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Baby rescued

Sangareddy: The Ramayampet police raided Japthisivunoor red light area on the outskirts of the town on Monday and rescued a three-month-old girl child allegedly sold by her father. Child's grandparents tipped off the police. - Staff Reporter

Deadline extended

HYDERABAD: The last date for payment of fee for SSC exam has been extended to February 15, with a penal fee of Rs. 1,000. Headmasters will have to pay the fee through bank challans on February 17. - Special Correspondent

4 killed in collision

Kakinada: Four persons were killed when the auto in which they were travelling lost control and collided with an RTC bus near Komaragiri in Konaseema region on Monday.

Manager attacked

KURNOOL: A waterman attacked Assistant Manager of Anjaneya Swamy temple Sambasivudu with a sickle at Beechupalli in Mahabubnagar district, and inflicted a deep injury in the neck on Monday. He iscritical.

Cloud-seeding

HYDERABAD: Cloud-seeding operations will be undertaken for five more years for the benefit of rain-shadow areas in the State. Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy cleared a proposal for this on Monday. - Special Correspondent

Arguments completed

HYDERABAD: A Division Bench of the High Court on Monday declared that all the arguments in the writ petition pertaining to voting rights of sarpanches in the elections to the Legislative Council are completed.

AIR phone-in

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad "A" station of AIR will conduct a phone-in programme on February 6 on `Incentives and services in sericulture sector.' C.S. Ramalakshmi, Commissioner, Sericulture, will reply to questions between 3 and 4 p.m. The programme will be broadcast at 7.15 p.m. on February 7.

Rhinoplasty meet

TIRUPATI: The Balaji (Tirupati) unit of Association of Otolaryngologists of India will be organising a free rhinoplasty (correction of deformed nose) and endoscopic sinus surgery (sinusitis, polyps and DCR) live surgical workshop on February 17 and 18 at Ruia Government Hospital here.

Those interested to take part can register with the ENT Department of the hospital before February 15. - Staff Reporter

Doctors strike work

KURNOOL: Doctors of the General Hospital here struck work on Monday in protest against assault of CSRMO Srinivasa Rao on Sunday. The doctors boycotted outpatient work but attended to emergency cases. Government Doctors Association president Viswanatha Reddy and others met the Collector and SP to present a memorandum. - Special Correspondent

Fast enters 11th day

KURNOOL: The fast by retired veterinary employee T.P. Seelanna entered the 11th day here on Monday. Mr. Seelanna launched the indefinite fast urging the Government to confer `Bharat Ratna' on Babu Jagjivan Ram. Leaders of several political parties and people's organizations expressed solidarity with Mr. Seelanna. - Special Correspondent

Wild boar fatally attacks worker

KADAPA: A wild boar fatally attacked an agricultural labourer Talari Venkataramana near Devalampet village in Chinnamandem mandal on Kadapa-Chittoor border on Sunday evening.

Venkataramana was cutting grass to feed cattle, when a wild boar pounced on him and ripped apart his vital organs, causing his instantaneous death, according to the police. - Staff Reporter

Red sanders seized

KADAPA: Forest officials seized 105 red sander logs worth Rs. 56,000 being transported under a load of watermelons in a van near Jangamrajupalle village in Lankamala forest range in Badvel, according to Badvel forest range officer P. Sivasankara Reddy. - Staff Reporter

Sarpanch felicitated

Madanapalle: Chittoor district Collector S. S. Rawat and ZP chief Subramanyam Reddy on Sunday felicitated Thettu village sarpanch Kamakoti Prasada Rao, as best sarpanch in implementing the Employment Assurance Scheme. He was presented a memento and a cash prize of Rs. 2,000. - Correspondent

34 withdraw nominations

Rajahmundry: Just 24 hours before the deadline for withdrawal of nominations, 34 more candidates withdrew from fray for the Rajahmundry Municipal Corporation (RMC) elections on Monday, taking the tally to 38.

On Monday, TDP district president Jyothula Nehru distributed 49 B. Forms to candidates in their divisions and asked the rebels to withdraw before Tuesday evening.

Former Minister Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary asked candidates to take party's pledge before issuing B. Forms. . - Staff Reporter

TDP leaders stage dharna

Srikakulam: In response to the call given by the party high command, activists of the Telugu Desam Party, headed by district unit president, Tammineni Sitaram and town unit president, Andhavasrapu Suribabu, organised dharna at the office of the Mandal revenue Office here on Monday. Called `pedala sankhaaravam' it was meant to highlight the "anti-poor" policies of the Congress Government. Mr. Sitaram made a scathing attack on the Congress Government by listing the "anti-poor" policies of the Government. - Special Correspondent

`A deceptive promise'

ELURU: Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy's promise to bring the upland areas in West Godavari district under the ayacut of Indira Sagar Left Bank Canal through a lift scheme drew sharp criticism from the Telugu Desam Party.

Addressing a press conference here on Monday, Kotagiri Vidyadhara Rao, TDP official spokesman and former Minister, described the proposed lift scheme as a `false promise intended to deceive people'. - Staff Reporter

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