Andhra Pradesh

Briefly

Session deferred

Hyderabad: The winter session of the Assembly is likely to begin from December 11 and last till December 22 or 23. Earlier the session was supposed to be held from November 15. But in view of the notification for by-polls in Bobbili and Karimnagar it has been postponed.

- Special Correspondent

Held on graft charge

HYDERABAD: ACB officials on Wednesday arrested G. Venkata Rama Rao, Deputy Executive Engineer of Panchayat Raj Department in Gudivada of Krishna district, on charge of possessing assets disproportionate to his sources of income. The Government dismissed a former Assistant Sub-Inspector of Balanagar police station in Ranga Reddy district, Sadiq Ali, following his conviction in a corruption case. - Staff Reporter

3 killed in accident

VIZIANAGARAM: Three persons were killed and five others injured when a bus from Tagarapuvalasa collided with an autorickshaw on NH-43 near Pradeepnagar in the town on Wednesday.

IAS officer posted

HYDERABAD: K. Mangapathi Rao, IAS officer of the 1988 batch awaiting posting, has been appointed Secretary to the Information Commissioner. - Special Correspondent

New express train

HYDERABAD: A weekly express train between Madurai and Manmad via Tirupati, Secunderabad and Nanded will be introduced on November 9. The train will have 12 coaches. - Special Correspondent

`Block Tirumala on Google Earth'

TIRUPATI: Citing heightened security threat to the Tirumala temple, a Congress leader has appealed to the TTD to take steps to prevent the topography of the Tirumala hills from being made available on Google Earth. - Staff Reporter

Woman electrocuted

Kakinada: A woman labourer Muliki Chandramma (50) was electrocuted when she came into contact with a snapped live wire while digging a canal in Velama Toorangi village on Wednesday. - Correspondent

Aid from Navy

VISAKHAPATNAM: Two Chetak helicopters from Eastern Naval Command participated in flood-relief operations around Machilipatnam for three days, according to a press release on Wednesday. The helicopters flew 10 sorties to conduct aerial search and dropped 3.4 tonnes of flood relief material. - Special Correspondent

Fillip to EMRI fleet

HYDERABAD: A fleet of 50 to 70 vehicles belonging to the Government will join the Emergency Management and Research Institute by December first week to provide increased ambulance services to the needy. Functioning on phone no. 108, EMRI responds to emergency calls all over the State. - Special Correspondent

Plea for relief

HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh Endowments Lands Tenants' Association on Wednesday demanded that the Government provide relief for farmers whose crops were damaged in recent floods and drought. -Special Correspondent

Margadarsi Chit chief's effigy burnt

KADAPA : Youth Congress activists burnt an effigy of Chairman of Eenadu group Ramoji Rao before Margadarsi Chit Funds Ltd. office here on Wednesday.

The chit fund company incurred losses of Rs. 1,100 crores and depositors were agitated, district Youth Congress president B. Kishore Kumar said .-Staff Reporter

Report on Christian land properties

KURNOOL : Commissioner of Land Administration Raghothama Rao called for a report on Christian land properties in the wake of a House Committee visiting the place some time ago. The details of land owned by ECM Compound, Rockwood, STBC, American Baptist and Cole's organisations would be enumerated.-Special Correspondent

CPI(M) dharna for kerosene quota

KADAPA: CPI(M) activists staged dharna before the Collectorate on Wednesday demanding enhancement of kerosene quota for ration card-holders. Kerosene quota of 10 litres per ration card was reduced to five litres, posing hardships to poorer sections, CPI(M) city secretary K. Anjaneyulu said. -Staff Reporter

Haj pilgrims honoured

Kakinada: Fourteen Haj pilgrims were honoured with shawls by Umar Ali Shah, chairman of Ali Shah Rural Development Trust, at a function here on Wednesday. Muslim Youngmens Association leaders GMA Jabber, A. Karim Khan, Mohiuddin and Ibrahim attended. - Correspondent

Exhibition inaugurated

Kakinada: Mayor K. Saroja inaugurated the Orissa Crafts Bazaar, an exhibition of Orissa handicrafts, here on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion she said handicrafts reflected our culture and heritage and underlined the need to patronise artisans.

Durga Prasad Mishra, chief of Maa Taradevi Stone and Wood Manufacturing Co-operative Society, that is organising the exhibition, said 46 craftsmen were exhibiting their products at the event that would be on till November 19. - Correspondent

`Shankaravam' on AIDS from Nov. 18

VISAKHAPATNAM: The city-based Bhadram Foundation Welfare Society is organising Shankaravam, a programme to create awareness on AIDS and HIV, from November 18 to December 1, according to its secretary S. David Raju.

The programme includes a roadshow, competitions for the city college and school students in singing, spot painting and essay writing on HIV and AIDS, and a north coastal Andhra level street-play competition.

In the road-show , 40 street plays would be staged at 10 important centres of the city.

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