Andhra Pradesh

Briefly

Principal arrested

HYDERABAD: Anti-Corruption Bureau officials arrested Siddam Reddy Madhava Reddy, Special Officer-cum-Principal, Kasturba Gandhi (Girls) Gurukula Vidyalayam in Rudravaram of Kurnool district on charges of accepting Rs. 5,000 as bribe.The official sought bribe to issue a cheque for supply of provisions. He is being remanded to judicial custody.

— Special Correspondent

Probe into accident

HYDERABAD: Commissioner of Railway Safety, South Central Circle, R. P. Agarwal, will hold on April 25, an inquiry into the accident that occurred on April 20 involving the Nanded-Secunderabad Express and an RTC bus on Secunderabad-Nizamabad broadgauge. The inquiry would be held at the Railway Rest House-cum-Scout Den, near Manoharabad Railway Station. Those who have information to provide can contact the officer on telephone no. 27820104. — Special Correspondent

Bomb attack

NANDYAL: Two motorcycle-borne persons hurled smoke bombs at a company clerk, Subramanyam, who was injured. The clerk was returning from a bank after depositing Rs 1.10 lakhs of the company. — Special Correspondent

KVP bereaved

VIJAYAWADA: K.V.N. Satyanarayana, father of adviser to the State Government (public affairs) K.V.P. Ramachandra Rao, died of prolonged illness here on Saturday. He was 84, and is survived by wife, three sons and a daughter. He served as an honorary adviser to the Department of Telugu of Andhra University.

Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy expressed grief at the demise of Mr. Satyanarayana. Dr. Reddy and APCC president K. Keshava Rao will attend the funeral at Ampapuram on Sunday.

Promoted

HYDERABAD: S. K. Goyal, group general manager of BHEL's corporate R&D here, has been promoted as executive director. Mr. Goyal has been associated with solving many chronic failure and vibration problems in power plants, sites and manufacturing units. — Special Correspondent

Train extended

GUNTUR: Secunderabad-Vijayawada inter-city express (2706) will be extended to Guntur, Guntur MP Rayapati Samabasiva Rao has said. The train leaves Secunderabad at 7.40 a.m., reaches Vijayawada at 1.30 p.m. and will depart from Guntur at 3.30 p.m. reaching Secunderabad at 9.50 p.m. — Staff Reporter

Relief distributed

TIRUPATI: Rayala Youth, a voluntary organisation, distributed relief and clothes to the victims of the fire accident that shook Gurramkonda a fortnight back. The members, led by its president and a youth awardee R. Rajendra Prasad, appealed to youth associations and women's organisations to come to the rescue of victims of natural calamities. - Staff Reporter

Beaten to death?

KADAPA: Two autorickshaw drivers allegedly beat to death an unidentified man aged around 40 years, at Vajpayee Nagar on Proddatur bypass road around Friday midnight.

The man, reportedly in an inebriated state, abused the drivers Nagaraju and Mahabub Peera, while travelling in the vehicle. They beat him to death with an iron rod and a boulder, the Prodattur police said. - Staff Reporter

Mock EAMCET

KADAPA: Some 2,000 students wrote `mock' EAMCET conducted by SFI district committee at 11 centres in Kadapa district.

Regional Inspection Officer of Intermediate Suran Naidu initiated the mock exam process by removing seals of exam paper bundles sent by MLC Chukka Ramaiah, SFI district president N. Sivaram and secretary V. Veerasekhar said. - Staff Reporter

Ex-servicemen mela

KADAPA: An ex-servicemen would be held at Kalakshetram here on April 25, District Sainik Welfare Officer M. Ramachandra said on Saturday. Officials of Training Battalion II, Army Ordnance Corps, Secunderabad, would create awareness among ex-servicemen and their widows on welfare schemes for them. . - Staff Reporter

Lineman convicted

HYDERABAD: Singapathi Goplaiah, formerly Assistant lineman in Thoorpu Pundla village in Nellore district was convicted and sentenced to a six-month jail term along with a fine of Rs. 200, according to an ACB press release. - Special Correspondent

SKUCET dates

ANANTAPUR: The last date for sale of forms of Sri Krishnadevaraya University Common Entrance Test-2007 (SKUCET) for admission into various PG courses has been extended from April 21 to 25. Director of Admissions K. Panishwar Raju on Saturday stated that the last date for submitting the filled in application forms was also extended from April 28 to 30. - Staff Reporter

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