A four-year-old boy died of snakebite in Chagalamarri mandal of Nandyal district on Wednesday night
Kurnool:A four-year-old boy died of snakebite in Chagalamarri mandal of Nandyal district on Wednesday night. The victim Pranay Kumar Reddy is an LKG student at a local private school.
According to information, Pranay had been returning home from school. But he began playing with his friends. While playing, he went into the bushes and got bitten by a snake.
When Pranay started struggling, his family members rushed him to a local hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
Selection of differently-abled cricketers in AP
Visakhapatnam:Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) will conduct a selection programme for differently abled cricket players across four specialised categories, offering a unique opportunity for talented athletes.
Selection trials will commence on February 8 at 9 a.m. at the ACA-VDCA B ground nets in Visakhapatnam and Anakapalli districts.
According to Yadlapalli Suryanarayana, chairman of the ACA Differently Abled Cricket Committee, the selection is open to players in four specific categories –Physical Disability, Blind, Wheelchair and Deaf.
ACA has advised aspirants to come with their personal cricket kit and adhere to the white dress code.
Devotees offer dollars, riyals and dirhams to Goddess Durga
Vijayawada:Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Devasthanam atop the Indrakeeladri in Vijayawada received ₹2.28 crore in the hundi on Thursday. The offerings included 328 grams of gold jewellery, 3.480 kg of silver ornaments, 158 US dollars, 5 Saudi riyals, 130 UAE dirhams, 115 Canadian dollars, 55 Singapore dollars, 65 UK pounds, 1 Qatar riyal, 2,000 Oman bhaisa, and 30.5 Kuwaiti dinars.
Temple officials said that besides these, the Goddess received ₹78,333 through e-hundi.
Rationalist, healer Dr. Maru passes away
Vijayawada:Dr. G. Maru, doctor and social worker, who advocated rationalist values, passed away in Vijayawada at the age of 80.
The fourth daughter of the renowned atheist couple Gora and Saraswati Gora, Dr. Maru continued their legacy alongside her brother Dr. G. Samaram.
Her last rites will be performed at 3 p.m. on Friday at the Vijayawada Atheist Centre
For 55 years, Dr. Maru served people of Vijayawada through Vasavya Nursing Home. She was known for her tireless efforts in rural and tribal healthcare, combatting superstitions and offering free medical services. She played a significant role in performing thousands of eye and polio surgeries. She trained hundreds of nursing professionals.
Dr. Maru’s contributions to the Vijayawada Indian Medical Association and atheist movement are equally commendable.
Following her demise, a large number of friends, followers and beneficiaries of her medical services gathered to pay their respects to her body placed inside the Atheist Centre at Benz Circle in Vijayawada.
Dr. Maru’s family has donated her eyes to the Gora Eye Bank. She is survived by her husband Hari Subramaniam, her son, Dr. Olas Gora, her daughter-in-law Dr. Sudipti Vardhan and her grandson Sahas.
