Kakinada, Jan 20th: RTC authorities are planning to improve the sanitation and other amenities in all bus depots of East Godavari district. The APSRTC authorities issued a circular to all the regional managers in the districts recently to that effect. A private agency will be entrusted with the job of maintenance of toilets on 'pay and use' basis, while the maintenance of cleanliness will be taken up by the RTC authorities.
The authorities say that they will start implementing the new circular in the depots, when the current two years term of the contract expires. It also mentioned the contract period as per new norms to be four years. The authorities in East Godavari are making efforts to start new direct services from Konaseema to Tirupathi and also to a few towns in Chhattisgarh as part of interstate bus service agreement. There are plans to increase bus services to Hyderabad also.
The authorities say that they will start implementing the new circular in the depots, when the current two years term of the contract expires. It also mentioned the contract period as per new norms to be four years. The authorities in East Godavari are making efforts to start new direct services from Konaseema to Tirupathi and also to a few towns in Chhattisgarh as part of interstate bus service agreement. There are plans to increase bus services to Hyderabad also.
No foul play in YSR copter crash Posted on 21-Jan-2010
New Delhi, Jan 20th: Ruling out any foul play into last year's September 2 helicopter crash which killed then Chief Minister Dr YSR Reddy and four others, the government on Jan 20 said the report on the probe has termed ''loss of control'' as the chief reason behind the tragic inc...
Entrance tests to be delayed Posted on 21-Jan-2010
Hyderabad, Jan 20th: The schedule for the Eamcet and other common entrance tests (CETs) will be delayed further as the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) failed to convene a meeting on Wednesday to finalise the dates. The meeting was indefinitely postponed due to the Telangana ...
JNTU-K joins research forum Posted on 22-Jan-2010
Kakinada, Jan 21st: Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University-Kakinada (JNTU-K) is keen on working with Jackson State University by joining the Jackson Transnational Research Forum in India (J-TRFI), which works for revealing hidden scientific resources. The Jackson's delegation comprising Mr. Ja...
Colleges in backward districts Posted on 22-Jan-2010
New Delhi, Jan 21: The cabinet Thursday approved the setting up of a model college in each of the 374 districts identified as educationally backward. Less than 12 students out of every 100 studying in secondary schools go to colleges in these districts. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs appro...
Boarders aim to top in state Posted on 22-Jan-2010
Kakinada, Jan 21st: Nearly 1,500 boarders of all social welfare hostels in East Godavari will take the Class X public examinations, for the academic year 2009-10 which are scheduled to be held between March 22 and April 8. As the department concerned secured second position in the state in the last y...
Rs 227cr Plantations under NREGS Posted on 22-Jan-2010
Kakinada, Jan 21st: The implementation of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) will get a major boost, as the state government issued an order recently, making the horticulture department the nodal agency. Beginning April 1, the department will exclusively take up plantation of horticul...
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