Andhra Pradesh

Briefly

LAWCET on May 27

HYDERABAD: LAWCET-2007 notification will be issued on March 1 and sale of applications will begin on March 7. The last date of receipt of applications is April 9. APSCHE Chairman K.C. Reddy on Wednesday said the test for three-year course would be conducted on May 27 from 10 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. while the test for five-year course would be conducted from 2.30 p.m. to 4 p.m. the same day. - Staff Reporter

Urdu Bill introduced

HYDERABAD: A Bill to amend the Andhra Pradesh Official Languages Act of 1966 and extend Urdu as second official language to Karimnagar and Nalgonda districts was introduced in the Assembly on Wednesday. Rural Development Minister D. Srinivas introduced the Bill. - Special Correspondent

BJP flays State stand

HYDERABAD: The BJP has criticised the Government on quota for Muslims and some Ministers for their repeated assertions on reservations even when the issue is pending in the Supreme Court. N. Ramchander Rao, party spokesperson, in a statement here on Wednesday warned the Government not to appease minorities and play vote-bank politics. - Special Correspondent

Sankaran to head group

HYDERABAD: A retired IAS officer from the State S.R. Sankaran has been appointed by the Centre Chairman of the Technical Support Group to draft rules for implementation of the Forest Rights Bills. The 21-member group has the Joint Secretary in the Tribal Affairs Ministry as Member-Secretary. The group will prepare the rules in three months. - Special Correspondent

SJM's warning

HYDERABAD: The Swadeshi Jagaran Manch (SJM) which is spearheading the agitation of turmeric farmers in Nizamabad district demanding purchase by the Markfed at Rs.4,000 a quintal has warned of staging a demonstration at the Assembly if the demand is not conceded, according to K. Narsimha Naidu, State coordinator, and A. Prasad, secretary. - Special Correspondent

Festival advance

HYDERABAD: The Finance Department has issued orders for payment of festival advance to panchayat raj teachers following a representation submitted by the Progressive Recognised Teachers' Union, according to P. Venkat Reddy, president. The teachers number four lakh. - Special Correspondent

I-T payment at banks

HYDERABAD: Facilities for accepting cheques and challans towards payment of income-tax have been made at branches of SBI, public sector banks and some private banks. The private banks are Jammu and Kashmir Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, IDBI Bank and UTI Bank. - Special Correspondent

Daily wagers' plea

HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh All-Universities Employees and Workers' Union on Wednesday demanded regularisation of daily wage staff working in universities, fixation of a time scale for them with benefits like PF and ESI. It submitted a representation to Higher Education Minister P. Venkateswara Rao. - Special Correspondent

Traders invited

HYDERABAD: Yusuf Keyik, president of Burdur Trade and Industrialists' Organisation, Turkey, has invited Indian businessmen and entrepreneurs to visit his country to explore business opportunities. He was addressing members of FAPCCI here on Tuesday. FAPCCI vice-president Suraj Prasad Agarwal participated in an interaction session with entrepreneurs and businessmen. - Special Correspondent

Super luxury bus service

KURNOOL: M.A. Gafoor, CPI (M) legislator, formally flagged off the Bangalore Super Luxury service. The bus leaves Kurnool at 2 noon and reaches Bangalore at 8.15 pm. In the return direction, it leaves Bangalore at 12 midnight to reach Kurnool at 8.15 am next morning.

- Special Correspondent

RTC staff stage dharna

ANANTAPUR: The APSRTC Staff and Workers' Federation staged a protest here on Wednesday demanding regularisation of services of casual and contract workers. Union leaders -- B.N. Reddy and N. Krishnamurthy -- and CITU district secretary M. Imtiaz alleged that casual drivers and conductors working for the last 10 years were not regularised so far. - Staff Reporter

UCO bank branch opened

KURNOOL: The UCO Bank opened its branch in the city on Wednesday. Municipal Commissioner Somi Reddy and Deputy General Manager of the Bank Ripan Murgai formally inaugurated the branch by integrating it with the core-banking network. - Special Correspondent

Dharmana to tour Srikakulam

Srikakulam: Minister for Revenue and Relief Dharmana Prasada Rao will arrive on a three-day visit of the district on Thursday. On arrival, the Minister will participate in the `Kalyanamasthu' programme of the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam here and attend locally arranged programmes. He would leave for Hyderabad on Saturday. - Special Correspondent

RTC workers observe fast

VIZIANAGARAM: Workers of the State Road Transport Corporation affiliated to Staff and Workers Federation on Wednesday observed fast at the RTC Complex demanding service regularisation and release of Rs. 350-crore grant , among other thngs. - Correspondent

Assumes charge

Kakinada: S. Suryarao assumed charge as Deputy Superintendent of police, Kakinada police sub-division, on Wednesday, relieving S Baburao who is transferred. - Correspondent

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