Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (Photo: DC archives)
Hyderabad:
In order to support Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and his plans to develop the state, a forum has been formed.
In a round table conference held at a hotel in the city, Deputy Chief Minister Mahmood Ali has thanked Mr Rao for giving him an opportunity to serve the people and a position in the government. Mr Mahmood Ali promised that he will help the minorities in solving their issues.
Former MLA Konda Lakshma Reddy, Telangana Muslims JAC president Mohammed Mushtaq Malik, TRS Nampally incharge Mohammed Raheemullah Khan Niyazi and former SAAP chairman Nawab Mir Hyder Ali Khan were among those present at the meeting. Shareef Abdul Raheem Yamani, chairman of two local channels, joined the TRS in the presence of the Deputy Chief Minister.
source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Deccan Chronicle / Home> Nation> Current Affairs / DC Correspondent / July 16th, 2014
V.S. Hari Krishna, winner of the youth boys title at the recent St. Paul’s Stag TT Academy state ranking tournament. / by Special Arrangement / The Hindu
Playing with senior players has helped paddler Hari Krishna chalk up victories
V.S. Hari Krishna preferred to punch above his weight right from an early age. Unlike several children who fake their dates of birth to play against younger rivals, he showed a penchant to take on tougher, if not older, opponents.
Such an approach stood him in good stead as the 14-year-old, who should be playing in the junior category, clinched the youth boys (under 21 years) title of the St. Paul’s Stag Table Tennis Academy state ranking tournament recently. All those training sessions at the aforementioned academy with former international G. Jitender and Shreyas Jagirdar, another senior player, had paid off.
Hari attributes his recent success to the 45-day national camp held at Lucknow in summer, where he learnt new techniques from the German coach Peter Angel. “This outing gave me a lot of experience and confidence,” says the youngster.
Setting out in the sport as an eight-year-old, the class X student of Gitanjali Devashray built up an impressive body of achievement. In March, he clinched a bronze double in the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Global Junior Circuit tournament at Panaji, Goa. After claiming the cadet singles bronze, he joined hands with another Hyderabad lad, Snehit Fidel Rohit, to corner the doubles bronze.
“It was a dream come true to wear India colours and play before the home crowd,” the teenager said of the Goa experience. Hari finished fifth in the Table Tennis Federation of India’s (TTFI) 2013 sub-junior boys rankings. In the singles of the said section, he claimed bronze at the National ranking championship at Ajmer in December last year.
With Chinese paddler Zhang Jike for role model, Hari embarked on the table tennis journey under the tutelage of Maduri Venugopal and is currently coached by Ibrahim Khan and P. Nagender Reddy.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Features> MetroPlus / by A. Joseph Anthony / Hyderabad – July 16th, 2014
