Andhra Pradesh

Briefly

`Include Muslim artisans in BC list'

HYDERABAD: Congress MLC Mohd. Jani has urged the Andhra Pradesh Backward Classes Commission to include Muslim artisans in the BC list based on their profession. He submitted a memorandum to its Chairman D. Subrahmanyam here on Friday. He said quota should be earmarked for children of Muslim artisans in higher education. - Special Correspondent

I-T officer held

HYDERABAD: The anti-corruption branch of CBI, Hyderabad, on Friday arrested S. Vijay Kumar Lal, Income-Tax Officer, Ward 1, Warangal range, for accepting a bribe of Rs.30,000 from a complainant for avoiding scrutiny of I-T returns filed by his firm and also for favouring it with regard to levy of penalty. - Special Correspondent

Unity campaign

Hyderabad: The Jamiat Ulama has decided to launch a Dalit-Muslim unity campaign to bring these communities closer. Hafiz Peer Shabbir Ahmed, president, in a press release said unless these communities came together, their problems would remain unsolved. - Staff Reporter

3 killed in accident

KURNOOL: Three persons were killed and three injured when a Tata Sumo and an APSRTC bus collided on a narrow bridge, near Kodumur, on Friday. The victims were: Muktar (driver), Yousuf (45) and Mallikarjuna Reddy (32). - Special Correspondent

Data management

HYDERABAD: Sierra Atlantic, an IT solutions company, and Applimation, an enterprise data management solutions company, on Thursday joined to provide a data management archiving solution that supports Oracle process manufacturing (OPM), according to a company release. - Special Correspondent

Science groups in Urdu medium schools

KADAPA: Kadapa Mayor P. Ravindranath Reddy has assured grant of Bi.P.C. and M.P.C. groups in Urdu medium in Government girls junior college here. He sent a fax to the Secretary of Intermediate Education recommending it. Urdu students of 25 schools have no option but to join arts group, due to lack of science groups in Urdu media, Urdu Teachers Association general secretary Mohd. Hidayathullah and Urdu Cultural Association secretary Sattar Faizi told the Mayor.— Staff Reporter

Woman run over

KADAPA: A 65-year-old woman, Vaddarapu Bullemma, was run over by a tipper while she was crossing the road at Thallapalle in Vempalle mandal on Friday. — Staff Reporter

Lorry driver killed

KADAPA: Driver of a salt-laden lorry was crushed between the lorry and a tractor near Pathur village in Khajipet mandal on Friday. When another driver Subramanyam could not start the lorry, he requested a tractor driver to push it from behind. The victim Raman was caught between the two vehicles.— Staff Reporter

2 killed in accidents

Madanapalle: Rahamthulla, 35, was killed when his vehicle was hit by an RTC bus coming from B. Kothakota at Neerugattivaripalle near Madanapalle on Wednesday. In another accident, one J. Narayanappa, 45, native of V'voddur of Palamaner mandal, was run over by a tractor. — Correspondent

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