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Freedom fighter passes away

Leaders

Freedom fighter and atheist leader Kodali Kamalamma, died at her native village Inkollu in Prakasam district on Friday.

Her body, wrapped in the Tricolour, was brought to the Atheist Centre, Vijayawada, in the evening. Later, as per her wish, her eyes were donated to the Swetcha Gora Eye Bank in city and body was handed over to Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Medical College at Gannavaram.

The centenarian played a major role in 1930 salt satyagraha along with Durgabai Deshmukh and spent three years in jail. She created a commotion in the prison by hoisting the Indian National Flag which she had managed to make on her own and hoisted it atop a tree. This was in response to Gandhiji’s slogan of ‘Purna Swaraj’.

In 1930s, she came in contact with social reformer Gora in the city and influenced by him, she started Gora Nastika Mitra Mandali at Inkollu.

“Kamalamma was an exceptionally bold woman,” recalls G. Vijayam of the Atheist Centre, Vijayawada.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities>Vijayawada / by Special Correspondent / Vijayawada – July 12th, 2014

Ganta Promises Development Works at Manyam Veerudu’s Birthplace

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Leaders

Visakhapatnam :

For the first time, the 117th birth anniversary celebrations of freedom fighter and ‘Manyam Veerudu’ Alluri Sita Rama Raju was celebrated as a state function with full honours at his native Pandrangi village in Padmanabham mandal of the district here Friday wherein human resource development minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao and Visakhapatnam MP Kambampati Hari Babu participated.

Ganta Srinivasa Rao told the youngsters to take inspiration from Alluri’s life, who fought for the nation and sacrificed his life in the freedom movement.

He promised to develop Pandrangi village and establish a museum dedicated to Sitaramaraju and his achievements in the area.

A park, an arch and a statue with `25 lakh besides a bridge will be constructed in the village shortly, he added.

He also insisted that people should celebrate Alluri’s birth anniversary every year and informed that the government would soon introduce his life story in the school syllabus.

District collector Solomon Arokiaraj, joint collector Pravin Kumar and revenue divisional officer Venkata Murali were present.

Meanwhile, Alluri’s birth anniversary was also celebrated by various organisations across the district with much pomp and show.

RINLexecutive director (works) incharge DN Rao paid tributes to the revolutionary by garlanding his statue at Ukkunagaram.

He recalled the sacrifices of Sitarama Raju to protect the tribal rights in the agency areas and his crusade against the British rule.

BJP leaders PV Narayana Rao and Appalakonda remembered the yeoman service rendered by Alluri at a gathering.

Alluri’s birth anniversary was also celebrated at Mrs AVN School, where he had pursued his primary education.

The school authorities paid homage to the freedom fighter and felt privileged to have been serving the school where Alluri had studied. College vice-principal JB Raju and staff were present.

Andhra University officials paid rich tributes to Alluri wherein vice-chancellor GSN Raju, rector EA Narayana, registrar K Rama Mohana Rao and professors took part.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Andhra Pradesh / by Express News Service / July 05th, 2014

Make Kuchipudi heritage village: artistes

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Historical Links, Pre-Independence, Leaders
Kuchipudi Library-cum-Dance school funded by Challapalli Raja is now in a dilapidated condition. Photo: T. Appala Naidu / The Hindu
Kuchipudi Library-cum-Dance school funded by Challapalli Raja is now in a dilapidated condition. Photo: T. Appala Naidu / The Hindu

Kuchipudi, where almost each house has a classical dancer spreading the Indian classical dance across the globe, is yet to be developed as a major rural tourist spot in Andhra Pradesh.

During the 1977 cyclonic storm, the village has lost valuable literature about the evolution of the art and historical documents and archives related to the dance.

“In the village, only senior dance teachers alive are our source of information on the greatness of Kuchipudi in the absence of availability of literature in any form with us”, Akhila Bharata Kuchipudi Natya Kalamandali Founder Secretary P. Kesava Prasad told The Hindu.

Several proposals made to the Tourism department to turn the village into a tourist spot have fallen on deaf ears. The Kuchipudi Library cum Dance School, where a majority of the Kuchipudi dance teachers in India were trained by renowned maestros, is now in a dilapidated state. In 1935, Challapalli Raja Sivaram Prasad funded the library building that has been later turned into dance school by Vedantam Parvateesam Sarma in 1957.

The library portion of the building is now being protected with bamboo mats.

Speaking to The Hindu, some senior artistes said that Kuchipudi village deserves to be announced as a heritage village and must be adopted by the government of Andhra Pradesh to promote the Indian classical dance form.

Disappointment

“Enthusiastic visitors and scholars eager to have a glimpse of the dance form will return with a great disappointment as it looks like having no cultural history at all,” Mr. Prasad added.

In Kuchipudi, not even a tourist guide was deployed by the government authorities to help visitors and show places like houses of the maestros, Vedantam Raghavayya, Vempati China Satyam and so on.

Proposal of beautification of the four-acre village pond adjacent to Sri Ramalingeswara Swami temple has been languishing in a state of neglect for long.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities / by T. Appala Naidu / Kuchipudi (Krishna Dt.)., July 08th, 2014

AU proud of its alumnus holding HRD portfolio

Education, Leaders

The organisers of an international meet on environment on Monday showered praises on Minister for HRD Ganta Srinivasa Rao. Stating that he was a towering personality, easily accessible and ever-smiling, AU College of Engineering Vice-Principal P.S. Avadhani said they were feeling proud that Mr. Rao, an alumnus of the university, had become a Minister holding higher education portfolio.

Greeting him with Telugu couplets, Prof. Avadhani said they had high hopes on Mr. Rao for promotion of higher education. The function was held at Y.V.S. Murthy Auditorium, which is named in memory of a former student. Dr. Y.V.S. Murthy Charitable Trust contributed Rs.2 crore to construct ultra modern auditorium with a seating capacity of 300.

AU Engineering College principal Ch.V. Ramachandra Murthy said they were proud of former students and mentioned how they were second in the country to start chemical engineering in 1933 and formed AU College of Engineering with four departments in 1955. He said they had got 27th ranking in the entire country.

Incidentally, Mr. Rao is not the lone alumnus to hold an important office in the legislature. Union Minister for Urban Development M. Venkaiah Naidu, Vizag, and Anakapalle MPs K. Haribabu and M. Srinivasa Rao are products of Andhra University.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Visakhapatnam / by Special Correspondent / Visakhapatnam – June 30th, 2014

APNGOs to Felicitate CM on July 12

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Leaders

Vijayawada :

The Andhra Pradesh Non-Gazetted Officers’ (APNGO) Association has decided to felicitate chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, on behalf of Andhra Pradesh Joint Action Committee (JAC), for supporting the government employees as promised by him during his poll campaign.

APNGOs president A Vidya Sagar told mediamen here Sunday that Chandrababu Naidu will be felicitated at the Loyola College Auditorium in the city on July 12. State finance minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu will also attend the event.

The APNGOs will meet the CM for discussing the problems being faced by the government employees and also request him to resolve the health card issue. The employees will also support the government in building a new capital for Andhra Pradesh, he assured and urged that state-level meetings should be held in the cities of the new state henceforth.

A JAC meeting will be organised on July 11 at the NGO Home in Vijayawada where the new committee will be elected, he said.

Vidya Sagar thanked the CM for deciding to set up district selection committees, raising the retirement age of government staff to 60 years and declaring the period of Samaikyandhra agitation as holidays.

Association West Krishna district convener Md Iqbal, associate president D Satyanarayana, JAC leader M Satyanandam, Progressive Recognised Teachers’ Union district head V Sanjeeva Reddy and state head K Reddemma, Fourth Class Employees’ Union convener P Vasu, Library Staff Association president K Madhusudhana Raju, Drivers’ Union district head Ch Srinivasa Rao and other employees’ associations were present.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New  Indian Express / Home> States> Andhra Pradesh / by Express News Service / June 30th, 2014

Nirmala Sitharaman Elected to RS from AP

Leaders

Hyderabad :

Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was today elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from (new) Andhra Pradesh.

The election was held to fill the vacancy in the upper house from Andhra Pradesh after the death of N Janardhan Reddy, an official release said.

The announcement of Sitharaman’s election was made as today is the last date for withdrawal of nominations.

Sitharaman, Union Minister for Commerce and Industry (Independent Charge) was the only candidate to contest in the poll.

The ruling TDP has backed the candidature of Sitharaman, who is married into a coastal Andhra family.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States / Andhra Pradesh / by PTI / June 26th, 2014

Vice Adm. Satish Soni takes over as Eastern Naval Commander

Leaders, Records, All, Science & Technology

VISAKHAPATNAM (PTI):

Vice-Admiral Satish Soni, after taking over as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Naval Command (ENC), has said that the Indian Navy personnel are working in challenging environment reflected on a string of recent accidents involving ships.

He took charge at a ceremonial parade held at the naval base in Visakhapatnam on June 16 and reviewed platoons of naval personnel drawn from various ships and establishments of the ENC.

The Vice-Admiral paid tributes at the Navy War Memorial on Beach Road to martyrs who made the supreme sacrifice in defence of the motherland.

Speaking after assuming charge, Soni said the Indian Navy is growing in strength and statue and responsibilities of the ENC had also increased manifold.

The future development of the Navy was largely visible on the eastern seaboard through the induction of nuclear platforms, frontline aircraft and stealth ships, he said.

“We need to focus on smooth integration of the new platforms and systems into operations and execution of supporting doctrines. But we must not forget that everything can’t be new,” he said.

“The security environment around us remains fragile with increasing threat to our units. It is the duty of every person to be vigilant at all times. You can expect a weak enemy to challenge us through unfair means,” Soni said.

He said during the last year a number of accidents occurred in the Navy. These accidents are grim reminders of the challenging environment a sailor works in.

“Whenever something goes wrong, we must introspect, analyses and make amends so that the accidents do not recur.

A good measure of how well-trained a crew is can be gauged form the safety record of the unit,” he added.

source: http://www.brahmand.com / Brahmand / Home / Press Trust of India / Visakhapatnam – June 18th, 2014

TDP MLA T Prabhakara Rao passes away

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SUMMARY
TDP MLA from Nandigama Assembly constituency, Tangirala Prabhakara Rao, passed away late last night following a cardiac arrest. He was 62.
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The TDP MLA from Nandigama Assembly constituency, Tangirala Prabhakara Rao, passed away late last night following a cardiac arrest. He was 62.Rao breathed his last at a private hospital at Nandigama in Krishna district. He is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son.

The TDP leader was in 2009 elected as the legislator from Nandigama for the first time and won from the seat again in the recently-held elections.

Rao, who was a lawyer by profession, was associated with TDP since its formation.

On Sunday, he had accompanied AP Irrigation minister D Uma Maheswara Rao to the Pulichintala irrigation project to assess the ongoing work.

After his return, he suffered a cardiac arrest late night and was rushed to the hospital where he breathed his last.

Andhra Pradesh Chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, the Irrigation Minister and other political leaders have expressed grief over his demise.

The funeral will be held this evening at Rao’s native Paritala village.

source: http://www.financialexpress.com / The Financial Express / Home> Miscellaneous / Press Trust of India / Vijayawada – June 16th, 2014

A.P. Assembly condoles Prabhakar Rao, Sobha

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The Andhra Pradesh Assembly paid rich tributes to two of its members who died before they could take oath. Legislators cutting across party lines expressed their deep sense of sorrow at the untimely demise of T. Prabhakar Rao of the TDP and Bhuma Sobha Nagi Reddy of the YSRC.

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu who moved the motion of condolence, spoke touchingly about the members-elect. He hinted at naming Krishna district after the Nandigama legislator, Prabhakar Rao, who was elected twice from the district. Born in a Dalit family, he championed many public causes and reacted emotionally whenever he saw injustice and corruption, Mr. Naidu said. He also spoke glowingly about the Allagadda legislator, Sobha Nagi Reddy, who died in a road accident days before the election. She was born in a political family and became MLA at a young age. He recalled how she effectively worked as chairperson of APSRTC Board. Mr. Naidu offered his sympathies to her husband, Bhuma Nagi Reddy, also a legislator representing Nandyal constituency.

YSRC leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy said he did not know much about Prabhakar Rao, but the fact that he was elected twice only showed how good the Dalit leader was. He described Sobha Nagi Reddy as his sister and said he never thought he would have to mourn her. After his father died and he came out of the Congress, Sobha stood by him. Her popularity could be gauged by the fact that people of Allagadda elected her with a huge margin even after her death. Mr Bhuma Nagi Reddy spoke emotionally about his wife and said she was a pillar of strength for him and said he was totally shattered. He asked the Chief Minister to set up a committee to monitor road accidents and devise ways to reduce them.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> National> Andhra Pradesh / by Special Correspondent / Hyderabad – June 20th, 2014

Veteran TDP legislator Kodela elected Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Assembly

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Kodela Siva Prasada Rao
Kodela Siva Prasada Rao

Hyderabad: 

Senior Telugu Desam MLA Kodela Siva Prasada Rao will be elected unanimously as the first Speaker of Andhra Pradesh. The Opposition YSRC also supported Mr Kodela’s candidature and Opposition leader Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy signed on the nomination papers proposing Mr Kodela as Assembly Apeaker. Ahead of the deadline for filing nominations for the post on Thursday, only Mr Kodela had filed his papers. Assembly protem Speaker P. Narayana Swamy Naidu will announce that Mr Kodela was elected as Assembly Speaker unanimously in the House on Friday.

The Finance and Legislative affairs Minister Yanamala Rama Krishnudu met the YSRCP leader YS Jagan and requested to see the assembly speaker to elect unanimously and asked to sign on the nomination papers. While signing on the nomination papers Jagan told to Yanamala ‘you can make the speaker whoever you want”. Then Yanamala told to Jagan that they have decided Kodela as the speaker.

Kodela was elected five times to the assembly from Narasaraopet constituency in Guntur district and recently he is elected sixth time to the assembly from Sattenapalli constituency in Guntur district. Kodela worked as Minister for long time.

Mean while Legislative affairs minister Yanamala said that the government will appoint the government Chief Whip and whips in this session only.

source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Deccan Chronicle / Home> Nation> Politics / DC Correspondent / June 20th, 2014