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Award for ex V-C

KADAPA: Former V-C of Dravidian University at Kuppam Ravva Srihari will be presented Dr. Bhoothapuri Subrahmanya Sarma Memorial Literary Award at the 70th birth anniversary of Subrahmanya Sarma on February 18. — Staff Reporter

Digitising documents

KADAPA: C.P. Brown Research Centre for Languages of Yogi Vemana University is digitising rare documents, including palm leaf manuscripts and other literary works, according to university V-C A. Ramachandra Reddy. He appealed to those possessing the documents to provide them to the varsity. — Staff Reporter

New NAARM Director

HYDERABAD: S.M. Ilyas took charge as Director of National Academy of Agriculture Research Management on Thursday. He is a fellow of the Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers. — Special Correspondent

IGNOU counselling

Hyderabad: A phone-in counselling programme of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)will be held on February 11 at 4 p.m. for those admitted to the B.Ed course, 2007. Presentations will be made about course structure and requirements. It will be broadcast by AIR in the State. — Staff Reporter

NABARD help sought

HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh State Cooperative Bank Chairman Vasanta Nageswara Rao has urged NABARD Chairman Y.S.P. Thorat to help the bank to the tune of Rs. 150 crores towards additional long-term loaning for 2006-07. — Special Correspondent

Meet on oilseed

HYDERABAD: The Indian Oilseeds and Produce Exporters' Association and the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority will organise an awareness meet on February 10 on groundnut and other oilseeds exports. — Special Correspondent

Elected

KURNOOL: P. Channa Reddy, Dean of School of History, Archaeology and Culture of Telugu University, was elected vice-president of South Indian History Congress held at Rajapalayam recently. — Special Correspondent

Kabaddi nationals

CHITTOOR: The 54th national kabaddi championship for men and women will be held at Chittoor from February 28 to March 4, according to National Kabaddi Amateurs Federation Vice-Chairman K.E. Prabhakar. — Correspondent

Licence granted

KADAPA: District Collector M.T. Krishna Babu has granted licence to S.S.G. Subhakar of Rayachoti to perform traditional marriages as per Indian Christian Marriage Act 1872. The licence will be valid within Andhra Pradesh, according to a statement. -Staff Reporter

Two youths killed

KADAPA: Two youth -- J. Kamaal Basha (21) and Boreddy Venkatasubba Reddy (25) -- were killed when a lorry knocked down their motorcycle near Gudipadu village in Duvvur mandal on Wednesday .

The Duvvur police registered a case. -Staff Reporter

Cancel transfer order: lawyers

CHITTOOR: Lawyers led by Jayaram, secretary, Andhra Pradesh Legal Cell, and advocates Ashok Anand Yadav and Surendra Kumar formed a human chain around the Gandhi statue here on Prakasam road on Thursday asking the Government to cancel the transfer orders of Charu Sinha, Superintendent of Police. - Correspondent

`Career development'

NELLORE: R. Rajagopal, professor, University of Michigan, will visit Audisankara College of Engineering and Technology at Gudur on Friday to deliver a lecture on `Career development and avenues for higher studies across the globe'. -Staff Reporter

Fire accident

KURNOOL: Seventeen houses were destroyed in a fire accident at Guntramanudinne in Sirivel mandal of Kurnool district on Thursday. The loss was estimated at Rs. 5 lakh. -Special Correspondent

Bandh observed

KURNOOL: Educational institutions remained closed in the city and other towns of the district on Thursday due to a bandh call by AISF to protest against the police action on them on Wednesday. Meanwhile, AISF activists organised rasta roko at Raj Vihar Centre . -Special Correspondent

Shirdi Sai Geeta Yagnam

Rajahmundry: The 122nd Sri Shirdi Sai Geeta Yagnam will be conducted from February 13 to 19 at the Aluminum Association Hall, near Sai Krishna Theatre.

In a statement on Thursday, Sai Tatva Prachara Samiti said that Swami Sri Sai Viswa Chitanya would deliver discourses during these days and explain the essence of Sai Satcharitram. - Staff Reporter

Musical night

Kakinada: Ghantasala music lovers, to mark the occasion of his 33rd death anniversary, have decided to organise a musical night `Ghantasala ganamrutham' at Gopalapuram in Ravulapalem mandal on February 11.

- Correspondent

Three killed in road accidents

Kakinada: Three persons were killed in two road accidents in the district. Saladi Nageswera Rao, 19, a worker in a sand ramp, was knocked down by a car near Jonnada under Alamuru police station limits.

Pithani Lakshmi and her son were drowned when the tractor they were travelling fell into a canal near Seela village. - Correspondent

ACB raids

Kakinada: The ACB special team from Vijayawada, led by Choudary, DSP, Venugopal and Gangaiah, inspectors, conducted searches in the residential premises of Natha Ranga Rao, Deputy Director, Mines and Geology and in-charge of East and West Godavari and Krishna districts here on Thursday.

Assets worth Rs. 60 lakhs were detected during the searches, the ACB officials told newsmen.

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