guntur:the 26-member tobacco board has been reconstituted. three members c ranga rao, b kotaiah and chowdaiah have been renominated for a three-year period. the new entrants include bangaru babu, m venkateswara rao, ramanaiah naidu, d purna chandra rao,velaga venkateswara rao and nagesh. ongole mp karanam balaram has been nominated for the first time while guntur mp y v rao has been renominated.
(tnn) spurious liquor kills 2 guntur:two persons died after consuming spurious liquor at brugubanda village near sattenapalli, 50 km from here, on friday night. police said m sambasiva rao (40) and his friend t venkateswarlu (45) fell unconscious after consuming liquor purchased from an unlicenced wine shop in the village.