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Best teacher award

HYDERABAD: Professor T. Navaneeth Rao National Best Teacher Award in Chemistry for 2006 was presented here to E.D. Jemmis, Professor, Department of Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, on Tuesday. Instituted by the A.V. Rama Rao Research Foundation, AP Akademi of Sciences and Indian Institute of Technology (IICT), it comes with Rs. 25,000 prize money and a citation. - Special Correspondent

Officials' term extended

HYDERABAD: The Government has extended the term of six officials as members of the Cyberabad Development Authority for two years from October 18, 2005. The officials are: Vice-Chairman, HUDA (as Vice-Chairman), VC and MD of Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Ltd, Commissioner of Police, Secretary, Finance and Planning or his nominee and Commissioner, Seri Lingamapally Municipality (as members). - Special Correspondent

Special train extended

HYDERABAD: South Central Railway has extended the run of train no. 715/716 Tirupati-Nagarsol-Tirupati weekly special by one more trip. The extra days of service will be on September 7, from Tirupati, and the next day, from Nagarsol. The trains will have 15 coaches. - Special Correspondent

Minister detained

KURNOOL: CPI (M) supporters led by district secretary T. Shadrak detained Minister for Commercial Taxes Konatala Ramakrishna urging him to use his good offices to ensure drought relief for Kurnool district. The Minister promised to bring their feelings to the notice of the Government. - Staff Reporter

TRS to take out cycle rally

WARANGAL: About 300 TRS party workers will undertake a bicycle rally from Kazipet to Siddipet for the proposed public meeting to be held there on September 8. Hanamkonda MP B. Vinod Kumar and others said over 30,000 people from Warangal district are expected to attend the meeting. - Staff Reporter

MLA on TTD board

TIRUMALA: MLA from Sullerpeta constituency N. Subramanyam was sworn in as member of the newly constituted TTD board of trustees on Wednesday. At a brief ceremony in the main temple at Garudalwar Sannidhi TTD Executive Officer A.P.V. Narayana Sarma administered the oath of office and secrecy.

Man drowned

KADAPA: A plastic pitcher vendor Jammaiah was drowned in Kondapet channel of KC Canal at Porumamilla road in Mydukur mandal when he went to bathe in it on Tuesday evening. In another accident, T. Easwara Reddy (25) died when a gravel-laden tractor fell into the Kundu river at Kamanur in Proddatur town. - Staff Reporter

Woman dies in clash

KURNOOL: A 24-year-old woman died and three others were injured in a clash at Kotekal in Kurnool district on Wednesday. According to reports, two families clashed over a land dispute. - Staff Reporter

Mala Mahanadu's threat

HYDERABAD: Mala Mahanadu has threatened to launch another agitation if the Centre's decision on Scheduled Castes categorisation went against the Malas' interests. K. Sivaji, president and others, in a statement on Wednesday said the emergency meeting of the organisation on September 17 would decide the future course of action. - Special Correspondent

Two boys drowned

KHAMMAM: Two boys were drowned in an irrigation tank at Jastipalli village during the immersion of Ganesh idols on Wednesday. According to reports Varikolla Sandeep, 14, and Jampala Ramaiah, 12, slipped into the to Jantalacheruvu tank. - Staff Reporter

Lunar eclipse today

Kakinada: The lunar eclipse scheduled for Thursday will be from 11.36 p.m. to 1.08 a.m. and its impact is negligible on our country, according to Bhattiprolu Tukaram Sharma, chairman, Kakinada chapter of the All-India Federation of Astrologers' Societies. He said only 20 per cent of the moon would be subjected to eclipse. - Correspondent

Singing of `Vandemataram'

Rajahmundry: R. Mohana Rao, Regional Inspecting Officer of Government and private colleges in East and West Godavari districts, has asked principals of colleges to arrange assembly of students on Thursday at around 11 a.m. for singing the first two stanzas of `Vandemataram'. - Staff Reporter.

Held for trying to `mislead' court

VIZIANAGARAM: A person who fraudulently appeared as an accused in a case was arrested at Bobbili on Tuesday.

Yamalapalli Appa Rao of Chintada village in Bobbili mandal allegedly attended court for hearing in place of Sana Lakshmana Rao.

Awards for professors

WARANGAL: Kakatiya University Chemistry professor S. Jagannatha Swamy and Public Administration professor G. Sreenivas Reddy have been selected for State Teacher Awards 2006 by the State Government. Prof. Swamy has 29 years of experience and is presently the registrar of the university. Prof. Reddy has 34 years of university service and is presently the Principal of University Arts college, Subedari. Reader in Chemistry, ABV Government Degree College, Jangaon, K. Somi Reddy has been selected for the Best Teacher award. - Staff Reporter

Ganja seized

NIZAMABAD: Sleuths of a special team, here on Wednesday, seized 100 kg dry ganja worth over Rs. 2 lakhs by arresting four persons in front of the railway station. - Staff Reporter

Foundation Day

celebrated

WARANGAL: Institute of Technology & Management (ITM) celebrated its 11th Foundation Day here on Wednesday. Director, United Phosphorus Limited, Kalyan Bannerjee delivered a lecture on `Corporate Social Responsibility' on the occasion. ITM Director T. Dayakar listed out achievements of the institution. - Staff Reporter

Blood donation camp

MAHABUBNAGAR: A blood donation-cum-mega health camp was organised at Government Polytechnic College on Wednesday by the members of NSS, NCC and Red Ribbon Club of the institution.

The camp was inaugurated by N. Rajeshwar Reddy, NSS Advisor, and Principal Sudhakar Kasoju. - Correspondent

Lunar eclipse today

Kakinada: The lunar eclipse scheduled for Thursday will be from 11.36 p.m. to 1.08 a.m. and its impact is negligible on our country, according to Bhattiprolu Tukaram Sharma, chairman, Kakinada chapter of the All-India Federation of Astrologers' Societies. He said only 20 per cent of the moon would be subjected to eclipse. - Correspondent

Singing of `Vandemataram'

Rajahmundry: R. Mohana Rao, Regional Inspecting Officer of Government and private colleges in East and West Godavari districts, has asked principals of colleges to arrange assembly of students on Thursday at around 11 a.m. for singing the first two stanzas of `Vandemataram'. - Staff Reporter.

Held for trying to `mislead' court

VIZIANAGARAM: A person who fraudulently appeared as an accused in a case was arrested at Bobbili on Tuesday.

Yamalapalli Appa Rao of Chintada village in Bobbili mandal allegedly attended court for hearing in place of Sana Lakshmana Rao.

Lunar eclipse today

Kakinada: The lunar eclipse scheduled for Thursday will be from 11.36 p.m. to 1.08 a.m. and its impact is negligible on our country, according to Bhattiprolu Tukaram Sharma, chairman, Kakinada chapter of the All-India Federation of Astrologers' Societies.

He said only 20 per cent of the moon would be subjected to eclipse.

He advised special `grahana santhi' for those having `Satabhisham' and `Poorvabhadra' as their birth stars. - Correspondent

Singing of `Vandemataram'

Rajahmundry: R. Mohana Rao, Regional Inspecting Officer of Government and private colleges in East and West Godavari districts, has asked principals of colleges to arrange assembly of students on Thursday at around 11 a.m. for singing the first two stanzas of `Vandemataram'. In a circular, he said that the national song had completed 100 years. - Staff Reporter.

Huge offering to Bala Ganapathi

SVIZIANAGARAM: As part of Sri Ganapathi Navaratri celebrations, Sri Lakshmi Ganapathi Devalayam Committee in East Balija Veedhi here has offered laddus weighing 750 kg to Sri Bala Ganapathi. Later, committee president K. Raghurama Rao distributed the prasadam to visiting devotees, according to a release on Wednesday. - Correspondent

Held for trying to `mislead' court

VIZIANAGARAM: A person who fraudulently appeared as an accused in a case was arrested at Bobbili on Tuesday.

Yamalapalli Appa Rao of Chintada village in Bobbili mandal allegedly attended court for hearing in place of Sana Lakshmana Rao along with three more persons accused in a clash in 2003.

Judge Surya Prakasa Rao asked the police to arrest Yamalapalli Appa Rao and the other three for trying to mislead the court.

Cheques distributed

VIZIANAGARAM: Based on an appeal made by eight retired non-provincial menial staff at the grievance cell, ZP Chairperson B. Jhansi Lakshmi distributed cheques for Rs.7.58 lakhs in settlement of their long-pending benefits at the Zilla Parishad on Wednesday.

The amount was adjusted on `humanitarian grounds' from the ZP general funds following a directive from the Government, she said.

SVU to introduce

5-year physics course

TIRUPATI: Sri Venkateswara University on Wednesday claimed that it would be introducing a 5-year integrated course in Physics from September 14 with the approval of the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education. Of the 88 students invited for interview strictly on merit basis, only the 35 have been selected for the course which is the first of its kind in the State. Prof. S. Buddudu of SVU's Department of Physicsis the Course-Coordinator. - Special Correspondent

Pension sanctioned

Madanapalle: B. Kothakota sarpanch K. Srinivasulu distributed pension amounts to the old aged, physically-challenged and widows. Harinath of Velugu organisation said 1,808 pensions were sanctioned in B. Kothakota mandal. Rs. 20,000 was paid to Sasikala, daughter of the deceased Bhavani Sangham leader Ramalakshmi under the Abhay scheme.

Chess contest

KURNOOL: The Andhra Pradesh State Open Prize Money Chess Tournament will be held at Nalanda Junior College on September 14 and 15 here, according to president of Rayalaseema Cultural and Sports Youth Associaiton S. Khaja Peer. -Staff Reporter

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