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EC fiat flayed

HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh Human Rights Forum has criticised the Election Commission for barring non-locals and activists of political parties from entering Karimnagar in view of the Lok Sabha byelection on December 4 as "undemocratic"

S. Jeevan Kumar, vice-president, and K. Balagopal, secretary, on Saturday said the Constitution had given the people the right to move anywhere in the country. - Special Correspondent

YSR's message

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy has reiterated the Government's commitment to the welfare of the disabled in the State and their prosperity in all aspects.

In a message on the occasion of the International Day of the Disabled on December 3, he said the Government was striving to create increased awareness among people about promoting confidence of the disabled so that they could work for their bright future on their own. - Special Correspondent

Applications invited

HYDERABAD: The Council for Advancement of People's Action and Rural Technologies (CAPART), an autonomous society under the Rural Development Ministry, has invited applications from NGOs for eight mandals in the State for implementing a new pilot programme `Grameen Vikas Andolan'.

The mandals are Maripeda, Chevella, Hindupur, Boodhan Pochampalli, Jadcharla, T.Sundupalli, Mulugu and Allagadda.

Applications should reach the regional representative and member-convener, CAPART regional committee, NIRD campus, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-30 (Tel 24017851) by December 12. - Special Correspondent

Quota sought

HYDERABAD: At a meeting here on Saturday on Justice Rajinder Sachar Committee's report, the Andhra Pradesh Council of Churches has appealed to the UPA Government to include Scheduled Castes Christians under the purview of reservations by introducing a Bill in the current session of Parliament.

The meeting attended by J. Oliver, chairman of the council's Commission for Public Affairs. - Special Correspondent

Yoga, karate meet

Sangareddy: Medak district Collector B. Venkatesam inaugurated the three day 52nd State level Yoga and Karate championships here on Saturday. More than 250 aspirants from 18 districts would be participating in these competitions. State Physical Directors' Association secretary Surender Singh and Government Junior College Principal Sarswathi also participated in the inaugural.

President to visit school on Dec. 11

Madanapalle: President Abdul Kalam will visit the Peepal Grove School on December 11 and interact with students, Mumtaj Ali, founder of the schooltold reporters here on Saturday. M. N. Venktachalamiah, former chief justice of Supreme Court and former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission will preside over the function. The President will arrive in Gongivarilpalle, Sadam mandal, Chittoor district, where the school is located, from Tirupati by helicopter. — Correspondent

Seminar on English

KURNOOL: A seminar was conducted on the `Importance of English' at Mahayogi Mahalaxmidevamma Degree College at Yemmiganur in Kurnool district on Saturday. Speakers Karunakar Reddy, R. Srinivasulu and Paul Raj told the students that English should not be treated as a foreign language but as an international language. -Special Correspondent

Migration of labourers

KURNOOL: Joint Collector Ramsankar Naik on Saturday asked the Mandal Development Officers to identify villages where migration of labourers due to lack work was rampant. He told the officers here that suitable works would be sanctioned immediately to stop further migrations.

-Special Correspondent

Protest held

TIRUPATI: Desecration of Ambedkar's statue in Kanpur had its echo in the temple city of Tirupati when the students of the SV University took to streets after boycotting classes under the banner of the SFI. Dalits gathering under the various pro-active dalit organisations held a rasta roko .

-Special Correspondent

Free medical camp

Kakinada: A free mega medical camp would be organised at Madhavapatnam village on the city outskirts on December 3 under the joint auspices of Kakinada Lions Club, Durga Somu Prasad Charitable Trust and Ramana Clinical Lab and X- ray clinic. Pilli Anantha Lakshmi, former MLA, will inaugurate the camp while social worker Somu Prasad attends as chief guest. - Correspondent

CPI (ML) workers stage dharna

Kakinada: CPI (ML) Liberation party workers have staged dharna in front of the Collectorate here on Saturday protesting against the continued attacks on dalits with special reference to the police firing on dalits in Nagpur. Later they called on the Collector and presented a memorandum. - Correspondent

Athletics meet

Kakinada : The three day Andhra university Athletics Meet for men and women and inter collegiate cum University team selection trails were inaugurated at the Ideal college grounds here on Saturday. Participating as the chief guest Dr P Chiranjivini Kumari, Director of Ideal colleges has regretted that only 70 colleges were taking part in the Athletic Meet as against the total 400 colleges under the jurisdiction of Andhra University. - Correspondent

Sainik school meet

VIZIANAGARAM: The Local Board of Administration (LBA) meeting of Sainik School, Korukonda, was held on Saturday. Vice-Admiral V.K.Singh, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command, Visakhapatnam, who is Chairman of the board, visited the school and presided over the meeting. - Correspondent

Traffic diversion

Kakinada: Vehicular traffic on the ADB road between Achampet junction and Samalkot will be diverted on Sunday morning from six am till noon in view of the 3-km run test being conducted for constables selection for the Girijan battalion, according to SP Battini Srinivasulu. He said vehicles from Samalkot side would be diverted via canal road to Kakinada. Similarly, vehicles from Achampet junction side would be diverted via Sarpavaram junction and from there to Samalkot through Canal road. - Correspondent

Free medical camp

Kakinada: A free mega medical camp would be organised at Madhavapatnam village on the city outskirts on December 3 under the joint auspices of Kakinada Lions Club, Durga Somu Prasad Charitable Trust and Ramana Clinical Lab and X- ray clinic. Pilli Anantha Lakshmi, former MLA, will inaugurate the camp while social worker Somu Prasad attends as chief guest. - Correspondent

CPI (ML) workers

stage dharna

Kakinada: CPI (ML) Liberation party workers have staged dharna in front of the Collectorate here on Saturday protesting against the continued attacks on dalits with special reference to the police firing on dalits in Nagpur. Party State committee member B.Viplav Kumar and district committee member Godugu Satyanarayana led the dharna. Later they called on the Collector and presented a memorandum. - Correspondent

Athletics meet

Kakinada : The three day Andhra university Athletics Meet for men and women and inter collegiate cum University team selection trails were inaugurated at the Ideal college grounds here on Saturday. P Chiranjivini Kumari, Director of Ideal colleges, was chief guest. - Correspondent

`TD misleading

people'

Srikakulam: Revenue Minister Dharmana Prasada Rao on Saturday asserted that it was the TDP regime that had proposed setting up of a atomic power plant near Kovvada in Ranasthalam mandal of Srikakulam district and now the same party was trying to mislead people by saying that it was consistently opposed to the proposal.

Releasing xerox copies of the minutes of the session of 2000, he said when the question was raised K. Pratibha Bharathi was speaker. - Special Correspondent

Sainik school meet

VIZIANAGARAM: The Local Board of Administration meeting of Sainik School, Korukonda, was held on Saturday. Vice-Admiral V.K.Singh, FOC -in-Chief, ENC, who is Chairman of the boardpresided over the meeting. He was received by the school principal, group captain K.K.Biswas at the school helipad. - Correspondent

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