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Dr. Reddy’s inks deal for Hatchtech’s lice lotion
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories announced on Monday the signing of a commercialisation deal for Australian pharma firm Hatchtech’s prescription head lice product Xeglyze Lotion.
Exclusive rights
“The exclusive rights for this product are applicable for the territories of the US, Canada, India, Russia and the CIS, Australia, New Zealand and Venezuela,” a release from the Hyderabad-based Dr. Reddy’s said.
Promius Pharma, a wholly-owned specialty firm of Dr. Reddy’s, will market the product in the US if the new drug application of Hatchtech gets the approval of the US Food and Drug Administration.
Under the agreement, Dr. Reddy’s will pay Hatchtech US $10 million upfront, up to $ 50 million based on pre commercialisation milestones and an undisclosed amount based on post commercialisation milestones, the release said.
Active drug substance
The active drug substance for Xeglyze lotion was developed in collaboration with Dr. Reddy’s Custom Pharmaceutical Services (CPS) business unit. In September last year, the Australian firm had announced positive results from its two pivotal Phase 3 clinical studies evaluating the lotion as a potential treatment for head lice infestation.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by N. Ravi Kumar / Hyderabad – September 15th, 2015
Fighting Odds, Telangana Woman Cop Conquers Mount Kun in Second Attempt
Hyderabad :
Battling all odds, including high winds, hostile climate, sub zero temperature, deep and treacherous crevices and roughly half the oxygen content in the air, a woman police officer has conquered 7,077 metres high Mount Kun in Zanskar Range of Kashmir recently. G R Radhika, working as additional superintendent of police (Admin) in Adilabad district, achieved the rare feat, on September 7 to become the first woman police officer to conquer Mount Kun.
Radhika, a lecturer-turned-police officer, had attended a special training programme on mountaineering, organised by former additional director general of police (ADGP), Rajiv Trivedi, who is now principal secretary for Home in Telangana. Mount Kun had a special place in Radhika’s mind and she had dreamt of climbing the snow-clad peak umpteen times. After much efforts Radhika tasted success in her second attempt.
“I felt on top of the world, when I reached the peak. It was a challenging task, but once I got there I felt sky is not the limit if we have the determination. I was part of an eight-member team including foreigners, that reached the top of the peak on September 7. I would like to thank all my colleagues in Telangana Police, particularly Rajiv Trivedi who facilitated me to get trained in mountaineering. It was an unforgettable moment,” said Radhika, while sharing her moments of glory and joy standing atop the peak. The Nun and Kun are the highest twin peaks in the Zanskar Range.
Now that she has conquered Mount Kun, Radhika now aspires to reach the summit of Mount Everest. “I will start preparing to climb Everest and will undergo training for the same. Mountaineering is not an easy task. Climbing Mount Kun itself was a tough task. We reached Kargil on August 23. From there, we started climbing under the guidance of an Indian Air Force officer who is an expert in mountaineering. Finally, we reached the peak at 7,077 metres Kun on September 7,” Radhika reminisced.
Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag Sharma congratulated Radhika stating that the personnel of state police department have been excelling in the national sports arena and the achievement of Radhika has added glory to the state police.
The woman police officer is also a philanthropist. Adilabad SP Tarun Joshi and Radhika have adopted villages as part of Telangana government’s pet scheme Grama Jyothi. While the SP adopted Devapur in Talamadugu mandal, ASP G R Radhika adopted Ponnari in Tamsi mandal.
Principal secretary Rajiv Trivedi told Express that he had recommended Radhika for the basic mountaineering course at Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports, Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir last year when he was additional DGP, Sports.
After the course, Radhika went on a week-long expedition to Golep Kangri peak to test her skills and successfully scaled the peak, which is 5,980 metres high. “If Radhika thinks she is equipped, she must scale Mount Everest,” Trivedi opined.
Inspector General of Police (IGP), TSSP, who is in-charge of Sports, V V Srinivasa Rao said that the police department would provide equipment for trekking to Radhika who currently hires the equipment by spending Rs 30,000 to 40,000 for few days.
Extending financial help to Radhika, the police department would sanction special causal leave to the police officer for her mountaineering venture.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Telangana / by Mouli Mareedu / September 14th, 2015
Madhvika in Guinness book of record
Child prodigy Peeka Madhvika, who entered the Limca Book of Records for chiselling 12 Lord Ganesh idols on eight centimetre chalk-piece in 60 seconds, had recorded her name in the Guinness Book of World Record also.
Fourteen-year-old Madhvika, who is studying eighth standard in a private school, is the daughter of Reserve Inspector Sashidhar, received the Guinness World Record certificate on Wednesday.
She had performed the record feat on November 24 last year for Guinness record. She had earlier entered several record books for her feat of chiselling out small Ganesh idols on chalk-piece. There were accolades from all sections of society for her achievement. She is ecstatic about her achievement saying that Guinness record is the ultimate.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Telangana / by Special Correspondent / Karimnagar – September 03rd, 2015
Pola festival brings joy to farmers
Parts of Indervelli mandal received rainfall after a gap of 26 days
The pola festival, celebrated in Adilabad district on Saturday, brought joy to farmers in those pockets which had experienced a long, dry spell this monsoon. For example, parts of Indervelli mandal received rainfall on Saturday after a gap of 26 days.
Pola, which also marks the end of Shravan, is celebrated as a festival of thanksgiving to farm bullocks, which are decorated and taken around the local temple in the evening. The bullocks are fed with ‘naivedyam’ and worshipped on this day.
This time, just when the animals were to be taken for circumambulation around the temple, it started to rain. Instead of dampening the celebratory mood, the showers spread a wave of happiness among farmers.
The Gond farmers congratulated one another as is custom.
“Pola has brought us good luck,” is how the local sarpanch, Pusam Anand Rao, put it.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Telangana / by Special Correspondent / Adilabad – September 13th, 2015
Ancient twin caves discovered in Nalgonda
It is arguably the oldest in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
In a significant discovery, the Department of Archaeology and Museums has come across naturally formed ancient twin caves which pre-historic man could have made his habitation in Nalgonda district of Telangana on Thursday. According to experts in the Department of Archaeology, the 200-metre-deep caves, a rare find, are probably the oldest-ever discovered in both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
Local tribal leaders Lalu Nayak and Bikku Nayak informed archaeology officials about the caves at Gajubeda Tanda, a hamlet under Kacharajupally grama panchayat in Chandampet mandal. The place is just a couple of km from Nagarjunasagar backwaters and very close to Dindi rivulet.
Assistant Director at Archaeology and Museums P. Nagaraju told The Hindu that as of now they have found no archaeological evidences like paintings inside the cave.
The twin caves have 15-metre radius at the entry point but the size narrows down. One of the twin caves is 50 feet deep and the other 200 metres.
He had discussed the find with many experts who confirmed they had never found such massive naturally formed caves in the past. However, he observed that it needed to be studied further by experts. The Assistant Director along with District Tourism Officer M. Shivaji and K. Narasimhulu and others visited the place.
Tourism potential
Mr. Shivaji said that the place could be developed into a great adventure tourism spot. Since it was located very close to Nagarjunasagar, Krishna and Dindi rivers, the Tourism officer said they would include these caves in the proposed Devarakonda, Chandampet tourism circuit.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National / by T. Karnakar Reddy / Nalgonda – September 12th, 2015