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Awards for fight against trafficking

HYDERABAD: Sunitha Krishnan, general secretary, Prajwala, an anti-human trafficking organisation, has been selected for the Health Care Award of the World of Children Awards. Dr. Krishnan was also recently named winner of the 2003 Rani Lakshmi Bai Stree Shakti Puraskar. - Special Correspondent

Violence toll up to 4

KURNOOL: One more victim of Yerukalacheruvu violence died in hospital on Tuesday taking the toll to four. Chinna Bazari (35) had suffered a head injury. The complicity of TDP mandal leaders in the murders is being probed. - Staff Reporter

Literary award

KARIMNAGAR: Kasula Prathap Reddy has been selected for the G. Suramouli Memorial Literary Award for 2005. The award will be presented by the Maneru Rachayithala Sangham of SircillaOther winners include Adepu Laxmipathi, Geethanjali, Devaraju Maharaju and Peddinti Ashok Kumar. - Staff Reporter

CPI calls for stir

HYDERABAD: The CPI State Council has called for State-wide demonstrations on November 3 to protest against rising prices of essential commodities and asked party cadre to launch agitations opposing black-marketing. - Special Correspondent

Congressmen surrender

VIJAYAWADA: Twelve Congress party workers, including city Congress committee president Pyla Sominaidu, surrendered before the I-Town police on Tuesday. The police had registered a case against 15 party workers on October 17, for staging dharna without police permission and using a donkey during the protest. - Staff Reporter

Mines found

VISAKHAPATNAM: Mines were found at Nerellabandha village in the agency area of the district on Tuesday. Sources said a dump was found at the spot and Maoist literature was also recovered. - Staff Reporter

Raising Day fete

Hyderabad: The 17th Raising Day celebrations of Power Grid Corporation of India was organised on Tuesday. . Competitions and cultural programmes were organised and Hindi magazine, Rajabhasha Suman, was released. - Staff Reporter

3 ryots end lives

NALGONDA: Three farmers committed suicide in Nalgonda district unable to handle mounting debt burden. Poosoju Venkateswarlu, 34, of Saligowraram mandal, Peddireddi China Narsimha, 45, of Bhoodan Pochampally mandal, and Boreddy Narasimha Reddy, 35, of Mellacheruvu mandal died after allegedly consuming pesticide. - Staff Reporter

Talent search exam

HYDERABAD: The Unified Council, Hyderabad, is conducting the National Level Science Talent Search Examination on January 28, 2007 across the country. Applications are available at the Council office, Farhath Hospital Lane, Saleemnagar, Malakpet. Details can be had over phone number 24545862 or on www.unifiedcouncil.com. - Staff Reporter

Woman chained

KURNOOL: Eyebrows were raised over the chaining of a woman in General Hospital on Tuesday. The woman, Jyothi, was arrested on the charge of immoral trafficking. As her health deteriorated, she was admitted to hospital. - Staff Reporter

Cyclist run over by bus

TIRUPATI: Ashok, 27, a native of Nellore was run over by an APSRTC bus belonging to the Puttur depot on Tuesday. The youngster, who was riding a bicycle, was reportedly trapped between the road divider at the bus at RTC junction. — Staff Reporter

Charged with killing wife

KADAPA: A 19-year-old woman Pravallika was allegedly stabbed to death by her husband Prasad Reddy at Srinivasapuram in Gopavaram mandal on Tuesday. The woman, hailing from Narasaraopet in Guntur district, Pravallika had married Prasad Reddy five years ago and they have two children Prasanth (3) and Jyothipriya (1). Prasad Reddy apparently suspected her fidelity. Badvel urban circle inspector Sriramulu and urban SI Vinay Kumar Reddy inspected the scene of murder and registered a case. He is absconding. — Staff Reporter

Sand extraction banned

KURNOOL: The panchayat officials banned extraction of sand from the Tungabhadra river bed at Panchalingala, Nidjur, Munagalapadu and E. Tandrapadu, according to a press note. — Staff Reporter

TDP announces candidate

Nellore: The district Telugu Desam Party has announced its candidate for the Graduate's constituency. Party's legal cell State Secretary D. Hanumantha Rao will be the official candidate, according to TDP District President Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy. — Staff Reporter

Constituency-wise meetings

KADAPA: Assembly constituency-wise meetings will be conducted from October 31 to November 3, to create awareness among ZPTCs, mandal presidents and MPTC members on various developmental programmes being implemented by the Government, according to Collector M.T. Krishna Babu. In a statement on Tuesday, he said that the constituency meetings would be held at Proddatur and Kadapa on October 31, Kamalapuram and Jammalamadugu on November 2 and at Mydukur on November 3.-Staff Reporter

New temple chairman

Madanapalle : P.J.Venkatramana Reddy, former MPP was elected chairman of Mallilahkonda temple in Thamballallpalle. Former sarpanch Avula Prabhakar Reddy, ex.M.P.T.C. Jayanarayana Reddy, Narayana Reddy, Raghava Reddy and Reddappa Rao were elected as temple committee members. — Staff Reporter

House panel visit

Kakinada : The Legislature Committee on the implementation of tribal welfare programmes will tour the district on October 27.The committee will arrive at Rajahmundry by the Gouthami Express in the morning and reach Rampachodavaram at 9 a.m. It will review the implementation of various tribal welfare programmes, including implementation of reservations, with the Collector, ITDA project officer and officials of various departments.

It will visit ST hostels in the purview of the ITDA in the afternoon and leave for Rajahmundry for night stay. The next day, the committee will leave for Kota Ramachandrapuram in West Godavari district by road.

- Staff Reporter

Interview dates

Kakinada : The district selection committee will conduct interview for selection of panchayat secretaries on contract basis at the DRDA project Director's office here on October 26, 27 and 28, according to the District Panchayat Officer.

- Correspondent

Rice distributed

Kakinada : Vanamadi Venkateswerarao, former TDP MLA, has distributed rice and clothes among 550 poor people at a function held here to mark the 19th anniversary of the Muslim Youngmen's Association. He complimented association leaders for helping the poor on the eve of Ramzan.

Grandhi Narayanarao Babji, president, District Wholesale Foodgrain Dealers Association, who was guest of honour, distributed identity cards to the beneficiaries of old age pension scheme launched by the Muslim youth.

- Correspondent

Man drowned

VIZIANAGARAM: Surendra Singh (31) of Haryana, who is working as a physical director in Kilthalpalem Navodaya School in Gantyada mandal, was drowned in Thatipudi reservoir on Tuesday morning.

He went there for swimming. His body was fished out and sent for post-mortem to district head quarter's hospital, K. Adinarayana, Gantyada ASI said.

- Correspondent

Nominee for MLC poll

VIZIANAGARAM: District Government Pensioners' Association at a meeting here has resolved to field D. Satya Murty, retired DRO, for the graduates constituency, according to president of the association Peddinti Appa Rao.

The association would also intensify voters enrollment programme, he added.

- Correspondent

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