Suspended YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) MLA Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy has condemned the attack on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national secretary Y. Satya Kumar’s convoy, alleging involvement of the ruling party in the incident. ‘‘It was a providential escape for me too. I escaped an attack by a violent mob. My car driver took another route to Nellore after seeing the mob. Democracy is under threat under the YSRCP rule,” said the suspended MLA.
Presenting her second budget, Madurai Mayor Indrani Ponvasanth said under the able leadership of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, Madurai would be given a facelift in all spheres. While heritage buildings, parks and monuments would be preserved, growth and development suited to the modern times would be implemented in all aspects, she said.
Harvest of ‘nendran’ variety of bananas, which has good market potential in Kerala and some parts of Tamil Nadu, is in full swing in Tiruchi and Karur districts. Unlike varieties such as ‘poovan’, ‘rasthali’ ‘karporavalli’ and ‘elachi’, farmers in Tiruchi and Karur districts raise nendran banana intending to tap its demand in Kerala. It is mainly raised on agricultural fields situated close to the banks of the Cauvery in Karur and Tiruchi districts.
Australia would rather have a diversified market for its lithium exports –and this includes India –than they all be cornered by the United States, Don Farrell, Australia’s Minister for Trade and Tourism said in a media interaction. Lithium is a critical metal necessary to make batteries for electric vehicles.