GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) Some rock climbing routes on Devils Tower in northeastern Wyoming have been closed to protect nesting falcons. The closures, which remain in effect until young falcons fledge, give peregrine and prairie falcons an undisturbed area for courtship, nest selection and nesting, according to the National Park Service. The annual closures also…
TDP Leaders Defiance Of Babu Orders To Boycott MPTC ZPTC Polls Shocks Balayya Apr 04, 2021, 15:46 IST
ANANTAPUR: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Hindupur MLA Nandamuri Balakrishna faced a backlash in his home turf after a few local leaders in the region started canvassing for the upcoming Mandal Parishad and Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (MPTC/ZPTC) elections in defiance of the orders by the Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu. The Party on Friday had taken a decision to boycott the MPTC/ZPTC elections in Andhra Pradesh.
TDP leaders in Hindupur have started campaigning for TDP s ZPTC candidate Anand and MPTC candidate Ashwini. In addition to that, several TDP leaders from Hindupur are stating that they will ignore Chandrababu s boycott orders.
Published at 06:43 on 04 April 2021 Updated: 06:50 The Latest from the Final Four (all times EDT):
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Fans are showing up in team colors, parking attendants are waving signs encouraging drivers to turn in and there are lines at souvenir shops.
Inside, it hasn t been anywhere close to normal at the Final Four.
Only a few thousand watched the first national semifinal between Baylor and Houston instead of the usual tens of thousands. And with the Bears taking control early and still holding a 20-point lead early in the second half, they ve been mostly quiet.
The seats closest to the court are filled primarily with cardboard cutouts behind the baselines and a large sign over the sideline that the read “The Big Dance.” Instead of the traditional pep bands playing through timeouts, songs echo off the metal and concrete stadium.
Apr 04, 2021, 11:54 IST
SRIKAKULAM: Even as the Opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has decided to boycott the Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency (ZPTC) and Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituency (MPTC) elections to be held in Andhra Pradesh, a few of the TDP leaders in the state are conducting meetings ahead of the elections, against his orders.
The TDP in a meeting held on Friday and presided over by its chief N Chandrababu Naidu decided to boycott the ZPTC and MPTC elections.
Even after his call for a boycott of the election, few TDP leaders are holding meetings in villages and some of them are freely violating the model code of conduct.
Sarpanches To Grant Leave To Panchayat Secretaries In AP Apr 02, 2021, 13:21 IST
To improve effective coordination between local gram panchayats and village secretariats, the AP Government last week issued orders delegating powers to certain functionaries.
AMARAVATI: The Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj department in an order issued on Thursday clarified that the sarpanches have the power to grant leave to gram panchayat secretaries in the State.
In its order, the department stated that the sarpanch can grant casual leave to panchayat secretaries from Grade 1 to 5.
The Mandal Officer in accordance with the Village Revenue Officer (VRO) of the concerned Secretariat will grant casual leave for digital assistants working in the Secretariat.