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Madhucon certified

HYDERABAD: City-based civil engineering construction company Madhucon Projects on Tuesday announced that it had been formally recognised to be compatible with ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management Systems by the American Quality Assessors. The company has built 360 km of highway in the Golden Quadrilateral sector. - Staff Reporter

Call to fill posts

HYDERABAD: The Association of Public Prosecutors (Cadre) has urged Chief Minister, Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy to fill vacant posts of prosecuting officers in the State. - Special Correspondent

Workshop for voters

HYDERABAD: C.R. Brahmam, former secretary, Election Commission, will conduct a voter awareness workshop for the ensuing Legislative Council elections on January 12 at `J' block meeting hall, Secretariat, for recognised teachers/lecturers' organisations. - Special Correspondent

HRA cut flayed

HYDERABAD: The State committee of Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) has criticised the cut in house rent allowance of Government employees working in the city and municipalities on its outskirts from 20 to 12.5 per cent. - Special Correspondent

Explosives seized

ADILABAD: Khanapur police on Monday arrested two persons and seized explosives being transported without licence. The seizure came during a vehicle check on the Khanapur-Luxettipet road. The two -- D. Tirupati and M. Venkatesh -- were transporting 4,900 electrical detonators and 3,450 non-electrical detonators and six bundles of fuse wire. Cleaner Laxminarayana is absconding. - Staff Reporter

MLC candidate seeks support Kakinada: D.R.K. Reddy, Chairman, G. Mamidada Educational Society and a philanthropist, has announced his candidature for MLC seat from teachers' constituency of East and West Godavari districts.

At a press conference here on Tuesday, Mr. Reddy claimed the support several teachers.

- Correspondent

House burgled

Kakinada: The house of Puram Venkata Rathnam, proprietor of Santhi Plastic Pipes Company, located in Lalitha Nagar Colony, was burgled on Sunday when the inmates were away. The miscreants decamped with gold and silver ornaments worth over Rs.7 lakhs. - Correspondent

Prizes distributed

Kakinada: Deputy Transport Commissioner Y. Jaya Kumar Reddy distributed prizes to winners of various competitions at a function at Nagarjuna Fertilisers and Chemicals Limited premises on Tuesday.

D. Mall, vice-president (works) and Ramashray Singh, general manager (plant operations) of NFCL, addressed employees on road safety.

Stir called off

VIZIANAGARAM: The `siege of S. Kota MRO office' programme, opposing the proposed Jindal's aluminium factory was called off on Tuesday after MRO assured all-party leaders that the Joint Collector would convene a meeting , according to TDP leader Sobha Hymavathi. - Correspondent

Six-day cricket tournament begins

NIZAMABAD: K.M Khan Memorial State-level 20-20 cricket tournament got off to a colourful start at Armoor mini sports stadium on Tuesday morning. Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Ms. Panabaka Lakshmi declared the six-day tournament open. Over 300 cricketers from 18 districts are taking part in the tournament. — Staff Reporter

New office-bearers

WARANGAL: M embers of the Telangana Class IV Employees Central Association district unit have elected a new body here. M.D. Ankoos (Revenue) was elected district president, V. Agamallu (Revenue) was elected honorary president.

— Staff Reporter

`Bhavishayanidi Adalat' on Jan. 12

KARIMNAGAR: In order to redress the grievances of members of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), the EPF has decided to conduct `Bhavishayanidi Adalat' on January 12 at 11 a.m. at the Office of the Assistant PF Commissioner, in Jyothinagar locality of Karimnagar town.

Assistant PF Commissioner M.S. Arya urged the EPF members to submit their grievances at his office on or before January 11. They can also send their grievances on fax number: 0878-2257697 or email at epfokrn@indiatimes.com. — Staff Reporter

SYO to promote

love for animals

WARANGAL: Sarvodaya Youth Organistion (SYO) proposes to take up works on behalf of Blue Cross in the district. SYO secretary P. Damodar said they would work for protection of animals and stop indiscriminate killing of animals. The organisation would promote love for animals. — Staff Reporter

Bank branch opened

WARANGAL: The IndusInd Bank has opened its branch here at Hanamkonda on Monday. Senior vice president Vargehese Thambi said that the bank has 14 branches across the State and it was the 15th in Hanamkonda. The bank has a network of 148 branches and 87 offsite ATMs spread across the country, he said. Major Irrigation Minister Ponnala Lakshmaiah inaugurated the branch. — Staff Reporter

Blood donation

camp held

WARANGAL: The NSS unit of Thushara Degree College & Lions Club of Ekasila have jointly organised a blood donation camp here on Monday. College director Muralidhar, Kakatiya University NSS Programme Coordinator A. Seetharam, I&PR Assistant Director D.S. Jagan, Red Cross Medical Officer Sanath Kumar and others were present. Over 106 students donated their blood. — Staff Reporter

In ACB net

CHITTOOR: A Senior Assistant in the Sub-Treasury Office at Chittoor was arrested on Tuesday by ACB officials when he was allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.500 from a retired school teacher. The officials laid a trap for Chinna Rajadurai following a complaint from the teacher, Sambasiva Murthy, that he refused to transfer his pension account from Tirupati to Chittoor Sub-Treasury and release his pension if he did not pay the amount. — Special Correspondent

CPI(M) district meet

TIRUPATI: The CPI(M) Chittoor district unit will hold its meeting on January 13 in the presence of the party's State secretary B.V. Raghavulu and other State leaders like P. Somaiah and S. Punyavathi.

— Special Correspondent.

MP opens lab

KURNOOL: Kotla Jayasuryaprakasa Reddy, MP, and M.A. Gafoor, MLA, inaugurated the central laboratory at the General Hospital here on Monday. The MP announced grant of Rs. 5 lakhs from the MPLADS for development of infrastructure in the hospital.

Hospital Superintendent Anjaiah said the central lab would provide all diagnostic facilities at one place. — Special Correspondent

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