Andhra Pradesh

Briefly

10 KTPS units trip

KHAMMAM: All 10 units of the Kothagudem thermal power station (KTPS) tripped because of sudden rise in the frequency levels on Thursday. The power generation in the thermal plant was affected for more than six hours. The plant authorities could put back units barring unit 4 and unit 10 into operation by late in the evening. - Staff Reporter

EAMCET forms

HYDERABAD: EAMCET-2006 application forms will be on sale at all eSeva centres in the State. The cost of the application is Rs. 250 and the last date for sale of applications is March 20. "This is for convenience of students appearing for the exam to be held on May 4," the Commissioner, eSeva, said here on Thursday. - Special Correspondent

Dancer's distinction

KADAPA: Kuchipudi dancer of Kadapa J.V. Sai Tejaswi has been invited to perform in the International Telugu Cultural Conference and golden jubilee of the Telugu Association of Malaysia at Kuala Lumpur from March 3 to 5. A recipient of Balaratna Award, Tejaswi gave 400 performances in the country and abroad so far. - Staff Reporter

Statutory benefits

HYDERABAD: The United Front for Dalit Christian Rights on Thursday urged Governor Rameshwar Thakur to recommend to the Centre extension of constitutional benefits to members of the community. The benefits include reservations and safeguards, a memorandum submitted by front leaders to Mr. Thakur said. Earlier, the front organised a run for social justice from Secunderabad Clock Tower to Raj Bhavan. - Special Correspondent

CPI leader's plea

HYDERABAD: Ch. Venkat Reddy, CPI floor leader, has appealed to the Government to continue uninterrupted power supply to farmers in the kharif, as was done earlier, to avoid hardship to them and damage to pumpsets. In a letter addressed to the Chief Minister on Thursday, he urged the Government to provide free supply of capacitors and foot valves to ryots. - Special Correspondent

Golden pot donated

TIRUMALA: A devotee of Lord Venkateswara Alagappa Chettiar on Thursday donated a golden pot to Tirumala temple. Mr. Chettiar, a native of Coimbatore, handed over the princely offering to TTD Special Officer A.V. Dharma Reddy. According to temple sources, the golden pot weighed two kilograms. - Staff Reporter

Six students injured

ADILABAD: Six students of the primary section of Sri Saraswati Sishu Mandir, belonging to Chanda-T village, were injured in a road accident on Thursday when a lorry speeding towards Nagpur rammed into the autorickshaw there were travelling. The students aged between 8 and 9 years were admitted to Government headquarters hospital here. - Staff Reporter

`Advice' to TRS

Nellore: State BJP secretary K. Laxman on Thursday said the issue of TRS having an alliance with his party could be considered only after the TRS severs its ties with the Congress. The party would launch `Palle Gadapa' programme in Chevella of Ranga Reddy district on February 25, he added. - Staff Reporter

2 hurt in cylinder blast

KADAPA: Two labourers sustained severe burns when an LPG cylinder exploded in a house in Sanjevaiah Nagar in Proddatur on Wednesday. Sathiki Pullaiah and his relative Ramanathula Narasamma sustained burns on their face and chest and were admitted to Proddatur Government Hospital. The roof of the house was damaged in the explosion, according to the police. - Staff Reporter

CLP's meetings

HYDERABAD: Congress Legislature Party executive committee meeting will be held in the committee room of the Assembly here on February 13. It will be followed by another meeting on February 14. Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy will preside over the two meetings.

Minister's gesture

Nellore: Minister for Primary Education N. Rajyalakshmi has dedicated her ancestral house at Yellayapalem, Nellore district, to `Bapuji Vignana Kendram' scheme at a well-attended function on Thursday. Speaking on the occasion, she claimed that her intention was to develop the area as a model one by providing the much-needed facilities towards education, sports and so on.

- Staff Reporter

Constable suspended

KADAPA: An APSP constable Mallikarjun, attached to the Chinnamandem police station, was suspended on the charge of threatening to shoot down another constable Raghunatha Reddy following an altercation on January 24 night. He was suspended following an enquiry. - Staff Reporter

Aid extended under Apathbandhu

KURNOOL: Minister for Lift Irrigation M. Mareppa on Thursday gave Rs. 50,000 under Apathbandhu scheme to the family of Sunkulamma from Moosanipalli who died due after a tent collapsed at Aluru. She died on Wednesday while undergoing treatment in a hospital.

The Minister promised an amount of Rs. 1 lakh under other Government schemes, education to children and medical treatment to her husband who suffered from hearing problem. - Staff Reporter

Seven held in double murder case

KADAPA: Seven persons accused of murdering Pydipalem MPTC member M. Ramachandra Reddy and his relative P. Ramachandra Reddy at Kasunur in Simhadripuram mandal on January 30 were arrested and produced in the Pulivendula court, according to Kondapuram circle inspector Ramana.

Komma Ramasankara Reddy, Katika Srinivasulu Reddy, Katika Vasudeva Reddy, Kona Gangadhar Reddy, Kona Ramana Reddy, Komma Sivaraghava Reddy and the Sumo driver Raghunatha Reddy, who were accused in the double murder, were arrested, he said. -Staff Reporter

Rice merchant robbed

Nellore: A rice merchant from Nalgonda district was allegedly robbed of Rs. 5 lakhs at Tada mandal of the district on Wednesday night.

According to the information available, T. Venkateswarlu, along with some others, collected dues from their regular parties at Red Hills area of Tamil Nadu and started their return journey. However, on reaching a remote place at Atakanitippa area, three miscreants stopped the vehicle and forcibly took away the money, after threatening them with a knife. - Staff Reporter

ONGC Asset Manager promoted

Rajahmundry: A.A. Khan, Asset Manager, ONGC, Rajahmundry, has been promoted as Executive Director on Wednesday. The corporate office, Delhi, said that he would continue to look after the corporation's activities in Rajahmundry in his new post. — Staff Reporter

Blood donation camp opened

Rajahmundry: Film director V.V. Vinayak, Mayor M.S. Chakravarti and popular businessman Aakula Veerraju inaugurated the blood donation camp on the eve of mega star Chiranjeevi getting Padma Bhushan. The camp was held in Anam Kalakendram. Mr. Vinayak said that youth should take Chianjeevi as icon in doing selfless service to the downtrodden.— Staff Reporter

GAIL gesture

Rajahmundry: Pragati Ladies Club of Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) had distributed utensils to the fire victims of Simhachala Nagar worth Rs.8,000 on Thursday. Rita Kumar, president, and Vidya Rao, secretary of the club, along with other members, visited the affected area and met the families of the fire victims. — Staff Reporter

FACOR employees stage dharna

VIZIANAGARAM: In support of FACOR employees, CITU on Thursday staged a rasta roko at the Collectorate demanding the Government to do justice to the employees, who had been agitating for the past 83 days in protest against the 60 per cent lay-off declared by the factory management. - Correspondent

YSR to attend grama sabha

ELURU: Chief Minister Y.S.Rajasekhar Reddy will arrive at Chintalapudi in West Godavari district on Friday to take part in a gram sabha in connection with the Integrated Novel Development in Rural Areas and Model Municipal Areas (INDIRAMM) programme initiated by the State Government.

According to an official press release, Dr Reddy will reach Chintalapudi at 3-15pm by helipad. He will inaugurate a sub-station built by the Andhra Pradesh Transmission Corporation (AP Transco) and lay the foundation stone for a road at Chintalapudi. Later, he will speak at a gram sabha at Boyagudem falling under Chintalapudi gram panchayat. - Staff Reporter

Rasta roko staged

ELURU: Activists of the CPI (ML)-New Democracy staged a rasta roko in front of the APSRTC bus stand in protest against the hike in bus fares. The movement of buses was paralysed for half an hour because of the agitation. The protesters demanded a rollback with respect to bus fares and wanted the Government to initiate regulatory measures over the operation of private buses which were causing a dent in the RTC revenues. - Staff Reporter

Ganja seized

ELURU: The city police arrested two persons at mini-bypass road here on Thursday and recovered 70 kg of ganja from them. According to the police, they were trafficking ganja from the agency of Visakhapatnam to Krishna district and Kerala for sale. - Staff Reporter

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