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LG unveils curved OLED TV in Hyderabad

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Rajneesh Sharma , Regional Head , LG ( Andhra Pradesh), launching the first LG curved OLED television ( 55EA9800) with a 4.3mm thin curve in Hyderabad on Tuesday ./ Photo: P.V. Sivakumar / The Hindu
Rajneesh Sharma , Regional Head , LG ( Andhra Pradesh), launching the first LG curved OLED television ( 55EA9800) with a 4.3mm thin curve in Hyderabad on Tuesday ./ Photo: P.V. Sivakumar / The Hindu

Hyderabad :

LG Electronics today unveiled curved OLED TV priced at Rs 9,99,000 at a store in Hyderabad.

OLED refers to organic light emitting diode. The first LG 55-inch curved OLED TV features an ergonomic design with full cinema 3D support. The thin display TV removes the problem of screen-edge visual distortion and detail loss.

Rajneesh Sharma, Regional Manager, Andhra Pradesh, LG India, in a statement said: “India is a strategic market for LG and we are the first company to launch the curved series in this market. The unique curved design will provide consumers with an ultimate viewing experience.”

“Home entertainment is fuelled by constant change and growth with new products. LG India will strengthen the product portfolio further with new launches. Our target is to capture 30 per cent market share in flat panels by the end of next year,” Rajneesh Sharma said.

The curved TV features unique 4-colour pixel technology and a 4.3 mm thin display. The 4-colour pixel technology adds a white sub-pixel to the conventional red, green and blue pixels.

source: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com / Business Line / Home> Companies /  by R. Rishi Kumar / Hyderabad – December 24th, 2013

Production of Sona Masoori Goes up in Kurnool

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Despite heavy rains and cyclones lashing the district this year, Kurnool has recorded an increase in paddy production compared to last year. Adequate water released from KC Canal, Srisailam reservoir and Tungabhadra dam has facilitated this increase, agriculture officials said.

Nearly 64.77 lakh tonnes of paddy was harvested during kharif season. The official expected 28 lakh tones for rabi season. Almost 95 percent of the total production of the BPT 5204 (Kurnool Sona Masoori) variety has been procured to be stored in the district. The early release of irrigation water from various projects paved the way for a good harvest.

Farmers, especially in Nandyal, Allagadda and Atmakur taluks, are on cloud nine despite last minute obstacles during the season. Crops suffered minor damage in July and November because of monsoon rains and cyclones. However, the agriculture department stepped in and provided valuable inputs to farmers and advised them to make use of fertilizer and urea, agriculture joint director D Thakur Naik told Express.

The rice variety Kurnool Sona (BPT 5204) Masoori is soon likely to be in more supply, he added. Sona Masoori is the preferred variety for rice eaters in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Its major production centres are Kurnool, Nizamabad, Nellore and Guntur and the variety produced in Kurnool is considered to be the best.

Kurnool Sona Masoori has a unique taste that is not matched by rice from any other province. “Everyone is crazy about Sona Masoori because of the name it has earned and not because equally good varieties are not available,” technical agriculture officer Shashidhar Reddy said.

Sona Masoori cultivation during the just-ended kharif season in Kurnool increased to nearly 10,000 hectares as against the normal 86,939 hectares.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Andhra Pradesh / by K Madhu Sudhakar – Kurnool / December 23rd, 2013

Sanjeeva Reddy was a role model, says Pranab Mukherjee

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Hyderabad:

President Pranab Mukherjee Monday paid rich tributes to former president Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy, describing him as a role model in government and politics.

Addressing the concluding programme of the birth centenary celebrations of the late leader at Anantapur, the president said Sanjeeva Reddy combined three good qualities of a party leader, an administrator and a parliamentarian.

“He was true son of the soil and a farmer till his last breath,” Mukherjee said and recalled his exceptional leadership qualities.

Sanjeeva Reddy, who served as the president between 1977 and 1982, died in 1996 at the age of 83.

Mukherjee pointed out that Sanjeeva Reddy had many records to his credit. He was the youngest president and the only person who served as a chief minister, the Lok Sabha speaker, union minister and the president.

Born in a farmer’s family, Sanjeeva Reddy was the first chief minister of united Andhra Pradesh. He served as the chief minister twice, became the speaker the year he was elected to the Lok Sabha and held the post twice.

Sanjeeva Reddy set high standards by resigning from the Congress party as soon as he was elected the speaker. It was during his tenure that for the first time a man was imprisoned for contempt of the house for raising slogans and throwing pamphlets from visitors’ gallery, noted Mukherjee.

The president said Sanjeeva Reddy, inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s leadership, joined the freedom struggle at the young age of 16. During 1940 and 1945, he was imprisoned many times, including during the Quit India Movement.

Describing Sanjeeva Reddy as the main architect of modern-day Andhra Pradesh, Mukherjee said as the first chief minister of united Andhra Pradesh in 1956, he found solution to many problems which arose following Telangana’s merger with then Andhra state.

Sanjeeva Reddy played a key role in the development and modernization of the state and progress of its people. It was during his tenure that major irrigation projects like Nagarjunasagar, Srisailam, Sriramsagar and Vamsadhara were built.

Andhra Pradesh Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan, Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, some state ministers and senior officials were present.

Earlier, the president, who is on a southern sojourn, left Hyderabad by a special aircraft along with the governor and the chief minister. After landing at Puttaparthi, they flew to Anantapur town by helicopters.

source: http://www.zeenews.india.com / Z News / Home> Nation / by IANS / Monday – December 23rd, 2013

Vijayawada archers bag five medals at world event in Singapore

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Archers from Volga Archery Academy who won medals at the World Open (stage 2 indoor archery championship) in Singapore recently. / Photo: Ch.Vijaya Bhaskar / The Hindu
Archers from Volga Archery Academy who won medals at the World Open (stage 2 indoor archery championship) in Singapore recently. / Photo: Ch.Vijaya Bhaskar / The Hindu

City archers, known for winning medals at international fixtures, have done it again by pocketing five medals, including two gold medals, at the World Open Indoor Archery championship that concluded recently in Singapore. Archers of Volga Archery Academy in Gunadala also had an opportunity to take part in the indoor format for the first time.

“Both outdoor and indoor formats have different techniques. What matters in indoor is accuracy and velocity of wind will not be a factor. The archers can learn the art of perfect release (of the arrow) in indoor competitions,” says academy chairman Ch. Satyanarayana. He said that the targets are kept at a distance of 18 metres unlike outdoors where the target is placed 50-metres away from archers.

Memorable

For Poorvasha Shinde, the experience in Singapore was memorable as she won gold in the under-16 compound segment blanking an archer from host country 6-0 and bowing out in the quarterfinal in the senior division.

Myneni Sai Charith bagged the other yellow metal in the under-14 compound final taming a Singaporean 6-4, while B. Deeraj in the under-14 compound segment settled for a silver crashing out to a Sri Lankan in the final. K. Venkadadri in the under-12 division and Rohit Manivarma in the under-14 compound segment won a silver and bronze respectively to take the medals tally to five.

“Archers of our academy are regulars at the indoor meets and for the past four years we are sending them to help get used to alien conditions,” says J. Rama Rao, a senior coach.

Before leaving for Singapore, the academy archers helped Andhra Pradesh bag the silver medal in the compound final losing out to Jharkhand in the junior nationals at Assam. Archers are preparing for the senior nationals which are scheduled to be held at Jamshedpur from December 22 to 26.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Vijayawada / by J. R. Sridharan / Vijayawada – December 19th, 2013

Best Single Specialty Hospital Award Presented to AIG

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Asian Institute of Gastroenterology’s manager (PR) U Satyanarayana, along with Ram Mohan, receiving the Best Single Speciality Hospital, Gastroeneterology, Award from Planning Commission deputy chairman MS Ahluwalia in Delhi on Monday.
Asian Institute of Gastroenterology’s manager (PR) U Satyanarayana, along with Ram Mohan, receiving the Best Single Speciality Hospital, Gastroeneterology, Award from Planning Commission deputy chairman MS Ahluwalia in Delhi on Monday.

The city-based Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, under the leadership of Dr D Nageshwar Reddy, has received the ‘Best Single Specialty Hospital _ Gastroenterology’ award at CNBC TV18’s India Healthcare Awards ceremony.

U Satyanarayana and Ram Mohan of the institute received the award from Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia at a function organised in New Delhi on Monday.

More than 3,000 hospitals and healthcare service providers have stood up to be counted for the awards. Consumer and doctor ratings on facility assessment data were shared with the jury to select the overall best hospital as well as awardees in other categories.

According to a press release from the AIG on Tuesday, the institute has been selected for the award for its service in the field of gastroenterology, providing state-of- the-art technology to patients, service rendered to the rural population and  the various steps taken to spread medical education in gastroenterology to various parts of India and abroad through workshops, seminars and telemedicine.

Dr Nageshwar Reddy said that such awards would encourage them to spread health care   and increase their responsibility towards society.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Hyderabad / by Express News Service – Hyderabad / December 25th, 2013

Bike rally to mark Neelam centenary

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Anantapur:

A motorbike rally was organized at the Nehru Yuva Kendram here, on Friday, to mark the concluding centenary celebrations of the former President Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy.

The bike rally was to remember the services of the first Chief Minister, Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy, who made sincere efforts to improve irrigation facilities from Tungabhadra reservoir during his tenure.
He was the initiator of High Level Main Canal from Tungabhadra reservoir.

As part of the concluding function of the centenary celebrations of the former President, who was native of Illur village, in Anantapur district, the district authorities have organized the motorbike rally towards the Tungabhadra reservoir, about 150 kms away from here and back.

Also, President Pranab Mikherjee would visit the mahasamadhi, of Sri Satya Saibaba at Prasanthinilyam, during his visit to the district. Initially, the President was not scheduled to visit the mahasamadhi and was to return on a special aircraft to Prasanthinilayam airport.

The official sources said, President Pranab Mukherjee would attend the concluding function of the centenary celebrations of former President Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy.

Additional forces are being posted at Puttaparthi and Anantapur on the occasion of the President’s visit. The President would arrive at around 12.30 pm on December 23, at Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy stadium.

Later the Governor, ESL Narasimhan, would release the book on Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy and present the   first copy to the President.

source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Deccan Chronicle / Home> News> Current Affairs / DC / December 21st, 2013

Life-saving heart transplant done

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Venkata Ramya is all smiles after the successful surgery at Yashoda Hospital on Tuesday. - / Photo: Nagara Gopal / The Hindu
Venkata Ramya is all smiles after the successful surgery at Yashoda Hospital on Tuesday. – / Photo: Nagara Gopal / The Hindu

A resident of Pithapuram in East Godavari District, Venkata Ramya had been suffering from ‘postpartum cardiomyopathy’ after delivering a baby seven years ago

Doctors at Yashoda Hospital performed a life-saving heart transplant on a 25-year-old woman after she developed a rare disorder associated with pregnancy.

Venkata Ramya, a resident of Pithapuram, East Godavari District, had been suffering from ‘postpartum cardiomyopathy’ after delivering a baby seven years ago. She had breathlessness while walking and was unable to lie down flat. A cardiologist at Kakinada, who suggested heart transplant for Ramya, referred her to Dr. A.G.K. Gokhale, chief cardiothoracic, transplant and minimal access surgeon, at Yashoda Hospital.

Dr. Gokhale and Dr. Rajasekhar, consultant cardiologist, kept her on the waiting list for a donor. After a month, on December 15, a 21-year-old accident victim was declared brain dead in another hospital in the city. After the victim’s relatives expressed willingness to donate his organs, Dr. Gokhale and Dr. Sudhakar, a consultant anaesthetist, rushed to the hospital, removed the heart from the victim and transferred it to Yashoda Hospital in a few minutes, even as the city traffic police provided escort to the ambulance.

A team of cardiothoracic surgeons, headed by Dr. Gokhale and Dr. G. Subramanyam, senior consultant anaesthetist, performed the surgery taking six hours.

Speaking to the media here on Tuesday, Dr. Gokhale and Yashoda Group of Hospitals managing director Dr. G.S. Rao emphasised the need for creating greater awareness about the Jeevandan scheme and organ donation, as a number of lives could be saved.

Ramya, who struggled to hold back her emotions, said she had lost all hope and added that she was indebted to the doctors and the donor for giving her a new lease of life. Dr. Gokhale said the cost of a heart transplant procedure was Rs. 15 lakh, and that 50,000 to 60,000 people in the country required heart transplant.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Special Correspondent / Hyderabad – December 24th, 2013

Success for Silver Pompano in Andhra Pradesh

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INDIA – The first crop of the highly valued Silver Pompano fish cultivated in Krishna district, in the state of Andhra Pradesh, for the first time is ready for harvest.

The marine fish, locally known as Chanduva Para, which is being cultivated in two acres of brackish water in Nagayalanka mandal, survived without any retardation in growth despite the recent bad weather.  The Hindu  reports that this is the first marine fish being cultivated in brackish waters in Krishna district.

Scientists from the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Chennai, provided the Silver Pompano seed to the Nagayalanka-based farmer, T. Raghu Sekhar, in July. The tenant farmer sowed the seed in his two-acre pond at Peda Kammavaripalem in Nagayalanka mandal.

Good growth

“Of the total 6,000 seeds released into the pond, not a single fish died and growth is expected to reach the maximum of 400 gm to 420 gm by the time of the first harvest due in March,” Mr Sekhar told  The Hindu .

By the fourth month the fish grew to the size of a palm and also turned white. They were able to tolerate the vagaries of weather, Mr Sekhar said. There is great demand for the Silver Pompano, a marine fish, in the domestic market all along the coast in Andhra Pradesh. But there was a drastic fall in the catch of the variety of fish in the ocean. The fishermen were not sure when and in which weather conditions they could catch this variety of fish in the ocean, Mr Sekhar said.

Lucrative price

The cultivation of these fish was, however, tricky because the salinity of the water should be maintained between five and 40 PPT (parts per thousand) for the fish to thrive and grow.

“Domestic market prices are very lucrative for Silver Pompano, fetching Rs 200 a kg. At times when the cultivation of tiger prawn and high risk Vannamei shrimp are driving the farmer into losses frequently, shifting to cultivation of marine fish species is being seen as a viable and lucrative option,” added Mr Sekhar

source : http://www.thefishsite.com/ The Fish Site / Home> News> India / by The Fish Site News Desk / December 17th, 2013

Infotech becomes first India-based company to receive TL 9000 certification

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Achieves it for fixed network engineering services

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Hyderabad, India :

Infotech Enterprises announced that its telecom business unit’s network engineering services division has earned a TL 9000 (Release 5.0) certification under the product category 7.2.1.1 Fixed Network Engineering Services, becoming the first India-based organization to be certified under this product category. Infotech’s offices at Madhapur, Hyderabad and Paragould, Arkansas, USA were certified.

Scope of the certification includes: engineering services including design, modeling, analysis, and data conversion of wire line telecommunication networks.

The TL 9000 quality management system was developed by the Quality of Excellence for Suppliers of Telecommunications forum, a global communications association comprised of the world’s top industry service providers and suppliers, who are dedicated to continually improving standards in the telecommunications industry.

TL 9000 is built on ISO 9001 standards and its purpose is to define the unique communications quality system requirements for design, development, production, delivery, and service.

As part of the certification process, the audit team from Bureau Veritas Corp. (BVC) audited Infotech’s engineering services practice delivery in Hyderabad and the USA on the ISO 9001:2008 and TL9000 Release 5.0 quality management systems and continuous improvement initiatives.

John Renard, president and BU head, said: “Infotech has always put quality of execution and quality of the process at the heart of every client engagement. With the significant growth in our telecom engineering services, especially in North America, it became clear that we could align this focus on quality with the specific needs of our telecommunication customers by adopting TL 9000. We strongly believe that TL 9000 will benefit all customers in this sector and strengthen our leadership position in the sector.”

source: http://www.ciol.com / CIOL / Home> Telecom> News / by CIOL Bureau / Hyderabad, Wednesday – December 18th, 2013

President for Neelam fete

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Anantapur:

President Pranab Mukherjee will be the chief guest at the concluding session of the birth centenary celebrations of former President Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy at Anantapur on December 23.

Karnataka Chief Minister K. Siddaramaiah, AP Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy and Governor E.L. Narasimhan are also scheduled to take part in the concluding session at the Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy stadium.

Former President Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy who was born at the Illur village of Pamidi mandal in Anantapur district spent most of his life in Anantapur. The government had initiated centenary celebrations at Hyderabad and the concluding session is scheduled to be held in Anantapur to recall the services of the former president to the state.

Revenue minister N. Raghuveera Reddy took the initiative to celebrate the birth anniversary of former President Sanjeeva Reddy. The district authorities were directed to conduct an essay writing and elocution competition at all schools and colleges.

President Pranab Mukherjee would give away prizes to three students at the public meeting on December 23. Education institutions were asked to complete the process by December 17 in all parts of the district.

Besides this, seminars would be conducted at the Sri Krishnadevaraya University, JNTUA University and Satyasai deemed universities on December 14 and 15 about the contributions of Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy.

Revenue Minister N. Raghuveera Reddy said that a bike rally would be organised from the Tungabhadra Reservoir in Hospet in Karnataka to Anantapur on December 18 to recall Sanjiva Reddy’s services to the region.

Collector D.S. Lokesh Kumar said a rural sports meet would be held on December 21 at the district headquarters. He said elaborate arrangements were being made for the occasion at the Sanjeeva Reddy stadium. President Pranab Mukherjee is scheduled to arrive at Anantapur at around 11 am on December 23 accompanied by the Governor, and the Chief Ministers of AP and Karnataka.

source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Deccan Chronicle / Home> News> Politics / DC / December 14th, 2013