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Special group to study naxal issue

HYDERABAD: The Government has constituted a special group headed by Chief Secretary T. K. Dewan to review the naxalite situation and take appropriate measures. Principal Secretary (Home) is the member-convener. Special Chief Secretary, Revenue, Principal Secretaries of Rural Development, Planning and Forest Departments, Director Information and Public Relations, DGP, Additional DGP (Intelligence) and DIG (SIB) are the members. - Special Correspondent

Festival advance

HYDERABAD: The Government has issued orders for payment of festival advance to Panchayati Raj teachers. The finance secretary has given the directive to the district deputy directors of treasuries, B. Mohan Reddy, president, and P. L. Narasimha Reddy, general secretary. - Special Correspondent

Doctor in ACB net

HYDERABAD: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials on Tuesday arrested S. Ramani Bharathi Kumari, Assistant Civil Surgeon of the Community Health Centre of Patapatnam in Srikakulam district, on the charge of receiving Rs. 2,500 bribe from a patient. She was accused of demanding the money for removing surgical sutures. - Staff Reporter

Ex-Maoist dies

PUTTAPARTHI: A former dalam member of CPI (Maoist), Mallesh (25), who was allegedly shot by the Maoists at Peruru on November 2, succumbed to injuries in the General Hospital at Kurnool on Tuesday. Mallesh, a native of Mangapuram village in Ramagiri mandal had surrendered to the police two months ago. He was allegedly picked up by the Maoists two days prior to the attack and tortured. - Staff Reporter

Worker electrocuted

Kakinada: A contract worker Satyana Venkanna (25) was electrocuted and his co-worker suffered burns when the electrical line on which they are working suddenly turned live in Kondaguntur village of Rajanagaram Mandal on Monday. - Correspondent

Ryot murdered

Kakinada: A small farmer, Pedireddi Ayyappa (37), of Vilasa village was found murdered in the fields of Bandarulanka Lakkavanipet on Tuesday. The body bore stab wounds.- Correspondent

Gollapudi Srinivasa Rao

Killed naxal identified

WARANGAL: The woman naxal who was killed in the encounter on Monday in Kothaguda forest area has been identified as Mamatha, native of Pocharam village, Yellandu mandal of Khammam district. The encounter took place near Komatlagudem village of Kothaguda mandal. - Staff Reporter

More stops for train

HYDERABAD: The Secunderabad-Gudur-Secunderabad Simhapuri Express (train no. 2710/2709) will stop at Kavali, Bitragunta and Vedayapalem stations with immediate effect. - Special Correspondent

Global PR meet

HYDERABAD: Twenty delegates from Andhra Pradesh will participate in the three-day international public relations festival being held in New Delhi from December 2 on the theme `Quest for leadership -- role of public relations.' Those intereted in participating can contact M.L. Narasimha Rao (tel 98480-28357). - Special Correspondent

Awareness meets

by Youth Congress

Hyderabad: The executive committee of the Andhra Pradesh Youth Congress on Monday decided to hold district-wise meetings to propagate the benefits of Right to Information Act and National Rural Employment Guarantee Act - 2005, following suggestions made by the PCC president, K. Keshava Rao. - Special Correspondent

Anti-graft panels

HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh Rythu Sangham has urged the Government to constitute all-party committees to prevent irregularities in cotton markets. B. Tulasidas, president, and S. Malla Reddy, general secretary, wrote to Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy. - Special Correspondent

Filling of posts in

Survey Department

Nellore: The Department of Survey and Settlement, Nellore, has decided to fill 439 posts of Deputy Surveyor, for which application forms are available till Wednesday at all the e-Seva centers, where the completed applications are to be submitted on the same day. Those who qualify in ITI and other engineering courses are eligible to apply for the posts. - Staff Reporter

Appointed

Nellore: Well-known renewable energy expert of Nellore and faculty member at R.K.M. Engineering College, Kavaraipettai, Chennai, A. Jagadeesh, has been appointed to the technical committee on environment systems of the International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED), Calgary, Canada, for the term of 2005-2008. - Staff Reporter

Assumes office

TIRUPATI: Pagadala Ananda Theertha yesterday assumed charge of the TTD's Dasa Sahithya Project. A native of Kurnool, Theertha has been teaching the Vedas to his disciples in the traditional manner and conducting religious discourses. He said his endeavour would be to further popularise the works of Kannada Dasas and to spread the bhakthi cult. - Special Correspondent

Admission to

TTD's Balamandir

TIRUPATI: The TTD's Educational Department has released the provisional list of the applicants seeking admission into Sri Venkateswara Balamandir. Educational Officer M. Chengaiah Chetty in a press release said the students should approach the Balamandir's Assistant Executive Officer with certificates if they found any discrepancies in the list and get them rectified. - Special Correspondent

Civic body meet

Nellore: The first meeting of the newly-elected Nellore Municipal Corporation, scheduled for Wednesday, is going to be stormy. The Congress has gained control of the NMC in the recent elections. During the past eight weeks, there have been complaints of a group of corporators holding sway over the affairs of the corporation. - Staff Reporter

TSS wants university in Karimnagar

KARIMNAGAR: The Telangana Sangharshana Samithi (TSS) has urged Chief Minister Y. S. Rajashekhara Reddy to establish a university in Karimnagar district for the development of the backward district. In a memorandum faxed to the Chief Minister's office, a copy of which was released to the media here on Tuesday, the TSS president J. V. Narsinga Rao urged the Government to establish the university in Karimnagar at the earliest so that the local youth would be guided properly to follow the right path with higher education. He said setting up of a university would expose local youth to developmental aspects and they would strive for the development of district. Staff Reporter

Blood donated

ADILABAD: Twenty NCC cadets of Nalanda Junior and Degree College here voluntarily donated blood at a blood donation camp organised by the 32 (Andhra) Bn NCC, Adilabad at the Government hospital on Tuesday. The camp was organised in connection with the 57th NCC Day celebrations being observed as part of the NCC fortnight. College principal K. Punna Rao said misgivings about donation of blood needs to be removed. In charge commanding officer of the 32 (Andhra) Subedar Jarnail Singh, company commander Lt. A. Vijay Gopal, blood bank in charge Dr. Rajiv Raju participated. Staff Reporter

Filling of posts in

Survey Department

Nellore: The Department of Survey and Settlement, Nellore, has decided to fill 439 posts of Deputy Surveyor, for which application forms are available till Wednesday at all the e-Seva centers, where the completed applications are to be submitted on the same day. Those who qualify in ITI and other engineering courses are eligible. - Staff Reporter

Appointed

Nellore: Renewable energy expert of Nellore and faculty member at R.K.M. Engineering College, Kavaraipettai, Chennai, A. Jagadeesh, has been appointed to the technical committee on environment systems of the International Association of Science and Technology for Development, Calgary, Canada, for 2005-2008. - Staff Reporter

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