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SBH sports sponsorship

HYDERABAD: State Bank of Hyderabad has sponsored 13 representatives of the Andhra Pradesh Sports Council for participation in the 14th National Men's Chess Championship for the Deaf to be held at Chennai from March 21 to 24. — Special Correspondent

B.Ed counselling

Hyderabad: The second phase of counselling for admission into minority B.Ed colleges will be held from March 22 to 24 at the Institution of Engineers, Khairatabad. All Ed-Cet qualified students are asked to attend the counselling, according to Zafar Javeed, general secretary, Federation of Andhra Pradesh Minority Educational Institutions. — Staff Reporter

Pay hike allowed

HYDERABAD: Monthly honorarium payable to counsellors (teachers) appointed to run the "open school system" under which any student can appear for the final examinations without attending classes, has been increased from Rs. 800 to Rs. 1,200 per month. — Special Correspondent

Teachers drop move to boycott SSC exam

HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh Progressive Recognised Teachers' Union on Tuesday decided not to go ahead its plan to boycott SSC examination following discussions with Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy. Dr. Reddy agreed to study the issue of unified service rules for teachers and offered to solve other problems. — Special Correspondent

I-T Department's advice to taxpayers

HYDERABAD: The Chief Commissioner of Income Tax-I, Andhra Pradesh, has advised the taxpayers to remit their IT/corporate and other tax payments well before March 26, in view of the proposed strike of bank employees from March 28, to ensure timely compliance. — Special Correspondent

EME conference

HYDERABAD: The Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers is holding the biennial Senior EME Conference at Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering, Secunderabad on March 21 and 22. — Staff Reporter

Markfed golden jubilee

WARANGAL: The golden jubilee celebrations of Andhra Pradesh Markfed would be held on March 23. It would be inaugurated by Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, said Markfed Chairman Ponnam Prabhakar. Mr. Prabahakar released a poster in connection with the golden jubilee celebrations of Markfed. — Staff Reporter

Two die in cracker unit explosion

NELLORE: Two persons were charred to death on the spot while eight others sustained burn injuries in a cracker unit explosion at Chillakur outskirts of Gudur mandal on Tuesday. According to the police, M. Raju (18) of East Godavari district and Sheik Rafi (25) of Gudur were burnt to death. The condition of two out of the eight injured persons is said to be very critical. — Staff Reporter

Five killed as lorry overturns

ONGOLE: Five workers were killed and 23 others were injured when the lorry in which they were travelling turned turtle at Venkatadripalem village in Yerragondapalem mandal of Prakasam district on Tuesday. According to reports, 35 agricultural workers were travelling sitting on the banana bunches they had harvested and loaded onto the lorry, for transporting from Ganjivaripalle to Vijayawada. — Special Correspondent

MPTC passes away

KURNOOL: Durgaiah MPTC member from Siddapalli in Atmakur mandal of Kurnool district died on Tuesday after prolonged illness. He was 55. -Special Correspondent

Meet on March 22

KURNOOL: District administration proposed to celebrate the birth anniversary of Babu Jagjivanram and B.R. Ambedkar. To discuss the arrangements, the Collector convened a meeting with the representatives of dalit organisations on March 22 at 11 a.m., according to a press note from Deputy Director of Social Welfare V.S. Hussain. -Special Correspondent

Meeting convened

KURNOOL: Collector M. Dana Kishore convened a meeting of NGOs attached to Residential Bridge Schools, Sarva Siksha Abhiyan and National Child Labour Project here on March 21 at 3 p.m., according to a press note. -Special Correspondent

Generator donated to hospital

Kakinada: East Godavari Collector M. Subrahmanyam has inaugurated the Rs.8-lakh generator at the Government General Hospital here on Tuesday. The 125 KVA capacity unit was donated by Reliance Industries.

Addressing a meeting on the occasion, the Collector said that several philanthropic public were coming forward to extend the necessary support to the hospital.

Prizes distributed

Kakinada: The chief executive of East Godavari district Wipro consumer care L.G. Babu has distributed prizes to the winners of the whiz-kidz (well baby show) organised at the Nalanda Vidyaniketan premises here last night. In the first category of 2-3 years, Phani Soumikini has bagged the first prize while Sindhuvi and A. Babi secured second and third prizes.

Blood donation camp held

Kakinada: As many as 54 volunteers of Sri Viswa Vignana Vidya Adhyatmika Peetham Pithapuram have donated blood at the special camp organised by the Peetham on the occasion of Telugu New Year day. The Rotary blood bank and Umar Alisha rural development trust have jointly organised the blood donation camp. Jehera Begum, mother of Umar Alisha, chief of the Peetham has inaugurated the camp.

Seven held for cockfights

KHAMMAM: Seven persons were arrested in raids conducted against organisers of cockfights in the villages of Vemsoor mandal on Tuesday. They seized four motorcycles also. Similar raids were conducted in Ravikampadu village of Kallur mandal. But the organisers ran away at the sight of the police. - Staff Reporter

15 shops looted

KHAMMAM: Fifteen shops were looted by a gang of dacoits in Julurpadu village on Monday night.

The dacoits broke open the locks of the shops on the main road and decamped with valuables. In some shops where they could get money, they did not touch any other articles including colour TVs. The police launched a hunt for the dacoits. - Staff Reporter

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