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Tuesday, May 10, 2005

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Paritala Sunita to file nomination on May 13

ANANTAPURKARIMNAGARNELLOREADILABADKARIMN: Paritala Sunita, wife of slain MLA, P. Ravindra, will file her nomination for the Penugonda byelection on May 13. Mrs. Sunita made her first public appearance at Venkatapuram near the tomb of her husband on Monday, and addressed a gathering.

Meanwhile, the former IPS officer of Karnataka cadre, T. Srinivasulu, figures among probable Congress candidates for the bypoll. When contacted, he told The Hindu that the party had not contacted him yet.

- Staff Reporter

Woman held on charge of killing daughter

ANANTAPURKARIMNAGARNELLOREADILABADKARIMN: A tribal woman, Jayamma (35), allegedly killed her one-year-old daughter, Bhagyalaxmi, by drowning her in a drainage near Vidyanagar locality in Sircilla late on Sunday night. Locals who noticed the incident alerted the police, who have since arrested the woman. - Staff Reporter

Aqua ryot ends life

ANANTAPURKARIMNAGARNELLOREADILABADKARIMN: P. Nagaraju, an aqua farmer of Badvel village of Manubolu mandal, allegedly committed suicide by consuming a pesticide on Monday. - Staff Reporter

Man gets life term

ANANTAPURKARIMNAGARNELLOREADILABADKARIMN: The Second Additional Sessions Judge, K.V. Vijaya Kumar, on Monday sentenced Origanti Venkatesh (24) of Sirikonda in Ichoda mandal to life term and fined Rs. 7,000 for killing his wife, Padma, suspecting her fidelity. - Staff Reporter

Villagers' hunger stir for Maoist surrender

ANANTAPURKARIMNAGARNELLOREADILABADKARIMN: Parents of a Maoist and villagers launched a relay hunger strike in Mamidipalli of Konaraopeta mandal on Monday demanding that the naxalite, M. Yadagiri (25), surrender. Yadagiri had joined the CPI(Maoist) eight months ago and was reportedly in the Nallamalla forest area. - Staff Reporter

Tobacco ryots urged

to stage rasta roko

ANANTAPURKARIMNAGARNELLOREADILABADKARIMN: The Andhra Pradesh Rythu Sangham has called upon tobacco growers to stage rasta roko on Chennai-Kolkata National Highway 5 on Tuesday to demand remunerative price for their produce. - Special Correspondent

10 killed in mishaps

ANANTAPURKARIMNAGARNELLOREADILABADKARIMN: Six persons belonging to Andhra Pradesh were killed on the spot when the lorry in which they were travelling rammed a tree near Beechagondahali crossroads in Gudibanda on Monday. The deceased were identified as Ramanji (36), Venkataranga Reddy(30), Venkatesh (35), Kittapa (31), Sankarappa (36) and Chandrappa (30). In another mishap, four persons were killed when a four-wheeler carrying a marriage party overturned near Aluru on Sunday night. The deceased were Tanveer( 18), Nahida (13), Sheikvali (35) and Nadeer Khan (30). - Staff Reporter

Woman dies of

gastroenteritis

ANANTAPURKARIMNAGARNELLOREADILABADKARIMN: A 50-year-old woman, Mangamma, died of gastroenteritis in Komatipalle in Vontimitta mandal on Monday. Subrahmanyam, Peddabbi and some others of Komatipalle and Gandlapalle villages were admitted to a hospital at Nandalur. - Staff Reporter

Mahabharatha yagnam

ANANTAPURKARIMNAGARNELLOREADILABADKARIMN: Mahabharatha yagnam will be performed at Sri Prasanna Veeranjaneya Swamy temple at Gandi in Chakrayapet mandal from May 13 to 26, according to the temple's Bhajana Mandali president, Subbarayudu. The yagnam is aimed at driving away drought from the mandal, he said in a statement. The temple committee chairman, K. Vijaya Kumar, offered Rs. 10,000 for the yagnam, he added. - Staff Reporter

Driver electrocuted

ANANTAPURKARIMNAGARNELLOREADILABADKARIMN: A tipper driver, Hussain Saheb (45), was electrocuted and the cleaner, Srinivas, suffered burns when the tipper lift touched the main electric wire near Veligallu project in Galiveedu mandal on Monday. The accident occurred when the driver raised the tipper lift to unload sand for the project works, according to the police. - Staff Reporter

Cricket summer

coaching camp

ANANTAPURKARIMNAGARNELLOREADILABADKARIMN: The cricket summer coaching camp, sponsored by Nutrine Confectionery Company Private Limited, was inaugurated by the company's MD, Madhusudhan Reddy, here on Monday. Speaking on the occasion, he said 30 students below 14 years were being given coaching at the camp to be held for a month. Sports kits would be given to them free of cost, he said. - Correspondent

Red sanders seized

ANANTAPURKARIMNAGARNELLOREADILABADKARIMN: Forest officials have seized red sanders worth Rs. 2.50 lakhs in Venkatagiri range limits on Sunday. Based on information, the officials raided certain hideouts and seized 80 logs ready for transport. Staff in civilian dress were deployed to nab the culprits. - Staff Reporter

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