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25-year-old on 2,000-km Walk for Peace
Perplexed by the spate of violent incidents across the globe, 25 year-old Joseph Anthony has undertaken an expedition — Walk For Peace — from his village Aadibhatla in Ibrahimpatnam mandal to New Delhi to propagate the importance of peace.
Launching his padyatra on July 1, Mr. Anthony arrived at Dichpally in the district on Wednesday. Carrying a huge national flag on his shoulders, he was walking on National Highway 44. He prepared a route map to cover 2,000 kilometres before reaching New Delhi by the end of September.
On the way, he would be staying at residential homes, temples, churches, and mosques in the night. During his expedition, he would deliver lectures on world peace at schools and colleges.
After a 12-hour walk, from dawn to dusk, Mr. Anthony, who holds an MA degree in economics, calls it a night.
Speaking to reporters, he said he would publish a book on his experiences with the help of friends and well-wishers after the completion of the expedition. “I have support of my parents and family members for my Walk For Peace expedition,” he said.
Mr. Anthony’s father, Guvvala Innaiah, is a mason in Rangareddy district. Residents and students received him with thumping applause at the village.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Telangana / by P. Ram Mohan / Nizamabad – July 14th, 2016
End of search for sports lovers; just login to book a playground
Hyderabad :
Struggling to find a place in the city to play cricket or indulge in other sports activities? Feeling deprived of physical activity due to lack of facilities in your neighbourhood?
It is a good news for sports lovers and fitness freaks, who are passionate about physical activity. ‘Groundwala.in’, a Hyderabad based startup, is offering a solution to people who are struggling to find a suitable place, time and team mates. One can just login to Groundwala.in and book a playground suiting their time and sport.
This new age startup, which was started in November 2015 by young entrepreneur Ankur Singh has become a hit with sports lovers and also playground owners, by attracting over 5000 active users in Hyderabad. From facility booking to sports event registrations, Groundwala.in offers a range of services to players, sports facility owners, and sports event organisers.
“Though it has been just seven months since we have launched operations, I have done lot of ground work before launching it to know about how sports events are conducted and how the venues are booked. Due to our home work and perfect planning, we could attract about 5,000 active users in Hyderabad. More than 125 sports venues have been registered with us,” said Ankur Singh, founder of Groundwala.in.
Drawing inspiration from the success story in Hyderabad, they have extended the service to other cities like Pune and Delhi. Groundwala.in is a team of six members and founder Ankur is looking forward to expand the team. While they are facilitating cricket and badminton matches right now, Ankur is planning to promote football, which is gaining popularity in the country. With big plans to extend the services of Groundwala.in to other cities, the team aspires to become a household name among sports lovers, over the next year.
But how come this young startup achieved success in just around six months of its launch? “The best investment in starting a successful startup is a good idea, which can give solution to a problem.
I myself had found it difficult to find a suitable venue to play a sport many times earlier. As Groundwala.in addresses the problems faced by sports lovers in today’s busy times, we were able to strike a chord with the customers,” stated Ankur.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Hyderabad / by J. Deepti Nandan Reddy / July 13th, 2016
JITS prof. wins accolades at World Congress on Engineering
Jyothismathi Institute of Technology and Sciences (JITS) associate professor Vankudhotu Malsoru won accolades for his paper presentation at the 24th World Congress on Engineering-2016 organised by the International Association of Engineers in London, from June 29 to July 1.
30 countries
Mr. Malsoru presented a paper on ‘domain specific performance evaluation sequential pattern mining approaches’, and won appreciation from the gathering from over 30 countries.
JITS chairman J. Sagar Rao, principal A.R. Naseer and other faculty members accorded a warm welcome to the associate professor for bringing laurels to the college and the State on Wednesday.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Telangana / by Special Correspondent / Karimnagar – July 14th, 2016
Aadya Restaurants acquires 91% stake in Sukashree Agro Foods
Hyderabad :
City-based startup Aadya Restaurants, that runs the food chain ‘Dosa Place’, on Wednesday announced that it has acquired 91% stake in another Hyderabad-based food company Sukashree Agro Foods for an undisclosed amount.
Sukashree Agro Foods owns the `Chennai Chef’ brand, which retails food products such as idly and dosa batters, sambar and rasam powders, among others.
Commenting on the development, Ajay Koneru, founder and director of Aadya Restaurants said, “We found great synergy in `Chennai Chef’. This acquisition will help us spread our wings into the retail business too.”
Aadya Restaurants currently operates four food trucks under the brand ‘Dosa Place’ and one Quick Service Restaurant (QSR). Koneru said the company plans to open 36 QSR outlets pan India over the next 18 months.
“We are getting into the QSR segment with the brand TIDC — `The Indian Dosa Company’. Our plan is to have a presence in at least five states in the next one year. All the cities will have `Chennai Chef’ factories, `Dosa Place’ trucks and TIDC QSR outlets,” he explained.
The company also plans to raise Rs 12 crore to fund its expansion plans in the coming days, he added. Aadya Restaurants currently has over 35 employees, including chefs, cooks, food servers, managers and quality maintenance staff.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Hyderabad / by Swati Rathor / July 06th, 2016
Sircilla weavers have their hands full
In a first, government places a bulk order with them for weaving fabric for school uniform
In order to provide employment to powerloom weavers of Sircilla textile town, the State government has placed a bulk order for weaving fabric for school uniform of various government schools across the State.
Earlier governments had promised to provide employment to distressed weavers, especially when the powerloom sector was in crisis in 2001. In a first, the weavers are given a bulk order now.
Minister for IT and Municipal Administration K.T. Rama Rao, who represents the Sircilla Assembly segment, took the initiative in providing employment to weavers.
Accordingly, the State Handlooms and Textiles Department has given order for producing 1.11 crore metres of fabric worth Rs. 45 crore to the powerloom weavers in Sircilla.
Assistant Director (Handlooms and Textiles) A. Venkatesham told The Hindu on Friday that school uniforms would be made by the powerloom weavers of 55 MACS (mutually aided cooperative societies) in the town.
A total of 7,383 powerlooms would be used to produce 33 lakh metres of cloth in 20 days in the first phase and the same would be handed over to the government. The remaining cloth would be given in two more phases. The grey cloth produced by the powerloom weavers would be given to the Telangana State Cooperative (TSCO) for dyeing, processing and printing.
The uniform colours would be decided by the respective district collectors or Rajiv Vidya Mission, he added.It is learnt that the government has been planning to place regular orders with the powerloom weavers to meet the fabric requirement of various departments such as hospitals, TSRTC, Police Department and other industries.
Welcoming the State government measures, AITUC leader S. Mallesham said that the bulk orders would provide more employment to weavers and urged the government to place similar orders regularly.
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Busy as bees
Order given for producing 1.11 crore metres of fabric worth Rs. 45 crore
Weavers asked to provide fabric within 60 days in three phases
Cloth to be given to TSCO for dyeing, processing and printing
District Collectors to decide the colour of school uniform
Government to procure suiting’s cloth at Rs. 54 a metre
Shirting’s fabric at Rs. 34 a metre
Chunni cloth at Rs. 34 a metre
A total of 7,383 powerlooms to work round the clock
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source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hndu / Home> National> Telanagana / by K. M. Dayashankar / Karimnagar – July 10th, 2016