Monthly Archives: February 2016
Vignan girls get placement in Schneider Electric
Fifty girl students from Vignans University have bagged a job in Schneider Electric, said dean (training & placements) N. Usha Rani.
She said this was the first time that the company representatives had visited a University in the two states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to absorb students of this region into their company.
She said the selection was meant exclusively for girl students.
A total 221 girls attended the preliminary round, 99 qualified for the interview round while 50 of them bagged the job opportunity.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Vijayawada / by Special Correspondent / Vijayawada – February 03rd, 2016
Over 1,000 IFR delegates to be accommodated in star hotels
Visakhapatnam :
Around 1,000 outstation delegates (both Indian and foreigners), who are set to make the City of Destiny their ‘home’ during the International Fleet Review (IFR) slated to be held from February 4 to 8, would be put up at around a dozen hotels in the city.
The delegates would also be treated to traditional Indian dishes wherever the Indian Navy hosts official banquets. They would also get a taste of international cuisines in the star hotels.
According to highly-placed sources in the Indian Navy, almost all star hotels (three-star and above) have been booked for the IFR delegates. All the senior naval officers of the admiral and vice-admiral ranks would be accommodated in the five-star hotels, especially those dotting the Beach Road while other delegates would be kept in three and four star hotels.
As for the cuisine, traditional Indian food from different states would be served during the official banquets including the opening and closing ceremonies as well as presidential and prime ministerial banquets. “Hyderabadi biryani, nawabi and Punjabi dishes, besides Andhra and other South Indian food are on the menu. Some of the Indian cuisines would be available at IFR villages too,” said the source, adding that Araku coffee and ‘khadi’ as a traditional fabric would also be promoted during the mega event.
A district tourism official also revealed that a special traditional lunch would be dished out to 300 delegates at an APTDC resort while they tour the tribal belt at Tyda-Ananthagiri and Borra Caves. Tribal dance would also be showcased to them at lunch time.
As of now, more than 50 countries would be participating and more than 25 chief of naval operations (CNOs) would be arriving in the city for IFR. The International Maritime Conference would have more than 85 delegates while more than 25 foreign ships are also arriving. Delegates from all major nations such as UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, China and Japan, besides all neighbouring countries (except Pakistan) are participating in the event.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Visakhapatnam / by Sulogna Mehta, TNN / January 31st, 2016
10-year-old Kavya Priya does her village proud
At a time when most girls of her age would be happy playing, 10-year-old Kavya Priya has already become a small celebrity in her neighbourhood.
Priya recently won the Nandi Award in the Best Child Artiste category at the recently held Nandi Natakotsavams in Tirupati for her role as a son in the social play Brundavanam , penned and directed by Cherukuri Sambasiva Rao.
The play also won two other awards, the second best award in the social play category and the best story award.
Kavya Priya essayed the role of a student of a corporate school as Bujji, who is caught up in a strife in the family. On one hand, her demanding father wants her to study in a corporate school, while a doting mother cares more for her health.
“This is the first experience for my daughter, a student of Sri Satya Sai Vidya Nilayam. But she showed no signs of stage fear or anxiety as she effortlessly portrayed the role of a boy,” said her father R. Suresh Babu who lives at AT Agraharam.
“The play gives a message that families that stay happily even in the midst of turmoil are like heaven on earth,” said director Sambasiva Rao.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Andhra Pradesh / by Staff Reporter / Guntur – January 31st, 2016