Minister for Health Dr. N Janardhan Reddy said that the Family Health Awareness Programmes will be taken up from February 15, 2002. He said that the number of polio cases has come down and that there was not even a single guinea worm case reported. He said that Rs. 1331.85 Crores was allocated for health projects for the year 2002-03.
Firing between the Naxals of the Peoples War Group Naxals and the Police forces near Bairapuram tank under Lingala Police Station limits in Mahaboobnagar was held in the early hours of the day. No causalities were reported.
Union Minister for Urban Development Mr. B Dattatreya asked the Small Scale Industries sector to adopt newer technologies to manufacture products faster and in a qualitative manner. He inaugurated the two day AP Paint Expo 2002 in Hyderabad.
As many as 25,000 Educational volunteers will be appointed to stop discontinuation in studies. This was stated by Minister for Education Mandava Venkateswara Rao.
A City bank in Hyderabad - Sravya bank was found closed leaving behind its hundreds of investors with unpaid amounts in various schemes. The case has been shifted from Narayanaguda police station to Central Crime Station and investigation was on.
American Philosopher and Writer Mr. David Frawley was present in Visakhapatnam and spoke at a seminar on 'Hinduism and clash of Civilizations' organised by Pragna Bharathi.
