Monthly Archives: February 2015

Chandrababu to launch 4G services in Kuppam on Feb 24

Leaders, Records, All, Science & Technology

Kuppam, the assembly segment in the tail of Andhra Pradesh in Chittor district which has been the apple of AP administration as assembly segment of Chandrababu Naidu has notched another credit now.

Andhra Pradesh will be the first in both Telugu states to have 4G services when the Chief Minister Chandrbabu Naidu kick starts the network services on Tuesday, Feb 24. He will formally launch  the newly installed mobile towers supporting the 4G services.

Reliance had come forward to bring 4G services to Andhra Pradesh provided the state had plans to upgrade the existing 502 towers in the state to offer high-speed internet services. Once the Reliance upgradation is through all over the state, the Facebook utility of internet services will be rolled over this network .

Kuppam is located at the intersection of three states viz. Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka and boasts of Dravidian Universitty, Kuppam Engineering College, PES Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Dr.YC James Yen Rural Polytechnic College, MFC Govt College, Victory Boarding School for Hearing Impaired, Govt Vocational College and IRM Degree college.

Kuppam is also a seat of  unique agricultural initiatives unleashed  by an Isreali concern – BHC( Agro) India  as consultants to Andhra Pradesh in 200 and introduced micro irrigation in the country. And now it is becoming another trend setter  with 4G services.

source: http://www.thehansindia.com / The Hans India / Home / February 23rd, 2015

A chariot on a linguistic journey

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Education
‘Telugu Varadhi’ being flagged off on the occasion of International Mother Language Day in Visakhapatnam on Saturday. Photo: C.V. Subrahmanyam
‘Telugu Varadhi’ being flagged off on the occasion of International Mother Language Day in Visakhapatnam on Saturday. Photo: C.V. Subrahmanyam

There is hardly any topic that is untouched by ‘Pedda Balasiksha’. The encyclopedia should adorn the shelves of every household.

With an aim to deliver this message across rural and urban areas in Andhra Pradesh and other states, the Bharatiya Telugu Samiti has embarked upon a linguistic journey to mark International Mother Language Day celebrations on Saturday.

In order to strengthen Telugu language and culture and build awareness among people, ‘Telugu Varadhi’, a chariot (specially-designed Maruti van), has been flagged off opposite Telugu Talli statue near district court. Loaded with volumes of Pedda Balasiksha along with bundles of Telugu story books, the chariot will head to different regions to spread the message. “The concept of ‘Telugu Vari Prati Inta Pedda Balasiksha’ was introduced three years ago where I used to reach out to people commuting on my two-wheeler. So far, around 5,000 copies of Pedda Balasiksha have been sold. The idea of launching Telugu Varadhi is to visit far-off places and highlight the importance of our sweet language among people. Soon we will visit Tamil Nadu to promote our culture,” says Mavuri Balasubrahmanyam, founder of Bharatiya Telugu Samiti.

With wife Padmavathi, 11 year-old-daughter Savinaya and eight-year-old son Sree Vinay, along with a group of volunteers extending support, Mr. Balasubrahmanyam is confident of accomplishing his mission that began on February 21.

Initially, Mr. Balasubrahmanyam had only 10 volunteers to support his campaign. Today, there are more than 50 volunteers from various districts teaming up for the drive.

“What remained unchanged for the last 20 years is the price of the 1,000-page book that costs just Rs.116. With a further investment of Rs.2 lakh for the new chariot, I am hopeful to connect with more Telugu people,” he adds.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Visakhapatnam / by Rani Devalla / Visakhapatnam – February 22nd, 2015

A.P. team bags first prize in CSI Fun-quiz

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The team of Firdous Fatma and Y. Chinmayee from Sri Prakash Vidya Niketan, Payakaraopeta, A.P. won the first prize at the Computer Society of India’s (CSI) Funquiz-2015 national finals held at K.L. University here on Saturday.

The team was presented a cash prize of Rs.15,000, a trophy and certificate of appreciation. The students of Bhavans Vidya Mandir, Ernalukam, and those from New India School, Pune, won the second and third prizes respectively. They were awarded Rs.10,000 and Rs.5,000 cash prizes, trophies and certificates.

Dr. K. Gopi Krishna, a scientist from Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, was the chief guest for the finals. Former CSI president professor P. Thrimurthy congratulated the winners and distributed the prizes.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Vijayawada / by Special Correspondent / Vijayawada – February 22nd, 2015

DSNLU Students Paint Stunning Self Portraits

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Education
Students painting myraid colours on the faces of colleagues as a part of the face painting competition held at Damodaram Sanjeevayya National Law University in Visakhapatnam on Saturday | Express Photo
Students painting myraid colours on the faces of colleagues as a part of the face painting competition held at Damodaram Sanjeevayya National Law University in Visakhapatnam on Saturday | Express Photo

Visakhapatnam :

Bringing joys and colours to their campus, the students of Damodaram Sanjeevayya National Law University (DSNLU) have come up with a unique ‘face painting competition’ ahead of their annual day celebrations scheduled to be held in April,  here Saturday. The participants turned the faces of their friends into canvas and painted bright colours.

With themes of environment and its related issues, fear, dowry and happiness, the students painted the faces of their colleagues with water colours. As many as 20 student artists took part in the face painting competition. Vice-chancellor RGB  Bhagavath Kumar coordinated the event. Students enthusiastically took part in the competition. By the end of the event, more than 20 faces got painted.

Some works on the ‘environment issues’, ‘Burning in flames of dowry’ and music  happiness caught the imagination of the campus. Viswanath, one of the organisers, said, “This is a great innovative idea by the cultural cell of our university. Generally, we see painting competitions or some other familiar event, the face paintings reflect a social message.”

The organisers mentioned that as a part of their annual day events like singing, solo dance, group dance, cricket, caroms, photography, painting and just-a-minute (JAM) competitions would be organised on the weekends leading up to the annual day.

Academic affairs head Dayananda Murthy, faculty convenor Nirmala Devi and other staff took part.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Andhra Pradesh / by Express News Service / February 22nd, 2015

Singapore’s GOVIN Capital to incubate 100 startups in Vizag

Business & Economy, World Opinion

Hyderabad :

Singapore-based GOVIN Capital intends to incubate 100 startup companies at an Andhra Pradesh Government-constructed centre in Visakhapatnam and nurture 1,000 students as first generation entrepreneurs over the next five years.

GOVIN Capital intends to incubate 100 startups in Vizag and nurture 1,000 students as first generation entrepreneurs over the next five years.
GOVIN Capital intends to incubate 100 startups in Vizag and nurture 1,000 students as first generation entrepreneurs over the next five years.

The State Government today entered into an MoU with GOVIN Capital, which had expressed interest to associate with it as a pilot incubator at the 50,000 sq ft Sunrise Startup TRIP incubation tower in the port city, where it would now set up a facility in this regard.

The tower had been constructed as part of the State’s innovation and startup policy “2014-2020”.

“The objective of the Government is to establish 100 incubators/accelerators. It also aims to incubate 5,000 companies/startups and nurture 1,000 students as first generation entrepreneurs over the next five years,” an official release said.

source: http://www.economictimes.indiatimes.com / The Economic Times / ET Home> News> Emerging Business> Start Ups / by PTI / February 21st, 2015

Chandrababu Naidu to Lead Indian Team to China

Business & Economy, Leaders, World Opinion

Hyderabad :

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is all set to resume his ‘foreign jaunt’ on April 1 by flying to China.

But this time Naidu will be going abroad not only to attract investments to the truncated state, but also to improve bilateral relations between India and China as a prelude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the communist nation.

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According to the AP CMO, Naidu will be leading a high-level delegation to China on April 1 on behalf of the Union government. The high-level delegation will be touring China till April 6 during which the team will focus its attention on cementing the relationship between the two Asian giants.

“China recently invited India to send senior leaders’ team to their country to improve bilateral relations. Following this, the Ministry of External Affairs suggested that Naidu lead the delegation on behalf of the Centre. The Chief Minister has sent a letter to the Ministry of External Affairs expressing his willingness to lead the team,” the AP CMO stated in a press release.  It further added that following Naidu’s acceptance, the External Affairs Ministry had finalised the tour schedule of the Indian delegation.

“During their tour, the Chief Minister and his colleagues in the delegation will focus on strengthening the bilateral ties between the two countries,” the State government said.

Sources further disclosed that Naidu wants to use this visit to meet business giants in that country to present the opportunities available in AP for them.

Sources further revealed that after returning from China, Naidu might visit South Korea, Germany, the United States and Malaysia one after another to promote brand AP. The State government is in the process of finalising the dates of Naidu’s tour in consultations with these countries.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Andhra Pradesh / by Express News Service / February 21st, 2015

Towards restoring the glory of Telugu

Arts, Culture & Entertainment
CMD of Vijay Nirman S. Vijay Kumar giving details of the events lined up for International Mother Tongue Day in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. Phani Sayana Suri of Paravastu Padya Peetham and chairman of Pydah Educational Institutions Pydah Krishna Prasad are seen.—Photo: C.V. Subrahmanyam
CMD of Vijay Nirman S. Vijay Kumar giving details of the events lined up for International Mother Tongue Day in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. Phani Sayana Suri of Paravastu Padya Peetham and chairman of Pydah Educational Institutions Pydah Krishna Prasad are seen.—Photo: C.V. Subrahmanyam

With the aim of reviving and nurturing Telugu language and propagating its relevance among youngsters, the Paravastu Padya Peetham (PPP), along with Gokul Chandra and Rahul Chandra Memorial Charitable Trust, is celebrating International Mother Tongue Day on Saturday.

In order to restore the glory of one’s mother tongue, a cultural event, involving students, scholars, experts, and poets, will be held at Kalabharati Auditorium from 6 p.m.

Announcing this here on Thursday, PPP founder-president Phani Sayana Suri said that a poetry recitation session would be held at the venue.

As part of the programme, noted scholar Salaka Raghunatha Sharma from Rajahmundry will deliver a lecture on ‘Telugu poetry and personality development’.

“It is imperative to safeguard our mother tongue and strengthen its values by handing it over to posterity,” founder-chairman of the trust and CMD of Vijay Nirman S. Vijay Kumar said.

Chairman of Pydah Educational Institutions Pydah Krishna Prasad spoke. To mark the annual event, ‘Telugu Tirunallu’, to be celebrated in December, the organisers have come up with the concept of providing training to 10,000 children in poetry recitation.

Soon, they will be heading to government and private schools to select students for the purpose.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Visakhapatnam / by Staff Reporter / Visakhapatnam – February 20th, 2015

Rare brain surgery performed at King George Hospital

Records, All, Science & Technology

Visakhapatnam :

In what is perhaps for the first time in state-run hospitals of AP, a complicated neurosurgery (awake craniotomy) was performed at the King George Hospital (KGH) on a 30-year-old patient suffering from brain cancer. Awake craniotomy is an open surgery of the brain under which the patient is not being administered anaesthesia and is fully conscious but kept under analgesia to control the pain.

Appa Rao from Anakapalli underwent this surgery on January 8 for a low-grade Glioma (brain cancer). The tumour part was located in a very delicate area on the right side of his brain as it was surrounded by parts that control the movement of limbs. Any damage to these parts would have made the patient permanently paralytic and the damage could not have been gauged if general anaesthesia was given to him.

“The surgery had to be done under analgesia, during which the patient was awake so that we could constantly monitor his speech by talking to him and checking if he was stuttering (difficulty to talk). We also made him squeeze a toy to see his limbs were functioning. This was done so that if there was a problem, we could have halted the surgery and resumed it after the patient became normal. The patient was maintained under analgesia and in a conscious state using special medication and monitoring devices such as bispectral index,” explained Dr K Satyavara Prasad, head of the department of neurosurgery at KGH, who undertook the surgery along with his team.

The team included Dr BDBS Naik, Dr Vinay Bhushanam, Dr Sivarama Krishna, Dr Harshavardhan along with neuro-anesthesia team headed by Dr Murali Krishna, Dr Annapurna Sharma, Dr Ch Srinivas and Dr Satish.

KGH medical superintendent Dr M Madhusudhana Babu said the patient was conscious immediately after the surgery.

“The patient took oral fluids six hours after the surgery, was able to walk and carry out normal daily activities from the first post-operative day and will be discharged in two-three daysThis is a costly surgery that would have cost more than Rs 2 lakh in any corporate hospital,” he said.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Visakhapatnam / TNN / January 14th, 2015

Prasad for Dutch, German badminton tournaments

Sports
Andhra Pradesh Badminton Association office secretary Prasad was honoured by the BAI officials in Vijayawada on Friday.—Photo: By Arrangement
Andhra Pradesh Badminton Association office secretary Prasad was honoured by the BAI officials in Vijayawada on Friday.—Photo: By Arrangement

Badminton Association of India Match Control and Andhra Pradesh Badminton Association office secretary M.S.N. Prasad has been nominated as sports analyst to the Indian team participating in Dutch International to be held at Haarlem, the Netherlands from February 25 to March 1 and Yonex German Open to be held at Berlin, Germany, from March 5 to 8.

The BAI has nominated Mr. Prasad after considering his services to badminton during the last 10 years. The 26-member team with 20 players, two support staff, three coaches and one manager will leave Delhi for Amsterdam on Sunday.

Earlier, he took up assignments at 2010 Commonwealth Games, 2009 World Championships, 2010 Asian Badminton Confederation, India Open Super Series, Indian Badminton League, Thomas and Uber Cup finals and many international and national tournaments besides recently conducted 79th Senior Nationals at Vijayawada and 35th National Games 2015 in Kerala.

He has successfully undertaken training course in match control in West Bengal and Hyderabad.

APBA secretary K.Ch. Punnaiah Chowdary, APBA chief T.G. Venkatesh, National Chief Coach Pullela Gopichand and BAI joint secretary P. Ankamma Chowdary congratulated Mr. Prasad for his overseas assignments.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Vijayawada / by Special Correspondent / Vijayawada – February 21st, 2015

AP to Celebrate Rama Navami at Vontimitta

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Hyderabad :

As historic Bhadrachalam temple is now part of Telangana, the Andhra Pradesh government has firmed up its decision to celebrate Sri Rama Navami with official honours at Kodanda Rama Swamy Temple at Vontimitta in Kadapa district on the ‘night’ of March 28.

Chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu will offer silk clothes and “Mutyala Thalambralu” to the presiding deity and attend the celestial wedding that night.

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It was a practice for the AP government to perform Sri Rama Navami celebrations at the historic Bhadrachalam temple, but as the temple is now in Telangana, the TDP government took the decision to celebrate it in Vontimitta temple, located about 26 km from Kadapa, constructed during the Chola and Vijayanagara reigns, which is about 26 km from Kadapa. Disclosing this to mediapersons at the Secretariat here on Friday, AP endowments minister P Manikyala Rao said, “Since the state has been divided, the government has decided to celebrate Sri Rama Navami at Vontimitta Temple. However, we would be sending silk clothes and mutyala thalambralu to the Bhadrachalam temple as well.”

According to the Minister, the Archaeological Survey of India had notified this temple as an ancient monument. Hence, the government had felt that the place would be a perfect location to celebrate Sri Rama Navami in the truncated State.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Andhra Pradesh / by Express News Service / February 21st, 2015