Monthly Archives: September 2018
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Startup India Yatra reaches SR Engineering College
Students to share their ideas with Startup India representative Karandeep Singh
The Startup India Yatra, a government initiative to promote startups, reached SR Engineering College here on Thursday where students would share their ideas with Startup India representative Karandeep Singh. Some of the potential ideas would be taken to the boot camp on September 22.
College principal V. Satish said the initiative, taken up by the Government of India and Telangana State Innovation Cell (TSIC) in 12 districts, would help in creating awareness on startups. “Entrepreneurship has always been a buzzword in metropolitan cities, but after the launch of Startup India programme, many from Tier-II and Tier-III cities are into entrepreneurship,” he said.
The selected ideas from the boot camps would be connected to seven incubators of Telangana, including SRIX incubator in Warangal. CEO of SRIX Sridevi Reddy, and Startup India college coordinator G. Satish Raj urged the students to make use of the opportunity.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Telangana / by Special Correspondent / Warangal Urban Dt, – September 20th, 2018
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Yesteryear sportspersons wallow in nostalgia
Football legends and athletes felicitated by Ethic Sports Foundation
It was an evening when some of the football legends from the city went down memory lane while reflecting on the state of the sport.
On Saturday, Ethic Sports Foundation felicitated some of the finest sportspersons from the city, under the banner of ‘City of Heroes’, which also saw a sprinkling of outstanding women athletes like 2004 Athens Olympian J.J. Shobha, Arjuna Awardee and volleyballer Mulini Reddy and quite a few kabaddi players.
The objective of the event was to honour these stars of yesteryears and also remember the contribution of legendary football coach S.A. Rahim, who scripted India’s golden era in football.
Some of the speakers included sports historian and commentator Novy Kapadia, former sports scribe N. Ganesan, Olympians T. Balaram, M.S.S. Hameed, D.M.K. Afzal, S.S. Hakeem, son of late S.A. Rahim, renowned badminton coach and Dronacharya S.M. Arif, former SAI boxing coach Emani Chiranjeevi, hockey Olympians N. Mukesh Kumar and Edwards Alloysius, former India football captain Victor Amalraj, Mohd Habib, Shabbir Ali, rowing coach and Dronacharya Ismail Baig, Arjuna Awardee Mir Khasim Ali.
Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary to Telangana Government, was the chief guest.
To inspire youth
Kailash Nath Yadav, MD of Ethic Sports Foundation, said they hosted the event to inspire youth by showcasing the diverse nature of sports in Hyderabad along with highlighting the efforts of the greats like S.A. Rahim.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Special Correspondent / Hyderabad – September 15th, 2018
Hyderabad comes up with exclusive park for pets
Hyderabad’s first-ever exclusive pet park will soon be filled with joyous bow-wows much to the delight of pet owners.
The park for canines, touted as the first such in the country, may be inaugurated in a week’s time.
It has been established by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) on 1.3 acres of land, which is a former dump yard.
Features galore
The brainchild of the Commissioner, West Zone, GHMC, D. Hari Chandana, the park has many enabling features for the physically challenged.
A walking track wide enough to accommodate a wheelchair, ramp accesses to every nook, and accessible lawns are a few among them.
“There is a cafeteria with menu in Braille script, and variety of dog food,” says Ms. Chandana.
“We are also planning to install sign boards in Braille,” she adds.
Ms. Chandana says the thought of an exclusive pet park germinated in her mind when a few differently-abled pet parents and NGOs approached her sometime ago.
Unlimited fun is in the offing for the pooch too, what with pet play equipment, splash pools, and separate play areas for small and big canines.
Films to be screened
Short films spreading awareness among pet owners may be screened at the amphitheatre, and dog trainers will be available on order.
“The amphitheatre may be used to celebrate pets’ birthdays, for hosting vaccination drives on World Zoonosis Day, or to conduct dog shows,” says the Deputy Director (Veterinary) Abdul Wakeel.
Vaccination mandatory
The idea is to make the park a venue for regular vaccinations, and also issuing pet licences or licences for setting up private pet clinics.
Vaccination is mandatory for dogs entering the park, says Mr. Wakeel.
A total ₹1.1 crore has been spent on the park to equip it with state-of-the-art equipment.
The plan is to maintain them through private partnership. Tenders have been called for this.
Entry is not free for random curs though. Each pet will be charged ₹10 per visit.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad/ by Swathi Vadlamudi / Hyderabad – September 15th, 2018