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President Abdul Kalam Indian President declares 32nd National Games open
The Indian President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam arrived at Hyderabad on a 2-day visit. He was given a red-carpet welcome at the Begumpet Airport. Governor of Andhra Pradesh Dr. C Rangarajan and other officials themselves were welcomed the President this morning. Later the President took part an inauguration program of a social-welfare group and also inaugurated the 32nd National Games at the Gachibowli Stadium at the Sports Village.

The President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam called for the empowerment of women. Inaugurating the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development of the Association of Lady Entrepreneurs of Andhra Pradesh near Kukatpally in Hyderabad, he said the country's GDP of 5 per cent had to be doubled in the next few years. Dr. Kalam praised the ALEAP president, K Ramadevi's dream of establishing by 2005-06 one hundred estates with 4000 industries. Chief Minister Mr. N Chandrababu Naidu counseled women to develop self-confidence and said if women entrepreneurs perform well, they can dominate men.

Naxals has burnt a Bus owned by the state-run APSRTC at Mathukkoru in Guntur

1 person died and 12 more injured when a live electric wire got into contact at a Ayyappa temple in Khammam.

2 persons died after they could not come out of a river let in Prakasam district.

3 persons were injured in a clash between two labour groups of a shipping company.

A Theatre screening the Telugu film. 'Khadgam' is attacked by a group of minority youth in Khammam. The Youth stormed into the theatre and smashed the poster stands and damaged the bronze statue of the head of the family owning the cinema hall. However, the ABVP town committee staged a rasta rook condemning the attack on the theatre.

The leader of the Godavari Jalala Sadhana Samithi and former MP Mr. Konathala Ramakrishna appealed to the TDP members to impress upon the Chief Minister to take decision to bring the Godavari waters to the district. A Seminar on 'Godavari water for Vizag' is organised in the Vizag Journalists forum. Konathala Ramakrishna, BJP MLA Mr. K. Haribabu, Mayor Ms. Rajana Ramani, former MLA Mr. K. Govinda Rao and others took part in the Seminar in Visakhapatnam.

The TTD executive officer Mr. Ajeya Kallam said that effective steps shall be taken to further strengthen the security system at the temple in Tirupathi. He spoke to devotees during the weekly 'Dial TTD EO' program.



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