Date:19/10/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/10/19/stories/2006101908190400.htm

Elected chief of ISOT

HYDERABAD: S. Sahariah, Vice-Chairman, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, was elected president of the Indian Society of Organ Transplant, at its recent annual conference in Ahmedabad. He had initiated renal transplant programme in 30 centres. - Special Correspondent

Manmohan to visit Mahabubnagar

MAHABUBNAGAR: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit Mahabubnagar district on October 26. Dr. Singh accompanied by Chief Minister Y.S. Rajashekara Reddy and PCC chief K. Keshava Rao will reach Kothakota town around 3 p.m. A meeting of Congress leaders from Mahabubnagar district will be held on Saturday at the Chief Minister's camp office in Hyderabad in connection with the visit. - Correspondent

Homeguard attacked

NIZAMABAD: Residents of Ladegoam village on Wednesday attacked a police homeguard and detained revenue authorities at the Mandal Revenue Office, Jukkal, alleging delay in issue of ration cards. - Staff Reporter

Flights cancelled

VISAKHAPATNAM: All flights operated from Visakhapatnam were cancelled due to low visibility on Wednesday. Airport sources said if the climatic conditions continued, flights might not be operated on Thursday also. - Staff Reporter

Mala Mahanadu plea

HYDERABAD: Mala Mahanadu has urged the Centre to widen the coverage of Doraiswamy Commission looking into SC categorisation issue to other States. A delegation of the Mahanadu recently met political party leaders in New Delhi and represented the matter to them. - Special Correspondent

Government staff to back ex-NGO leader

HYDERABAD: The Coordination Committee of Government Employees and Workers on Wednesday decided to support the candidature of G. Rama Moorthy in the Legislative Council elections from Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy and Mahabubnagar districts. Mr. Rama Moorthy is former general secretary of APNGOs' Association. - Special Correspondent

Naxal surrenders

Srikakulam: Arika Rama (18), member of the banned Maoist's Local Guerilla Squad surrendered before Superintendent of Police Manish Kumar Sinha on Wednesday. - Special Correspondent

DM&HO transferred

NALGONDA: Controversial District Medical & Health Officer Rajamohan Rao has been transferred and district TB Control Officer G. Keshav Chandar has taken full additional charge. As a sequel to a high-level meeting in Nalgonda, Dr. Rao has been shifted to Kamala Nehru Hospital, Nagarjunasagar. - Staff Reporter

Suspected case of dengue

KURNOOL : A 11-year-old girl Prabhavathi was admitted to Government hospital at Nandyal with the suspected symptoms of dengue. The girl hailed from Saraswathi Nagar in Nandyal town.-Staff Reporter

RTC staff urged to work as team

KURNOOL: Principal of APSRTC Staff Training College J. Srihari said the staff of all departments should work as a team to deliver best results. He said cleanliness of toilets and minimising breakdown of vehicles had an effect on passenger traffic. A group of employees from Anantapur, Kurnool and Kadapa attended the programme .-Staff Reporter

Man found dead

ANANTAPUR: A person Ramana Reddy was found dead under suspicious circumstances in his house in Tadipatri in the district on Wednesday. According to information reaching here he was found hanging to a ceiling fan in his house in the wee hours. Injuries were also found on his body. The deceased had a debt of about Rs. 15 lakhs .-Staff Reporter

Three held on kidnap charge

ELURU: The police on Wednesday arrested V. Rajababu of Bhimavaram, along with his two associates, in the case of a kidnap, involving the son of a pastor, for ransom.

According to Superintendent of Police M. Jaganmohan Reddy, Rajababu allegedly took away Ganta Rohin Amarshan (4), an LKG student, from his convent with the help of his associates - K. Pallam Raju and Nimmala Lakshman - of Vijayawada and detained him in a house in Vijayawada. Later, the prime accused was alleged to have demanded Rs. 40 lakhs from the boy's father Sumanta Kumar over phone for his safe release. - Staff Reporter

Special buses for

Pancharamas

Kakinada: The Andhra Pradesh Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) is operating special buses to Pancharama shrines in connection with the Karteekamasam, according to G Narasimha Rao, Depot Manager.

Pilgrims can visit all the shrines -- Amaravati, Bhimavaram, Palakol, Draksharama and Samalkot -- within a day under the tour package.

The special buses will leave every Sunday night at 8 p.m. from Kakinada depot and return the next day at 9 p.m. - Correspondent