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New Indian Express
6 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
All set for Pulivendula, Vontimitta bypolls
KADAPA: District Collector Sridhar Cherukuri has announced that all necessary arrangements are in place for the ZPTC byelections to Pulivendula Rural and Vontimitta mandals scheduled for August 12. Addressing a joint press conference with District SP EG Ashok Kumar on Sunday, he said polling will take place from 7 am to 5 pm using ballot papers as per the State Election Commission's directions. The Collector informed that the first-phase randomisation of polling staff is complete, and two training sessions have been held. Polling materials will be dispatched to the centres from distribution hubs. Non-locals involved in campaigning must leave the area, or cases will be booked under the Model Code of Conduct, he said. Voter slips have been distributed to around 95% of voters in Pulivendula, and 96% in Vontimitta, with the rest to be delivered by Monday. The Election Commission has identified critical polling stations in both the mandals, where webcasting and CCTV surveillance will be in place. Micro-observers will be deployed at booths without webcasting facilities. Arrangements for drinking water, medical aid, public transport, and help desks have been made at all polling stations. On August 11, polling material will be delivered to both the constituencies. After polling, ballot boxes will be transported to strong rooms, and counting will be held on August 14. Ashok Kumar assured that tight security measures are in place, with check posts, APSP battalions, mobile surveillance vehicles, drones, and cluster-based policing. Trouble-makers and individuals with a criminal history have been bound over. He warned that any attempt to disrupt the polling will be dealt with strictly. The campaign for the ZPTC byelections to Pulivendula and Vontimitta mandals concluded at 5 pm on Sunday, with both the ruling TDP and the opposition YSRCP waging intense battles. The week-long campaign saw extensive door-to-door canvassing by ministers, MLAs, MLCs, and senior leaders from both the parties. In Pulivendula, TDP's M Latha Reddy faces off against YSRCP's Tummala Hemant Reddy, Congress's Shiva Kalyan Reddy, and others. In Vontimitta, TDP's Muddu Krishna Reddy contests against YSRCP's Iragamreddy Subbareddy, Congress' Vijay Bhaskar, and nine independent candidates. The main battle in both the constituencies is between the TDP and the YSRCP. Kurnool Range DIG Koya Praveen assured that the elections will be conducted in a fair and orderly manner, with robust security measures in place.
The Hindu
24-07-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Kadapa district to have centralised automated kitchen in every mandal
Kadapa Collector Sridhar Cherukuri announced the plan to establish centralised automated kitchen in every mandal to cook and distribute food for the mid-day meal scheme. The 'model kitchens' are being established on a pilot basis across Kadapa district. Mr. Sridhar inspected the ongoing construction work at the model kitchen halls in the Zilla Parishad High Schools at Chintakommadinne and J. Kothapalli on Thursday, where he interacted with the headmasters and the mid-day meal organisers. Regarding the materials to be used for the construction, the Collector gave specific instructions to the officials concerned on the expected quality of the output and the need to adhere to the standards. It may be recalled that a model kitchen is already functional in Kadapa, where the food is being supplied under the 'Dokka Seethamma' mid-day meal scheme to the nearby schools in the city. Revenue Divisional Officer John Irwin, centralised smart kitchens nodal officer Joel Vijay Kumar, Project Director (Housing) Raja Ratnam, Chintakommadinne Tahsildar Nageswara Rao and others accompanied him.
The Hindu
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Over 2K children enjoy nutritious food served by India's first integrated kitchen in Kadapa
India's first integrated smart kitchen is serving nutritious food to 2,200 children studying in 12 State-funded schools and bringing smiles on their faces, in Kadapa district. The kitchen, established by the Kadapa district administration, resembles a five-star facility with a state-of-the-art kitchen, a warehouse to store groceries, cutlery to serve meals and also a mini solar power generation unit. The leftover food and vegetable peels are used to generate methane gas through biodegradation. It was set up with ₹10 lakh provided by Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan under the Dokka Seethamma mid-day meal scheme and district development fund. The activities of the integrated kitchen set up under the 'hub-and-spoke model' are constantly monitored through a mobile app. District Collector Sridhar Cherukuri said: 'The kitchen is part of an initiative to improve attendance in schools and enhance the pass percentage by letting the children focus on their studies without any worry about their lunch.' It may be mentioned here that Mr. Pawan Kalyan, who visited Kadapa Municipal Corporation High School in 2024 to attend the first parent teacher meeting, had noticed the difficulties faced by the staff in cooking food using firewood chulahs (traditional stoves). While having lunch with the children, Mr. Pawan Kalyan had promised to launch a modern kitchen using his personal funds. The Collector immediately took the lead in establishing a modern kitchen with all the required facilities. The menu includes white rice and vegetable curry on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, Pulagam and tamarind rice on Tuesdays and vegetable rice on Thursdays. Eggs are served on all days and these apart, ragi porridge, jaggery Pongal, chikki, greens are also served on select days. A class seventh student Kavya Sri expressed that she thoroughly enjoys the various options available on the menu. Similarly, Shaik Mohammad Mahir Basha, a class eighth student, said that he was thrilled to meet his favourite actor Pawan Kalyan last year and thanked him for providing a delightful meal to the students. Ruth Arogya Mary, English teacher at a Municipal Corporation School, said that there has been a drastic fall in the number of students bringing food carriers from their homes, and credits the improved quality of food served at the school for this change.
The Hindu
06-07-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Anti-rabies vaccination drive: 17,000 doses ready in Andhra Pradesh's Kadapa district
Pet owners have to hurry up as there are as many as 17,000 doses of anti-rabies vaccines ready to be administered to pet dogs in Kadapa district. Launching an anti-rabies vaccination drive on the occasion of 'World Zoonosis Day' at the veterinary polyclinic in Kadapa on Sunday (July 6, 2025), district Collector Sridhar Cherukuri called upon pet owners to make use of the facility. He also gave a clarion call to the animal activists to help spread the message so that the doses are put to productive use during the free vaccination drive period. Anti-rabies vaccine alone is not enough when children suffer deep stray dog bites, says Tamil Nadu Directorate of Public Health Recalling the origin of the day when the first vaccine was administered on July 6, 1885 by Louis Pasteur to a boy bitten by a rabid dog, he called upon pet owners to make out a point to get their family members vaccinated, in view of their closeness with pet animals, and as such, a higher risk of virus spread through potential bites. Mr. Sridhar also called upon veterinarians, who also stay in the midst of animals, to make it mandatory to get vaccinated periodically to steer clear of risks. Marking the 'Fodder week' observed from July 7 to 14, the Collector formally released a poster brought out by the Department of Animal Husbandry.
The Hindu
18-06-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
5,000 people participate in yoga event at Gandikota
Around 5,000 people participated in the yoga event held as part of the 'Yogandhra' campaign at Gandikota in Kadapa district on Wednesday. The event was organised by the Department of Tourism and named 'Paryataka Yogandhra'. Jammalamadugu MLA and Government Whip C. Adinarayana Reddy took part in the event along with Collector Sridhar Cherukuri. 'The ancient yogic practice has been known to rejuvenate the senses and keep ailments at bay. This is the lesson we have to learn, promote and practice in the forthcoming days,' Mr. Adinarayana Reddy said. Meanwhile, Mr. Sridhar said that the government was keen to promote the concept of 'Happy Andhra Pradesh - Healthy Andhra Pradesh' by encouraging the citizens to take up yoga and meditation. At the district and mandal level, we have trained 5.70 lakh people in yoga through 6,000 trainers, and have enrolled 9 lakh persons, including workers, farmers and students, to participate in Yogandhra event, he added.
