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AP Minister assures enquiry into assault on journalist

Hyderabad, Mar 3 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Home Minister K Jana Reddy today assured a delegation of working journalists and representatives of the electronic media that he would order an enquiry by an officer of the rank of DIG of police into alleged attack on the representative of local TV channel.

Representatives of Andhra Pradesh Working Journalists Union (APUWJ) and AP Electronic Media Journalists Association (APEMJA) today took out a rally protesting against the alleged attack on a mediaperson.

The journalists complained to the Home Minister that attacks on the media were increasing across the state and urged him to curb them.

They alleged that Chandrakant, representative of a local TV channel, was brutally beaten up when he went to the college to cover the visit of the representatives of Medical Council of India to the college to examine the facilities available there.

They also told the Minister that the Camera of the victim was damaged and he was locked up in a dark room. The journalists demanded the arrest of the college authorities.

The delegation was led by APUWJ President K Amaranath and APEMJA President Chandu Janardhan.

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PAU develops new variety of cotton

Ludhiana, Mar 11 (UNI) The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has developed a new hybrid variety of 'desi' (local) cotton, PAU-626H. The variant has been released for general cultivation in the current sowing season. PAU scientists today said PAU 626H has been developed by crossing a male-sterile line DS-5 (female parent) and LD 694 (male parents). The hybrid was extensively tested for four years in research trials at Faridkot, Ludhiana, Abohar and Bathinda research stations and it was also tested for one.....

Protest in TN against Tata's offer to clean up Bhopal

Chennai, Mar 3 (UNI) Supporters and campaigners of the survivors of the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy today participated in a rally to oppose the recent offer by Tata chairman Ratan Tata to facilitate the re-entry of Union Carbide and its new owner 'Dow Chemical' into India. The rally that began at Monroe Statue in Anna Salai was led by Tamil Nadu Women's Collective members from Chennai. Placards and banners condemning the offer of Ratan Tata were part of the.....

Punjab govt to give financial relief to farmers families

Chandigarh, Mar 11 (UNI) The Punjab government has decided to give financial compensation and a government job to the next of kin of farmers, who take the extreme step of committing suicide after falling into the debt trap. The financial compensation will be in the form of an immediate relief to the effected next-of-kin of the farmer, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal announced here today. Talking to mediapersons, he said a permanent government job would also be given to the next-of-kin.....
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