Kakinada, Dec 7th: The leader of SC cell of the Telugu Desam Party Mr. D. Srisailam said on Monday that the state government was not taking effective measures for the welfare of inmates of welfare hostels in the state. Participating in the meeting organized at district party office, he alleged that the tribal, backward class and other women staying in the hostels are facing many problems due to lack of minimum facilities in the hostels. Nearly 30 percent of the hostels were not even being supplied protected water, he added.
Mr. Srisailam further added that there were 2,360 welfare hostels in the state out of which 31.5 percent of the hostels were being run in rented houses. He lamented that the lack of permanent buildings is more in East and West godavari districts. Hence he demanded the government to take immediate steps to shift inmates from rented building to those owned by the government. He also said that the inmates are facing several problems with the increased mess charges. The other SC leaders M. Apparao, P. Narayana Murthy, Suguna Kumari and other participated.
Mr. Srisailam further added that there were 2,360 welfare hostels in the state out of which 31.5 percent of the hostels were being run in rented houses. He lamented that the lack of permanent buildings is more in East and West godavari districts. Hence he demanded the government to take immediate steps to shift inmates from rented building to those owned by the government. He also said that the inmates are facing several problems with the increased mess charges. The other SC leaders M. Apparao, P. Narayana Murthy, Suguna Kumari and other participated.
Panel holds audit on SEZ Posted on 08-Dec-2009
Kakinada, Dec 7th: An expert committee of the National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM) conducted a public audit on Monday on the proposed Kakinada special economic zone (K-SEZ) with villagers of Tondangi and U. Kottapalli mandals of East Godavari, at Vakadaripeta village of Tondangi mandal....
Congress seeks opinion on Telangana Posted on 08-Dec-2009
Hyderabad, Dec 7 : With Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao continuing his fast unto death to demand a separate Telangana state, the ruling Congress party Monday intensified efforts to find a solution. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K. Rosaiah Monday night sought the opinion of ...
CBSE to start school rating Posted on 08-Dec-2009
New Delhi, Dec 7th: The Central Board of Secondary Education has begun the process of evolving an official rating system for schools affiliated to it. The CBSE is soon going to start the rating of the schools based on its academic results, infrastructure, teacher student ratio and facilities availabl...
BSNL offer to students Posted on 09-Dec-2009
Kakinada, Dec 8th: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is going to offer broadband connections to students at 20 percent concession on charges from December 1 in East Godavari district. The district telecom general manager, Mr. G. Raghavendra Rao, told that they were going to offer broadband connecti...
Plan for petro chemical region soon Posted on 09-Dec-2009
Kakinada, Dec 8th: The process of preparing a master plan for much-awaited Petroleum, Chemical and Petro-chemical Investigation Region (PCPIR) between Kakinada and Visakhapatnam has received momentum. The special Development Authority of the PCPIR, recently opened financial bids received in response ...
Awareness drive on food safety Posted on 09-Dec-2009
Kakinada, Dec 8th: To make the customer identify the genuine food and help them being cheated with adulterated food items at the time of sale, food control authorities are carrying out awareness program on food safety, hygiene and on identification of standard marks like Agmark and ISI on items in Ea...
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