Andhra Pradesh

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Official in ACB net

ANANTAPUR: The Anti Corruption Bureau officials arrested Regional Manager of Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Nagasekhar Reddy at Hindupur on Wednesday while he was accepting a bribe of Rs. 5,000 from an entrepreneur. He was taken to Hyderabad to be produced in ACB Court. — Staff Reporter

MLA's houses searched

KARIMNAGAR: The Hyderabad-based CCS police on Wednesday searched two houses of TRS legislator Kasipeta Lingaiah in Godavarikhani town and collected some documents pertaining to the passport racket, including passport application forms of his wife and daughters.

Staff Reporter

Woman beaten up for `black magic'

Sangareddy: A woman, Kuttala Papamma, 67, was tied to a tree and beaten up by her relatives suspecting that she was performing black magic against them in Chittapur village here. The police later rescued here. She was admitted to Siddipet hospital. Bhumpalli SI M. Surender said that ten suspects had been identified. — Staff Reporter

Lok Ayukta court

HYDERABAD: The Lok Ayukta, in modification of the notice of December 20, will hold court during the summer vacation from May 17 to 31, according to a notification issued here. — Special Correspondent

BCs' demonstration

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh State Backward Classes Welfare Association will stage a demonstration on May 15 in front of Parliament to press its demand for lifting of the Supreme Court stay on OBC reservations and their implementation this year itself. — Special Correspondent

EdCET coaching

HYDERABAD: The Osmania University's Centre for Educational Development of Minorities is conducting a 21-day free coaching camp from May 14 for EdCET-2007 candidates at its centres in Nizam College, Osmania College (Kurnool), Andhra Muslim College (Guntur) and Andhra University, Visakhapatnam,

P.N.M High School, Nellore, CEDM Study Centre, Anantapur, DIET, Mahabubnagar, Government High School, Karimnagar, Municipal Urdu High School, Kadapa, and Tabarak Public School, Nizamabad. Candidates should send applications to the centres with two passport size photos by May 10 between 10.30 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Constable dies of sun stroke

KADAPA: V. Srinivasulu, 27, constable in the Vallur police station, died of sunstroke on Tuesday evening. He had returned to the station after duty and collapsed. When he was taken to the RIMS hospital, doctors declared him brought dead. — Staff Reporter

Lightening kills one

KURNOOL: Lightning claimed one Tikkaiah (32) at Jamaldinne in Kosigi mandal of Kurnool district on Wednesday. The deceased was returning home from field. — Special Correspondent

Girl killed in roof collapse

Kurnool: A girl Kasimbi (10) died in roof collapse at Satanur Kosigi mandal. Three others were also injured.— In another incident at Satanur of the mandal,

Lightning strikes police station

KADAPA: Lighting struck the Thondur police station on Tuesday night.

Sub-inspector Purushotham Raju and policemen who were in the station were not injured.— Staff Reporter

Cattle camps

CHITTOOR: T hree cattle camps will be held soon in fodder-scarcity villages in the district, according to Joint Director, Animal Husbandry, Somasekhar. The camps will be held in villages of Chittoor, Piler and Punganur constituencies. — Correspondent

Meet on RTI Act

KADAPA: State Information Commissioner R. Dileep Reddy will address an awareness programme on Right To Information Act 2005 in Kadapa on May 6. He will leave for Hyderabad by Venkatadri Express the same night.

— Staff Reporter

P.V.G. Raju statue unveiled

VIZIANAGARAM: Statue of the last crowned king of Vizianagaram Samsthanam and founder of MANSAS Educational Institutions P.V.G. Raju was installed by TDP Polit Bureau member P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju at Nawabpet in Dassannapeta in the town on Wednesday. Mr. Ashok recalled his father's services. - Correspondent

All set for EAMCET

Kakinada: Foolproof arrangements are made for the EAMCET-2007 to be held at different centres in the town on May 4, according to K. Satya Prasad, principal of JNTU College of Engineering and regional coordinator. There are 21 centres for the engineering stream and seven centres for the agriculture and medicine under the Kakinada regional centre. - Correspondent

Seven hurt in road accident

VIZIANAGARAM: Seven persons of a marriage party were injured when the jeep they were travelling from Challavanithota in Poosapatirega mandal to Sunkaripeta in Vizianagaram mandal overturned near Narayanapuram villageon Wednesday, according to the police. One of the injured person, Routhu Nagesh, was taken to KGH. - Correspondent

Annamayya fete

VIZIANAGARAM: The 599th birth anniversary of Tallapaka Annamacharya was celebrated in a befitting manner at M.R.Government Music and Dance College here on Wednesday. Students of the college participated in `nagara sankeertana' in the morning and later sang keertans. - Correspondent

Woman killed in accident

Kakinada: N. Mahalakshmi, 72, was killed when she was knocked down by an auto-rickshaw while she was crossing the road in Kadiyapulanka on Wednesday.

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