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Power Minister coming today

KADAPA: Information and Power Minister Md. Ali Shabbir will take part in Andhra Pradesh Formation Day celebrations at the Police Parade Grounds here on November 1. The Minister would later inspect a BC welfare boys' hostel building at Chintakommadinne and inaugurate a social welfare boys hostel building at Chennur. Mr. Shabbir would review seasonal conditions in the district at the ZP meeting hall in the evening. He would later inaugurate a `shadikhana' at Nandalur and leave for Hyderabad by Venkatadri Express. — Staff Reporter

Malnourishment among girls observed

KURNOOL: Fifty-three NCC cadets, including 15 girl cadets, donated blood here on Tuesday.

Students of Government Degree College, Silver Jubilee College, STBC College, KVR College and Cole's Memorial College took part in the blood donation programme.

The event also brought to light the acute malnourishment among girls.

Out of 150 girls who came forward to donate blood, only 15 had the required haemoglobin level to donate blood.

— Staff Reporter

Blood donated

ANANTAPUR: 70 NCC cadets and five staff members of 6 Andhra Girls Battalion of NCC donated blood at the Indian Red Cross Society Blood Bank here on Tuesday. According to Commanding Officer Lt. Col. J.S. Thakur and honorary secretary of IRCS Y. Ramasubbaiah, 50 SD, 20 SW cadets and five staff members donated blood. — Staff Reporter

Youth ends life

ANANTAPUR: One Hanumanthu, 28, of P.Yellampalli in Nallacheruvu mandal allegedly committed suicide at his house on Tuesday by hanging himself to the ceiling. He was eking out a living by running a jeep for hire. But, one of his acquaintances allegedly forged his jeep documents and had taken loan from a private finance company. When the finance company agents came, he was shocked to learn that he owed Rs. 1.35 lakhs. Unable to bear the shock he committed suicide. — Staff Reporter

Dengue claims life

KADAPA: Dengue claimed the life of Nagina Bi (52) of Sriramulupet in Yerraguntla town, taking the dengue toll to five in Kadapa district. - Staff Reporter

Naxal found dead

WARANGAL: A naxal was found dead on Tuesday at the spot of the exchange of fire between naxals and the police near Narlapur village in Tadvai forest area on Monday. Superintendent of Police, Soumya Mishra said the deceased was identified as Sulochana wife of Maoist action team commander Kiran. - Staff Reporter

Awareness camp

HYDERABAD: Telugu Desam is organising a three-day political awareness camp for the party's working committee members of Hyderabad unit from November 1, under the presidentship of N. Chandrababu Naidu.

- Special Correspondent

Candidates named

HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh Teachers' Federation on Tuesday named its three candidates for the ensuing elections to the Legislative Council. They are: T. Hanmanlu (Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Medak, Adilabad), R. Venkataramana (Anantapur, Kurnool, Kadapa) and Ch. Prabhakar (Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam). - Special Correspondent

Call for boycott

HYDERABAD: M.M. Prakash Rao, secretary, Andhra Pradesh High Court Advocates' Association, has called upon advocates in Telangana to boycott the golden jubilee celebrations of the State's formation on Wednesday and observe it as a `protest day.' - Special Correspondent

Biogas plants offered

HYDERABAD: Union Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy Vilas Muttemwar offered to sanction more biogas plants and solar lanterns to small and marginal farmers in the State, as there was shortage of LPG and grid power in rural areas. Mr. Muttemwar met Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy on Monday. - Special Correspondent

Dress code for devotees

KURNOOL: Srisailam Devastanam will enforce dress code for devotees participating in `kalyanotsavam' starting on November 1, according to Executive Officer Hari Jawaharlal. Men are to wear dhothi and shawl and women sari and blouse. - Staff Reporter

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