Kakinada, Feb 23rd: Inorder to keep a tab on AIDS patients details and making them go ahead with regular checkups, the district health authorities are developing a software to maintain data of all HIV/AIDS infected persons in East Godavari district. According to survey, nearly 40,000 persons were infected with the decease in the district out of which 5,000 are getting anti-retroviral therapy at ART centers at Rajahmundry, Kakinada, Amalapuram, Tuni and Ramachandrapuram.
Initially data pertaining to the patients availing ART will be prepared which includes residential address, marital status, health status and schedule of the medical course. With the details the authorities can easily find out the patients who need to come for a medical checkup and take medicines accordingly. Following the announcement of Chief Minister, Mr. K. Rosaiah during the budget session to provide a monthly pension to HIV affected people, the authorities are also busy in preparing the list. The additional DMHO, Dr. M. Pavan Kumar said that the process will be initially started on a pilot basis and later will be extended to other districts soon.
Lankan fisherman arrested Posted on 25-Feb-2010
Kakinada, Feb 24th: With in a gap of four days, 16 Srilankan fishermen were arrested by the marine police while venturing into the sea near the Kakinada port. Last year in the month of December nearly 34 fishermen where arrested and shifted to Visakhapatman by the coastal officers for remand. Later i...
Decrease in pulse prices Posted on 25-Feb-2010
Kakinada, Feb 24th: With the arrival of the new crops and imports from other countries the prices of the essential commodities has decreased in the open market bringing a great relief to the consumers in the last few weeks. But for the farmers who were expecting high prices are a little bit disappoin...
Review on inter exams Posted on 25-Feb-2010
Kakinada, Feb 24th: Board of Intermediate Education secretary G Balaramaiah ordered the college principals and educational department officers to organize the intermediate board exams in hassle free manner. In this concern a video conference was organized by him from Hyderabad. Speaking on the occasi...
Maha dharna by fisherfolk Posted on 26-Feb-2010
Kakinada, Feb 26th: With the decision taken by the central government to make proposed Marine Fisheries (Regulation and Management) bill-2009 as act, nearly 500 fishermen of all coastal mandals in East Godavari district organized maha dharna at district collectorate here on Thursday demanding the gov...
ECS services for the district Posted on 26-Feb-2010
Kakinada, Feb 25th: To avoid the late payments resulting in disconnection of power supply, the Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Company has introduced Electronic Clearing Service for acceptance of power bills from consumers through bank accounts in East Godavari District. The process is said...
3 bill collectors suspended Posted on 26-Feb-2010
Kakinada, Feb 25th: Kakinada municipal commissioner, Mr. G.S.N Murthy suspended three bill collectors for the delay in the collection of payments pertaining to property taxes. The commissioner was very serious about the issue as only 40% of the taxes were collected till now as the financial year is g...
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