-The Hindu Hyderabad: Though the child sex ratio (CSR) in the State was 939 (girls for 1,000 boys) against a national average of 919, a disturbing trend was the decline in the ratio in all rural areas and in 21 out of 23 districts as far as urban centres were concerned. Yet, compared to urban areas (935), the CSR was better in rural areas (941), a possible pointer to the prevalence of...
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Lok Ayukta seeks survey report of Kannedhara mining lease area
-The Hindu Srikakulam Collector asked to set up a special committee Hyderabad: Lok Ayukta of Andhra Pradesh Justice B. Subhashan Reddy has directed Srikakulam District Collector Saurabh Gaur to set up a special committee to survey the Kannedhara hillock on which granite mining lease was granted to D. Rammanohar Naidu, son of Minister for Roads & Buildings Dharmana Prasada Rao. Mr. Saurabh Gaur, a few other district officials, including the Assistant Director of...
More »Rain and gale dash mango farmers’ hopes -Rajulapudi Srinivas
-The Hindu Heaps of fruit lay scattered in many orchards in Krishna district KEERTIRAYANIGUDEM (KRISHNA DT.): Farmers have expected a ‘windfall' and consumers are eagerly waiting for the ‘king of fruit' to enter the market. But, Saturday's rain and gale dashed the hopes of one and all. Farmers, however, were the worst-hit. The early morning activity in the mango orchards in the Central and Western Krishna district on Sunday reflected the extent of damage...
More »Minister promises safe drinking water at Rs. 2 per litreMinister promises safe drinking water at Rs. 2 per litre
-The Hindu 50 Bodhan villages in pilot project YEDAPALLY (NIZAMABAD DT.): Efforts are on to supply safe and purified drinking water at the rate of 20 paise per litre to every household in over 50 villages in Bodhan Assembly constituency. If this pilot project being undertaken at a cost of Rs. 3-4 lakh for each unit is successful, it will be extended to other villages in course of time. Disclosing this at an...
More »Chit-fund scam: Saradha agents lay siege to Mamata house -Saibal Sen & Caesar Mandal
-The Times of India KOLKATA: Bengal is sitting on a powder keg. And the fuse could well have been lit on Friday as a 33-year-old agent of Saradha Group, a chit fund company that has gone bust, committed suicide being unable to pay his depositors while over 3,000 agents laid siege to chief minister Mamata Banerjee's residence in protest against the lockdown. The turn of events has triggered fears of a repeat...
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