Daily Archives: March 5, 2015

Furniture e-tailer Gets Big Funding Boost

Business & Economy

Hyderabad :

Serial entrepreneur Madhukar Gangadi, who founded MedPlus Health Services, said on Wednesday that his new venture, Customfurnish.com, had received Rs 16 crore funding from Dr Reddy’s Laboratories’ chairman Satish Reddy, Peepul Capital founder Srini Raju and former MD of Microsoft India Srini Koppolu.

The custom-made furniture e-tailer currently operates its own manufacturing unit and delivery centre in Hyderabad, but intends to launch services in Bengaluru and Chennai next month.

“Our aim is to remove the constraints of catalogue-based model of selling and replace it with an interactive approach.” said Madhukar.

According to Srini Koppolu, the innovative designing tool helps users design their furniture, have a look of the final product, get delivery and installation in a short span. “The entire shopping experience being convenient, hassle-free and personalised, we believe, it will soon become the most preferred furniture e-tailer in the coming years,” he said.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Hyderabad / by ENS Economic Bureau / March 05th, 2015

This year, all devout may get mutyala talambralu

Arts, Culture & Entertainment
An artist giving finishing touches to the idols ahead of Sri Ram Navami at Parnasala in Khammam on Wednesday.– PHOTO: G.N. RAO
An artist giving finishing touches to the idols ahead of Sri Ram Navami at Parnasala in Khammam on Wednesday.– PHOTO: G.N. RAO

An estimated 60 quintals to be prepared in the next couple of days

The stage is set for preparation of mutyala talambralu (mixture of sacred rice with pearls) for the celestial wedding of Lord Rama and Sita Devi to be held on the occasion of Sri Rama Navami in Bhadrachalam on March 28.

According to temple sources, vasanthotsavam , dolotsvam and other special rituals will be organised on the eve of Holi on the premises of the temple complex on Thursday.

The crucial process of preparation of mutyala talambralu will begin on the same day coinciding with vasantotsavam festivities at the shrine.

An estimated 60 quintals of mutyala talambralu will be prepared under the direct supervision of Vedic pundits in the next couple of days, sources said.

The temple authorities are contemplating to make available around 4 lakh packets of mutyala talambralu for sale among devotees after Sitarama Kalyana Mahotsavam on March 28. A plan is on the anvil to sell the packets to the devotees through registered post, sources added.

Arrangements are also being made for preparation of over 3 lakh laddus for the ensuing Srirama Navami festivities.

Meanwhile, initiatory rituals such as ankurarpanam were performed at the temple complex on Wednesday evening.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> National> Telangana / by Staff Reporter / Khammam – March 05th, 2015