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Red sanders worth Rs. 4 lakhs seized

Nellore: Officials of the Forest Department have seized red sanders worth some Rs. 4 lakhs at Madavayapalem village of Dakkili mandal.

Acting on a tip-off, they intercepted a lorry that was carrying some 50 logs of red sanders. Further searches revealed another 50 logs concealed under bushes in nearby areas. The key accused, however, escaped and a search was on to nab them. - Staff Reporter

SVU professor invited to Germany

TIRUPATI: G. Ramakrishna Naidu, a professor of Environmental Sciences in Sri Venkateswara University, will be visiting University of Mainz, Germany, on invitation from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) on September 15.

He will also visit Strassberg, France, and RWTH, Aachen, for pursuing advanced research, according to a release. - Staff Reporter

Exhibition of agri products

TIRUPATI: Agri Gold is conducting a three-day mini exhibition-cum-sale of its products at Thyagaraja Mandapam here starting Wednesday. Inaugurating the event, Vice-Chancellor of Sri Padmavathi Women's University Veena Noble Dass made the first purchase. - Staff Reporter

CPI(M) leaders' tour

KADAPA: State CPI(M) leaders will tour Kadapa district and canvass for party candidates. CPI(M) Rajya Sabha member Penumalli Madhu will tour the district on September 15 and State leader, Punyavathi, will canvass on September 17. - Staff Reporter

Onion sale at FP shops

KADAPA: Onions were being sold at a subsidised price of Rs. 7 a kg through 380 fair price shops and rythu bazaars in Kadapa, Proddatur, Jammalamadugu, Pulivendula, Rayachoti and Rajampet towns, Joint Collector Kanthilal Dande, said here. - Staff Reporter

Arrest Cobras: Gadar

HYDERABAD: Revolutionary ballad singer Gadar has the demanded arrest of the Narsa Cobras gang members who threatened to kill him. In a letter to the Chief Minister, Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy he demanded that those arrested be produced before the people. - Special Correspondent

Hindi tests scrapped

HYDERABAD: The Hindi Prachar Sabha has scrapped the Vidhwan and Bhooshan examinations conducted at Haridasapuram centre, in Srikakulam district, on September 10, following reports of mass copying. A committee is looking into charges of irrigularities at Kasibugga, Sompeta and Kondapeta centres. - Special Correspondent

Fishermen drowned?

Srikakulam: Three fishermen of Idupuram village in Itchapuram mandal are feared drowned at sea when the boat in which they went fishing capsized on Wednesday. The fishermen had gone fishing despite heavy rain in the district. - Special Correspondent

BJP activist suspended

HYDERABAD: The State BJP president, N. Indrasena Reddy, on Wednesday suspended from the party Duvvuru Aruna for contesting against the official candidate in the 47th division of Nellore Municipal Corporation, according to a press release issued by the party general secretary, K. Laxman. - Special Correspondent

Action demanded

HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh Official Language Commission has demanded action against the Visakhapatnam Collector for defying the Government on teaching of English for students of classes I and II in 73 primary and seven upper primary municipal schools. - Special Correspondent

Move to check cheating

HYDERABAD: The Government is planning to set up offices overseas to prevent people from being cheated by fraudulent immigration consultants, Labour Minister, G. Vinod, said on Tuesday. He released a booklet titled `Immigration without tears' brought out by World Wide Consultancy Services. - Special Correspondent

BJP opposes quota

ADILABAD: Bharatiya Janata Party plans to make the five per cent reservations for Muslims the prime issue in the municipal polls, according to its State secretary, Aljapur Srinivas. The party will highlight the loss suffered by BCs and OCs due to these reservations. - Staff Reporter

Maoists kill ex-naxal

KARIMNAGAR: Maoists killed a surrendered naxalite branding him a police informer on Ambatpalli village outskirts of Mahadevpur mandal on Wednesday. Sources said three armed naxalites went to Borlagudem village of Mahamutharam mandal, abducted the victim, Sudati Ravi (26), and shot him dead. - Staff Reporter

Statue desecrated

ANANTAPUR: A statue of Potti Sreeramulu was desecrated in Kadiri on Wednesday. Unidentified persons had uprooted it from the pedestal and pushed it onto the road at the Tower Clock centre. A silent procession was led by Arya Vysya Sangham in protest against the incident. - Staff Reporter

Deadline for Inter fee

HYDERABAD: The Board of Intermediate Education has announced September 30 as the last date for payment of fee without fine for the Intermediate public examinations to be held in March 2006. Students can pay before October 7 with a penal fee of Rs. 100. - Staff Reporter

Mines unearthed

ANANTAPUR: The police unearthed three powerful claymore mines planted near a hillock on Kanaganapalli-Tagarakunta road on Wednesday. It is suspected the mines were aimed at police. - Staff Reporter

Ordinance issued

HYDERABAD: The Government has promulgated an ordinance for levying a cess on mineral-bearing lands. The ordinance is aimed at developing infrastructure near the mines for rapid exploitation of mineral resources in the State. - Special Correspondent

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