Kakinada, July 27th: The state human rights commission directed the East Godavari District administration to conduct fresh inquiries over dredging activity in the vicinity of Hope Island offshore of Kakinada port. According to sources, the Commission gave this directive, following the petition filed by Sri Bhairava Swamy Marine Fisheries Cooperative Society of Hope Island over the damage to the livelihood of 200 fisher folk families in the island.
The KSPL, during the earlier probe by the district administration, maintained that dredging was done to maintain the navigation channel to both the Kakinada deep water port and the Kakinada anchorage port. It also stated that the dredging operations were being conducted since 1992 and was not a new development after the deep water port came into the fold of the KSPL in the late nineties. The Kakinada RDO and sub-divisional magistrate, Mr. G.C Kishore Kumar is entrusted with the inquiry.
Hyderabad, July 28th: The state government is to set up a task force to crack down on teachers and other employees who reportedly submitted fake certificates to get jobs and promotions. The task force will function under AP Higher Education Council. There are allegations that more than 30,000 perso...
Rajahmundry, July 28th: Police are cautioning the students to give up the practice of ragging with a warning that those who indulge in such activities would have to face stern action. A series of programs to sensitize the students against ragging are being held at several educational institutions i...
Rajahmundry, July 28th: The Andhra Pradesh State AIDS Control Society in association with voluntary agencies has launched a drive called ‘Subham’ to screen high risk groups, including commercial sex workers and male sex workers for HIV/AIDS in East Godavari. In the district nearly 10 no...
Hyderabad, July 28th: The PCI (Pharmacy Council of India) has prepared new rules known as Pharmacy Practise Regulations for pharmacists which will be implemented in the next three months. The new regulations will define the responsibilities of pharmacists and penalties to be imposed for any violati...
Visakhapatnam, July 28th: The state has become the nuclear hub of the country with the second campus of the Bhaba Atomic Research Center (BARC) coming up in the port city. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited has already decided to set up a nuclear power plant at Pulivendula in Kadapa dis...
Hyderabad, July 29th: The state government has decided to increase the weight of intermediate marks in Eamcet from the existing 25 percent to 50 percent from 2011. This is the decision taken by the government to phase out the Eamcet as the doorway to professional courses. A senior official says tha...
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