiban assuming office in the district, most senior officials in the administration here are now women. While the officials
PUDUKOTTAI With Collector Kavitha Ramu and Superintendent of Police Nisha Parthiban assuming office in the district, most senior officials in the administration here are now women. While the officials say that it is a coincidence, they believe that working together will help further development of the district. Ms. Kavitha Ramu, Ms. Nisha Parthiban, Deputy Superintendent of Police, T.K. Lily Grace, Pudukottai Government Medical College Dean M. Poovathi, Deputy Director of Health Services, Pudukottai, B. Kalaivani, and Pudukottai Chief Educational Officer, T. Vijayalakshmi, are among some of the women who have taken up senior positions in the district.
The municipal bus stand auditorium in Malappuram was packed. But nobody quite knew what to expect. After all, a new event was making its debut at the State School Arts Festival. The moment V.G. Harikrishnan started his rendition of Pyar bhare do sharmile nain..., everyone was convinced that Ghazal was here to stay. The student from GVHSS, Atholi (Kozhikode), was applauded loudly for his rendering of the timeless ghazal sung originally by Mehdi Hassan.

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