VISAKHAPATNAM � TUESDAY � MARCH 14, 2017 � `4.00 � PAGES 14 � LATE CITY EDITION EXPERTS SNIFF OUT LOST NO INFO ON A#E OF THE PRINTS DID HADROSAURS WALK THE PATH? Tho!gh the tracks were fo!nd in A!g!st 20 5, researchers, ■ The tracks, which are approximately 55 cm long, are )elieved to 7 metres JURASSIC WORLD IN CHINA incl!ding scientists from 8hina, the Rep!)lic of (orea and )e of 3adrosa!rs the 1nited 2tates, only recently confirmed that they were ■ 2everal other footprints meas!ring )etween 2 cm and 9+ cm Dinosaur tracks, including footprints of various sizes, were dinosa!r prints. 3owever, they made no mention of how old were also discovered in the region ESTIMATEDLENGTHOFTHE found on a mountain in Longjing City, in China’s northeast the tracks are ■ 'illions of years ago, the area co!ld have )een a shallow lake TRACK-MAKER’S BODY CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOGGA ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUPATI ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ VILLUPURAM ■ WARANGAL ■ THRISSUR SPECIAL OFFICER Life hangs in balance Civic chie as blood banks run out !e"# hi# $%&e of stock in Srikakulam i$ '()%*%(# G RAMESH BABU @ Srikakulam h%++ , %&e K K%,$= AV0 , from 4uditi in >alumuru mandal! with a tumour EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE in her uterus! came to $rikakulam for a hysterectomy procedure @ Vijayawada at a private hospital. *octors told her she had to arrange for blood, if the surgery had to be performed. A community hall in Krishna Krishnaveni! along with her husband! reached the %ed 'ross Lanka has been named after Vi- blood bank! among the two prominent blood banks in the town! jayawada municipal commission- early Monday. 1#he officials told me B+ units are out of stock. I er G Veerapandian in recognition have been waiting here for three hours for a donor. , have no clue of his services to the locality. if , can get the surgery performed at all!2 she complained. #he ormally!such gestures are made stock chart suggested there were only /3 towards politicians! government Emergency A? units available! with the columns officers and others either after situation showing the availability of other groups they retire or e"pire! but this is reading BCero-. the first time that the Vijayawada )$ 1nits of )lood #he situation at the %,+$ medical col- municipal corporation has decid- availa)le at R$'2 lege and hospital was no different. ,t was ed to name the community hall hospital left with only :D units of blood! compris- after a serving officer. ing all groups. #he stocks at the blood #he proposal to name the com- "* 1nits 5only *67 of banks in $rikakulam are fast depleting HOLIDAYS FOR STUDENTS munity hall on $wargapuri %oad )lood availa)le at Red owing to lack of donors! leading to emer- in Krishna Lanka after Veera- Students in a joyful mood after conclusion of their first year intermediate exams in Vijayawada on Monday | P RAVINDRA BABU 8ross )lood )ank gency situations at city hospitals. pandian was mooted by &$RC )0 to "00 1nits all city 1$ince $unday evening! , have been corporator 'handana $uresh of hospitals need per day doing the rounds to the %ed 'ross blood ()th *ivision before the V+C bank for a unit of A? blood. o luck so standing committee. ,nteresting- far!2 rued + Krishna %ao from Arasav- ly! corporators irrespective of alli! whose sister-s surgery was due on +onday. Afficials say stu- party affiliations endorsed it in dents! the key donors! are shying away from donating blood since Cong buys time in Manipur, the corporation-s council meet- the e"am season is on. 1#his is all we have. After the e"ams! sum- ing on .ebruary (/. mer vacation will begin. #he situation is e"pected to be normal At that time! Veerapandian only after the colleges reopen!2 said %,+$ blood bank in-charge *r thanked the residents of Krishna K 7apa %atnam! adding that they had a few units for emergency Lanka. After the community hall cases like thalassaemia! and dialysis. An an average! %,+$ needs contests decision on Goa was inaugurated by mayor (; units per day! D; per cent of which goes to the maternity ward! Koneru $reedhar on +onday, apart from the (-@ needed for dialysis. An an average! the city hos- Veerapandian told # ,0! 1, do pitals need :; to /;; blood units per day. A few GAs have agreed CM Ibobi Singh claims he will resign today even as BJP’s Biren Singh gears up to head not feel any special but am hum- to donate blood. 4ut the crisis may last till summer-s end. new govt; urgent hearing in Supreme Court today over challenge to BJP govt in Goa bled by such a gesture.2 +unicipal authorities say it is not the first time that such a ges- PRASANTA MAZUMDAR @ Guwahati government!2 said ,bobi. 4ut the ber =ouse! the 'ongress moved Jaitley gets addl ture was made towards officers 'hief +inister-in-waiting! 4iren the $upreme 'ourt on +onday who served Krishna district or A.#0% a day-long drama! +a- $ingh! claimed the support of @3 for an urgent hearing on the situ- charge of +ef ,in Vijayawada where several roads nipur 'hief +inister Akram ,bo- +LAs - (/ from 4>7! four each ation in Goa. #he '>, has agreed :inance minister Ar!n and locations are named after of- bi $ingh resigned on +onday from the 7. and the 77 and to set up a special bench to hear 0aitley was on 'onday ficials recognising their services evening after the 4>7 and its al- one each from #+'! L>7 and the the plea on #uesday. given additional charge to the city-s development. .or in- lies called on Governor ajma 'ongress! besides an ,ndepend- #he petition says Governor of the &efence 'inistry stance! Ajith $ingh agar was =eptulla to seek her invitation to ent. #he 'ongress +LA! $hyam- +ridula $inha-s decision to in- named after ,A$ officer Ajith after 'anohar ,arrikar form the government. #he dele- kumar $ingh! defected to the 4>P vite the 4>7 to form the govern- $ingh. $imilarly! 3rmila $ubba resigned. A Rashtrapati gation was led by the newly-elect- on $unday. =e will soon resign ment is 1illegal2. 1#he single %ao agar was named after the ;hawan comm!ni<!e ed leader of the BJP legislature and contest the by-elections on a largest party should have been municipal commissioner for party 4iren $ingh. 0arlier on 4>7-s ticket. asked to form the government!2 said that the shifting slum dwellers from $unday! the Governor had asked +eanwhile! heat of the politi- the petition said. 17arrikar did resignation of ,arrikar 4haskararaopet in /56/ and con- ,bobi to step down so that the cal action was also felt in 7anaji not even contest election. o one as &efence 'inister, on struction of the 7andit ehru process of formation of the ne"t and ew *elhi as the 4>7 moved knows if he is popular among the the advice of ,' 'odi, 4us $tation 87 4$9. government could be initiated. swiftly to capture the $tate As- people of Goa. #his is murder of has )een accepted with Another area! %ajiv agar As both the 'ongress and 4>P sembly that witnessed a frac- democracy in broad day light!2 immediate effect near 7ayakapuram! was named have claimed that they have the tured mandate. <hile former *e- said 'ongress- 7riyanka after %ajiv $harma! who served numbers to form government! it fence+inister+anohar7arrikar, 'haturvedi in a #V interview. as municipal commissioner from remains to be seen as to who gets who Fuit on $unday!is set to take #he incumbent 4>7! with /3 /56: to /55;. A road near 7ayaka- Kin of patients,in need of blood,wait at the Red Cross blood bank in Srikakulam the invite from the %aj 4havan. the oath of office and secrecy on seats! claims to have the support puram was named after Krishna on Monday | EXPRESS <hile the 'ongress emerged as #uesday as the Goa 'hief +inis- of eight other legislators needed Parrikar did not even *istrict 'ollector AV$ %eddy. the single-largest party in the E;- ter!3nion .inance +inister Arun to cross the magic mark. 7arri- contest election. o one <hen contacted! &$%' corpo- member =ouse with (6 seats! the >aitley was given the additional kar will have to prove his major- knows if he is popular rator 'handana $uresh said 4>7 came second with (/ seats! responsibility of the portfolio. ity in the Assembly within /5 among the people of !oa. Veerapandian played a vital role "his is murder of but claimed to have total support ,rked by the development! de- days of swearing in. =e will also in sanctioning funds for the reno- democracy in #road No kidding, last year was of @@ +LAs. 1<e emerged as the spite having emerged as the sin- have to get elected to the $tate daylight vation of a crematorium in single largest party and hence, gle-largest party in the $tate by legislature within si" months. Krishna Lanka! a long pending the worst for Syrian children we should be invited to form the winning /: seats in the );-mem- (With inputs from New Delhi) Priyanka Chaturvedi, Congress demand from the residents. 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