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Telugu varsity to be shifted

By Our Special Correspondent

Hyderabad Dec. 16. Potti Sriramulu Telugu University is being shifted along with its administrative building presently located at Public Gardens here to a site at Bachpalli in Qutbullahpur mandal of Ranga Reddy district.

A 150-acre site has been marked for the university at the new place and initial formalities are on for transfer of the land in university's name. This was announced by the university Vice- Chancellor, G. V. Subrahmanyam, while presenting a report at a function organised on the university premises for giving away its yearly `Pratibha Puraskarams of 2001' to 11 eminent personalities. It is learnt that the Government is contemplating to locate City Police Commissioner's office in the buildings to be vacated by the university.

Present at the function were the Home Minister, T. Devender Goud, who `facilitated' allotment of the land lying in his constituency, and the chairman of the Press Academy, I. Venkata Rao.

Mr. Goud, who was the chief guest, lauded the efforts made by the university in promoting the courses. He spoke of the `mini-India' village project coming up on the outskirts of Hyderabad which would reflect the varied cultures of states through individual pavilions.

Prof. Subrahmanyam said no other language university in the country launched so many departments and courses as Telugu University.

Later, the Minister felicitated the personalities and gave away the awards which consist of a memento and cash of Rs. 10,116 each. The awardees were: Mudivedu Prabhakara Rao (literary criticism), G.Y. Giri (art and painting), Vedantam Parvateesam (dance), Parakala Pattabhirama Rao (journalism), Ravi Kondala Rao (drama), `Bhajana' Pullaiah (folklore), V. B. Saikrishna Yachendra (avadhanam), Ratnakaram Balaraju (pandit) and G. Phanikumar (novel and story). E. Gayatyri and Vemuri Venkataramanatham, who were named for the award for poetry and music were not present.

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