Letters to the Editor dated 1 May 2025

Aiding informal workers This is with reference to the data story ‘Agri labour accounts for over half of informal workers on e portal’ (May 1). Despite contributing significantly to the economy, the unorganised sector remains neglected. Unorganized sector workers cshould get disability cover, accident insurance, health and maternity benefits, pension, old age homes, education of…

Tripura minister says trade with Bangladesh normal

The fall of the Sheikh Hasina government and subsequent unrest in Bangladesh did not have repercussions on the export and import trade with Bangladesh through check posts in northeast India. Fish is one major item that is imported to Tripura and neighbouring states. Tripura’s fisheries minister, Sudhanshu Das, informed that fish consignments are regularly coming…

A.P. CM assures support to a widow in Nellorepalem

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu along with Endowments Minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy with the family of  Ch. Susmita, a tribal woman, at Nellorepalem village in Atmakur mandal of SPSR Nellore district on Thursday. Ahead of meeting at Narampet, Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu visited Nellorepalem village in Atmakur mandal in SPSR Nellore district to distribute…

Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan moots ‘war room’ for monitoring drinking water supply

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan during a meeting organised with the MGNREGS workers, near Mangalagiri on Thursday. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. GIRI Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development (PR&RD) K. Pawan Kalyan has instructed officials to set up ‘drinking water war rooms’ in the Rural…

Minister inaugurates government exhibition in Coimbatore

Minister for Information and Publicity M.P. Saminathan visiting a stall after inaugurating the government exhibition on VOC Park grounds in Coimbatore city on Thursday. | Photo Credit: M. PERIASAMY The annual government exhibition at VOC Grounds featuring stalls put up by government departments and undertakings was inaugurated on Thursday by Minister for Tamil Development, and…