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Radar station soon

ANANTAPUR: Process for cloud-seeding operations commenced here on Thursday with district Collector Dasari Kadmiel visiting the proposed radar station to be set up in Government Medical College extension building, near JNTU Engineering College, here. Equipment to set up the radar station reached here from Agni Aviation in Bangalore and it is likely to be installed in three days. - Staff Reporter

Goldsmith ends life, freak death for another

TIRUPATI: Two persons died on the spot and one is battling for life in a freak incident here on Thursday. Owing to business losses, Subramanyam Achari (45), a goldsmith, decided to commit suicide by mixing cyanide in liquor he was consuming at a party along with Jagannatham Achari (47), also a goldsmith, Babu, a painter, and two others — Thota Ramu and Ravi. Subramanyam quietly mixed the cyanide and consumed it, an unsuspecting Babu poured the remaining content and drank it. Ravi, who also consumed a little from the same bottle, is serious. - Staff Reporter

Ex-official dismissed

HYDERABAD: The Government has dismissed Ahmed Abdul Jaleel, former Sub-Treasury Officer of Maheswaram in Ranga Reddy district, following his conviction in a corruption case. - Staff Reporter

Engineer in ACB net

ONGOLE: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials on Thursday Deputy Executive Engineer, Social Welfare Department, Vijayakumar for allegedly possessing assets beyond his known sources of income. - Special Correspondent

Fellowship for IICT chief

HYDERABAD: J.S. Yadav, Director, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), has been honoured with fellowship of Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) in recognition of his scientific contribution for human resources development and society's benefit. - Special Correspondent

NFDB opens tomorrow

HYDERABAD: The National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), set up to realise the full potential of Indian fisheries through coordination of different agencies, will be inaugurated by Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar at Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University here on September 9.Briefing reporters here on Thursday, NFDB's Chief Executive (Incharge) S. Ayyappan saidFisheries Ministers from several States apart from the Chief Minister would attend the inaugural. - Special Correspondent

Centenary of Vande Mataram

Kakinada: S tudents of all educational institutions here celebrated the centenary of national song Vande Mataram by singing the song in their respective institutions on Thursday.

At a function held at the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Law, Aditya Sarma, social activist, explained how the song inspired millions of people during the freedom struggle. -Correspondent

Women perform

`avadhanam'

Kakinada: Avadhanam, a literary-based Telugu poetic fete, was performed by two women -- Bulusu Aparna and Thangirala Udaya Chandrika -- at a function organised by Sri Venugopala Sanskruta Prachara Sabha here to mark the conclusion of Ganesh navarathri celebrations. Poets - M. Amareswera Prasad, G. Narasimha Sastry, V.S.R.S. Somayajulu, N. Venkata Ramana -- and others participated. - Correspondent

Pragati's gesture

Kakinada: Students, teaching and non-teaching staff and the management of Pragati group of educational institutions have donated Rs.50,000 towards the flood victims' relief fund.

N. Poornachandra Rao, director of the group, handed over the demand draft to district Collector M. Subrahmanyam on Thursday. - Correspondent

Programme to

encourage singers

Srikakulam: Madras Telugu Academy is organising `Paadana Telugu Paata' programme here on September 8,9 and 10 to encourage upcoming singers.

According to T.V.K. Sastry of the academy, the idea is to popularise the Telugu song in all its glory and bring out the latent talent in promising singers. The programme is meant for signers in the districts of Srikakulam,Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam. -Special Correspondent

Navodaya test

VISAKHAPATNAM: Applications have been invited for entrance test to admit students to standard sixth in the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Peddapuram (East Godavari).

The test will be conducted on February 11, 2007 at 34 centres in East Godavari district.

Applications from those who have passed fifth standard during 2006-07 have to be submitted by October 31. - Staff Reporter

Centenary of

Vande Mataram

Kakinada: S tudents of all educational institutions here celebrated the centenary of national song Vande Mataram by singing the song in their respective institutions on Thursday.

At a function held at the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Law, Aditya Sarma, social activist, explained how the song inspired millions of people during the freedom struggle. -Correspondent

Women perform

`avadhanam'

Kakinada: Avadhanam, a literary-based Telugu poetic fete, was performed by two women -- Bulusu Aparna and Thangirala Udaya Chandrika -- at a function organised by Sri Venugopala Sanskruta Prachara Sabha here to mark the conclusion of Ganesh navarathri celebrations. Poets - M. Amareswera Prasad, G. Narasimha Sastry, V.S.R.S. Somayajulu, N. Venkata Ramana -- and others participated. - Correspondent

Pragati's gesture

Kakinada: Students, teaching and non-teaching staff and the management of Pragati group of educational institutions have donated Rs.50,000 towards the flood victims' relief fund.

N. Poornachandra Rao, director of the group, handed over the demand draft to district Collector M. Subrahmanyam on Thursday. - Correspondent

Programme to

encourage singers

Srikakulam: Madras Telugu Academy is organising `Paadana Telugu Paata' programme here on September 8,9 and 10 to encourage upcoming singers.

According to T.V.K. Sastry of the academy, the idea is to popularise the Telugu song in all its glory and bring out the latent talent in promising singers. The programme is meant for signers in the districts of Srikakulam,Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam. -Special Correspondent

Navodaya test

VISAKHAPATNAM: Applications have been invited for entrance test to admit students to standard sixth in the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Peddapuram (East Godavari).

The test will be conducted on February 11, 2007 at 34 centres in East Godavari district.

Applications from those who have passed fifth standard during 2006-07 have to be submitted by October 31. - Staff Reporter

Temple burgled

KURNOOL: Miscreants broke into Sri Sivasai Ramalayam at Weaker Sections Colony here on Wednesday night. According to reports, they entered the temple by breaking the lock and took away silver crown of Saibaba, "hundi" and other valuables of the temple. Fourth Town police are investigating. - Staff Reporter

Japanese aid for

GDP modernisation

KURNOOL: The modernisation of Gajuladinne Project (GDP) will be taken up under Japanese Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) at a cost of Rs 25.14 crores. Modernisation includes strengthening of reservoir bunds and lining of canals. The GDP has an ayacut of 31,000 acres during rabi season but only 17,000 acres was supplied water. This year the situation was much worse as only 0.65 tmcft was collected in the reservoir as against full level of 4 tmcft. - Staff Reporter

Principal mourned

KADAPA: Teachers and students of Andhra Pradesh residential school at Brahmamgari Matham on Thursday mourned school principal P. Koti Rama Rao, who was among four persons of a marriage party killed in an accident at Nandalur on Wednesday night. Teachers and students recalled Rama Rao's efforts to develop the school, imbue discipline among students and promotion of sports. They lamented that he also lost his son in the mishap.

LPG godown burgled

KURNOOL: An unidentified gang broke into an LPG refills godown at Pathikonda and took away 56 empty refills on Tuesday night. Similar thefts occurred at Gonegandla, Veldurthi and other places in the district in the past few weeks. According to reports, a particular gang was responsible for the theft of empty cylinders in the district.

Superintendent of

mandal office convicted

Hyderabad: A special court at Nellore has sentenced C. Subbarayudu, superintendent of Chapadu Mandal Revenue Office in Cudapah district, to undergo one-year rigorous imprisonment in a corruption case. The ACB officials arrested him seven years ago on charge of accepting Rs. 500 bribe from a person and subsequently the special court convicted him, a press release said.

A Junior Assistant working in the same office, P. Subbarayudu, was also sentenced to undergo one-year rigorous imprisonment.

Science centre to conduct competitions

TIRUPATI: Commemorating the birth anniversary of renowned engineer Sir Mokshagundam Visweswaraiah, that is observed on September15, the Regional Science Centre and the local centre of Institution of Engineers will be jointly organising a seminar for college students on `Role of engineers in natural disaster mitigation and management' at the RSC premises on Saturday.

For school students, a painting contest will be conducted on Sunday, followed by a family quiz in which two members of a family can take part. RSC Project coordinator K.Madan Gopal has appealed to the visitors to avail the TTD's free bus operated from the Central bus station at 7.30 am, 8.30 am, 10 am, 2.30 pm, 3 pm and 4 pm.

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