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GMR Group head GM Rao appointed Chairman of Andhra Pradesh Skill Development Corporation

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Hyderabad :

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has appointed industrialist and GMR Group head Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao as the chairman of AP Skill Development Corporation.

Rao has the capability of changing the face of the state in skill upgradation, a state government release quoted Naidu as saying.

The state government has allocated a budget of Rs 700 crores for the skill development initiative and it plans to train about two crore people in 10 years.

Those imparted training would be given certificates at the end of the training session.

Training would be held in various sectors including mapping, construction and manufacturing.

At the mandal-level, training would be given in agriculture and allied activities, while at the district-level training would be given in garment-making, plumbing and others.

Besides, training would also be imparted in computer and software courses, healthcare and energy sectors at the regional (Rayalaseema, North Coastal Andhra and central Andhra) level, the release said yesterday.

Naidu suggested that people from Coastal Andhra be trained in marine, naval and shipping-related activities and industries.

The Skill Development Corporation would be launched before January 15, 2015 and the proposed skill development centres would become operational by 2016, Naidu added.

source: http://www.economictimes.indiatimes.com / The Economic Times / Home> ET Home> News> Politics and Nation / by PTI / December 17th, 2014

City dentist bags ‘Indian Dental Oscar’

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City based dentist A Sridhar Reddy who bagged the Indian Dental Oscar, at a press conference in Vijayawada on Monday. Photo: Ch. Vijaya Bhaskar / The Hindu
City based dentist A Sridhar Reddy who bagged the Indian Dental Oscar, at a press conference in Vijayawada on Monday. Photo: Ch. Vijaya Bhaskar / The Hindu

The award conceived by FemDent magazine to promote excellence in Dentistry. The Dr Sridhar International Dental Hospital was also conferred the Clinic of the Year award.

City-based dentist A. Sridhar Reddy has bagged the FemDent Outstanding Dentist of the Year award.

The award conceived by FemDent magazine to promote excellence in Dentistry is known among dentists as the “Indian Dental Oscar”.

The award was presented to Dr Sridhar Reddy by Maharashtra University of Health Sciences Vice-Chancellor Arun Jamkar at a function held in Mumbai on Sunday. This is the second consecutive year that Dr Sridhar Reddy bagged the Outstanding Dentist Award.

FemDent gives awards to dentists and institutions of dentistry in several categories like clinic of the year, new practice, clinical team, clinic interiors, smile centre, dental website, dental lab, corporate dental chain, entrepreneur dentist, specialist dentist, techno-savvy dentist, student and dental talent of the year.

The Dr Sridhar International Dental Hospital was also conferred the Clinic of the Year award. The process of evaluation was done through several inspections conducted over a period of three months, Dr Sridhar Reddy said. He is the recipient of several awards and medals from the State government, district administration and other organisations.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Vijayawada / by Special Corrrespondent / Vijayawada – December 16th, 2014

Naidu to host high tea in Guntur

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Hyderabad :

On the eve of Christmas, chief minister Chandrababu Naidu is organizing a high-tea for the Christian community in Guntur. Normally, this event takes place in Hyderabad, but in tune with Chandrababu Naidu’s approach of hosting all official events in Andhra Pradesh, the first Christmas high-tea is being organized in Guntur, the district which is going to be the seat of power, said social welfare minister Ravela Kishore Babu.

“The who’s who of the Christian community from the town will be invited to the event that begins at 6 pm in a function hall. Later, the chief minister will address a gathering of the community in the local stadium,” Kishore Babu said.

Similar events in the districts are to be organized by collectors across the state.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Hyderabad / TNN / December 16th, 2014

Pinnamaneni awards for Achyuta Samanta, RDT

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Dr. Pinnamaneni and Seethadevi Foundation organisers C. Nageswara Rao and Sudha, briefing media on 24th Annual Awards Function in Vijayawada on Thursday. Photo: Ch. Vijaya Bhaskar / The Hindu
Dr. Pinnamaneni and Seethadevi Foundation organisers C. Nageswara Rao and Sudha, briefing media on 24th Annual Awards Function in Vijayawada on Thursday. Photo: Ch. Vijaya Bhaskar / The Hindu

Dr. Pinnamaneni and Seethadevi Foundation, established in 1989, will present the 24 Annual Awards to educationist and social entrepreneur Achyuta Samanta and the Rural Development Trust.

The awards would be presented to the recipients at a function to be held at Siddhartha Academy, on December 16 at 6.30 p.m, said foundation organisers Dr. Chadalavada Nageswara Rao and Dr. Sudha.

Speaking to the newsmen here on Thursday, Mr. Nageswara Rao said the Visista Puraskar would be presented to Dr. Achyuta Samanta, who dedicated his life for the uplift of tribal children by providing free education in Odisha.

The recipient will speak on the topic, ‘Service with Human Touch’ on the occasion, he said.

Dr. Sudha said the Graama Pragathi Puraskaram would be presented to Rural Development Trust which started a scheme ‘Intintiko Seva Hundi’ in Ananthapur district, and Udyana Rytula Sahakara Sangham and Chaitanya Rytu Mithra Group of Chaldiganipalli village in Chittoor district.

Dr. Pinnamaneni Trust presented awards to many eminent persons in literacy, tradition and arts, social service, health, science and other fields in the last two decades. All are invited for the awards function, said Dr. Nageswara Rao.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Vijayawada / by Staff Reporter  / Vijayawada – December 12th, 2014

Miryala Venkata Rao no more

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Founder of Kapunadu and former Chairman of the Andhra Pradesh Mining Development Corporation and Handicrafts Development Corporation, Miryala Venkata Rao breathed his last at a corporate hospital here on Sunday afternoon.

He was ailing for a while and is survived by wife Prameela, daughter Swathi and son, Seshagiri Babu, a bureaucrat. He is known for his endeavours in getting political recognition for the ‘Kapu’ community.

The body was kept at the Kapu Sangham Hall here for a while before being flown to Visakhapatnam, where the funeral will take place on Monday.

Naidu expresses grief

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu expressed his grief over the death of Kapunadu leader, Miriyala Venkata Rao.

The Chief Minister said Venkata Rao had brought about political enlightenment in one of the major communities in the State and rendered yeoman services to the community.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Special Correspondent / Hyderabad – November 10th, 2014

Services of Abul Kalam Azad recalled

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Yogi Vemana University Vice-Chancellor B. Syamasundar and faculty members paying tributes to Abul Kalam Azad in Kadapa on Tuesday. / Photo: By Arrangement / The Hindu
Yogi Vemana University Vice-Chancellor B. Syamasundar and faculty members paying tributes to Abul Kalam Azad in Kadapa on Tuesday. / Photo: By Arrangement / The Hindu

The invaluable contribution of India’s first Education Minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad for expansion of reach of education to masses and improvement of its quality was recalled on the occasion of his birth anniversary on Tuesday.

Participating in the National Education Day observed in this connection, educationists and other dignitaries paid rich tributes to the man who played an instrumental role in the establishment of the University Grants Commission and the Indian Institutes of Technology. Addressing the faculty and students of Sri Padmavati Mahila Viswa Vidyalayam (SPMVV) at Tirupati, School Guru Eduserve’s Project Manager Prabhakaran predicted a rise in number of courses offered online and said that the online mode of education would facilitate expansion of learning to the grass-root level rather than the face-to-face mode of instruction. The programme was held by SPMVV’s Department of Communication and Journalism.

In a separate event, the members of Muslim Joint Action Committee (MJAC) paid homage to Maulana Abul Kalam Mr. Azad and recollected his contributions to the country. Yogi Vemana University (YVU) Vice-Chancellor B. Syamasundar garlanded Mr. Azad’s portrait in a function held at Kadapa. On the occasion, Mr. Syamasundar pointed out that Azad had rightly accorded more priority to education policy than the industrial policy. YVU Registrar C. Sambasiva Reddy said Azad had strove for national integration and tolerance to all religions. Coordinator of History and Archaeology Ramabrahmam explained Mr. Azad’s role in the independence movement and his support to reservations.

Paying tributes to Mr. Azad at the Congress office, District Congress Committee president Shaik Nazeer Ahmed said Azad had strived for the poor, weaker and downtrodden sections.

At Chittoor, the district administration celebrated the birth anniversary of Azad in a grand manner with the participation of a big number of students, teachers and officials. Mayor Katari Anuradha flagged off the rally with about one thousand students at Gandhi Circle and it passed through arterial junctions culminating at Ambedkar Bhavan.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> National> Andhra Pradesh / by Andhra Pradesh Bureau / Tirupati-Kadapa-Chittoor, November 12th, 2014

Government , Leaders Pay Tribute to Yerran

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Srikakulam :

The death anniversary of former Union minister and TDP leader K Yerran Naidu was observed at his native village Nimmada in Kotabommali mandal in the district Sunday. The government declared it an official mourning, which is the best tribute to Yerran, K Rammohan Naidu, his son and Lok Sabha member, said, and expressed his gratefulness for the government’s gesture.

The statue of former Union minister K Yerran Naidu in Srikakulam on Sunday | EXpress Photo
The statue of former Union minister K Yerran Naidu in Srikakulam on Sunday | EXpress Photo

Yerran Naidu’s mother Kalavathi, wife Vijayalakshmi, Rammohan Naidu and brothers Atchchan Naidu, Hari Prasad and Prabhakar paid floral tributes at the Yerran Naidu ghat. MLAs G Shyam Sundar Sivaji, B Ramana Murthy, G Lakshmi Devi, government whip K Ravi Kumar, ZP chairperson Ch Dhana Lakshmi, MPTCs and ZPTCs followed suit. Collector Gaurav Uppal, representing the government, garlanded Yerran Naidu’s statue and called on the bereaved family members and enquired about their welfare.

On the occasion, Labour minister Atchchan Naidu said that Yerran brought Srikakulam district to the nation’s notice. As Union minister he saw that even remote areas in the district got road connectivity, Atchchan Naidu said.

Rammohan Naidu promised to implement his father’s cherished ideals. He also inaugurated a blood donation camp at Prajasadan on the occasion. A condolence meeting was held in the town in the evening. As per his father’s wish, a blood bank should be set up in Srikakulam, the MP said. He said he would contribute from his MPLAD fund for the establishment of the blood bank, he said.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Andhra Pradesh / by Express News Service / November 03rd, 2014

Sachin Tendulkar to visit adopted village in Nellore

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Sachin would be spending about Rs.4.5 crore from his Rajya Sabha member grant for taking up various developmental programmes in PR Kandrika. (Getty Images)
Sachin would be spending about Rs.4.5 crore from his Rajya Sabha member grant for taking up various developmental programmes in PR Kandrika. (Getty Images)

Nellore :

Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar is visiting a remote village, Puttamraju Kandrika in Nellore district on November, 16.

Sachin adopted the village for over-all development as part of his Saansad Adarsha Grama Yojana (SAGY), the programme proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Sachin would be spending about Rs.4.5 crore from his Rajya Sabha member grant for taking up various developmental programmes in PR Kandrika.

Giving the details of Sachin’s tour, joint collector Gorle Rekha Rani, who was instrumental in prevailing upon Sachin to adopt the remote village on AP coast, said that Sachin would be reaching Chennai from Mumbai in a charted flight on the evening of November, 15.

He would then fly down at Krishnapatnam port in a chopper. Sachin would stay overnight in the guest of port and proceed to PR Kandrika village on the next day. He would inspect various works launched in the village and return to Chennai by afternoon.

Joint Collector said that all roads in the village would be converted into CC roads and an underground drainage would be taken up. In addition to providing protected drinking water to all residents in the village, they would see that each household have an individual toilet as part of the programme.

Rekharani, who got an opportunity to be the co-traveler of Sachin in a flight during a visit from US, made a request to adopt a village in her district to which the master cricketer had instantly agreed.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> Sports / October 31st, 2014

The good doctor!

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Endocrinologist Goutham Meher points out to a picture in which he is on the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest free standing mountain in the world. He is the first resident of Vijayawada to scale Mount Kilimanjaro. Photo: V. Raju / The Hindu
Endocrinologist Goutham Meher points out to a picture in which he is on the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest free standing mountain in the world. He is the first resident of Vijayawada to scale Mount Kilimanjaro. Photo: V. Raju / The Hindu

He wants to raise funds for the Indian Navy and Visakhapatnam which were battered by the Hudhud cyclone. The port city and neighbouring district too took a massive beating. Moved by the damaged caused by the super cyclone Dr. Meher turned into a fundraiser.

City-based endocrinologist Goutham Meher has attained celebrity status by becoming the first resident to conquer Kilimanjaro. He will be back in the news for running in a marathon to raise funds for the Indian Navy and Visakhapatnam city which were battered by the Hudhud super cyclone.

Besides mountaineering Dr. Meher is very fond of running. He has participated in most of the marathons conducted in the different places in the country. By default, he registered himself to participate in the Vizag Navy Marathon a couple of months ago.

Hudhud caused the Indian Navy a loss of Rs. 2,000 crore.

The port city and neighbouring district too took a massive beating. Moved by the damaged caused by the super cyclone Dr. Meher turned into a fundraiser. Instead of taking the beaten path of collecting for the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) he registered on to an online fundraising website saying that he would run the marathon to cover the loss of Indian Navy and for the re-building of Visakhapatnam city and asked his friends to donate generously on Facebook.

Dr. Meher received an overwhelming response from his friends, several of them NRIs. With two days still left for the event the physician raised five times what he set as a ‘goal’ for himself.

“We can win many battles, but it is not easy when you are against the fury of nature. Cyclone Hudhud battered the strategic naval base at Visakhapatnam, damaging its airfield and other installations. Thirty to forty per cent of trees inside the naval station got uprooted,” Dr. Meher said.

He was glad that all the income from the First Vizag Navy Marathon would also go for the rebuilding of Visakhapatnam city, he said.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Vijayawada / by Special Correspondent / Vijayawada – October 31st, 2014

Latest to join the godavari gang

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A still from his upcoming film Joru
A still from his upcoming film Joru

Hyderabad:

Dasari Narayana Rao, Krishna Vamsi, E.V.V. Satyanarayana, Ram Gopal Varma, Sekhar Kammula, V.V. Vinayak, Kodi Ramakrishna, S.V. Krishna Reddy, Bapu, Srikanth Addala, Sukumar… it is a long list.

These are directors from Godavari districts who have made their mark in Tollywood. Now, another young director Kumar Nagendra, from Chagallu village in West Godavari district, has joined this illustrious list.

Hailing from an agricultural family, Kumar Nagendra completed his schooling in his village and reached Hyderabad to pursue B.Tech. “One day I watched Titanic with my friends. The film moved me so much that I was attracted towards the world of films,” says Kumar.

“One of my cousins was working as a cameraman with director Krishna Vamsi. So I approached him and I joined as his assistant,” says Kumar.

He had worked in two films when director Krishna Vamsi spotted Kumar’s talent and asked him to join him as an assistant director. “I worked on almost seven films as his assistant. I have observed Krishna Vamsi sir very keenly,” he says.

After gaining experience, Kumar wanted to start on his own. “I met producer Madhu Murali with my script. He liked it and wanted to produce a film with Tarun and Genelia as the lead. But because of some financial problems, the film didn’t take off,” he says.

Soon, he got a call from Manchu Lakshmi and was asked for a good story. “When they asked for a story I narrated Gundello Godari. She liked it and immediately gave a green signal,” says Kumar. That’s how Kumar’s first film happened after a considerably long wait.

Now, Kumar is all set to release his second film Joru. “This is completely different from my first film. My first film was an offbeat one, but Joru is a complete entertainer,” he says.

Sundeep Kishan plays the lead in the film and there is a good comedy track with Brahmanandam, Saptagiri and many other comedians in the film. There are also three female leads Rashi Khanna, Priya Banerjee and Sushma, opposite Sundeep Kishan.

“All the three have important roles but Rashi Khanna is playing the main role. The story revolves around a character Annapoorna. All the three ladies have the same name and the resultant confusion provides a lot of entertainment,” says Kumar about the film.

source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Deccan Chronicle / Home> Entertainment> Tollywood / DC / by Suresh Kavirayani / October 11th, 2014