Date:28/12/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/12/28/stories/2006122812090400.htm

Separate PSC sought

HYDERABAD: The central committee of Telangana Employees' Association has demanded a separate public service committee for the Telangana region to set right the `injustice' in appointments over the last 50 years. It urged the Government to recruit through outsourcing or on contract basis to undo the `neglect' of local candidates. - Special Correspondent

Traffic hit by dharnas

NIZAMABAD: Traffic movement was affected in various parts of the district on Wednesday following dharnas and rasta rokos in response to the call given by the IIT Sadhana Samiti and political parties demanding IIT at Basar. Traffic was badly hit on National Highway-7 as the agitators staged rasta rokos at Dharmaram, Dichpally, Sadasivnagar, Kamareddy and Biknoor. - Staff Reporter

Police recruitment

HYDERABAD: The State-level Police Recruitment Board on Wednesday announced a list of 29 candidates who have qualified for interview for selection of additional public prosecutors grade II in the AP State Prosecution Services. The date of interview will be notified to the candidates separately. - Special Correspondent

SVU bags project

TIRUPATI: The Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS), Mumbai, under the Department of Atomic Energy, has sanctioned a Rs.13.33-lakh research project entitled `Synthesis of novel organophosphorus compounds of biological and commercial importance' to SV University's chemistry department. - Staff Reporter

Calendar released

HYDERABAD: Labour Minister G. Vinod on Wednesday released a calendar for 2007 brought out by city-based U. Sanjeev Charitable Trust, set up in memory of SI Sanjeev, who was killed in an encounter with extremists at Eturunagaram, Warnagal district, on March 11, 2003. - Special Correspondent

Reward for info

GUNTUR: The Narsaraopet Chaitanya Godavari Grameena Bank gold robbery inquiry has made no progress, but police suspect insider help to the robbers' gang by some `black sheep'. Superintendent of Police B. Shivadhar Reddy announced a reward of Rs.5 lakhs for any useful information provided.

- Staff Reporter