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Award for writer

KADAPA: Madras Telugu Academy has chosen `Vysya Prabhodini' Editor P. Lakshmikantham Sheshti of Kadapa for Samaikya Bharat Gourav Satkar 2006 award in recognition of his literary contributions.

A septuagenarian, Mr. Shreshti would be presented the award at Kalabharathi auditorium in Visakhapatnam on May 14.

The academy would felicitate 50 eminent persons in various fields every year. - Staff Reporter

Free asthma camp

KURNOOL: G. Kullayappa, retired professor of chest diseases, conducted a free asthma camp at Maddur Nagar here on Saturday.

A total of 100 patients were examined and given medicines worth Rs. 10,000 free of cost. Deputy SP (intelligence) Naganna formally inaugurated the camp.

Temple renovation

KADAPA: Sri Sangameswara Swamy temple's sanctum sanctorum at Animela in Veerapunayunipalle mandal would be renovated and a kalyana mantapam built on the temple premises, Palem Chennakesava Reddy Trust members P. Srikanth Reddy and P. Srinivasulu Reddy said on Saturday. They inspected the temple on today. - Staff Reporter

One dies in road accident

KADAPA: A Sumo driver Sekhar died and 11 others sustained injuries when their vehicle hit a Toyota Qualis near Palempalli bus stand near the Kadapa bypass road on Saturday morning. Mohd. Hameed, Roshni, Khusbu, Subhan, Ramcharan, Sunitha, Aruna, Sowjanya, Anjaiah and Sankar travelling by Qualis from Hyderabad to Tirupati were hurt.

They were shifted to Kadapa Government hospital. The police have registered a case. - Staff Reporter

Books released

KADAPA: Literature should portray appalling living conditions in Rayalaseema region, Rayalaseema Adhyayana Sangham president Bhooman said on Saturday.

Bhooman underscored the need to recognise Telugu as an ancient language, after releasing books `Cheekati nundi swapnam daaka' (From darkness to dreams) and Ra Ra (Rachamallu Ramachandra Reddy) monography authored by former AIR Station Director Takkolu Machi Reddy at C.P. Brown memorial library here.-Staff Reporter

CPI(M) plea to YSR

HYDERABAD: The CPI(M) State Committee has urged the Government to prevent wastage of public money in the construction of the Pulichintala project.

In a letter to Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, CPI(M) State secretary B.V. Raghavulu urged the Government to release the report of experts, which is learnt to have stated that a saving of Rs. 55 crores would be possible if the project design was changed. - Special Correspondent

Naxal outfit cries foul

HYDERABAD: The State committee of CPI (Marxist-Leninist) has condemned the `indiscriminate' police firing on the party's dalam in the Kodisala forest area of Govindraopet mandal, Warangal district on Friday.

Anand, secretary, in a statement here on Saturday said dalam commander Niranjan had a miraculous escape in the firing which took place without warning. He said the police fired at the cadres when they were involved in a campaign to educate people on the need for `just' beedi leaf price. - Special Correspondent

Rally by coop staff

HYDERABAD: Members of the Andhra Pradesh State Agricultural Cooperative Societies Employees' Union have decided to take out a `Chalo Assembly' rally here on March 7 to press their demands.

According to S.A.Rahman, union president employees working in societies across the State will take part in the rally. He said the demands included payment of minimum wages and salary. - Special Correspondent

Rights violators warned

KADAPA: Andhra Pradesh Human Rights Commission Chairman P. Subhashan Reddy on Saturday called for upholding human rights and warned of stern action in cases of violation.

He enquired about upholding of human rights in the judiciary, police and medical and health departments in the District and Sessions Judge's chamber here. Mr. Reddy said anyone could complain to the commission on human rights violation. -Staff Reporter

Businessman robbed

ADILABAD: Three persons who claimed to be naxalites belonging to Janashakti group on Friday night robbed a businessman of Kanpur village in Jaipur mandal of six tolas of gold. According to the police, the three, came to the house of S. Krishnamurthy. They threatened him with a toy pistol and an axe while demanding Rs. 50,000 as party fund. When he pleaded helplessness to give the money they took away the gold from his house. - Staff Reporter

Mala Mahanadu rally

HYDERABAD: Ramvilas Paswan, Union Minister for Chemicals, Fertilizers and Steel, will address a rally of Mala Mahanadu at Nizam College grounds here on March 12. The rally was being held mainly to demand withdrawal of moves to categorise Scheduled Castes, Mala Mahanadu State president J. Prabhakar Rao told reporters here on Saturday. He said Republican Party of India president Ramdas Athavle and R.S. Gavai, MP, of the same party as also Harsh Kumar, Congress MP, would speak. - Special Correspondent

Farm worker ends life

Kakinada: A farm worker Vaddi Kamaraju (52) reportedly committed suicide by consuming a poisonous substance at his house in Gopalapuram village of Vinjaram under Korangi police station limits. According to the police, chronic abdominal pain was said to be reason for his extreme action. - Correspondent

Couple burnt to death

VIZIANAGARAM: A couple — Challa Lakshmu Naidu (58) and Challa Chinnamma (50) — were burnt alive when fire broke out in a jaggery-crushing unit at Gudepuvalasa village in Badangi mandal in the wee hours on Saturday. Some cattle and livestock were also lost. According to the police fire that was not extinguished in the crusher caused the accident. The couple was asleep then. - Correspondent

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