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Children practising classical dance at a summer camp in Vijayawada. Photo: Raju. V
Youngsters show interest in traditional dance forms
The Durga Agraharam Nritya Kalasala near Kotha Vanthina Centre exudes a divine expression. A bunch of enthusiastic children of all age groups gather here every morning to create magic with a uniqu...
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Krishna district slips to 12th position in SSC
Krishna district achieved a pass percentage of 88.76 in the Secondary School Education (SCC) examination 2012. The district also achieved an improvement of 3 percent in the pass percentage compared...
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CPI(M) blocks NH 9 to protest petrol price increase
The traffic came to a grinding halt on National Highway No.9 near Krishnalanka Fire Station with Communist Party of India-Marxist CPI(M) activists blocking the road for more than an hour in protest...
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Security stepped up in city
With the rumours spreading that there are chances of trouble breaking out in view of YSR Congress Party president Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy attending CBI court in illegal assets case on Friday, the pol...
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A man who thought differently
The very name Chukkapalli Pitchaiah conjures up the images of the six-foot plus towering personality and the sparkling white dhoti and white shirt starched thoroughly. The octogenarian with...
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VIJAYAWADA,
May 24, 2012
Syndicate Bank targets higher business
The Syndicate Bank has set a target to do a business of Rs.3,50,00,000 crore in the ensuing fiscal and open an additional 3,000 branches, said bank's senior manager L. Sreerama Murthy. In a...
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VIJAYAWADA,
May 24, 2012
Liquor scam: names of TDP,Congress leaders figure in list
The noose is tightening around a few influential people of Krishna district in the ongoing liquor syndicate scam.Sleuths of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), who are probing into liquor scam, th...
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VIJAYAWADA,
May 23, 2012
YSRCP confident of sweeping the bypolls
Leaders of the YSR Congress Party are confident that the party will win in all the 18 Assembly constituencies that are going to the by-elections on June 12. The Congress and the Telugu Desam will...
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VIJAYAWADA,
May 23, 2012
Not possible to shift ILS equipment: AAI
Rejecting the proposal by people of the city to shift the Instrument Landing System (ILS) equipment at Gannavaram to ensure smoother flow of traffic on National Highway No.5 the Airports Authority...
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HYDERABAD,
May 22, 2012
Impostor takes two film producers for a ride
A fraudster tricked Telugu film producers C. Kalyan and S. Ramesh, into buying his flight tickets to Mumbai and footing his hotel bill, posing as a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officer. »
VIJAYAWADA,
May 22, 2012
Delay leads to escalation of ring road project cost
Delay in execution of the Inner Ring Road (IRR) project is costing Rs.40 crore more to the Vijayawada Guntur Tenali Mangalgiri Urban Development Authority (VGRMUDA). The project, originally, was e...
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VIJAYAWADA,
May 21, 2012
High drama near Gowtham Reddy's house
City police created a ruckus when they tried to foil attempts by YSR Congress activists to set ablaze an effigy near the house of party leader P. Gowtham Reddy in Satyanarayanapuram here on Sunday...
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VIJAYAWADA,
May 21, 2012
‘Cater to the educational needs of special children'
“If you are planning for a year, sow paddy; if you are planning for a decade, plant a tree; if you are planning for a lifetime, EDUCATE people”—Chinese thoughtThese lines written on a board...
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VIJAYAWADA,
May 20, 2012
Call to make Vijayawada plastic-free
Municipal Commissioner G. Ravi Babu on Saturday appealed to all sections to extend their cooperation in making Vijayawada a plastic-free city. Addressing a meeting attended by officials of...
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VIJAYAWADA,
May 20, 2012
No water, no sanitation for Fakirgudem residents
About 120 houses are caught in a Catch 22 situation due to a wrangle between representatives of two political parties' at Fakirgudem in the city. The residents of Fakirgudem abutting Bandar...
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Temperature soars to 42 deg. C, keeps people indoors
SC judgement on Haj subsidy hailed
GMC to widen Brindavan Gardens Road
Land deal is clean: Minister
Nod for regularisation of encroachments
Health varsity needs campus for research development: official
TDP fears trouble from Jagan aides
Body found in water tank atop Indrakeeladri
VIJAYAWADA,
May 24, 2012
Evaluation of Inter answer sheets from tomorrow
Evaluation of the answer sheets of Intermediate final year (2012) students, who appeared for advance supplementary exams, will commence on May 25. Regional Inspection Officer, Board of Inter...
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VIJAYAWADA,
May 24, 2012
Petrol price hike draws wide criticism
The Centre's decision to increase petrol price will be a burden of close to Rs. 50 crore per annum on the commoner in Krishna district. At present, the motorists are paying Rs.72.23 per litre. They...
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VIJAYAWADA,
May 23, 2012
Postponement of SSC results decried
YSR Congress Party leaders have lashed out at the government for putting off the announcement of SSC results, for which lakhs of students and their parents are waiting across the State.Lead...
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VIJAYAWADA,
May 23, 2012
Left protests against power tariff hike
The city witnessed protests against the steep hike in power tariff on Tuesday. The Left parties— CPI and CPI(M) —staged protests separately against the hike at various places. The Communist...
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VIJAYAWADA,
May 22, 2012
Literature flourishes in land of disasters
It is the first research paper on Diviseema. The people of this cyclone-prone island that is cut off from the mainland by branches of Krishna River are so thrilled that they felicitated the author...
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VIJAYAWADA,
May 22, 2012
Second and final counselling for MDS seats
The Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences has issued the notification of the second and final counselling for MDS seats in the different dental colleges affiliated to it. The counselling begin at...
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VIJAYAWADA,
May 21, 2012
Land, donated to Gandhiji in 1933, turns a dumping yard
A piece of land donated to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhiji is being used as a ground to dump the garbage. The land has become a bone of contention between senior citizens of Mogalrajpuram and...
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KHAMMAM,
May 20, 2012
13th century stone inscription restored
The historical ‘Bayyaram stone inscription' in Bayyaram mandal dating back to the 13th century of the Kakatiya era has been restored for posterity. The Tourism Department, in collaboration with th...
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VIJAYAWADA,
May 20, 2012
330 unrecognised schools to be closed
The State Government has prepared ground to shut down 330 unrecognised schools operating in Krishna district. Criminal cases would be booked against the managements, if the unrecognised schools wer...
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MACHILIPATNAM,
May 19, 2012
Experts assess condition of tidal banks
A team of engineers from the World Bank assessed the condition of tidal bank between Polatithippa and Malakayya Lanka villages in Machilipatnam mandal. Government Whip Perni Venkataramaiah...
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CPI(M) to launch massive agitation against power tariff hike
‘Prayaschitta homam' performed
Cops asked to keep track of ex-offenders
Construction workers launch hunger strike
‘Steps afoot to ease sand scarcity'
‘Deaths not due to adulteration of liquor'
Complaints galore at ‘Prajavani' programme
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Liquor scam: names of TDP,Congress leaders figure in list
Petrol price hike draws wide criticism
Krishna district slips to 12th position in SSC
CPI(M) blocks NH 9 to protest petrol price increase
Syndicate Bank targets higher business
Evaluation of Inter answer sheets from tomorrow
A man who thought differently
Impostor takes two film producers for a ride
Security stepped up in city
Postponement of SSC results decried
