https://www.pitara.com/tags/government-officials/Recent content in Government Officials on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/news-for-kids/world-news/the-chief-minister-and-the-butterfly/Thu, 17 Sep 1998 07:22:25 +0000https://www.pitara.com/news-for-kids/world-news/the-chief-minister-and-the-butterfly/<p><strong>Where: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India</strong></p> <p><strong>July 1, 2000</strong>: Indian politicians are mighty people, especially when they are in power. Even Nature trembles before their arrogant minds. Some years ago, when India was ruled by a Congress-I government, its environment minister decided to build a guest house in Manali. Why not, you may ask. It&rsquo;s a nice place. But there was one small problem – he wanted to have the course of a river changed so that he could have his guesthouse exactly where he wanted it.</p>