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TTD calendar

TIRUMALA: TTD chairman B. Karunakar Reddy released the calendar of Lord Venkateswara and a Telugu almanac for the year 2007. The price of the calendar is Rs.60 and that of the almanac is Rs.10. — Staff Reporter

Office-bearers

HYDERABAD: Additional Director of Municipal Administration Department K. Sudhakar has been elected as the honorary president and Regional Director K. Venkatarami Reddy as the president of the Andhra Pradesh Municipal Commissioners Association. MCH Additional Commissioner (Finance) L. Vandan Kumar is the new general secretary. Malkajgiri Municipal Commissioner John Samson is the treasurer. — Staff Reporter

Elephant donated

Tirumala: A native of Bellary, Anand Singh, on Saturday donated a three-year-old female elephant to the Tirumala temple. The temple priests named the jumbo as `Vaishnavi'. Singh, who fetched the animal from Assam forests, also donated Rs. 2 lakhs for meeting its feeding expenses. — Staff Reporter

Farmer ends life

KURNOOL: A farmer, Challaiah, 36, committed suicide by consuming poison at Sirivel in Kurnool district on Saturday. Financial troubles were said to be the reason for the suicide. — Special Correspondent

Ryots' dharna call

HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh Ryotu Sangham has called for dharnas on December 11 before Collectorates across the State to press for several demands like sanction of loans on three per cent interest and waiver of interest to ryots holding below five acres. — Special Correspondent

Head constable killed in accident

KADAPA: A head constable of Proddatur Police Control Room Pushparaj (HC No. 995), who was on a morning walk, was run over by a bus at Kanumulopalle in Siddhavatam mandal on Saturday, according to the police. He had been working at the Technology and Training Development Centre on outskirts of Kadapa city. His body was shifted to Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences. — Staff Reporter

Sonia's birthday celebrated

KURNOOL: Congress leaders celebrated the birthday of AICC president Sonia Gandhi here on Saturday. Mayor S. Raghurami Reddy and other leaders took part in the celebration. Mayor cut the cake and addressed the gathering. He described Sonia Gandhi as great leader who provided able leadership to the party and the country at a critical time. — Special Correspondent

Bishop transferred

KADAPA: Bishop of Kadapa Diocese Rev. M.D. Prakasam has been transferred as Bishop of Nellore Diocese in place of Rev. Poolathota Balaswamy who has retired. — Staff Reporter

Conspiracy case adjourned

ANANTAPUR: The Assistant Sessions Court on Friday adjourned to December 14 the conspiracy case to blast the house of Paritala Ravindra on 2000. Accused G. Suryanarayana Reddy alias Suri was produced in the court. — Staff Reporter

Cricket kit presented

KURNOOL: Engineers M.V. Subbaiah, G. Nageswara Rao and B. Krishna presented cricket kit costing Rs. 7,500 to Rameswari, who was selected for State and national level junior teams. Rameswari who hailed from a poor family won several rewards at State and national level. Nayibrahmana Seva Sangham president M. Venkateswarlu and honorary president V.V. Ramana Murthy coordinated the function. -Special Correspondent

Rights Day observed

Kakinada: There is growing consciousness among people on human rights and dignity but simultaneously unhealthy trends are raising their ugly heads that needed to be curbed, said P.V. Ramesh, special observer of UNO, delivering a special lecture on `towards a just and humane society'at PR Government autonomous college to mark the international human rights day here on Saturday.Correspondent

Students' good show

Kakinada: Students of V.S. Lakshmi Women's Degree and PG Colleges here have excelled in various cultural and fine arts competitions conducted by Hithakarini Samajam, Rajahmundry, according to V. Sandhya principal. Correspondent

Fatal fall

Kakinada: Vara Muthaiah (58) a toddy-tapper who accidentally fell from a palmyrah tree in Doddigunta village succumbed at Government General Hospital here on Saturday. - Correspondent

Commits suicide

KAKINADA: Polamati Subbarao, 55, a farm labourer, reportedly committed suicide at his house in Pathakolamuru village under Rajanagaram police station limits on Saturday. - Correspondent

26 huts destroyed

Vizianagaram: Twenty-six houses were destroyed in a fire accident at Gunkalam village, near here on Saturday. Three shops were gutted due to short-circuit at Kamma Veedhi, according to fire station sources here. Correspondent

Funds for fishermen rehabilitation

ELURU: The State government has released Rs. 15 crores for rehabilitation of fishermen displaced by Operation Kolleru in West Godavari and Krishna districts.

According to a press release, the West Godavari district will receive Rs. 10 crores while Krishna district will receive Rs. 5 crores under the livelihood enhancement action plan, involving stakeholders of Kolleru. The affected fishermen will be rehabilitated by provision of alternative livelihood resources under the programme. - Staff Reporter

Trader fined

GUNTUR: A trader of Tenali Poornachandra Rao who was allegedly getting some wooden items made out of `nalla maddi' wood illegally, was booked by Forest Department officials and imposed a penalty.

Tenali Range Officer A. Satyanarayana and section officer Md. Jani imposed a penalty of Rs. 20,000 and seized the unauthorised wooden logs. - Staff Reporter

Fatal fall

Kakinada: Vara Muthaiah (58) a toddy tapper who accidentally fell down from a palmyrah tree and critically injured in Doddigunta village was succumbed subsequently at the Government General Hospital here on Saturday. - Correspondent

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