Rs.720 cr. spent on strengthening distribution system for farm supply
The Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Ltd (TSSPDCL) has bagged the “green grid award” instituted by the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) at 10th Energy Summit and 4th Innovation with Impact Awards for Discoms, in New Delhi on Friday, for its efficiency in the demand supply management and providing better services to consumers.
The award was received by Chairman and Managing Director of TSSPDCL G. Raghuma Reddy from Chairman of the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) S.D. Dubey. The Discom has been chosen for the award for reducing the demand-supply gap and the best progress made in solar generation and distribution.
Speaking after receiving the award, Mr. Raghuma Reddy said apart from creating awareness among consumers for efficient use of energy with the help of quality pumpsets, providing capacitors to the pumpsets, supply of LED bulbs and roof-top solar power generation had given good results.
He explained that TSSPDCL had spent Rs.720 crore on strengthening the distribution system for farm power supply, providing switched line capacitors, implementation of high voltage distribution system for 1,80,198 agriculture pumpsets, arranging new pumpsets complying with demand supply management (DSM) standards, separation of agriculture feeders and others.
Mr. Raghuma Reddy complimented the role of Director T. Srinivas, J. Srinivas Reddy and M. Kamaludding Ali Khan in bringing down the demand supply gap with new management methods.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Special Correspondent / Hyderabad – November 12th, 2016
He was barely 15 when he had to choose between joining the Indian Cricket team and his dad’s unfulfilled dream of becoming a doctor. He opted for the latter, slogged 18 hours a day to land at Gandhi Medical College. Today, Dr Kannaiah Thalapally, a cosmo-dermatologist stands tall among the rest for being the youngest doctor in the world to perform more than 1,300 hair transplants in seven years.
What makes him a cut above the all is that he didn’t confine himself to needles and stitches. Interestingly, he plays for the Doctor’s Cricket League and has won more than 200 Man of the Match trophies all of which adorn his home and hospital. Not content with playing at the pitch, he went all the way to Phuket to become a certified scuba diver. Despite being swamped with work at the hospital, he went on to learn Carnatic music, western and hip-hop dance, photography and martial arts.
In 2014, he and his friends opened Livyoung hair transplant and anti-aging clinic at Jubilee Hills. “It was through word-of-mouth that the hospital grew than through ads and promotions,” he says.
“Thanks to my friend Praneeth Kumar Jangili, he took up my educational burdens and also munificently helped me set up my hospital. “Like any other doctor, I am bad at handling fiances. So handling patient’s expenses and still being non-commercial is difficult,” he shares.
He attributes his success to Dr Bhavani Prasad, Dr Krishna Kiran Echchampati, Dr Sharat Putta and Dr Sunil Aspingi, his friends, siblings Manoj and sister Mamatha. His 17-member team is apparently the largest hair transplant team in the world. “It is the only surgical centre in the world that does absolute painless transplants,” he informs.
Last year, he received the Vaidya Ratna Award from the State Council.
“I often find people hitting the rock bottom after they lose their hair or skin. How much ever we debate that beauty is secondary, we have to primarily understand that looks have imperceptible yet resilient connection with our confidence,” the doc says. He says that dermal fillers, botox, peels are helping people gain confidence and make them feel beautiful.
Talking of beauty, his photography page speaks volumes about his love for cameras and vision to create memories. “I own three cameras and 10 lenses. I am perhaps the the only guy in town to own a 400 F 2.8 lens. It was sheer passion that made me learn the craft thoroughly,” he beams.
From Ladakh to Kargil, from Rameswaram to Coorg, he has been almost everywhere with his camera. “I work for more than 20 hours in a day for 20 days. The other ten , I am off to some place with my camera or play cricket,” he reveals his mantra to unwind.
Just as you wonder how he manages to squeeze it all into his schedule, he throws yet another Googly. “I was lucky to have Savitri garu as my music teacher. She would come to my house at 10 pm to teach me. She understood my time constraints as a doctor. She passed away a couple of years ago and after that I haven’t sung much,” he adds.
He, along with his seven friends contribute 15 per cent of his income towards charity. They are supporting 178 children and 46 senior citizens financially, emotionally and physically.
Along with his friend cum trainer Jackson master, Kannaiah doesn’t skip a day at the gym to get trained in kick boxing. Thanks to Jackson master, Kannaiah sports a six pack today. Jack of all trades you say? Doc of all trades is more like it.
source:http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Hyderabad / by Purnima Sriram / Express News Service / November 09th, 2016
The girls with Carole Sumner Krechman, chairman and president of Peacemaker Corps Association
The animation film ‘I am Beautiful’ made by six city youngsters wins top honours at Streets Global Film Festival, New York
Six girls from the city have made an animation film that has grabbed top honours at an international film festival in the US. Namrata Tipirneni, Disha Seth, Tushna Baria, Deeksha Aurangabad, Preethi Narapareddy and Meghna Chinta, who were all students of Meridian School, Hyderabad when they made the film, were pleasantly surprised to see their three-minute animation film ‘I am Beautiful’ win the first prize at the recent Streets Global Film Festival, New York. Hosted by The Peacemaker Corps Association at New York, these young filmmakers who won the ‘Peacemaker Corps 2016 Peace’ were invited to tour the UN as well.
The group had made the film in just five days, as part of a grading workshop organised by the Chinh Early Education group earlier this year. The latter sensed the content’s universal appeal and nominated it for the fest, to be among many global submissions, with the final list numbering close to 60. ‘I am Beautiful’ deals with how the external beauty of a woman is always governed by societal obligations. The film touches upon aspects including touched eye-brows, waxing and how society reacts to it regularly.
An excited Namrata, who’s now pursuing her Bachelors in Mass Communication at St. Francis College, says “External beauty as an idea really interested us and we all knew that feminism was a topic of discussion for many. We worked on the film during our class-hours. We had to make nearly 30 drawings for each frame. Scripting for an animation film was a true challenge.” The girls later underwent a tutorial where they learnt to manage the technicalities assisted by the Chinh group.
“It was a special moment to be in the UN. We shared the stage with people younger than us from all around the world, saw where we stood on a global level. The attention felt good,” add Disha, Tushna and Preethi who were part of the New York trip. The group was gifted a camera on the occasion. “The moment felt better because of the constraints with which we made it there. Our ideas got better when there were limited time and resources on hand,” they add.
Sharing the stage with their global counterparts had them nervous as well as excited. The parents of the teenagers only knew of the film as a school activity and were immensely supportive of their efforts. “Though I have ideas of making a career in the media, I may even consider films in the future,” Namrata hints. They all hope to collaborate for a similar effort in the future as well.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Features> Metroplus / by Srivathsan Nadadhur / Hyderabad – November 10th, 2016
Hyderabadi racer Jeet Jhabakh clinched the title of Junior Champion of a prestigious salon car racing championship recently. But what makes it interesting are the odds that were against him.
This 24-year-old only took up professional racing a year ago. Then he went on to shine in the championship against 20 seasoned drivers over a series of 10 races that began in June.
Astounding right? Jeet himself was surprised with what he achieved, “I thought it would be a lot harder for a rookie like me, but as soon as I got on the track I felt at home and the adrenaline kicked in,” says a beaming Jeet.
So how did a young racer take on seniors at a championship held across three tracks in Coimbatore, Chennai and Delhi? Homework, lots of it, says Jeet.
“I went through the technical data of my seniors’ cars which they would send me for analysis and I learnt a lot of the technicalities of braking, cornering and acceleration. Even the minute details make a lot of difference on the track because sometimes we take corners at around 120 kmph and on the straights we hit speeds of 210 kmph. I would also check the footage of the on board camera after my practice sessions,” says Jeet, who worked as a financial advisor before he took up racing. “Racing was always in my blood! My dad and uncle were rally car champions.
So one day my uncle called me and he asked whether I wanted to race, and without hesitation I said yes! I didn’t know if my parents would be okay with it. I really loved the job I had, but racing called out to me more,” he says, adding, “But my mother was so worried about my safety and finally after much deliberation we struck a deal — that I wouldn’t race on any track if she wasn’t around. So now she travels with me for the races and yes, she gives me a lot of strength. After each race she says ‘I’m glad you won, but I’m still scared’.”
Not one to rest on his laurels, Jeet has now set his eyes on what he wants to achieve next. “I have a salon car championship coming up soon and next year I plan to make the jump into Formula 1600 series and then into Formula 2000 series.
Eventually, I dream of racing in Formula 1. I will work hard towards it,” says Jeet, signing off.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City News> Hyderabad / Deepu Joseph / November 01st, 2016
Uppena along with MV Reddy, who earlier served as Director of SC Welfare Department and her hostel warden H Kanyakumari. | EPS
Hyderabad :
Uppena, a girl from a poor family from a remote place Narava in Mahabubnagar district, emerged as a symbol of pride for her parents, friends and teachers.
The reason for celebration: she was presented with Lakshmi Venugopal Award and a cash prize of `10,000 for emerging topper in Class X among all girls belonging to Scheduled Castes Welfare Hostels (social welfare hostels) in TS for the academic year 2015-16 with a GPA of 9.8. For the family members of Uppena, it was a moment of pride as the young girl brought recognition to them, who are otherwise left in oblivion.
“I have even expected of 10/10 GPA but got 9.8 GPA. I would like to exceed this performance in Intermediate and score a rank in Eamcet,” said Uppena.
A first generation learner, Uppena symbolises grit and determination, and also part of the success story being scripted by scheduled castes welfare hostels in the state.
“We took wanted to improve the results, as without even passing tenth, these children will not have any opportunity to grow in life. As the staff of SC welfare hotels took personal care, now pass percentage in SC Welfare hostels rose to 93 per cent in 2015-16, even exceeding the state average and many private schools,” explained MV Reddy former director of SC Welfare Department, who has recently taken charge of Medchal district.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Telangana / by J. Deepthi Nandan Reddy / Express News Service / October 16th, 2016
A variety of turmeric named Pitambar, which gives better yield and has more percentage of commercially viable curcumin, was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Monday during the platinum jubilee celebrations of Council of Scientific and Industry Research (CSIR). Around 200 farmers from the two Telugu states attended the programme through video conferencing at IICT, Tarnaka.
With Telangana being one of the largest producers of turmeric, farmers are willing to adopt the variety, said C Parthasarathi, principal secretary of Agriculture Marketing and Co-Operation department. The seed variety would be handed over to farmers next year. After launch of the variety, two farmers from Andhra Pradesh who interacted with PM Modi through video conference, said they would adopt the variety.
“The pharmaceutical importance of turmeric is due to its curcuminoids which are credited with anti-inflammatory, hypo-cholesterolemic, anti-oxidant, anti-parasitic, anti-spasmodic, anti-microbial, anti-rheumatic, anti-aging and anti-cancer properties,” a note said. Since curcumin is the main molecule for the increasing demand of turmeric, several varieties of turmeric with ncreased curcumin content and rhizome biomass have been developed. While curcumin content in these varieties ranges from three to nine per cent, in the Pitambar variety, the percentage is around 12.5 per cent. Turmeric with high content of the chemical is preferred by European nations and North America.
“Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), a CSIR institute, did research for eight years to come out with the new variety. India produces 80 per cent of turmeric in the world. In the country, out of 4.5 lakh hectares where turmeric is cultivated, 1.30 lakh hectares is in Telangana,” Parthasarathi said after the PM launched the Pitambar variety. He said other varieties take around nine months for harvesting while Pitambar takes 180 to 190 days. Private industries which process turmeric will sell products at Spice Park in Nizamabad. “After processing the products, export and sale value will be more if curcumin content is more. To establish a relationship between the Spice Park and produce, improved varieties from Tamil Nadu have been brought. If Pitambar variety is brought and 12 per cent curcumin containing turmeric is produced, the park will have a good future,” Parthasarathi said.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Telangana / by Express News Service / September 27th, 2016
A 54-year-old throwing almost six punches per second seems like a story straight out of the Shaolin temples in China. But M Jayanth Reddy from Hyderabad proved to the world, on July 2, that he is a tough nut to crack when he broke the Guinness World Record for the most number of full contact punches in a minute using one hand – hitting 352 of them in the process.
His tryst with world records started in 2010 when he broke the world record for the maximum number of round kicks in a minute. He followed it up with a staggering 10 individual Guinness World Records in martial arts. A taekwondo practitioner since the age of 14, Jayanth won five gold medals at national championships from 1983-88. But fate had something else in store for him. After being unable to crack the Olympic riddle, he shifted his focus to teaching the martial art to youngsters. “I opened my academy in 1996-97 and since then I have taught more than five lakh students,” the eighth Dan Black Belt holder said.
The inspiration to attempt scores of world records came from his family members.
An IPL inspired tournament is Jayanth’s ultimate aim. “By November, 2017 we will start International Taekwondo Champions League which will have participants from India, Thailand and the USA,” he asserted. In a chat with Express, Jayanth said that his latest world record was the toughest. “In taekwondo, kicks are used ninety per cent of the time. So to break the one handed punches world record was really tough.”
His students haven’t been left behind when it comes to smashing world records. “Konda Sahadev, who has been a student of mine for over two decades, has nine world records to his credit, while R Gajendra Kumar and Abdul Khalil have six each,” said Jayanth. Nothing seems to be stopping the pentagenarian, who plans to break one more world record in near future.
The third-generation Hyderabadi resident has authored two books on healthy lifestyle. He expressed his concerns about India not performing well at the recently concluded Olympics. “I will identify talented people soon and start training them for the Tokyo Olympics,” Jayanth said. He opined that the country is filled with talent.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Hyderabad / by Vishal Vivek / August 29th, 2016
He discovered the malarial parasite in the intestines of female mosquito at the fag end of his stint as medical officer on these premises
The pride of being home to the discovery of malarial parasite is not something that any city would let pass without a care. The site of such historic discovery in Hyderabad, however, lies tucked away in a remote corner of Begumpet, unnoticed by many, and unused for more than six years.
The Sir Ronald Ross Institute of Parasitology, a heritage building, is under lock and key for most of the time, not open even for the visitors who might be interested in catching a few glimpses of the photo museum inside.
Nobel laureate Ronald Ross discovered the presence of malarial parasite in the intestines of female anopheles mosquito at the fag end of his stint as medical officer on these premises between 1895 and 1897, when it was a hospital for the British regimental troops. Copy of a journal entry by Mr. Ross about the discovery dated August 20 can be found in the museum, as also his drawings of the parasite.
The building later served as an “officers mess” for British regiment, and was under Deccan Airlines for a brief while. Later after accession of Hyderabad State, it was handed over to the Osmania Medical College for further research on Malaria.
However, later, the 2.5-acre premises were handed over to the Airport Authority of India (then National Airports Authority) for development of the peripheral areas of the Begumpet Airport. In 1975, with initiative from the OU Zoology department, the structure was handed over to the Osmania University, while the land remains with the AAI. After being identified as heritage structure, renovation of the building was carried out in 2010-12 with Rs.45 lakh, which has brought back the lost aura to it. However, since then, the premises remain unoccupied, with whatever research in the institute’s name, having been shifted out into the OU premises.
“Land ownership by the AAI remains a road block for any effort to develop it as a pioneering research centre for vector-borne diseases. There is no approach road to the premises. Though Rs.6.5 crore was sanctioned earlier by the Archaeological Survey of India for approach road, we could not use it as AAI denied permission,” Director of the institute B.Reddya Naik informed.
Besides, water supply too was disconnected recently by the AAI to curb illegal water tapping, which rendered the premises even more unusable. Correspondence since 1997 with the Civil Aviation Ministry for transfer of land has not yielded results.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Swathi Vadlamudi / Hyderabad – August 21st, 2016
State Department of Archaeology and Museums puts on display a sample of its glass negatives’ collection
On World Photography Day, the State Department of Archaeology and Museums put on display a sample of its glass negatives collection which has been digitised and printed. “We finished digitising this only last week and we have rushed through to put up this show. And from Monday, visitors can pick up mugs and greeting cards printed with images from these digitised photographs,” informed N.R. Visalatchi, Director of Department of Archaeology and Museums.
Can you imagine seeing the brilliant tile work of the Baad Shahi Ashoorkhana without the dark green mesh and the doorway blocking the view? Can you imagine the State Assembly building without the grillwork and the statue of Gandhi? If you want to, all you have to do is step into the State Museum and the black and white photographs will take you back in time. Also on display is the field camera with bellows teamed with a rare K. Yamasaki 250mm Congo lens that was used for photographing many of the archaeology sites. Other relics of a different age are two massive projectors which were used to project the glass negatives. The photographs will be on display till September 1.
“This display of prints has been put up for the first time. There were 5,000 glass negatives. We have digitised 4,800 and about 200-300 were damaged and we could not salvage them,” said Paulus Raveendra, General Manager of VIT-India, which carried out the digitisation work. “The museum has also begun a project called Photo Expressions where students from Class IV to Intermediate can write nano stories or their impressions and they will be given a certificate of merit and participation on September 1,” informed Ms. Visalatchi.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Special Correspondent / Hyderabad – August 20th, 2016
After achieving maximum number of police gallantry medals, Telangana police have added another feather to their cap by bagging Shourya Chakra on Independence Day.
Counter Intelligence (CI) Cell constable K Srinivasulu, 35, was awarded the Shourya Chakra for nabbing terror suspect Alam Zeb Afridi even after getting stabbed by the latter in Bengaluru in January this year.
Alam Zeb Afridi, 30, of Ahmedabad, was an accused in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts, the 2014 Church Street Blast of Bengaluru and another terror blast in Chennai.
In January 2016, the CI cell members of Telangana, following a terror trail, raided Alam Zeb’s den at Doddanagamangala near Electronic City in Bengaluru and when constable Srinivasulu was trying to nab Alam Zeb, the terror operative stabbed him in the stomach with a knife.
“Despite getting stabbed, the Counter Intelligence Cell constable did not let Alam Zeb escape till support arrived and, due to his daring act, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) could arrest Alam Zeb,” an intelligence official said.
Among the 14 persons awarded Shourya Chakra this year, 12 are from the armed forces and two, including Srinivasulu, were policemen.
The other police officer, Atu Zumvu, is a sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) of Kohima, Nagaland.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Hyderabad / TNN / August 16th, 2016
