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Call to end child labour

HYDERABAD: Labour Minister G. Vinod on Tuesday emphasised the importance of eliminating employment of children. It was necessary for betterment of society, he said, launching an awareness programme on eradication of child labour in factories at HAL organised by the Factories Department. R. Koteswara Rao, Director of Factories, explained the efforts of the department to identify and eliminate child labour. Bhushanam, Director, Insurance Medical Services, and V. Srinivasan, HAL General Manager, also spoke. - Special Correspondent

RBI initiative

HYDERABAD: Reserve Bank of India, Hyderabad has informed the public that facilities for accepting cheques and challans for payment of income tax are available in all public sector banks, Jammu and Kashmir Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI, IDBI and UTI Bank. - Staff Reporter

Bail for Narayana

Srikakulam: The Judicial First Class Magistrate, Palasa, on Tuesday, granted conditional bail to CPI State units secretary K. Narayana, vice president of Rythu Sangham K. Nageswara Rao, district unit secretary Ch. Sunderala and four other CPI leaders. - Special Correspondent

Teachers call for stir

HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh Affiliated College Teachers' Association has called for relay hunger strikes before all aided colleges across the State in the last week of this month to press its demand for withdrawal of G.O. 35 that bans recruitment in aided institutions.

- Special Correspondent

Dak adalat

HYDERABAD: A regional level dak adalat to hear public complaints and grievances pertaining to postal services in Telangana districts will be held in the office of the Postmaster-General, Hyderabad Region, on December 14 at 11 a.m. Complaints should be sent to PMG, Hyderabad region, Hyderabad-500 001 by November 25. - Special Correspondent

Record revenue

KURNOOL: Srisailam temple netted the highest revenue amounting to Rs. 26.80 lakhs on various temple services on the fourth Karthreekam Monday. This is considered the huge revenue ever realized in Kartheekamasam. - Special Correspondent

- Special Correspondent

Directive on ragging

HYDERABAD: A Division Bench of the A. P. High Court on Monday directed the State Government to initiate proposals to see that private institutions whose managements did not act against students indulging in ragging within a specific time will lose affiliation and recognition.

The Bench was dealing with a case of ragging brought to the notice of the Court. - Legal Correspondent

200 join Congress

HYDERABAD: Over 200 advocates from Karimnagar district, led by Challa Damodar Reddy, convener, TRS Legal Cell on Tuesday joined the Congress in the presence of Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy at his camp office. A release said the new entrants had assured Dr. Reddy they would work for the success of the party in the Karimnagar by-election. - Special Correspondent

Panel to study delta modernisation

HYDERABAD: The Government has constituted a five-member committee to study all issues relating to modernisation of the Krishna and Godavari deltas as proposed, and submit report with recommendations. After reviewing works to restore breached irrigation sourceson Tuesday, Major Irrigation Minister P. Lakshmaiah gave two months for submission of the panel's report. - Special Correspondent

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