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First woman CPMG of State

HYDERABAD: Yesodhara Menon took charge as Chief Postmaster-General of Andhra Pradesh circle here on Friday. An Indian Postal Service officer of the 1978 batch, she is the first woman CPMG of the Andhra Pradesh circle since its formation 46 years ago. She held various positions earlier including Director of Postal Services and Postmaster-General in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Goa and Maharashtra circles. - Special Correspondent

Stamp on L.V. Prasad

HYDERABAD: The Department of Posts is issuing a postage stamp in memory of the legendary filmmaker and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee L.V. Prasad. The stamp will be released by the Union Minister of State for Communications Shakeel Ahmed at a function here on September 5. L.V. Prasad, who passed away in 1994, was a successful actor, director, producer and an industrialist. - Special Correspondent

CITU plans jeep rallies

HYDERABAD: The CITU State committee has decided to organise jeep `jatas' linking mandals and town centres across the State to focus on the problems of the unorganised workers and to unite them. R. Sudhabhaskar, president, and S. Veeraiah, general secretary, said in a statement issued here on Friday. - Special Correspondent

NTR-UHS counselling

VIJAYAWADA: Dr. N.T.R. University of Health Sciences will conduct the second counselling for filling the D.M./M.Ch seats for the academic year 2006-07 on the university campus on September 8. Counselling will be held for M.Ch (genitourinary surgery), M.Ch (neurosurgery), M.Ch (plastic surgery), M.Ch (cardio thoracic surgery), M.Ch (paediatric surgery) and DM (neurology). Candidates who have qualified in the D.M./M.Ch entrance test 2006-07 are eligible to attend the counselling. - Staff Reporter

3 medicos suspended

KURNOOL: Three third year MBBS students were suspended here on Friday on the charge of ragging three first year students in the `most inhuman' way. In charge Principal M.S.R.K. Prasad announced a two-year suspension for one student and six months each for two others. The Principal constituted a five-member committee to go into the incident in the medical college hostel and establish the guilt of two others. If proved they would also face two-year suspension.

- Staff Reporter

Rats kill cobra

VISAKHAPATNAM: Rodents are easy prey for snakes but a cobra that felt it could feast on a handful of rats kept in a tray faced stiff resistance and was killed by the rodents. This rare incident occurred in the Animal House of Andhra University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences on Friday. The research scholars fed the rats, on which an experiment was being carried out, around 11 a.m. and left . Meanwhile, the snake slithered into the Animal House and attacked the rats and killed two of them. But the remaining four rats attacked the cobra and killed it. - Special Correspondent

Revenue staff detained

KHAMMAM: Four revenue officials including a deputy tahsildar, who sought to serve notices on farmers, as part of the land acquisition for the Polavaram project, were detained by villagers of Rudramkota village in Velerpadu madal for a day. They were confined to the gram panchayat office from 10 a.m. on Thursday. The villagers refused to free the officials without any firm assurance on the relief package. - Staff Reporter

Input subsidy

KADAPA: An input subsidy of Rs. 1.05 crores was granted for horticultural crops damaged by heavy rains in 2,263.52 hectares of 16 mandals in September and December last year, Collector M.T. Krishna Babu said on Friday. The input subsidy has been granted for Pendlimarry, Chennur, Vontimitta, Siddhavatam, Mydukur, Khajipet, Duvvur, Nandalur, Pulivendula, Rajampet, Railway Kodur, Penagalur, Obulavaripalle, Pullampet, Chitvel and Tsundupalle mandals, he said. In addition, compensation of Rs. 14.04 lakhs was granted for horticultural crop lost in 743.28 hectares in Lingala, Vempalle and Penagalur mandals in 2003. Staff Reporter

Mandal conferences

KADAPA: Mandal conferences will be held from September 11 to 18 in the district to select beneficiaries under various schemes, Collector M.T. Krishna Babu said on Friday. The conferences will be held in MPDO offices of Mahila Shakti Bhavan buildings, he said in a statement. Staff Reporter

Pension disbursal

KADAPA: The Government released Rs. 1.47 crores for disbursal of old age, widow, handicapped and handloom weaver pensions, Collector M.T. Krishna Babu said on Friday. Pensions for two months would be disbursed to 58,154 aged beneficiaries, 2,868 handloom weavers, 6,674 widows and 5,856 physically-challenged persons, he said in a statement. Similarly, Rs. 76.18 lakhs was released for disbursing pensions to 38,092 beneficiaries under Indiramma scheme, he said. Staff Reporter

Nutrition week

KURNOOL: Mayor S. Raghurami Reddy inaugurated the Nutrition Week celebrations sponsored by Child and Women Welfare Department at the Department of Gynaecology in the General Hospital here on Friday. Mr. Reddy said the problem of malnutrition was serious in rural areas, where pregnant women neglected their food. Gynaecologist Pushpalatha, lecturer Swarnalatha, Project Director of Child and Women Welfare Suhasini, Director of Parameswari Educational Society Mohan Raju and others were present. Staff Reporter

Toddler dies of snakebite

KURNOOL: A one-year-old baby Shamiunnisa died of snakebite at Gadivemula in Kurnool district on Friday. The reptile bit her while she was attending call of nature. Staff Reporter

Closure of liquor shops

KURNOOL: Collector M. Dana Kishore announced closure of liquor shops, bars and toddy shops for 24 hours beginning on September 4 in connection with immersion of Ganesh idols in the city. The restrictions apply to shops in the Municipal Corporation limits. Staff Reporter

Nutrition week observed

ADILABAD: Adilabad District Medical and Health Officer S. Vignanachary on Friday stressed the need for creating awareness among public on child nutrition.Inaugurating the Nutrition Week here, Mr. Vignanachary said awareness should be spread on the necessity of nutritious food for pregnant women who were mostly anaemic, he said. Project Director, A.P. Women and Child Development Agency, Adilabad, Jyothi presided.— Staff Reporter

Arrested on rape charge

ADILABAD: Jadhav Gnaneshwar, 20, of Gond Arkapur in Gudihatnoor mandal, was arrested in connection with a kidnap and rape case of a minor girl of the same village. According to Adilabad DSP Ratan Singh, the accused allegedly committed the crime on a SC girl on August 1 and had been absconding since then. — Staff Reporter

Medical camp

KARIMNAGAR: The Satavahana Lions Club in collaboration with the Lions Club of Sircilla conducted a medical camp exclusively for the tractor drivers and their family members in the Vemulawada temple town on Friday. About five doctors attended the camp and treated over 400 patients and distributed medicines free of cost. — Staff Reporter

Insurance Week

NALGONDA: Council member of policyholders P. Jhansirani inaugurated the LIC Golden Jubilee Insurance Week at its branch office on bus stand road here on Friday. As part of Insurance Week, the branch is organising various competitions for agents, employees and schoolchildren apart from conducting a free medical camp, Mr. Naik said in a press release. Staff Reporter

Training programme

NIZAMABAD: The Nehru Yuva Kendra on Friday launched a three-day training programme for self-help groups. About 30 youths selected from different youth clubs would be imparted training on thrift and savings at the camp. Inaugurating the programme, Deccan Grameena Bank, Mubaraknagar manager Manchikanti Ramulu said if the youth cultivated habit of saving money they would be able to achieve anything. He asked the youth to avail themselves of loans extended by banks and repay without default.

Staff Reporter

Threat to stall reservoir Inauguration

VIZIANAGARAM : The CPI(M) State secretary, B.V. Raghavulu on Friday demanded the inauguration of Peddagedda reservoir project be kept in abeyance till the Government settled the relief and rehabilitation package for the displaced families. Speaking after visiting the villages affected by the project, Mr. Raghavulu threatened to stall the inauguration if the displaced were not rehabilitated. He said Congress would have to pay the price for neglecting settlement of the displaced. He said tribals who had been irrigating lands were not issued pattas so far.

JAC seeks protection

to employees

Kakinada : The district unit of the Joint action committee of employees has expressed serious concern over the harassment of employees working under adverse conditions in flood-affected areas in the district. A. Ramarayudu president and B. Aseervadam secretary of the JAC on Friday alleged employees were subjected to pressures and harassments in discharging their duties. They appealed to the district administration to provide them protection to enable them to discharge their duties effectively. — Correspondent

Appreciation certificate awarded

Kakinada : The Chaitanya public school has received the appreciation certificate for achieving cent per cent results in the 10th class public exams. The district educational officer M.R. Prasanna Kumar while presenting the certificate to the school principal Srinivas at a function at Ambedkar Bhavan here said the results could be achieved if the school was equipped with the required teaching material and staff. — Correspondent

Blood donation camp

Kakinada : As many as 150 girl students of V S Lakshmi Degree and PG colleges donated blood at the special camp organised at the college premises on Friday under the joint auspices of Rotary Blood Bank and Rotaract Yuavati club. College principal V Sandhya was the first to donate followed by the students. College founder V.V. Krishnamraju was the chief guest. Blood Bank chairman VV Ramarao and Blood Bank medical officer Kamaraju supervised the programme. — Correspondent

Streetlights installed

Kakinada : Union Minister of State for Defence M.M. Pallamraju inaugurated the high mast lights installed at the Raja tank centre and DCMS centre near the town railway station in 42 division on Friday. He has complimented Baswa Chandramouli division Corporator for his initiative in developing the street lighting. Zilla Parishad chairman Ch Venugopala Krishna, city Mayor K Saroja, PCC information technology wing chairman Bhamidipati Ramamurthy attended. — Correspondent

Pillion-rider succumbs to injuries

Kakinada : Jonnada Sreenu (3) a pillion rider who slipped from the moped and suffered grievous injuries on Friday morning succumbed at the Government general hospital here shortly after. Police said the moped driver Satyanarayana - his father applied sudden brakes causing the accident near Samalkot. In another mishap, Gummella Victoria (35) who suffered burns from a fallen chimney in her hut in Ambedkar Nagar area of Karapa village succumbed at the Government general hospital on Friday. — Correspondent

English scholar dead

VISAKHAPATNAM: Chellapilla Sitaramamurti, a scholar of English and religious works, passed away in the city on Thursday. He was 97 and is survived by three sons and two daughters.

Sitaramamurti had served for many years at P.R. Government College at Kakinada, Rajahmundry and Cuddapah till 1963. - Special Correspondent

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