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Welcome step

Introduction of English as medium of education from sixth class on wards in Government residential schools is a welcome step. But, before getting it implemented, the Government has to take various issues into consideration, which stand as a great barrier to its proposed move. At first, the Government has to appoint efficient English teachers in residential schools. It should also conduct refresher classes for the teachers of other subjects on how to teach their respective subjects in English medium. Unless the Government imparts qualitative training to teachers, it is not possible to expect the desired results from them.

M. Blessing Moses

Penumantra, WG district

More general coaches needed

Express trains starting from Chennai and Tirupati towards Hyderabad have only two general coaches and the remaining are reserved coaches. The general coaches are often occupied by passengers at the starting point itself. Those who board general coaches at stations en route have to travel throughout standing in the coach. There are many people who opt to travel in general coaches, owing to its ticket price when compared to reserved coaches. I request the railway authorities to take this issue into consideration and increase the number of general coaches in express and special trains.

K. Nagaraja Rao

Kavali, Nellore district

Dress code on the telly

A dance competition with three judges, two of them being women, was telecast in one of the private television channels for two days a week over a span of 12 weeks. Television is supposed to be watched by the entire family and it is painful to note that one of the female judges was clad in seductive dresses almost in all episodes. Since it is not a healthy trend, I request the authorities concerned to keep a vigilant eye on the programmes of private television channels and impose strict rules making a neat and acceptable dress code mandatory.

Addanki Srinivasa Rao

Ongole, Prakasam district

Unhealthy trend

It has became a routine nowadays for medical shops to sell veterinary medicines. It is not good to issue a licence to the same establishment for the sale of both medicines and allow them to keep the medicines side by side. This is dangerous and it will lead to many complications. The Medical and Health Department should rethink the issue and take necessary steps.

B.V. Subrahmanya Sastry

Baptla, Guntur district

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