All India Kisan Sabha is conducting a two-day All-India coconut Growers Meet to discuss the problems of coconut growers across the nation. It will commence at Ambedkar Bhavan here on Sunday. Coconut growers from Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Orissa, Goa and Pondicherry will participate in the meet. President of the A.I.K.S and former MP from Kerala Mr. C.K. Chandrappan demanded that the government to announce a minimum support price for coconut, which should not be less than Rs.7 per piece. In a press conference here on Saturday, He said that the coconut growers were facing many problems, as there was not support and guidance from the Government to improve the yield. He accused the Central and the State Governments of failing in addressing the problems and demanded that a special package must be announced immediately to protect the interests of the growers. Pension to the aged workers of coconut groves and financial support to their families were the other demands made by Mr. Chandrappan. General Secretary of the Andhra Pradesh Rythu Sangham Mr. Ravula Venkaiah said leaders of all political parties were expected to take part in the meet.
VC's Chamber Inaugurated in JNTU-K Posted on 05-Sep-2010
Vice Chancellor’s Chamber and Executive Council Hall were inaugurated at the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University-Kakinada (JNTU-K) here on Saturday. Addressing the media after inaugurating the Chamber, Vice Chancellor, Prof. Allam Appa Rao said that proposals have been sent to the Governm...
National Nutrition Week Observed Posted on 05-Sep-2010
A meeting was organized to mark the National Nutrition Week here on Saturday. Additional Joint Collector, Mr. B. Rama Rao said that the problem of malnutrition was being noted across the nation and a combined effort from the Government and the public was needed to resolve the problem. He said that fe...
Group-I Exam Conducted Peacefully Posted on 06-Sep-2010
Group-I Examination was peacefully conducted in Kakinada. As per estimation, about 8,743 candidates were to attend the examination, but only 51% i.e. 4,486 candidates gave their examination. Twenty-Three examination centers were arranged for Group-I Exam and all these centers were divided into 7 root...
Discussions with Coconut Growers Posted on 06-Sep-2010
Addressing the inaugural session of the first two-day all-India coconut growers meet here, President of the All-India Kisan Sabha, Mr. C.K. Chandrappan said the demand for coconut was declining day by day due to the import policies of the Centre. Mr. Chandrappan called upon the coconut growers to be ...
JC at Iftar Feast - Macca Masid Posted on 06-Sep-2010
Joint Collector, Mr. K.Sasidhar said that he would put his efforts in constructing Pacca houses for economically backward Muslims. Mr. Sasidhar participated as the Chief Guest in the Iftar feast at Macca Masid of J.Ramaraopeta, Kakinada that was arranged by Masid committee this Sunday. Speaking on th...
Excellent Energy Efficient Unit 201 Posted on 07-Sep-2010
Vice-president of the Navabharat group Nagabhairava Prabhakar has received the award at a two-day function held at Chennai on September 1and 2. Addressing a press conference here, Mr. Prabhakar expressed happiness over winning the award for the third consecutive year. Sugars division of Navabharat Ve...
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