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Sam Pitroda to receive Nayudamma award

Vijayawada, Mar 5 (UNI) The Y Nayudamma Memorial Trust would confer the Nayudamma award 2005 to National Knowledge Commission and World Tel Chairman Sam Pitroda at Tenali, on March 11.

Nayudamma Trust founder P Vishnu Murthy said in a release that Dr Pitroda had been chosen in recognition of his outstanding contribution to India's Telecom revolution.

The award was instituted in 1986 to commemorate the memory of the late distinguished scientist and internationally renowned leather technologist Dr Nayudamma and was given to the persons chosen for their significant contributions to the development of science and technology in the country every year.

The recipient would deliver the 14th Nayudamma Memorial lecture on the theme ''tradition and technology''.

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BJP focusses on farmers' plight

Nashik, Mar 4 (UNI) Flaying the Congress-NCP coalition government in Maharahstra for the grave power crisis bedevilling the State, BJP today focussed the party agenda on the plight of farmers, saying the acute shortage of electricity will worsen their condition. The issue was discussed intensely by the party state leaders on the first day of its two-day executive meet which began here today, the BJP sources said, adding party national vice-president Bal Apte was the.....

AIDS victim to fight election against former Chief Minister

Guwahati, Mar 4 (UNI) An HIV positive patient is all set to contest against former Asom Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta in the coming Assembly election. The Congress will field Jahnavi Goswami against Mr Mahanta at Barhampur from where the former Chief Minister has been winning since 1985. '' She will be joining the Congress today at Nagaon and contesting the elections'' said her sister and constant companion Ankita Goswami. Jahnavi is the niece of.....

Nitish only making hollow promises : Congress

Patna, Mar 4 (UNI) Bihar Congress today alleged that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was making 'hollow' promises to mislead the people of the state. Reacting to the assurance given by Mr Kumar on ending the unaided education policy, Chief spokesman of state Congress Kripanath Pathak said although it was a welcome step but also apprehended the government's sincerity in the matter. He said the NDA government was only making 'tall' promises but nothing was done at.....
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