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RMO assaulted

KURNOOL: Resident Medical Officer of Government General Hospital Srinivasa Rao was assaulted by an irate crowd, which was protesting against the death of a 14-year-old girl allegedly due to medical negligence. The girl was operated upon for removal of uterus two days ago. She developed complications due to congenital defect and died on Sunday.

- Special Correspondent

Govindacharya visit

HYDERABAD: Swadeshi Jagaran Manch leaders K. N. Govindacharya and P. Muralidhar Rao will attend the turmeric farmers' rally in Nizamabad on February 6 seeking remunerative price of Rs. 4,000 and setting up of a board, on the lines of Tobacco Board. Ryots from about 200 villages will take part in the rally. - Special Correspondent

Rythu Sangham stir

HYDERABAD: Members of the Andhra Pradesh Rythu Sangham will stage dharnas on February 7 at the district cooperative banks and lead banks seeking waiver of farm loans, which were rescheduled in 2004, according to a statement issued by K. Ramakrishna, president, and R.Venkaiah, general secretary, here on Sunday. - Special Correspondent

BC teachers' meet

HYDERABAD: A State-level conference of teachers belonging to Backward Classes will be organised here on February 10 seeking reservations in promotions and a change in roster points. The meet would be held at Sundarayya Vignana Kendram here.

- Special Correspondent

Plea to withdraw GO

HYDERABAD: The Tirumala Tirupati Samrakshana Samiti has sought withdrawal of GO 338, which defines the area covered by Tirumala temple as 27.5 sq km and replacing it with a new order revising the area to 338 sq km. The new GO would put an end to propagation of non-Hindu religions atop the hills, S. Lakshmi Devi, of the samiti, said in a statement. - Special Correspondent

4 workers drowned

Kakinada: Four agricultural workers were drowned when a tractor-trailer in which they were travelling from Kamanagaruvu to K. Pedalanka village fell into a roadside canal near Siripalli bridge, under Ayinavilli police station limits in Konaseema region, in early hours of Sunday. - Correspondent

Ball badminton tourney from today

TIRUPATI: Dravidian University, Kuppam, will be holding All-India Inter-university Ball badminton (women) tournament at its Srinivasa Vanam premises from Feb. 5 to 9.

— Staff Reporter

Two killed in accident

KURNOOL: Two persons -- Nageswara Rao (20) and Narayana (8) -- were killed when a tractor and an autorickshaw collided at Govindapalli Metta, between Nandyal and Allagadda in Kurnool district on Sunday. — Special Correspondent

Preventing osteoporosis

KADAPA: Kadapa Superintendent of Police Y. Nagi Reddy, after inaugurating a free orthopaedic camp at police hospital here on Sunday, stressed the need for having a nutritious diet to prevent osteoporosis. Staff Reporter

Homoeo camp today

KADAPA: Lions Club and Homoeopathic Junior Doctors Association will conduct a free mega homoeo medical camp at Queen Mary's High School at Chinna Chowk on February 5, association president V. Jeevan Prasad said on Sunday. Patients suffering from respiratory, gynaecological and other ailments would be treated and medicines given free . Staff Reporter

Arrested

KURNOOL: An autorickshaw driver identified as M. Venkatramudu was arrested by the police in connection with the murder of one Govindaraju of Uyyalawada, near New Bus Station, on January 6. Special Correspondent

Hospital development society formed

Srikakulam: A Hospital Development Society has been formed with Zilla Parishad Chairman Palavalasa Rajasekhara as its president, Collector V. Nagendra Vishnu as vice-president and Superintendent of Government Hospital B.Sanjeeva Rao as convener. This replaces the District Hospital Advisory Committee. — Special Correspondent

Awareness programme

VISAKHAPATNAM: Despite being a revolutionary in nature, the Right to Information (RTI) Act would not be able to provide the desired results if the people fail to utilise it properly, Information Commissioner Dilip Reddy said here on Sunday.

Addressing an awareness programme on RTI Act at the Rythu Bazaar in M.V.P. Colony, he urged the farmers to seek their needs. Vizag Journalists' Forum secretary M. Yugandhar Reddy and others spoke.

Clubs inaugurated

VISAKHAPATNAM: Cricket and Tennis clubs at Vidya Vikas Niketan at Sheela Nagar, belonging to Vikas institutions, were inaugurated on Sunday.

Hundreds visit Mary Matha shrine

VIJAYAWADA: Hundreds of devotees visited Mary Matha shrine in Gunadala on the fifth day of nine-day prayers on Sunday.

Bishop of Challapalli diocese Bhavana Vijayaraju offered Holy Mass at the grotto.

He advised pilgrims to pray for world peace. Rector of Gunadala shrine M. Balaswamy said that nine-day prayers would be offered at the shrine before the Gunadala Matha festival._ Staff Reporter

College Day celebrations

ELURU: Sir C. R. Reddy College for Women will celebrate its College Day here on Tuesday. K. Nirupa Rani, Vice-Chancellor of Adikavi Nannaiah University, and A. Nageswara Rao, Registrar of Andhra University, will speak, according to college Principal C. Aruna. _ Staff Reporter

YSR raps official

ELURU: The reported bias by the Information and Public Relations Department in highlighting the role of the officials in the Operation Kolleru programme incurred the wrath of Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy here on Sunday. Dr. Reddy, while going round the photo exhibition at the Collectorate, noticed that all the photos on display were Collector-centric and sought to know from the DPRO as to why he failed to ensure due role to the MLAs and MPs.

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