Monthly Archives: November 2017

INS Viraat to become museum

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Tourist attraction: Detailed Project Report for the INS Viraat project will be ready in a fortnight. | Photo Credit: Rafiq Maqbool
Tourist attraction: Detailed Project Report for the INS Viraat project will be ready in a fortnight. | Photo Credit: Rafiq Maqbool

Navy warhorse to be refurbished at Kakinada

The Detailed Project Report (DPR) for refurbishing INS Viraat will be ready in a fortnight and it will be then submitted to the Union government.

The Andhra Pradesh government intends to convert the Navy’s warhorse aircraft carrier into a museum and a hotel in the sea, depending on the logistics.

The ship will be brought to Kakinada for refurbishment as soon as the DPR is approved by the Union government.

Representatives of Mumbai-based Master and Associates, which is preparing the DPR, are likely to meet Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in the next couple of days to discuss “some key aspects” of the report.

In fact, the meeting was put on hold because of Mr. Naidu’s foreign tour.

Based on the suggestions and inputs by the Chief Minister, preparation of the DPR would be finalised, according to sources in the Secretariat.

“It would cost between ₹15 crore and ₹20 crore to bring INS Viraat from Mumbai to Kakinada,” the sources said.

According to the Navy, the ship cannot be dragged onto the land and has to be kept afloat.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> National / by G.V.K.Subba Rao / Vijayawada – October 29th, 2017

Kidambi Srikanth to become Andhra Pradesh deputy collector

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International badminton player Kidambi Srikanth
International badminton player Kidambi Srikanth

Vijayawada :

The Andhra Pradesh state cabinet decided to give away a cash reward of ` 2 crore to international badminton player Kidambi Srikanth, who had won the French Open super series recently.

The state cabinet has also decided to allot about 1,000 square yards of land in Amaravati to Srikanth. Around Rs30 lakh reward for the two coaches of Srikanth, including Pullela Gopichand, has also been announced.

The shuttler will also get a deputy collector’s job in the state government. The cabinet complimented the achievement of Srikanth and felt that he would be an inspiration to future generations. Srikanth won four superseries titles this year.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News> City News> Vijayawada News / TNN / November 02nd, 2017

Ongole writer gets award

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Samanya receives the award from Potti Sriramulu Telugu University Vice-Chancellor S.V.Satyanarayana in Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: by arrangement
Samanya receives the award from Potti Sriramulu Telugu University Vice-Chancellor S.V.Satyanarayana in Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: by arrangement

Samanya’s short stories win applause

Writer and poet Samanya was presented with an award in the short stories genre by Telugu University Vice-Chancellor S.V. Satyanarayana in Hyderabad on Monday.

The Ongole-based writer won a big round of applause as her short stories compilation titled Kothagudem Poragadiko Love Letter was introduced to the audience.

The story was set in the backdrop of the millennium march in Telangana before bifurcation discussing the pros and cons by a young couple through a letter, including the pulling down of the statues of literary giants by Telangana protagonists.

Not to rest on past laurels, she has taken up the task of translating Rabindranath Tagore’s songs into Telugu. “I have so far completed 20 songs and plan to come out with a book after translating 50 Tagore songs,” Ms. Samanya said after singing a few stanzas of the famous ‘Rim, Jhim Ghana Ghana Re’ song of Tagore on a rainy day.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Andhra Pradesh / by Special Correspondent / Ongole – October 31st, 2017