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The solitary berth that Krishna district has got in the State Cabinet now comes as a far cry from the situation that prevailed during the last five years when as many as three ministers represented it. But many Congressmen in the district seem to believe that it is better than nothing, as the district has, after all, contributed only six to the party’s tally in the Assembly. In fact, there was a talk of the district not being given representation in the first round of ministry-making. Well, Mr. Parthasarathy must consider himself lucky on many counts, as he not only sailed through by a wafer-thin majority but also will not have to share the limelight with any other Minister during any official function in the district. Ranks feverRanks fever hits hard around this time of the year, as corporate institutions and competitive examination centres make noise over their achievements. They use top rankers as their ambassadors of success by featuring them even in advertisements and hoardings. The season of announcement of results of various entrance examinations has started. Though much of this fever is centred in the State capital, some institutions prefer the city to showcase their successes considering its importance as an educational hub. Right from Naryana IIT-JEE Academy to Sreedhar’s College for Competitive Exams (CCE), all are upbeat. Some of them opted for fireworks to grab attention of the passers-by to celebrate the occasion. Pleasant surpriseThe strong gales that preceded scattered showers were a pleasant surprise to people in the vinyl hoardings business. Many of them were caught unawares by the ban on candidates using vinyl hoards, or for the matter any type of hoardings, imposed by the Election Commission. Strong gales took care of the vinyl hoards of even the regular advertisements shredding them to ribbons. All that was left behind of these hoardings that promoted various kinds of consumer products were the iron frames that held up the vinyl sheets. While some missed the pretty-faced models on these hoardings, most were happy that they could see more greenery and a bit more of the city’s skyline in the absence of vinyl hoardings that have over the time seem to have magically occupied every nook and corner of the city. (K. Srimali, G. Ravikiran and G. V. Ramana Rao)
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