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NSS camp

TIRUPATI: The ten-day inter-collegiate NSS camp began at SV University campus on Saturday. Over 200 volunteers from across the SVU area spread over Chittoor, Nellore and Cuddapah districts are taking part. The Vice-Chancellor, S. Jayarama Reddy, inaugurated the camp by planting a sapling on the library premises.

Career guidance

TIRUPATI: A motivational-cum-career guidance programme for students of weaker sections was conducted at the Nehru Municipal High School here on Saturday. Class X students of 14 welfare hostels spread over Tirupati revenue division attended the event, jointly conducted by Social Welfare, BC Welfare and Tribal Welfare Departments. The Municipal Commissioner, B. Rami Reddy, who was the chief guest, advised students to concentrate on studies with a commitment to come up in life. The district BC welfare officer, A. Krishnamohan, was also present.

Cleft lip

palate surgery

ANANTAPUR: Over 50 children and elders with cleft lip palate disorder were diagnosed at a free medical camp conducted jointly by Anantapur Club and S.D.M. College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad (Karnataka), here on Sunday. A team of doctors of the medical college comprising Anil Desai and A. Nagarjuna Reddy diagnosed the patients. All the patients would be operated upon free of cost at the medical college in Dharwad from January 16. The club secretary, B.M. Gandhi Reddy, the camp convener, A. Virupakshi Reddy and others supervised the camp.

Free medical camp

CUDDAPAH: Over 250 villagers were examined at a free medical camp organised by the NSS unit of KSRM College of Engineering at Krishnapuram village in Chintakommadinne mandal, on Sunday.

People of Tadigotla, Krishnapuram, Sivasandhyanagar and Yerramachupalle villages attended the camp and given medicines by the doctors -- Maheswara Reddy, C. Obula Reddy and R. Sreedhar Reddy. The college Principal, K.S.N. Reddy, the NSS programme Officer, M.S. Reddy, the Krishnapuram sarpanch, Srinivasulu, and others took part.

Courses for minorities

CUDDAPAH: Minority youth in the 18-25 year age group will be imparted training in computer software, light motor vehicle driving, tailoring and beautician courses, according to a statement. Poor minorities with an annual family income of less than Rs. 12,000 could apply before January 15 at the office of the District Minority Welfare Officer.

Judicial probe sought

NELLORE: The District Panchayat Sarpanches Association has sought a judicial enquiry into the death of Bitragunta sarpanch, G. Sujatamma, who committed suicide at Ongole on Saturday. According to information, she resorted to extreme step, as the police allegedly arrested her son and refused to release him. In a statement on Sunday, the association reminded that safeguarding people's lives was equally important to police along with maintenance of law and order.

Training programme

NELLORE: A five-day industrial training programme for entrepreneurs under the auspices of Andhra Pradesh Industrial and Technical Consultancy Organisation (APITCO), Hyderabad, began here on Saturday at the Government Women's College. The programme is exclusively for those belonging to backward communities and being held with the help of National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation.

MRPS threatens mass movement

KURNOOL: The State president of MRPS, Kommuri Kanaka Rao, and the State convener, T. Tagore, have said the MRPS would launch a mass movement to press its demand for categorisation at state level.

Talking to newsmen on Sunday, they accused the Government of lacking sincerity to resolve the SC quota categorisation issue. They urged the Government to ensure a presidential ordinance bringing the categorisation into force. They said the Congress Government passed a unanimous resolution by the Assembly for the quota break-up and washed off its hands. On the other hand, a Government order was issued withdrawing the quota break-up.

They said when the Tamil Nadu and Karnataka States could enhance the quota to 64 and 68 per cent despite the Supreme Court ceiling of 50 per cent, what prevented the Andhra Pradesh from providing constitutional support to the categorisation.

Fatal fall for 14 wild boars

KARIMNAGAR: Fourteen wild boars died when they accidentally slipped into an old agricultural well in Cheelapur village of Bejjanki mandal on Saturday evening. Reports reaching here said that 26 wild boars slipped into the well and the forest officials managed to rescue 12 of them on Sunday.

Plan to close tollgates

BHIMAVARAM: The Government-run tollgates in the State will be closed shortly as there were several complaints of irregularities, the Minister for Roads and Buildings, J. Ramamohan Rao, has said.

Talking to newsmen here last night, the Minister hinted at replacing the existing system which was adding to traffic snarls during fee collection. The Chief Minister, Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy was keen on improving roads in two to three years at a cost of Rs. 3,000 crores to ensure better transport facility in the rural areas, the Minister said.

Seer to tour world for peace

HYDERABAD: Sri Tridandi Srimannarayana Ramanuja Chinna Jeeyar will launch a year-long world tour and perform a `Sanchara Ramayana Parayana Yagnam' aimed at saving people from disasters like the killer-tsunami and for world peace in general.

At a press conference here on Sunday, the Jeeyar Educational Trust (JET) vice-chairman, Chintala Ramachandra Reddy, said the tour would begin on February 20. He said the JET and Vikasa Tarangini were undertaking relief and rehabilitation work in tsunami-affected villages of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

A significant part of the `yagnam' would be the writing of `Om Namo Venkatesa' mantra about 7,000 crore times in all languages involving the devotees across the nation.

Office-bearers elected

HYDERABAD: Members of the Andhra Pradesh Medical and Sales Representatives' Union (APMSRU) on Sunday resolved to intensify their fight against proposals to amend the Indian Patent Act 1970 and also against spurious drugs and victimisation by managements.

At the annual general body meeting of the Hyderabad unit of APMSRU, the new office-bearers for the year 2005 were elected. Led by H.V. Narlekar, who was retained as president, the members spoke of how the prices of life-saving drugs would hit the roof if the patent Act was amended.

Other office-bearers elected include: Karaneshwar, Vijayabhaskara Reddy and A.K. Joshi, vice-president, secretary and treasurer respectively, Yousuf Hyder, joint secretary, K. Sriram Murthy and Sankaranarayana, convenors of the Unorganised Sector Group and the Organised Sector Group, respectively.

MP's plea to YSR

HYDERABAD: P. Madhu, CPI(M) member of the Rajya Sabha, on Sunday urged the Chief Minister, Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, to allot house sites to the poor in Nizamabad and order an enquiry into occupation of the Government land.

In a letter to Dr. Reddy, the MP said the police had demolished on January 6 about 5,000 huts put up by shelterless poor people at Gangastan, Tellayya Cheruvu, Kanteswaravagu Gadda and Nagaram.

The CPI(M) leader alleged that some Telugu Desam leaders, businessmen and other prominent persons had grabbed Kareejkatha land and converted it into pattas. He named four landgrabbers in the letter.

Woman's death triggers protest

NALGONDA: Tension prevailed in the mandal headquarters of Mellacheruvu on Sunday following the death of a tribal woman, Banothu Hussani (25), who underwent family planning operation in the local primary health centre three days ago.

Alleging that she died due to negligence of the Government doctor, irate villagers of Nakkagudem, the native place of the victim, and the activists of the Telugu Desam and the Communist Party of India staged a rasta roko with the body. The vehicular traffic came to a standstill following the protest.

As the situation went out of control, officials rushed to Mellacharvu to sort out the problem.

The villagers withdrew the protest when the officials offered Rs.10,000 as an immediate relief and assured the victim's relatives of depositing Rs.30,000 each against the names of her three daughters, according to reports.

Pratighatana leader arrested

KARIMNAGAR: The CPI-ML Praja Prathigatana group legal organiser, Berugu Swamy alias Shyam (25), was arrested by the police from Pankena village of Mahadevpur mandal on Saturday evening. A 9 mm pistol was recovered from his possession.

The Godavarikhani ASP, Ch. Srikanth, told newsmen on Sunday that a police party went to the village on a routine visit and on seeing the police, Swamy along with another organiser, Prasad alias Thirupathi, who were organising a meeting, took to heels. When the police pursued them, Swamy gave himself up by dropping his weapon. The police recovered the Chinese- made pistol with five live rounds.

Swamy had worked with the Janashakthi group in early 2004 and fell in love with a minor girl of Golla Botharam village in Warangal district and married her. The Janashakthi had expelled him from the party for eloping with the girl. Later, he along with his wife joined the Praja Prathigatana. He was involved in seven cases of extortion, kidnapping and intimidation.

Probe into encounters demanded

HYDERABAD: The People's Union for Civil Liberties, while blaming the Government for the two encounter killings in Warangal and Prakasam districts, demanded that it hold an enquiry into them. Keshav Rao Jadav, president, and Jaya Jandhyala, general secretary, in a statement on Sunday suggested that both police and naxalites observe restraint. They asked the Government to stop encounters and hold second round of talks with Maoists.

Ex-Chief Justice of HC dead

HYDERABAD: Justice N. Kumarayya, former Chief Justice of the High Court, died at his East Marredpally residence here on Sunday morning after a brief illness. He was 96. He is survived by five sons and two daughters.

He joined the Hyderabad Civil Service and later became the munsiff magistrate and served as High Court Judge for 14 years before being elevated as Chief Justice in 1969. He had a distinguished career in judicial service, spanning more than four decades, including four years as the Judge of World Bank Tribunal. He was conferred the honorary degree of doctor of laws by Kakatiya University.

Dry weather prevails

HYDERABAD: Weather was dry in the State on Sunday with the minimum temperature changing a little all over. The lowest night temperature during the 24-hour period ending Sunday morning was recorded by Arogyavaram at 13 degree Celsius. Weather will continue to be dry on Monday also, according to a forecast by State Met office.

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