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Power shutdown

There will be no power supply in the following areas between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Monday -- Machavaram down area, Narivari street, Kutumba Rao street, Buliemma street, Katurivari street, D.B.K. street, Machavaram Anjaneyaswamy temple street and Karmika Nagar hill area.

APCO discount

The Andhra Pradesh State Handloom Weavers' Cooperative Society Limited (APCO) is offering 30 to 50 per cent discount on handlooms. The discount is available at all APCO showrooms and at the ongoing exhibition at APCO Bhavan in Governorpet. Dharmavaram, Pochampally silk sarees, fancy sarees, blankets and dhotis are on display.

Dharna for houses

Activists of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) staged a dharna at Pushpa hotel centre in Kasturibaipet on Sunday demanding allotment of houses to the poor.

Party State committee member Ch. Babu Rao said that the party would continue its struggle till the Government distribute all surplus land to the eligible poor.

Temple renovation

Vijayawada MP L. Rajagopal on Sunday laid the foundation stone for the renovation of old Sivalayam in one town. The temple would be renovated at a cost of Rs. 33 lakhs. Temple managing committee chairman Badita Vasudevarao Naidu and others were present.

Book released

Academician M. Sivaram on Sunday released a book titled `Learning Through Strokes' penned by Santhi Vidyavanam principal M. Sakuntala at a programme organised by Students Teachers Educators Parents (STEP) here.

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