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The Hindu
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Yoga events to be held at 7,184 places in Nellore on June 14
Yoga demonstrations will be organised at 7,184 identified places across SPSR Nellore district on Saturday. Ahead of the International Yoga Day celebrations on June 21, all the ward secretariats are conducting yoga demonstrations at the villages by involving the local people. District In-charge Collector K. Karthik has instructed the officials, Mandal Parishad Development Officers (MPDOs) and Municipal Commissioners to host the event successfully. He also asked them to upload the demonstration photos on the yoga website. On Friday, district-level competitions were held as part of the third day of Yogandhra competitions at Nellore Municipal Corporation (NMC) office. Out of 60 participants in the singing competition, the judges announced six winners. One winner was declared in the yoga slogans competition. The competitions were held under the supervision of NMC Commissioner Y.O. Nandan, SETNEL (Society for Training, Employment and Promotion in Nellore District) CEO A. Nageswara Rao, District Sports Development Officer (DSDO) Yathi Raj and yoga gurus. NMC Commissioner said that all the winners at the district level would participate in the State level yoga competitions to be held in Vijayawada, and the government will provide a cash prize of ₹1 lakh to the winners at the State level.
The Hindu
22-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
MLA aims to achieve full literacy in Kovur constituency
Kovur MLA Vemireddy Prashanthi Reddy, along with SPSR Nellore district Collector O. Anand, initiated a constituency-level literacy programme, which will be implemented in 138 hamlets of the constituency. She is confident that Kovur constituency will achieve 100 per cent literacy through this initiative. In a meeting held with community mobilisers as part of the programme at the ICDS Centre in Kovur on Tuesday, she said that the development of 82 panchayats in the constituency is in the hands of local leaders and the people. She said that only those who identify local needs and work towards their solutions will become true leaders. The MLA further said, 'Kovur is a vibrant constituency. The cancer screening tests conducted in the past has been a success story. Similarly, the literacy programme will see good results. The necessary financial support for this programme will be provided by Nellore MP Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy through their VPR Trust.' 'While touring the villages at the field-level, I understood that there are many people who are unaware of the various welfare schemes provided by the government. Hence, being literate is vital for them to have a basic understanding of the respective schemes. Every person must utilise this opportunity and become literate, especially women,' she said. The MLA asked the community mobilisers to play their part in achieving complete literacy in Kovur. 'There is joy in sharing knowledge with others. Everyone should think in the same way and make the initiative a success.' she said. Meanwhile, Collector Anand said, 'As part of the efforts to increase the literacy rate in the district, Kovur constituency has been selected for this initiative. Nearly 2,500 volunteer teachers have been appointed to teach 22,000 illiterate people identified in the constituency.' 'Apart from making them literate, awareness on National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) works, banking operations, and other government programmes will also be imparted to them. As a part of the 90-day plan, they will also learn basic skills in financial literacy and digital literacy,' he added.
