Andhra Pradesh

Briefly

Elected to Lions Club

KARIMNAGAR: Kola Anna Reddy, Badruddin Khimani and Sriramula Srinivas have been unanimously elected as president, secretary and treasurer respectively of the Lions of Club of Karimnagar for the year 2007-08, according to a press note here on Wednesday.-Staff Reporter

Toll-free call centre

KARIMNAGAR: In order to check the high incidence of crime against women and also child marriages in the district, the administration had launched a toll-free call centre for the benefit of women self-help group members.

Collector M V Satyanarayana had formally launched the toll free call centre number 1800 4258781 and land line number 0878-2262232. He appealed to the women SHG members to utilise the toll free telephone number to lodge complaints.

Police PRO's appointment

KADAPA: The Police Department will appoint a PRO on contract basis with a monthly consolidated pay of Rs. 5,000 through outsourcing, Kadapa Superintendent of Police P Y. Nagi Reddy said on Wednesday.

Experienced journalists and candidates possessing diploma or PG diploma in journalism would be preferred, he said in a statement. Voluntary organisations, registered under Contract Labour Act, can send applications of candidates to his office by April 7. — Staff Reporter

Salary arrears

KADAPA: District Grandhalaya Samstha will pay salary arrears of its employees and pension of retired employees in April first week, its chairman S. Ramamuni Reddy said on Wednesday.— Staff Reporter

CPI protest

KURNOOL: R esidents of Swamireddy Nagar, led by CPI, staged a demonstration at the office of the Divisional Engineer of AP Transco on Wednesday urging authorities to install a transformer to solve the low voltage problem. Transco officials promised to solve the problem. — Staff Reporter

MLC-elect promises jobs for jobless

KADAPA: MLC-elect of Telugu Desam Party M. Venkatasiva Reddy has promised to strive for grant of unemployed allowance for jobless youth.

Mr. Reddy who received a rousing welcome from party activists at Yerraguntla on Wednesday, lauded the Government's emphasis on irrigation projects. Industrial units should be set up in the parched Kadapa district to generate employment, he said.— Staff Reporter

Salary arrears

KADAPA: District Grandhalaya Samstha will pay salary arrears of its employees and pension of retired employees in April first week, its chairman S. Ramamuni Reddy said on Wednesday.— Staff Reporter

Treasury employees seek ATO posts

Kakinada: The district unit of the Andhra Pradesh Treasury service association president, V.V.S. Bhupathi and secretary Kada Venkata Ramana wanted the filling up of all the vacant posts in the treasury department, removal of citizens' charter, sanctioning of ATO posts in all the newly formed revenue divisions. - Correspondent

Lions Club gesture

Kakinada: The Lions Club Kakinada has exhibited a gesture towards the aged by distributing free chappals to the 50 old people in Burma colony, according to L. Krishnamurthy club secretary. Lions district former governor Badam Balakrishna, region chairman P Seetharama Murthy attended - Correspondent

Two killed in road accident

Srikakulam: Two persons, including the driver of the tractor, died on the spot, one sustained injuries, when it turned turtle at near Singupuram village, about 20 km from here on Wednesday evening. The accident occurred when the driver was negotiating a steep curve. Special Correspondent

Quality circle convention

VISAKHAPATNAM: The NTPC Simhadri Thermal Power Project conducted a village quality circle convention on Wednesday with the participation of villagers and sarpanches from Vadacheepurupalli, Dharmarayudupeta, Revada, Kalapaka, Vennelapalem and Nunapariti. - Special Correspondent

Academician dead

ELURU: M.S.G.K. Murthy, Director, Department of Management Studies, Sir C.R. Reddy College, died of cardiac arrest at his house here on Wednesday. He was 56 and is survived by wife and two children. He was instrumental in college getting accreditation from National Assessment and Accreditation Committee (NAAC). . - Staff Reporter

School holds roadshow

VIJAYAWADA: Chennai-based RMK Residential School organised a road show here on Wednesday as part of its promotional programme in the State. The school planned to admit students from 3rd to 8th standard for the academic year 2007-08. . - Staff Reporter

Coronation ceremony for Lord

KHAMMAM: The celestial wedding - Sitarama Kalyanam -- was followed by Pattabhisekha Mahotshavam in the Bhadradri temple on Wednesday. Rituals of the the Navami festival culminated in the grand coronation of the Lord in the day. Two Pradhanarchakas - Podicheti Ramachandracharylu and Koti Krishnamacharyulu -- performed the Pattabhisekham at the Turpu Prakara mantapam. -- Staff Reporter

Academician

dead

ELURU: M.S.G.K. Murthy, Director, Department of Management Studies, Sir C.R. Reddy College, died of cardiac arrest at his house here on Wednesday. He was 56 and is survived by wife and two children. He was instrumental in college getting NAAC accreditation. Kommareddy Rambabu, Secretary of Sir C.R. Reddy Group of Institutions and K.S. Vishnumohan, Correspondent, P.G. Courses of the college, condoled the death. . - Staff Reporter

`CPI(M) going in footsteps of Cong.'

KHAMMAM: CPI (ML New Democracy) West Bengal unit secretary Pradeep Singh Tagore on Wedneday demanded resignation of Chief Minister of that State, Budhadeb Bhattacahryya, owning responsibility for the Nandigram incident. Addressing a news conference here he said earlier the Congress rulers had been covering up State-sponsored violence and now it was the turn of the CPI(M). -Staff Reporter

Lions Club gesture

Kakinada: Lions Club has distributed chappals to 50 old people in Burma colony, according to L. Krishnamurthy club secretary. - Correspondent

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