Category Archives: Records, All

Budding archer needs aid to attend IFAA World Archery Competition

Records, All, Sports

Just into ninth year, this child prodigy from Kadapa has won 33 medals in various State and national level archery tournaments.

PV Sai Srinivas
PV Sai Srinivas

Kadapa :

Just into ninth year, this child prodigy from Kadapa has won 33 medals in various State and national level archery tournaments. PV Sai Srinivas is all set to represent India in an international tournament as he has been selected for IFAA World Indoor Archery Competition to be held at Wellington in New Zealand from April 8 to 12.  RK Siddharth Reddy and G Arun Teja are the two other boys selected from Kadapa district for the IFAA competition.

Srinivas, who is studying Class V in a private school in Kadapa, is the son of Gopinath and Keerthi. He developed keen interest in archery after seeing some of his classmates getting training in the sport. He also started taking coaching at Vijaya Archery Academy. He won several medals in various archery tournaments held from February 2016  to December 2018. He has also entered the Asia Book of Records by shooting most number of arrows in 15 minutes.

His father Gopinath who runs an internet centre, can hardly manage the house with his meagre earnings.
“Srinivas has got an opportunity to showcase his talent in the international arena. But we are worried that he may not make it as our financial condition does not allow us to send him abroad,” Gopinath told TNIE.
“We have to procure necessary travel documents and get other clearances before February 20 to send him to the World Indoor Archery Competition. It costs us around `4.5 lakh and we are not in a position to spend such a huge amount,’’ said Gopinath, who is looking for sponsors.

Aid sought

Gopinath has sought financial help from philanthropists and sports lovers to send his son Srinivas to New Zealand. Donations can be sent to the SBI account of Srinivas’ mother B Keerthi, A/c No 62455702738, IFSC Code SBIN 0020948, RTC branch, Kadapa, he said.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Andhra Pradesh / by S. Nagaraja Rao / Express News Service / February 16th, 2019

Health warrior expands contours of yeoman service

Inspiration /Positive News and Features, Leaders, Records, All, Science & Technology

Doctor made chief of APTS, which carries info on clinics and schemes to rural lives

Bottles of intravenous (IV) fluid dangle from tree branches at the hospital of Manne Ravindra in Yerragondapalem in Prakasam district, from where patients, mostly tribals, throng the facility whenever in need of treatment.

In recognition of his services to rural lives for five decades, the State Government has appointed Dr. Ravindra, a product of the Guntur Medical College, the Chairman of the Andhra Pradesh Technology Services (APTS).

Thanking Chief Minister N.Chandrababu Naidu for reposing faith in him, Dr. Ravindra told The Hindu that information and communication technology would be effectively used to the improve living condition of tribals cenchus and sugalis in western Prakasam as their health status continued to be a cause of concern.

The APTS would help relay information on public health centres, special schemes and bridge the gap between health providers and rural communities, he said.

Dr.Ravindra, a Zilla Parishad member, saidAPTS would turn rural youth into rural techno-entrepreneurs.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Andhra Pradesh / by Special Correspondent / Ongole – February 15th, 2019

VVIT prof gets award for research

Education, Records, All, Science & Technology, World Opinion

Several other awards were also given to people researching further in their fields after obtaining a Doctorate.

Guntur :

Professor Sangu Ravindra, Electrical and Electronics Engineering department, Vasireddy Venkatadri Institute of Technology (VVIT), has got the Young Scientist Award, said VVIT chairperson Vasireddy Vidyasagar.

The award was announced by International Organization of Scientific Research and Development (IOSRD) at Nambur of Guntur district on Thursday, and Dr Ravindra received it at an international conference organised in Chennai on Tuesday.

Several other awards were also given to people researching further in their fields after obtaining a Doctorate. Four researchers have been selected from across the country and awarded based on their research done on ‘Power Control and Conservation’.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Andhra Pradesh / by Express News Service / February 15th, 2019

An enthralling voyage back in time

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Historical Links, Pre-Independence, Records, All, World Opinion
Visitors taking a look at an exhibit at the Kalingandhra Utsavam in Srikakulam on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: ARRANGEMENT
Visitors taking a look at an exhibit at the Kalingandhra Utsavam in Srikakulam on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: ARRANGEMENT

Replicas of structures from motley periods displayed at Kalingandhra Utsavam

The Kalingandhra Utsavam from February 8 to 14 is depicting history of Srikakulam in the form of replicas of temples and artefacts at the K.R. Stadium.

As many as 1.2 lakh people, including youngsters and schoolchildren, were enthralled by replicated inscriptions and rock edicts of the Kalingandhra history that goes as far as the 4th Century BC, said the festival in-charge and Sithampet Integrated Tribal Development Agency Project Officer L. Shiva Sankar.

Srikakulam was part of the Kalinga dynasty, which was conquered by Mauryan king Ashoka in 261 B.C. Exhibits from the Salihundam and the Dantapuri heritage sites near Srikakulam shows the Buddhist influence on the region.

Other replicas include that of the Sri Kurmam temple, built in 7th Century A.D. by King Chola Ganga, and the Someswara Alayam, the Madhukeshwara Alayam and the Bhimeswara Alayam temples constructed between 7th and 9th centuries AD. The famous sun temple at Arasavalli, said to be built by Devendra Varma of the Kalinga dynasty in 7th Century A.D., is also on display, as is the Umarudra Koteswara temple of Srikakulam, constructed in 1774 and the Radhaswamy temple near Meliyaputti, constructed in 1810.

Religious tourism

“The State government is keen on promoting religious tourism in the district. That is why we have displayed replicas of the temples in the exhibition,” Mr. Sankar said.

According to him, the Mandasa fort, built in 1779, had been attracting a number of visitors.

From the modern era, a Dutch building, built on the banks of the Nagavali river in the 18th Century, is on display.

The exhibition features structures like the Nagavali Bridge, constructed in 1854, and the Srikakulam Municipal Office, which started functioning in 1856. A replica of the Dusi Railway, built in 1921, is also displayed.

A replica of the Gotta barrage, which irrigates more than 1 lakh acres and was built across the Vamsadhara river in 1979, has been attracting youngsters. History of personalities such as Kodi Ramamurthy, Garimella Satyanarayana, Adibhatla Kailasam, and Vempatapu China Satyam has been depicted.

“It is difficult to take history lessons for students. Moreover, local history is not part of our syllabus. Therefore, the festival has helped students know the history of Srikakulam, its culture and heritage,” said P.Srikanth, correspondent of the New Central School.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Andhra Pradesh / by K. Srinivasa Rao / Srikakulam – February 14th, 2019

This crude oil cavern is an engineering marvel

Amazing Feats, Business & Economy, Records, All, Science & Technology, World Opinion
A file photo of the crude cavern at Lova Gardens in Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: arranged
A file photo of the crude cavern at Lova Gardens in Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: arranged

The 1.33 million tonne facility in Vizag is the first in the country to receive consignment

India’s first underground rock cavern to store crude oil in the city, which was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Guntur on Sunday almost three-and-a- half years after it launched its operations, is considered a man-made engineering marvel.

After lot of difficulties in digging the cavern at Lova Gardens near the Hindustan Shipyard Limited, it was made suitable for storage of crude oil. At present, India has three caverns — in Mangalore, Padur and Visakhapatnam — with a total storage capacity of 5.03 million tonne. The total cost of the three projects was over ₹4,000 crore.

Long overdue

Though the cavern in Visakhapatnam was slated to be dedicated to the nation by the Prime Minister in 2015 itself, it could not take off due to his preoccupation.

The first consignment of crude was received in July 2015 by Very Large Crude Carrier Pioneer at the HPCL’s Single Point Mooring, heralding a new chapter for the oil industry as India joined the elite club of a few countries that had such rock caverns.

The Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd (ISPRL), a special purpose vehicle wholly owned by the Oil Industry Development Board, was set up by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, with the mandate to create caverns to store crude so as to use it as a cushion in the event of disruption in supply from the Middle East.

The Engineers India Ltd was the project management consultant for the cavern project.

The Government of India also has plans to construct two more caverns with a capacity of 6.5 million tonne each in Karnataka and Odisha.

The idea of the cavern project was conceived after severe shortage of petroleum products experienced due to dislocation in supplies following the Gulf War in 1990s. “My association with the building of caverns was a challenging task as well as a thrilling experience,” Rajan Pillai, former Chairman and Managing Director of ISPRL, during whose tenure the first cavern became operational, told The Hindu on Sunday.

The crude oil cavern in the city has a capacity of 1.33 million tonne in which HPCL has a separate compartment with a storage capacity of 0.3 million tonne.

LPG cavern

Visakhapatnam also can boast of having South and South East Asia’s first- of-its-kind LPG cavern with a capacity of 60,000-tonne in the close vicinity of the crude oil cavern.

The LPG cavern is run by South Asia LPG Company Pvt. Ltd, a joint venture of the HPCL and Total Gas and Power India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TOTAL of France.

The bottommost point is 196 metres below mean sea level and considered one of the deepest caverns in the world.

source: http://www.thehindu.com/ The Hindu / Home> News> States> Andhra Pradesh / by Santosh Patnaik / Visakhapatnam – February 11th, 2019

Proud moment for ‘village singer’

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Inspiration /Positive News and Features, Records, All
Singer Baby being felicitated by members of Vizag Film Society and Andhra University Vice-Chancellor G. Nageswara Rao in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.
Singer Baby being felicitated by members of Vizag Film Society and Andhra University Vice-Chancellor G. Nageswara Rao in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.

Internet sensation Baby narrates her journey to fame

Pasala Baby, who took the internet by storm with her song ‘O Cheliya Naa Priya Sakhiya’ last year, is the latest singing sensation.

From an ordinary housewife at Vadisaleru village near Rajahmahendravaram to being a special guest to the house of actor Chiranjeevi, the journey of the 40-year-old unread woman is full of miracles.

“A month after the video was uploaded to the Internet by my relative, I was sitting in hospital where my daughter was admitted for delivery. A number of media channels had surrounded the hospital requesting for an interview,” said the singer explaining how she came to know about the video going viral. She was speaking as the chief guest at a programme organised by Vizag Film Society at Andhra University here on Sunday.

A mother of two, Baby said she just used to sing lullabies for her brother during her childhood. Sometimes, she used to sing while working in agricultural fields, but she had no music knowledge. “It was music director Raghu Kunche, who, for the first time, gave me an opportunity to sing a song ‘Matti Manishinamma Nenu’. However, it is music director Koti who encourages and helps me make strides in the field,” said Ms. Baby.

Known as ‘village singer’, Baby said: “I am a big fan of singers S.P. Balasubrahmanyam and Janaki.”

“I never visited a city till two months ago. Now, I have been to Hyderabad, Dubai and Muscat. With my first remuneration, I bought sarees for my daughters. Watching me on TV, they are proud and overjoyed. I never imagined that my life takes this colourful turn,” said the singer. Andhra University Vice-Chancellor G. Nageswara Rao, VFS secretary Narava Prakasa Rao and a few others felicitated Baby.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Andhra Pradesh / by Harish Gilai / Visakhapatnam – February 11th, 2019

Timeless Tupolev: Soviet-era naval aircraft

Amazing Feats, Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Business & Economy, Records, All, Science & Technology, World Opinion

The Soviet-era naval aircraft is not just a museum piece, but remains a stellar example of a sturdy flying machine

 Tupolov01ANDHRA10feb2019

The TU 142 Aircraft Museum in Visakhapatnam narrates a tale of resilience, keeping the accolades earned by the Soviet-era flying machine fresh in memory. The long-range maritime patrol aircraft served the Navy for 29 years with a rare feat of 30,000 hours of accident-free flying at a time when the MiG-21s were earning the dubious distinction of flying coffins. Once the world’s heaviest and fastest flying turboprop aircraft, the Tupolev was part of major naval exercises and operations since its induction into the force in 1988.

Tupolov02ANDHRA10feb2019

President Ram Nath Kovind opened the walk-through museum opposite the Kursura Submarine Museum — the irony that TU 142 once specialised in helping detect and destroy submarines is not lost on the naval personnel — on Beach Road in the city on December 7, 2017. It was thrown open to the public on December 28 that year.

Visakhapatnam , Andhra Pradesh : 16/09/2017: The Indian Navy's long range maritime patrol aircraft TU 142M getting finishing touches opposite to the Kursura Submarine museum on the Beach Road in Visakhapatnam on September 16, 2017. The anti-submarine warfare plane is being converted into a museum at a cost of Rs 10 crore and will be thrown open to the public on World Tourism Day on September 27. Photo: K.R. Deepak
Visakhapatnam , Andhra Pradesh : 16/09/2017: The Indian Navy’s long range maritime patrol aircraft TU 142M getting finishing touches opposite to the Kursura Submarine museum on the Beach Road in Visakhapatnam on September 16, 2017. The anti-submarine warfare plane is being converted into a museum at a cost of Rs 10 crore and will be thrown open to the public on World Tourism Day on September 27. Photo: K.R. Deepak

The making of the museum was a year-long process. The decommissioned aircraft was flown in from INS Rajali, the naval air station in Arakkonam, Tamil Nadu. After landing at the INS Dega airport, the aircraft was dismantled and its parts were transported by road on trailers and reassembled. A fibreglass wall was installed on the beach side to withstand windspeeds of up to 250 km. An audiovisual experience through an L-shaped tunnel takes the visitors to the aerobridge leading to the walk-through museum.

The museum has been drawing a sea of tourists. Curator Dileep Kumar says the highest number of visitors on a single day was 5,500 on January 15 this year. Over 6.81 lakh people visited it in 2018. Last December, there were 83,722 visitors.

(Text and Images by K.R. Deepak)

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Andhra Pradesh / February 10th, 2019

Cars turn canvas at Cartist Yatra

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Historical Links, Pre-Independence, Records, All, Sports, World Opinion
Youngsters taking pictures with a vintage car at the second edition of the Cartist Yatra-2019 at Rajiv Smruti Bhavan in Visakhapatnam on Saturday.
Youngsters taking pictures with a vintage car at the second edition of the Cartist Yatra-2019 at Rajiv Smruti Bhavan in Visakhapatnam on Saturday.

Vintage cars, some dating back to 1929, are on show at the exhibition

Art and automobile come together to create stunning masterpieces at the Cartist Yatra-2019, where cars, some as old as 1929, serve as a canvas for masterful artwork.

The second edition of the Cartist Yatra is under way in the city, and is based on the theme of ‘Automobile History of India’. Exhibits include an array of locally built cars such as the earliest models of the Maruti 800, the much-loved Fiat 1100D (popularly known as the Premier Padmini), Hindustan Ambassador, and the showpiece of them all – a 1929 Chevrolet convertible.

All the 10 cars are parked near the Rajiv Smruti Bhavan and will be there till Sunday.

Long journey

“In its second year, Cartist Yatra is traveling to 21 cities, 12 States and 2 union territories with pit stops at 10 prime locations, covering a distance of 8,100 km in a span of 80 days to unite over a thousand artists from different cultures and backgrounds,” said Himanshu Jangid of Cartist Yatra.

“The journey began on January 9 in Jaipur, and so far the yatra has covered Gujarat, Goa and Karnataka. Our next stop will be in Bhubaneswar,” Mr. Jangid said.

“Normally, we see artists depicting their work on canvas or other mediums. At Cartist Yatra, a car or an automobile is the medium. Showcase your creativity on an automobile and it can be a scooter, bike or auto-rickshaw, said Mr. Jangid.

“Cartist Yatra is an art event aimed at unifying people belonging to the art fraternity, as well as bridging the gap between society and artists,” he said.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Andhra Pradesh / by Special Correspondent / Visakhapatnam – February 09th, 2019

Action plan to bring back lost glory of Rajamahendravaram

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Historical Links, Pre-Independence, Leaders, Records, All, World Opinion

Rajamahendravaram known as the cultural capital of Andhra Pradesh. It is known for its old traditions, culture and practices.

RajamahendravaramANDHRA07feb2019

Rajamahendravaram :

Rajamahendravaram known as the cultural capital of Andhra Pradesh. It is known for its old traditions, culture and practices. The Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation (RMC) is taking steps to restore the past glory of the city and develop it as a tourist destination.

The civic body has prepared a plan with an estimated amount of `40 crore to protect Rajamahendravarm’s cultural heritage.  of the historical town, named after Raja Raja Narendra around 1,000 years ago. They planned to develop the old municipal corporation building as a monument and museum. This building was constructed during the British period. In this process, Kambala cheruvu and Dr AB Nageswara Rao parks have been developed by providing infrastructure facilities like walking track, play area for children and gymnasium among others.

As per the information provided by municipal authorities, Kotipalli area, visited by Mahatma Gandhi on April 6 in 1921, and Devi Chowk which was called as Lantern street. People used lanterns to decorate the street to welcome Vizianagara Kings and hence the name for the area.

Havelock Bridge

The construction of this bridge started on November 11, 1897 and opened for traffic on August 30 in 1900. The bridge was named after Sir AE Havelock, the then Governor of Madras. As it  passed more than 100 years, this bridge named was decommissioned in 1997. This bridge was being converted as a walking track across Godavari river

Town Hall

This is a cultural centre of yesteryears built by great social reformer Kandukuri Veeresalingam in 1891. He fought for widow remarriage and education for women. He was considered as the father of renaissance in Andhra. The Town Hall is now in bad condition and the District Collector has sanctioned `65 lakh for renovation so that it can be used to hold cultural events. These apart, there are many places worth a visit, including Kotilingala Ghat, ISKCON temple, Damerla Rama Rao Art Gallery, Rallabandi Subbarao Museum, Pushkar Ghat and the like.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Andhra Pradesh / by Express News Service / February 06th, 2019

Honour for NCC contingent

Leaders, Records, All
Air Commodore NN Reddy presenting an award to a cadet at a function in the city on Tuesday.
Air Commodore NN Reddy presenting an award to a cadet at a function in the city on Tuesday.

The contingent of 116 cadets from Andhra Pradesh & Telangana NCC Directorate bagged the fifth position amongst the 17 directorates that participated in the Republic Day camp at New Delhi from January 1-30.

The contingent also got the following medals and trophies: All India best cadet senior division (Navy) 2nd position to Cadet B Shanmugam; All India best cadet junior division (Navy) 1st position to Cadet Shaun Jimmy and All India best girl cadet trophy in horse riding to Cadet PT Sri Rakshitha. Cadet Harshita Jain was adjudged the ‘Best NCC Cadet’ for 2018 and was presented the Col. Choudhary medal.

The contingent also bagged the runner up trophy in national integration awareness programme and Directorate General Horse Riding trophy. Air Commodore NN Reddy, deputy director general of NCC Directorate AP & TS, presented medals and trophies to the cadets on Tuesday.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Special Correspondent / Hyderabad – February 06th, 2019