Kakinada, Feb 22nd: A large number of farm workers and tenant farmers, owing allegiance to the Akhila Bharata Rythu Coolie Sangham, on Monday staged a dharna in front of the Collectorate here in support of their demand for providing employment for 150 days under the NREGS, paying Rs 150 daily wage, to prevent migration in search of livelihood. They raised slogans and wanted identity cards for all the tenant farmers and pattas to poor farmers. The other demands included distribution of 'Bhoodan' ceiling lands to the landless poor, sanctioning of loans to all the members of the Rythu Mithra Groups and taking up execution of Yeleru modernisation works without further delay.
Dharna by Vidya Volunteers
Vidya Volunteers who were removed from their work staged dharna at the collectorate demanding to provide alternate work for them. Speaking on the occasion Vidya Volunteers district president, K. Simhadri alleged that the government is removing the jobs of the Vidya Volunteers in name of the DSC and not providing any alternative jobs for them. Vidya Volunteers society members Durga Prasad, Eswarrao, Srinivas and others took part in dharna.
Dharna by Vidya Volunteers
Vidya Volunteers who were removed from their work staged dharna at the collectorate demanding to provide alternate work for them. Speaking on the occasion Vidya Volunteers district president, K. Simhadri alleged that the government is removing the jobs of the Vidya Volunteers in name of the DSC and not providing any alternative jobs for them. Vidya Volunteers society members Durga Prasad, Eswarrao, Srinivas and others took part in dharna.
Efforts to get 100 percent results Posted on 23-Feb-2010
Kakinada, Feb 22nd: With the SSC public examination approaching in the month of March, the district educational authorities are taking all measures to achieve 100% pass percentage in the district with an aim of making each and every student to pass in the exams. Commissioner of school education, Mrs....
BJP to launch an agitation Posted on 24-Feb-2010
Kakinada, Feb 22nd: BJP would soon launch an agitation in support of their demand of national project status for Polavaram. East Godavari District unit BJP President Y Malakondaiah while addressing a press conference here said that other political parties and people organizations would support ...
Villagers allege in gramsabhas Posted on 24-Feb-2010
Kakinada, Feb 23rd: In the exercise aimed at weeding out the multiple and bogus ration cards conducted by the district municipal authorities, villagers belonging to various grampanchyats and municipalities alleged that the names of the eligible persons were missing in the new list. After the completi...
Software on AIDS patients soon Posted on 24-Feb-2010
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 inf...
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...
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