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Multifaceted techno kid

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The young genius Ballakur Vivek Kiran is involved in many projects.-PHOTO:Mohd Arif
The young genius Ballakur Vivek Kiran is involved in many projects.-PHOTO:Mohd Arif

The amazingly talented seventeen-year-old Ballakur Vivek Kiran is a student of Kendriya Vidayalaya located at Hyderabad Central University (HCU). The young genius is involved in many projects and he is in the team of Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IITH) students, who have developed Dexter Assistant useful for doctors. He has taken care of android application of Dexter.

While studying 9th standard in 2012 Vivek developed herbal dictionary on Visual Basic Dot Net (VB.NET). Sanjay Enishetty, founder of IM GEEK, and Vineel Nalla, chief executive officer of NBOS Technologies, are his mentors and they are incubating his project Colorspace under Wave Labs, an angle investor forum, by extending financial assistance and providing work space at their office in the city.

Colorspace is a business module developed by Vivek, through which customers would be offered two photo prints free of cost by Kodak, an internationally reputed photo film production company.

Vivek is also part of a team that has developed an internal communication application for Cyberabad police in 2014.

An Accidental Detection and Rescue System is being developed by Udit Gangwal of SISCO, Manish and Devanjan – students from RV College, Bengaluru, along with Vivek.

“This works with geo-fencing and reverse geo-coding. We are using Kookoo, third party software.

The electronic embedded gadget that would be fixed in the vehicle will respond and send alert message to the nearest hospital from the accident spot based on the Google Maps. While I and Udit are working on software part both Manish and Devanjan working on hardware part,” Mr. Vivek told The Hindu.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> National / by R. Avadhani / Sangareddy – March 26th, 2015

Award for SCCL

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Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) has been declared winner of the Golden Peacock Innovative Product/Service Award-2015 for processing overburden as stowing and construction material.

Former Supreme Court judge Justice Arijit Pasayat was the chairman of the jury which decides winners of the Golden Peacock awards for various aspects of corporate excellence. The award will be presented at a function in Dubai on April 20.

A release from the company said of the large amount of overburden generated while extracting coal in opencast mining, the top soil of 30-40 cm having nutrients has been stock piled separately for re-use or spreading on the back-filled areas for sustaining natural vegetation/plantation.

It set up a plant to process the overburden at Bhupalpally in 2010.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Special Correspondent / Hyderabad – March 29th, 2015

Telangana police shine on debut

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Circle Inspector M. Sridhar Reddy receiving the silver medal and certificate from Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh at the 58th All-India Police Duty Meet held recently.– Photo: By Arrangement
Circle Inspector M. Sridhar Reddy receiving the silver medal and certificate from Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh at the 58th All-India Police Duty Meet held recently.– Photo: By Arrangement

The Telangana police, which debuted at the 58th All-India Police Duty Meet (AIPDM) held in Punjab this year, put up an impressive display of their skills and competitive spirit. About seven police officers of the State police won medals in different categories.

M. Sridhar Reddy, Circle Inspector of Nalgonda’s Kodad Town won the silver medal in the ‘Scientific Aids to Investigation in Forensic Science’ category, and J. Srinivas Reddy a police constable working at the District Crime Records Bureau won the silver medal in Computer Automation Competition.

While Cyberabad Sub Inspector D. Asish Reddy won bronze in Scientific Aids to Investigation section, Abhinav Chaturvedi won the bronze medal in Investigative Photography.

Lapping up bronze medal in Handling Lifting and Packing of Evidence was Kranthi Kumar, an SI from Warangal district.

DCRB Head Constable S.V. Ramana won bronze in Observation Skills Competition and Suma of Cyberabad police won the bronze medal in the Portrait Parley Test.

Police personnel from 29 States, 14 Union Territories and Central Police Organisation teams (CBI, IB, CISF, BSF, CRPF, SSB, ITBP and others) participated at AIPDM this year.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Staff Reporter / Hyderabad – March 30th, 2015

Responsible Indian BMO for ALEAP

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Hyderabad :

In a major boost for aspiring women entrepreneurs, the Association of Lady Entrepreneurs of Andhra Pradesh (ALEAP) has been awarded ‘Responsible Indian BMO’ by MSME cluster foundation for its achievement in promoting responsible business practices in India’s first women industrial estate near Gajularamaram, Hyderabad.

The award was given by Madhava Lal, secretary to Union government, ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), on March 17 in New Delhi.

ALEAP, which trains aspiring entrepreneurs, also received gold rating accreditation from the National Accreditation Board for Education and Training (NABET) Quality Council of India (QCI).

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Hyderabad / by Express News Service / March 27th, 2015

IIT Hyderabad emerges joint winner in hacking contest

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Students from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad, emerged winners along with two other teams from Amrita College of Engineering, Bangalore and IIT Mumbai in the recently concluded Microsoft’s national college hacking contest ‘Build the Shield’, a statement said.

The Microsoft contest provided students a competitive hands-on experience on information security and risk management coupled with real-life scenarios, wherein the team defends attacks from servers of competitors to emerge as the winner. Close to 290 teams and over 1,000 students participated in the online qualifiers stage in January 2015.

Nearly 50 teams were shortlisted for the national finale at Hyderabad who battled for the top three positions. The winners received pre-placement interview offers from Microsoft along with Xbox One and Lumia phones.

“The contest was quite competitive and a great learning experience for all of us,” said Agam Agarwal from IIT Hyderabad.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Special Correspondent / Hyderabad – March 26th, 2015

Ugadi awards for Telangana artistes

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Hyderabad :

Two film personalities who contributed to the Telangana state struggle have been chosen for Ugadi puraskarams for this year. The Ugadi awards are given annually to personalities from different fields.

The awards announced for the first time by the Telangana government after it came into being also seek to honour film personalities.

Producer-director N Shankar and writer-actor M Bhoopal Reddy have been honoured with the awards for furthering the cause of the Telangana movement on the celluloid.

Shankar produced and directed ‘Jai Bolo Telangana’ for which chief minster K Chandrasekhara Rao penned lyrics. The film was about how the division of the state could make people happy and also help them live together. The movie was a big hit at the box-office in 2011.

“The whole purpose of the film was to explain clearly the reasons why a separate Telangana state was necessary,” Shankar told TOI. He also expressed his happiness at being chosen for the award.

Actor M Bhoopal Reddy who has also been selected for the Ugadi puraskarams played the lead role as Gond tribal leader Komaram Bheem in ‘Komaram Bheem’ which was made in 1990. Allani Sridhar got the state government’s Nandi award for the best debut film director award for ‘Komaram Bheem’.

The film also got the Nandi best film award for national integration. “Bhoopal Reddy perfectly suited for the role. It was important for us to make a film on Komaram Bheem,” Allani Sridhar said. Komaram Bheem who died in 1940 had mobilized the tribals and fought against the Nizam to liberate the tribals in Telangana and end their exploitation.

The film, for which Gautam Ghosh was the music director, however, got a theatrical release in the year 2010. Bhoopal Reddy who played Komaram bheem is also a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi award.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Hyderabad / TNN / March 19th, 2015

Lecturer Eyes World Record with Non-stop 150-hr Lecture

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Sangareddy :

A lecturer from Zaheerabad Degree College, B Maruthi Rao Patil is eyeing World Record by teaching Taxation and Accounts non-stop for 150 hours from morning of March 9 to afternoon of March 15.

The earlier record is that of a person from Haryana for 139 hours continuous teaching. So to break the old record and create the new record, Maruthi Rao decided to teach continuously for 150 hours.

He had previously taught for 17 hours continuously. According to the rules of the Guinness World Records, five minutes rest will be given after every one hour.

Thus one gets almost two hours rest in a day and he wants to use that time for his daily activities like food and other things. Avadhuth Maharaj from Bardipur Ashram is going to inaugurate this programme.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Telangana / by Express News Service / March 09th, 2015

One step short of making history

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Capt. Fatima, the only Muslim woman in India to hold commercial pilot’s licence, needs financial help for additional training

She looks the typical Muslim woman next door – plain, timid and hesitant. It will be a surprise if she can drive a four-wheeler. Hold your breath – she can even fly an aircraft. Meet Capt. Syeda Salva Fatima, the only Muslim woman in India to hold the commercial pilot’s licence.

She is the shining example of Muslim women’s empowerment. What makes her ascent interesting is that she hails from the poverty-stricken old city of Hyderabad where life is a continuous struggle. Even more surprising is her decision to step into a domain which is predominantly male. But her black burqa and red scarf doesn’t betray her accomplishments.

Right from her school days, Fatima used to collect newspaper articles about aviation and pour over pictures of aircraft for hours. Her father, Syed Ashfaq Ahmed, a bakery worker, never imagined that his daughter would become a pilot one day. The dice was cast when she took admission in an institute which offered free EAMCET coaching. “What would you like to become,” the instructor asked. Pat came the reply, “Pilot”. It was a pleasant surprise to everyone present, more so to her father who struggled to make the ends meet. Seeing her determination, Zahid Ali Khan, Editor, Siasat daily, who was present at the time, asked Fatima to meet him later. “I couldn’t believe my ears when he offered to support me financially to undertake the pilot training,” recalls an overwhelmed Fatima.

After five years of rigorous training at the Andhra Pradesh Aviation Academy, Fatima obtained Commercial Pilot’s Licence, Private Pilot’s Licence and Flight Radio Telephone Operator Licence on March 11, 2013. She has logged in a total of 200 hours of flying on Cessna 152 and172, including 123 hours of solo flight. Now she has hit a rough weather. She needs to undergo Type Rating, an additional training beyond the scope of the initial licence and aircraft class training, on Air Bus A-320 or Boeing to be able to fly any aircraft. The training costs about Rs. 30 lakh which the 26-year-old couldn’t think of. But having come this far, she doesn’t want to give up. The Captain courageous has sent an SOS to the Civil Aviation Minister, Ashok Gajapathi Raju. She can be reached on: 9966073368.

Capt. Fatima, the only Muslim woman in India to hold a commercial pilot’s licence, needs financial help for additional training

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Swathi V / Hyderabad – March 07th, 2015

SRL Diagnostics Honour Five Outstanding Women From Hyderabad

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Hyderabad :

With International Women’s Day fast approaching, SRL Diagnostics, a diagnostics chain, on Monday honoured and felicitated five exceptionally spirited women from the city, who despite all odds in their lives emerged winners became role models for many.

They were provided high end cervical cancer screening and a lifetime offer of SRLs premium health screening package.

Among the women felicitated during the event were Sonia Choudhary (29) an acid attack survivor. Anjina Rajagopalan (61) who runs a home, Sai Kripa, for abandoned and orphaned children, on the outskirts of the Capital in Noida. Anjina takes care of the children, educates them and even marries them off.

Anna Marie Lopes (28), a victim of domestic violence and sexual harassment, presently works with an NGO that works for gender violence. Omkari (35) is strong and confident woman who entered the male dominated career as a commercial driver to support her family. Rajni Bhagat Arora (63) was diagnosed with malignant breast cancer almost 12 years back. But she fought back fearlessly and presently she is a volunteer for an NGO that supports people with cancer. In an endeavour to promote the message of preventive healthcare on the occasion, the diagnostic chain also released a report on ‘Importance of early diagnosis in women’. Some startling facts were reported.

findings

■ According to the National Family Health Survey, 55 per cent have anemia.

■ Cardiovascular diseases are the most important cause of death in women, as per Registrar General of India

■ 40 per cent of women constitute almost two million death caused by diseases of circulatory system

■ 2.1 million women die of diabetes each year in the world.

■ 60 per cent of around 40 million Indians who suffer from thyroid related disorders are women.

■ Osteoporosis is estimated to affect 200 million women worldwide.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Hyderabad / by Express News Service / March 04th, 2015

Awesome ‘Eightsome’ Do ALC Proud

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NCC cadets of Andhra Loyola College, who participated in the Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi, shares a light moment before being felicitated by Krishna district collector Babu A on the college premises in Vijayawada on Tuesday | Express Photo
NCC cadets of Andhra Loyola College, who participated in the Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi, shares a light moment before being felicitated by Krishna district collector Babu A on the college premises in Vijayawada on Tuesday | Express Photo

Vijayawada :

Pride of achievement was writ large on their faces and their demeanour spoke of confidence. They were eight NCC cadets engaged in a banter while waiting outside the auditorium in Andhra Loyola College (ALC) on Tuesday to be felicitated by the district collector for representing the state in Republic Day parade.

ALC had achieved a rare distinction of being the first college to have eight NCC cadets selected to participate in Republic Day parade. Sharing their experiences and future plans with Express, the cadets expressed their joy and pride of being able to participate in Republic Day parade.

‘Awesome’, ‘Most cherished moment of life’ were their immediate response, when asked how they felt being part of such a momentous occasion. Many of those cadets want to join civil services and become IPS officers while some want to pursue their career in defence services.

Senior Under Officer D Venkata Krishna, pursuing BSC (MPC) second year, was the contingent commandant from the state. It was a proud moment when he got selected for the RD and had seven members of his own group also getting selected for the event.

Venkata Krishna, the only cadet from Andhra and Telangana to get selected for the All India Guard of Honour – 2015 at RD camp, said it was one of the best moments of his life. “I had been able to perform cultural programme in Teen Murti Bhavan in the presence of the Prime Minister,” he said. He along with another cadet R Divya Sai got selected for Youth Exchange Programme (YEP) for 2015. They will be visiting a foreign country, yet to be finalised, in March.

Cadet Captain R Divya Sai was part of the Prime Minister’s rally and bagged All India second best cadet award (silver medal). She also won the Governor’s gold medal for excellence in RD camp 2015 along with Chief Minister’s gold medal at state level. “It was one of the most cherished moments of my life ,” she said. Sergeant M Vikram, who too was part of the PM Rally, said he is proud of his achievement.

Cadets S Naga Balaji and Tijo Thomas said they were excited to march along the Rajpath on Republic Day.

Cadet Shaik Riyaz, who got 3rd place in static model presentation ‘Eurofighter’ explained how he workedhard to prepare for RD camp and the stages he had to cross to get qualified.

Corporal P Gayatri got selected for RD contingent and secured All India fourth place on Gold Star and she was the only girl who could complete the novice show jumping arena with two different horses.

Junior Under Officer Meer Akbar Basha was part of Swachh Bharat Ballet presented by the AP contingent in PM’s house.

“I am proud that I got an opportunity to show culture of both AP and Telangana through my cultural programme,” he said.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Andhra Pradesh / by S. Guru Srikanth / February 25th, 2015