The nation wide polio eradication programme. Bivalent Oral Polio Vaccine (BOPV), was held in East Godavari on Sunday. The Collector, Mr.Gopalakrishna Dwivedi, inaugurated the programme by administering two drops of polio vaccine to a baby at the Yetimoga urban health center this morning. On the occasion, the collector appealed to the parents of all zero-5-years-old babies to come forward voluntarily to participate in the nation-wide programme and join hands with it in eradicating the disease permanently from the country. He further said that over 3,250 booths were set up for this purpose and more than 100 mobile teams were also arranged to ensure maximum coverage.
Over 5.79 lakh Children were expected to be immunized with the new oral polio vaccine which provides immunity against various types of virulent viruses in the district. The district medical and health department arranged 7.30 lakh doses of the vaccination for this (BOPV).
Over 5.79 lakh Children were expected to be immunized with the new oral polio vaccine which provides immunity against various types of virulent viruses in the district. The district medical and health department arranged 7.30 lakh doses of the vaccination for this (BOPV).
KMC to get power from waste Posted on 08-Feb-2010
Nearly eight lakh residents of kakinada city will shortly be free from mosquitoes as the Kakinada Municipal Corporation (KMC) is going to take steps for handing over the city’s garbage to a private firm for generating power. Kakinada, the headquarters of East Godavari District, was recently upg...
Fee hike likely in engg colleges Posted on 08-Feb-2010
Engineering seats might become dearer in the coming academic year with private college managements from eight states demanding implementation of a uniform fee of Rs 70,000 to Rs 80,000 per annum in all engineering colleges across the country. The current fee per seat in AP engineering colleges is onl...
SSC students hit by T-stir Posted on 08-Feb-2010
The T-struggle has taken its toll on SSC students with students getting a more three days time to prepare for the all-important Board exams. Owing to T-trouble and acceding to the demand of several government school teachers from the region, the District Examinations Department (DED) has decided to c...
Engineering student ends life Posted on 09-Feb-2010
Kakinada, Feb 8th: A B.Tech third year student N.V Sirisha, 19, committed suicide by hanging to a ceiling fan with her chunni in her hostel room at about 4 pm at Lenora Engineering College at Rampachodavaram in East Godavari on Monday. The girl after attending the classes, went to her hostel room and...
SP suspends 11 cops Posted on 09-Feb-2010
Kakinada, Feb 8th: The East Godavari superintendent of police, Mr. Y. Nagi Reddy suspended a total of 11 police constables of the Rajahmundry city police stations including from traffic wing. The SP on Monday issued suspension orders to the 11 police personnel as they indulged in corrupt practices by...
10lakh demanded over boy kidnap Posted on 09-Feb-2010
Hyderabad, Feb 8th: Close on the heels of the sensational kidnap and brutal killing of a ten-year-old girl Vaishnavi at Vijayawada a few days back, two unidentified persons kidnapped a four-year-old boy and demanded Rupees ten lakh for his release at Khajipura area under Sha Ali Banda Police Station ...
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