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Vijayawada: Jakkampudi Adiseshaiah Chowdary , who is the Vice-President of Federation of AP Chambers of Commerce and Industry, has been appointed as the advisor to Government of Andhra Pradesh for Information Technology. He will also serve as ex-officio secretary in the Chief Minister’s office. According to a press release from AP Chambers of Commerce and Industry, on Monday, J A Chowdary has been appointed as the advisor to AP and will assist the government in bringing new investments, generation of employment and take part in the innovation and start-up activities. On the occasion, the Federation of AP Chambers of Commerce and Industry congratulated J A Chowdary.

WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) elected Jagadish Chennupati of The Australian National University to its 2015 NAI Fellows on 15 December 2015 .  The award recognizes innovators that have made positive contributions to the world and U.S. economy and includes: 27 Nobel laureates, 27 inductees to the National Inventors Hall of Fame and 32 recipients of the U.S. National Medal of Technology and Innovation and U.S. National Medal of Science. The NAI described the election as “a high professional distinction accorded to academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development and the welfare of society.” The newly elected fellows will join 156 other scientific luminaries to be recognized at a formal induction on 15 April 2016 at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria, Virginia, USA. The NAI Fellows wil

When he was born, neighbors in the village suggested that his parents smother him. It was better than the pain they would have to go through their lifetime, some said. He is a “useless” baby without eyes… being born blind is a sin, others added. Twenty-three years later, Srikanth Bolla is standing tall living by his conviction that if the “world looks at me and says, ‘Srikanth, you can do nothing,’ I look back at the world and say I can do anything.” Srikanth is the CEO of Hyderabad-based Bollant Industries, an organisation that employs uneducated and disabled employees to manufacture eco-friendly, disposable consumer packaging solutions, which is worth Rs 50 crores. He considers himself the luckiest man alive, not because he is now a millionaire, but because his uneducated parents, who earned Rs 20,000 a year, did not heed any of the ‘advice’ they received and raised him with love and affection. “They are the richest people I know,” says Srikanth. For Srikanth, des

మాగంటి అన్నపూర్ణాదేవి , స్వాతంత్ర పోరాటంలో పాల్గొన్న వనిత, సమాజ సేవిక, రచయిత్రి. తన 27వ యేటనే మరణించిన ఈమె అప్పటికే  భారత స్వాతంత్ర పోరాటంలో   ప్రముఖమైన పాత్ర నిర్వహించి మహాత్మా గాంధీ మన్ననలు పొందింది. ఈమె భర్త   మాగంటి బాపినీడు   దక్షిణాదిన ప్రముఖ స్వాతంత్ర సమర యోధులలో ఒకడు. అన్నపూర్ణాదేవి  1900  సంవత్సరంలో ఒక మధ్యతరగతి కుటుంబంలో కలగర రామస్వామి, పిచ్చమ్మ దంపతులకు జన్మించింది. చిన్నతనంనుండి తన ప్రతిభను కనపరచింది.  ఏలూరు  కు చెందిన రాలి శేషగిరిరావు ఆమెకు గురువు, మార్గదర్శి. ఆదిపూడి సోమనాధరావు అనే కవి మరియు సంఘసంస్కర్త కూడా ఆమెపై ప్రభావం చూపాడు. మొదట్లో ఆమె ఇంటివద్దనే చదువుకొన్నది. తరువాత గుంటూరు మిషన్ స్కూలులో చదువుకొంది. తరువాత కలకత్తాలో బ్రహ్మ సమాజం బాలికల పాఠశాలలో చదివింది. ఆర్ధికంగా బలహీనులైన ఆమె తల్లిదండ్రులు ఎంతో శ్రమించి ఆమె విద్యాభ్యాసానికి అవుసరమైన ఖర్చులు భరించారు. కలకత్తాలో శ్రీమతి శకుంతలాదేవి, హేమచంద్ర సిర్కార్ వంటి విద్యావేత్తలు ఆమె చదువు, జీవితం రూపుదిద్దుకోవడంలో సహాయపడ్డారు. ఆమె క్రమశిక్షణా జీవనం అందరినీ ఆశ్చర్యపరిచేది. పాఠశాల విద్యలతోపాటు  బెంగాలీ భాషలో  మంచి ప్రావ

NEW DELHI: Jayadev Galla , Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Amara Raja Batteries has been awarded the Business Today Best CEO for the auto ancillary category, the company informed in a press statement. He received the award from Jayant Sinha, Union Minister of State for Finance. Accepting the Award Galla said "I am incredibly humbled by this honour, to be unanimously selected by this esteemed panel of judges means a lot to me, but more importantly to our organisation. The success of Amara Raja Batteries limited can only be attributed to the support, hard work, and dedication of our employees team Partners. It's on their behalf that I am accepting this award." He further highlighted saying: "Engaged employees, Empowered teams and Collaborative leadership - if you can achieve this, Sky is the limit" Amara Raja Batteries is one of the largest manufacturers of lead acid batteries for both industrial and automotive applications in the Indian storag

The Ministry of Law and Justice has issued a notification transferring Justice Dama Seshadri Naidu , an  additional judge of the Telangana and Andhra Pradesh High Court, to the Kerala High Court. The notification, issued last Monday, directed the judge to assume charge on or before June 30. Naidu’s appointment has been confirmed by the Office of the Registrar General of the Kerala High Court. According to sources, the swearing in ceremony of the new judge will be held on June 30. With the transfer of Justice Naidu, the number of judges in the Kerala High Court has reached 34. He joined the Andhra Pradesh High Court in September 2013 as an additional judge. Later, he was appointed as judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.    Born in Ganganagunta, near Tirupati on June 19, 1962,  Justice Naidu graduated in arts from the Andhra University, and studied LLB at the SV University, Tirupati. In March 1997, he enrolled as a member of the Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh. Initi

Renowned Telugu writer, Volga ( Popuri Lalitha Kumari)  has been selected for the prestigious Sahitya Academy Award for her short story compilation ‘Vimukta Kadha Samputi’, for the year 2015. The award winning short stories focus on the freedom of women through female characters. Popuri Lalitha Kumari,(W/o Akkineni Kutumba Rao, writer and director) popularly known by her pen name Volga, is noted for her literary work that features a feminist perspective. Her stories, novels, and poetry reflect well-articulated feminist positions without compromising either the quality of literary form or failing to represent the ‘reality’ of the characters. Volga is one of the popular Telugu women authors of her generation. Born in Guntur of Andhra Pradesh in 1950, she completed her MA in Telugu literature from Andhra University in 1972. Later she taught Telugu literature at VSR and NVR College, Tenali from 1973 to 1986. Apart from authoring books, Volga has contributed to the film ind

న్యూఢిల్లీ: ప్రముఖ తెలుగు రచయిత్రి ఓల్గా కు తాను చేసిన సాహిత్య సేవకు సముచిత గౌరవం దక్కింది. ఆమె 2015 సంవత్సరానికిగాను కేంద్ర ప్రభుత్వం ఇచ్చే సాహిత్య అకాడమీ అవార్డుకు ఎంపికయ్యారు. ఓల్గా రాసిన ‘విముక్త’ కథా సంపుటికిగాను ఈ అవార్డుకు ఎంపికచేసినట్టు జ్యూరి వెల్లడించింది. ఓల్గా అసలు పేరు పోపూరి లలిత కుమారి (w/o అక్కినేని కుటుంబ రావు) . కలం పేరు  ఓల్గా.  ఓల్గా 1950 నవంబర్ 27వ తేదీన ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ రాష్ట్రంలోని గుంటూరులో జన్మించారు. ఆమె ఆంధ్ర విశ్వవిద్యాలయంలో ఎంఎ చేసి తర్వాత తెనాలిలోని విఎస్ఆర్ కళాశాలలో తెలుగు అధ్యపకురాలిగా పనిచేశారు. ఆమె 1991 నుంచి 1997 వరకు ఆస్మిత రిసోర్స్ సెంటర్ ఫర్ విమెన్ అధ్యక్షురాలిగా పనిచేశారు. ఆమె ప్రస్తుతం అస్మితలో ప్రధాన కార్యదర్శిగా ఉన్నారు. ఆమె 1990లో తెలుగు విశ్వవిద్యాలయం నుంచి ఉత్తమ రచయిత్రి పురస్కారాన్ని అందుకున్నారు. 2014లో లోక్ నాయకు ఫౌండేషన్ సాహితీ పురస్కారానికి ఎంపికయ్యారు. ‘స్వేచ్చ’ రచన ద్వారా ఆమె ప్రాచుర్యంలోకి వచ్చారు. ఫెమినిస్ట్ రచనా దృక్పథాన్ని తెలుగులో ప్రవేశపెట్టిన ఘనత దక్కించుకున్నారు. ఈమె వరల్డ్ ఆర్గనైజేషన్ ఫర్ రైట్స్, లిటరేచర్ అండ్ డెవలప్‌మెం

Florida: The Orange Bowl International tennis tournament ended Sunday the way it began, with rain wreaking havoc on the schedule. Pranjala Yadlapalli (India) and Tamara Zidansek (Slovakia) won the Girls 18s doubles 6-2, 6-2 over Eleni Christofi (Greece)/Anastasia Detiuc (Moldova). Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/tennis/article49618650.html#storylink=cpy

FIDE World Online Women Blitz Championship final in Rome On November 26th the final tournament of the 1st FIDE World Online Women Blitz Championship was held in Rome, Italy. Eight preliminary tournaments were held before it, the winners of each of them and two specially invited players participated in the final tournament. More than 300 chess players from 39 countries took part in the preliminary tournaments. The Olympic Committee of Italy, the Italian Chess Federation, Premium Chess company and other sponsors played a significant role in the organization of the tournament. It was held in the prestigious sports club “Circolo Canottieri Aniene”. The President of the club is Mr. Giovanni Malago, President of the Italian National Olympic Committee. The FIDE World Online Women Blitz Champion is GM Harika Dronavalli .

PRESENT RULER: Maharaja KAMAL CHANDRA BHANJ DEO , 22nd Raja of Bastar (1996/-)  born about 1984, educated at Coventry University, U.K. (Master of Science Degree in International Business) and at L.S.E., U.K. (Master of Political Science Degree) Bastar king Kamal Chandra Bhanj Deo PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The state was founded in the 15th century, and was the 11th largest Princely State by area. Rulers were... Bastar Palace  Raja ANNAM DEV, 1st Raja of Bastar : The princely state of Bastar was established around 1324/1369 AD, when Annama Deva, brother of the last Kamma Kakatiya King, Pratapa Rudra Deva (1290-1325), left Warangal and established his kingdom at Bastar, defeating the Nagvanshi Raja, and established his capital at Mudhota under the protection of the goddess, Danteshwari, who still is the tutelary deity of Bastar region, her famous Dantheshwari Temple stands today at Danthewada, also named after her.  Annama Deva ruled till 1369     Raja HAMIR DEV, 2

The Andhra Pradesh government has appointed Pinnamaneni Uday Bhaskar as Chairman of the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission. The post has been lying vacant for quite some time now. Dr. Uday Bhaskar, professor of Civil Engineering and Director of Foreign Universities and Alumni Relations of the JNTU Kakinada, is also director of evaluation at the JNTU-K.  A B.Tech graduate from the JNTU College of Engineering, Dr. Uday Bhaskar did his masters and doctoral degrees in environmental engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. He worked at the JNTU-K in various capacities including head of civil engineering, chief coordinator of several consultancy, modernisation and research projects. He published more than 20 research papers in the national and international journals and conferences.

Pulipati V. Gopalsamy also known as Vaiko , is a prominent politician in Tamil Nadu, in south India.  V Gopalsamy was born into a Telugu speaking Kamma Naidu family in Kalingapatty near Sankarankovil, Madras Presidency (now Tamil Nadu) on 22 May 1944 to Pulipati Vaiyapuri and Ravilla Mariammal   He is the founder and General Secretary of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), a political party active mainly in the state of Tamil Nadu. He is known for his vocal support of Tamil people in Sri Lanka and LTTE. He graduated with a Bachelor of arts degree in economics from St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai and masters from Presidency College, Chennai. He obtained his bachelor's degree in law from Madras Law College. He received Gold Medal in Economics and Best Speaker Award in St. Xavier’s College in 1964 Vaiko was a part of[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (D.M.K)] and was formerly seen as the ideological protege of former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M. Ka

    3 National champions in a family (Gopichand, PVV Lakshmi and Gayathri) Men's singles:  Pullela Gopichand (1996 to 2000) Parupalli Kashyap (2012) Women's singles:  P. V. V. Lakshmi (1994 and 1995) Gadde Ruthvika Shivan i (2014) Women's Doubles: P. V. V. Lakshmi  (1995 ) P. V. Sharada      P. V. V. Lakshmi  (1999) along with Madhumita Bist  Jwala Gutta  (2000) along with    Shruti Kurian    Neelima Chowdary  (2001) along with    D. Swetha         Jwala Gutta  (2002 to 2008) along with   Shruti Kurian      Jwala Gutta   (2009 and 2013) along with    Ashwini Ponnappa   Mixed Doubles Pullela Gopichand    (2003) Jwala Gutta       Jwala Gutta   (2005) along with  Valiyaveetil Diju   Jwala Gutta   (2009) along with  Valiyaveetil Diju  

Song chosen in a live show by televoting on February 18th Hamburg, Germany One of Germany's most successful artists has been internally chosen represent his country in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest: Xavier Naidoo . Some of the most renowned songwriters and producers have been asked to prepare songs for him, the six best out of which will be presented in a national final on February 18th. The entry which Xavier Naidoo will sing on stage in Stockholm will be picked by the German TV viewers. With 20 years of stage experience, all of his albums going gold or platinum, and several TV awards, Xavier Naidoo is undoubtedly on of the biggest stars of the German music scene. In 2016, he will add another items to his long list of achievements: He will represent Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest. "Unser Song für Xavier" on February 18th The song Xavier Naidoo will sing on stage in Stockholm has not been chosen yet - this important task remains for the Germa

Dr.V.GENGUSWAMY NAIDU is the only son of the blessed couple Sri.K.VENKATASUBBA NAIDU and Smt.V.LAKSHMI AMMAL, born on04.10.1931 at PETHAPPAMPATTI VILLAGE, Udumalpet taluk, CoimbatoreDistrict in Tamil Nadu. He studied Business Management Technology at PHILADELPHIA Institute of Technology, U.S.A. He married Srimathi.RAJA LAKSHMI, daughter of Sri.G.V.GOVINDA SWAMY NAIDU. The industrial magnet of UDUMALPET. Dr.V.GENGUSWAMY NAIDU was conferred the Doctor of Literature on 25.05.1989 by the Pondicherry Central University for his outstanding contributions as Entrepreneur Practical Educationist and shrewd Academician. He has philanthropic nature extending service for the uplift of downtrodden in various ways. He is no doubt a multidimensional personality. He has set up Paper and Textile Mills, opened innumerable schools all over Tamil Nadu.  He is the father of TAMILNADU KAMMA NAIDU MAHAJANA SANGAM . He promoted  sports and games, rendering service as head in many organi