Chiraneevi issue: TV9 overaction Monday, October 22, 2007 | PV
TV9 Rajni Kanth is getting negative feedback from the fans of Chiranjeevi and also the general public. They say that it is fair till he informed the people about Srija's marriage. But asking the reporters standing at Chiranjeevi's house, How are the feelings of the people coming in and going out there?, 'Is Srija in Shirdi for darshan or in Bangkok with Honeymoon package?….The questions of this sort disgusted many as per the opinions.
Movie in climax: Chiranjeevi blessed Sreeja Monday, October 22, 2007 | PV
Though megastar Chiranjeevi blessed his youngest daughter K Sreeja openly, he continues to be in shock. The trauma of his daughter going away from home and marrying a person from a different caste is not a small one to be forgotten easily. After all Chiranjeevi too is a father and human being. He too has sentiments and grand plans of conducting the wedding of his youngest daughter. He is already in trouble over the issue involving his first daughter.
World Military Games conclude in Hyderabad Sunday, October 21, 2007 | MP
Hyderabad, Oct 21 (ANI): Curtains came down on the fourth World Military Games here today amidst a grand finale showcasing a blend of tradition and modernity. Union Defence Minister A K Antony declared the Games closed at the GMC Balayogi stadium after a four-hour long closing ceremony.Thousands of spectators filled every inch of the stadium to join the celebrations of the Games in which nearly 5000 athletes from 101 countries participated. Russia emerged on top of the Medal Tally with 42 Gold, 26 Silver and 28 Bronze medals. China came second with 36 Gold, 22 Silver and 13 Bronze medals, while Germany came a distant third with 7 Gold, 10 Silver and 13 Bronze. India won 10 medals including 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 7 Bronze, its largest haul ever in the two editions of the Games that it participated in. During the Games, 3 world records and 27 CISM records were either set or overhauled.Of these 17 were set alone by women athletes. A record of 49 countries won medals during the competitions, the highest ever in any edition of the Games. (ANI)
Elephants for 'revenge' Thursday, October 18, 2007 | MP
Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh), Oct 18 (ANI): Elephants are frequently rampaging a village in the Srikakulam District of Andhra Pradesh, and have already killed at least seven people in the last two months.Frightened villagers of Donubai village say that elephants are attacking the village since the death of a fellow elephant at Darsi.Since then the herd of elephant is refusing to leave the area and goes on a periodical rampage, thereby destroying standing crops and several houses. In a latest incidence, two persons -K Appa Rao (40) and S Mariamma (45)- were trampled to death by a herd of wild elephants. People in this village are in a state of shock, as they can't more around freely."My father went to the hospital, while he was returning he was attacked by a herd of wild elephants. They first killed a woman named Mariamma and later they killed my father," said K. Das, whose father was a victim of the rampaging pachyderms.Complaining about the current state of affairs was another local named G. Mallesh."We are helpless and the elephants are destroying our fields and killing us. We do not have anything in our hand. We have approached the government authorities and let's see what they do," he said.Incidents of man-animal conflict are common with the depletion of forest areas, and cases of animals straying into areas inhabited by humans for food are common. But here in Donubai village, the residents are facing the elephant menace for altogether different reason -the 'revengeful' elephants. (ANI)
Indyarocks announces online short film festival Thursday, October 18, 2007 | MP
Hyderabad, Oct 18 (ANI-Business Wire India): Mobile and online social networking portal Indyarocks.com today announced first of its kind online short film festival. Dr. Vishnu, Head of Strategy, Indyarocks, said, "There is a huge amount of digital content that gets created in the offline world and it usually never gets the kind of audience it deserves. Indyarocks film festival gives an opportunity to everyone to display their creativity not only to their family and friends but a whole new audience across the world."The festival which is scheduled to begin from today will conclude on December 15. Nikhil Acharya, a well known and upcoming short film maker will be the festival director.The duration of the film submitted should be between one-ten minutes. Film enthusiasts can shoot films using their digital cameras, camcorders, or even their cell phones. There are four categories under which the films can be submitted - fiction/experimental, documentary, animation and mobile. There will be a special viewers choice award and six jury awards.Short films are an under-appreciated and under-exposed art in India and Indyarocks wants to be an advocate for the short film world. "Indyarocks has consistently added new features in its platform to expand its popularity and attract Indians across the globe. The two month online short film festival is one such an important initiative," said Kalyan Manyam, Head of India operations. He also added, "One can make a short film based on every day events and submit the film for the festival before November 18." (ANI)
Megastar 2nd daughter eloped and married Thursday, October 18, 2007 | PV
Megastar Chiranjeevi younger daughter 19-year-old Srija eloped and married Sirish Bharadwaj, an engineering graduate on Wednesday. The two got married at a temple in Secunderabad.Today morning, I eloped from home and got married to Sirish Bharadwaj. I am 19 years old and he is 22. Since we are majors, we have the right to get married. We got married in Arya Samaj temple today. We have been in love for the past four years and decided to get married this year. We want support from the media and the police because of threats from my family's side, said Srija.
Sibal inaugurates early warning system in Hbad Monday, October 15, 2007 | MP
Hyderabad, Oct 15 (ANI): Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Kapil Sibal inaugurated the National Tsunami Early Warning System at the Indian National Centre for Ocean lnformation Services (INCOIS) here today. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Dr. Y. S. Raja Sekhar Reddy was also present on the occasion.Recognizing the need for an Early Warning System for mitigation of oceanogenic disasters that pose a severe threat to nearly 400 million people who live along the state’s coastal belt, the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) took up the responsibility of establishing the National Tsunami Early Warning System. The warning system has been established at a cost of Rs.125 crore in collaboration with Department of Science and Technology (DST), Department of Space (DOS) and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). Tsunamigenic zones that threaten the Indian coast have been identified on the basis of history, location of the area relative to a fault, and also by tsunami modelling. The east and west coasts of India and the island regions are likely to be affected by tsunamis generated mainly by subduction zone-related earthquakes from the two potential source regions, viz., the Andaman-Nicobar- Sumatra island arc and the Makran subduction zone north of Arabian Sea. The Indian Tsunami Early Warning System comprises a real-time network of seismic stations, Bottom Pressure Recorders (BPR) and tide gauges to detect tsunamigenic earthquakes and to monitor tsunamis. The Early Warning Centre receives real-time seismic data from the national seismic network of the lndian Meteorological Department (IMD) and other International seismic networks. The system detects all earthquake events of more than six Magnitude occurring in the lndian Ocean in the less than 20 minutes of occurrence. BPRs installed in the deep ocean are the key sensors to confirm the triggering of a tsunami. The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) has installed four BPRs in the Bay of Bengal and the two BPRs in the Arabian Sea. In addition, NIOT and Survey of India (SOI) have installed 30 Tide Gauges to monitor the progress of tsunami waves. Integrated Coastal and Marine Area Management (ICMAM) has customized and run the Tsunami Model for five historical earthquakes and the predicted inundation areas. The inundated areas are being overlaid on cadastral level maps of 1:5000 scale. These community-level inundation maps are extremely useful for assessing the population and infrastructure at risk. High-resolution Coastal Topography data required for modelling is generated by the National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) using ALTM and Cartosat Data. INCOlS has also generated a large database of model scenarios for different earthquakes that are being used for operational tsunami early warning. Communication of real-time data from seismic stations, tide gauges and BPR's to the early warning centre is very critical for generating timely tsunami warnings. A host of communication methods are employed for timely reception of data from the sensors as well as for dissemination of alerts. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has made an end-to-end communication plan using INSAT. A high level of redundancy is being built into the communication system to avoid single point failures. A state-of-the-art early warning centre is established at INCOlS with all the necessary computational and communication infrastructure that enables reception of real-time data from all the sensors, analysis of the data, generation and dissemination of tsunami advisories following a standard operating procedure. Seismic and sea-level data are continuously monitored in the Early Warning Centre using a custom-built software application jointly developed with MIS Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) that generates alarms alerts in the warning centre whenever a pre-set threshold is crossed. Tsunami warnings watches are then generated based on pre-set decision support rules and disseminated to the concerned authorities for action, following a Standard Operating Procedure. The efficiency of the end-to-end system was proved during the large undersea earthquake of 8.4 M that occurred on September 12, 2007 in the Indian Ocean. The National Early Warning Centre will generate and disseminate timely advisories to the Control Room of the Ministry of Home Affairs for further dissemination to the Public. For the dissemination of alerts to MHA a satellite-based virtual private network for disaster management support (VPN DMS) has been established. This network enables early warning centre to disseminate warnings to the MHA, as well as to the State Emergency Operations Centres. In addition, messages will also be sent by phone, fax, SMS and e-mails to authorised officials. In case of confirmed warnings, the National Early Warning Centre is being equipped with necessary facilities to disseminate the advisories directly to the administrators, media and public through SMS, e-mail and fax. The cyclone warning network of IMD and electronic ocean information boards of INCOlS could be effectively used for dissemination of warnings directly to the public. Periodic workshops will be organized for the user community to familiarize them with the use of tsunami and storm surge advisories as well as inundation maps. Easily understandable publicity material on earthquake, tsunami and storm surges has been generated and will be distributed to the general public. (ANI)
4th Military World Games kicks off in Hbad Sunday, October 14, 2007 | MP
Hyderabad, Oct 14 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil will declare the week-long 4th Military World Games, which is considered as the second biggest sporting event after the Olympics, open here later in the day. The opening ceremony of the mega event being held in the twin cities of Hyderabad-Secunderabad will also be attended by Defence Minister A.K Antony, and Defence Ministers and army generals of several participating nations at the Gachibowli Complex. Tight security arrangements have been made for the Games in the wake of the blasts here in August this year and subsequent intelligence inputs that the main venue of the Games was on terror group's target. A staggering presence of close to 25000 security personnel- both military, paramilitary and police, is in the city for the Games, which will conclude on October 21. Representatives of the Conseil International du Sport Militaire's (CISM), the international governing body for the Games, had reviewed the security preparedness on August 23, two days before the serial blasts, and had then expressed their satisfaction with the arrangements. After the blasts, the Defence Ministry and the Army constantly monitored the situation, and decided not to bring any big change in the schedule of the Games. Close to 6,000 athletes from 106 countries are taking part in the sporting extravaganza, which has 1,076 medals in different games and sports. Five countries are participating as observers in this event, which is taking place first time outside Europe. The CISM Military World Games are held every four years, a year prior to the Olympics. A total of 13 disciplines— Pentathlon, Shooting, Parachuting, Athletics, Triathlon, Swimming, Sailing, Boxing, Wresting, Judo, Football, Handball and Volleyball—are being held, with hockey and kabaddi being scrapped due to 'lack of participation'. However, these two sports will be organised only for demonstration. Polo will be held as an exhibition discipline. (ANI)
I am very happy with Chirutha: Lawrence Saturday, October 13, 2007 | PV
The promotion of the film 'Chirutha' is still going on. All the technicians worked for the film are coming on to TV screen and saying a few words about Ram Charan and his specialty. Lawrence said, "I felt very happy for calling me to compose the opening dance of Ram Charan. Chiranjeevi Annayya made it a point and emphasized that I only should compose the introductory dance. It's like working with Chiru annayya while working with Ram Charan. He has lot of perseverance. He used to practice a step two days in advance and always used to ask me to teach new ways in dance. I have seen such commitment in annayya only".
Happy Days, a silent hit Saturday, October 13, 2007 | PV
Varun Sandesh. The name is not so familiar yet. But if we say 'Chandu' in Happy Days...people can easily make out. Varun Sandesh is the guy who acted as Chandu in Happy Days. He is doing his plus two in USA and came to know about Sekhar Kammula's announcement of talent search. He had simply sent a mail with his photographs to Sekhar. He then got a reply from Sekhar asking to act in a couple of specified scenes and send the CD. Varun did that. Then he got a call from Aneesh, the executive producer of 'Happy Days'. Varun was told that he was selected for a role in the film and hence asked him to fly down to Hyderabad. That's the happiest day in his life he says.
FM Radio tie up with Tulasi Saturday, October 13, 2007 | PV
Radio Mirchi, Hyderabad, has tied-up exclusively with the movie Tulasi released in AP (and across the world).After listening to the super hit music of Tulasi exclusively, listeners of Radio Mirchi can now listen to the interviews of Venkatesh and other stars started on October 12 and catch the excitement all through the week exclusively on Mirchi.
Prez to open 4th Military World Games in Hbad Friday, October 12, 2007 | MP
New Delhi, Oct 12 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil will declare the 4th Military World Games open on October 14 in Hyderabad. Patil is scheduled to visit Amravati and Hyderabad on October 13 and 14 respectively. In Amravati, Patil will participate in a felicitation function in her honour and will also inaugurate the Amba Festival. Maharashtra Governor SM Krishna and Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh will also be present on the occasion. Patil will inaugurate the Military Games at the Gachi Bowli Stadium on October 14 before returning to New Delhi the same day. The athletics stadium at the Gachi Bowli Complex with a seating capacity of 27000 will be hosting the opening and the closing ceremonies of the games to be held in the twin city of Hyderabad-Secunderabad from October 14 to 21. A total of 13 disciplines will be held here, with hockey and kabaddi being scrapped due to "lack of participation". However, these two sports will be organised only for demonstration. Polo will be held as an exhibition sport. Out of the 13 events, three will be military specific, namely parachuting, shooting and pentathlon. (ANI)
Yamadonga 100 days function at Guntur Thursday, October 11, 2007 | PV
The 50 days celebrations of NTR-starrer Yamadonga is not going to be held as per its schedule in Guntur on October 14th, according to sources. Instead, the 100 Days function will be held at the same venue. The change is due to inclement weather in several parts of the coastal areas, which also brought difficulty and property loss to scores of villagers.
Mohanbabu turned as shiva devotee Thursday, October 11, 2007 | PV
Star producer and hero Dr. Mohan Babu extended a donation of Rs. 10 lakh to the development of Lord Battinayyaswami temple at Battinayya Kona atop a hill between Srikalahasti and Renigunta in Chittoor district. He visited the temple of Lord Shiva and offered prayers. He said he would bear the expenditure involved in laying of the road from Musilipedu village to the foot of the hill.
Haleem eating competition draws crowds Wednesday, October 10, 2007 | MP
Hyderabad, Oct 10 (ANI): Food lovers in Hyderabad recently took part in a unique competition of gobbling up ‘Haleem’ as much as possible in one minute.Hyderabad is famous for its non-vegetarian dish "Haleem" which literally means patience, because it takes long hours to prepare the dish. It is made of wheat, mutton, gram, pulse, curd, onions and vegetable oil with a sprinkling of spices. It is served with lemon juice.The contestants were given two kilograms of vegetarian haleem in three boxes.The winner of the competition was Mohammad Saleem who managed to eat two kilograms of Haleem in 30 seconds."I am feeling really good. They gave us two minutes to finish it but I don't know in how much time I finished that much," said Saleem.An eatery in the city, called 'Pista House', started organising this competition in 2003 with vegetarian versions of Haleem during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.The owner of eatery said he organised the competition despite recent terror attacks in the city to ease tension among residents. "We have organised this competition to make people feel a little relaxed," said M. A. Majeed, organiser of the competition. Haleem, a preparation that has its roots in the Arabia, is the most sought after dish during Ramadan. During the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims observe a day-long fast without water and end it in the evening, by partaking water and dates. Ramadan, the ninth month of the Hijri lunar calendar, commemorates the revelation of the Holy Quran, and has traditionally been a time of religious fervour, settling old disputes and behaving charitably towards neighbours.(ANI)
Ramcharan movie next produver Allu Aravind Wednesday, October 10, 2007 | PV
Chiru's son Ram Charan’s gets ready for his next film in the direction of double-hatrick director SS Rajamouli. Sources said that the film would be produced by Allu Aravind. Rajamouli himself said recently that he would prepare a story for Ram Charan after watching his debut film. So, he watched the premiere and is said to have been impressed with the young star’s dances, stunts and body language.
NTR movie with Raju Wednesday, October 10, 2007 | PV
NTR has accepted a project for producer Dil Raju. The film will be directed by one Mahadev, a disciple of S S Rajamouli. This big budget film is going to be launched in January 2008. Dil Raju will also be doing a film with Mahesh Babu. Director Srivass, who did Lakshyam, might do the film.
Venkatesh Tulasi releasing on 12th Wednesday, October 10, 2007 | PV
Venkatesh film Tulasi, certified with U/A CBFC rating, is releasing with 290 prints on October 12th. Made on Suresh Productions banner, the film is directed by Boyapati Seenu. Producer is D. Suresh Babu. Music is by Devi Sri Prasad. This is the highest number of prints in the career of Venkatesh. Highlights of the film are hero Nayantara, child artiste Athulith (selected from among 500 children) and the presence of eight villains caught in Rayalaseema factionist cult. Nayantara is said to be doing a role, which is described as a mix of Soundarya in Pellichesukundam and Simran in Narasimha Naidu.
Air traffic disrupted in Visakhapatnam Monday, October 8, 2007 | MP
Visakhapatnam, Oct 7 (ANI): Normal life continues to be badly affected in Visakhapatnam due to flash floods caused by heavy rains. Air traffic has also been disrupted.The floodgates of a reservoir, 10 kilometers from the airport, were lifted recently resulting in water logging in and around the area. Thirteen cusecs of water has been released so far.Last year authorities had spent around 12.04 million dollars to divert floodwater towards the sea. This plan seems to have fallen flat this time.According to R V Rama Rao, Chief Engineer of the Institute of Development and Planning Studies, the main problem as of now is the non-compliance of regulations on development of flood flow canal.Various flights were cancelled. Only four flights operated on Sunday with at least 12 flights being cancelled.Water logging on the runway has made it difficult for the flights to take off."We were told that a chopper will fly, but even that has got cancelled now. We have no idea when things will be all right," said Krishna Sahu, a member of an ONGC team, stranded at the airport.Various parts of the State are reeling under floods caused by heavy rains over the past few days.Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, East and West Godavari Districts are the worst affected areas of Andhra Pradesh.The death toll due to floods has reached 58 in the State. Crops on over 500 acres of land and 15,000 houses have been damaged due to heavy rains in the State.Over 40,000 families are said to be affected due to floods in the region.Most of the rivers in the State are flowing above danger mark, although the officials say steps have been taken to prevent the river water from entering residential areas.Heavy rains in the region are a result of low pressure in the Bay of Bengal, off the eastern coast of India. (ANI)
Happy Days doing fine Saturday, October 6, 2007 | PV
Happy Days is doing fine both in AP and US. The film unit tonight organized a success meet at Durgam Cheruvu, Hyderabad. MS Raju, Sukumar, Tammareddy Bharadwaja, Music director Devi Sri Prasad, Sukumar, Dil Raju, Sri Vass, the Group of Seven (all new comers but for Tamanna) were the jubilant participants at the event.
Flash floods hit normal life in Vizag Saturday, October 6, 2007 | MP
Vizag, Oct 5 (ANI): Flash floods caused by continuous heavy torrential rains have hit normal life in Visakhapatnam.Most of the streets in the city are flooded, making it difficult for people to carry out their day-to-day activities.People are using boats to commute, while many are forced to wade through knee-deep water."I brought three boats this morning with the help of which I helped around 50 people to cross the flooded streets. I also sent boats to other areas to help the people there," said Nageswar, a boatman.These heavy rains are a result of low pressure in the Bay of Bengal. (ANI)
Dasari attends audio function Friday, October 5, 2007 | PV
Union Minister of state for Coal and senior personality in Telugu film industry Dr. Dasari narayana Rao released the music of Valentine (with caption Ye Hyderabadi Love Story Yaaro) at his residence at Madhapur, Hyderabad. The film stars all new cast with several debut faces as technicians. Film Karkhana banner is making the film. Jo Jo is the executive producer. Debutant Sripadha Viswakarma is the director, who also provides the story and screenplay. Mohan Vamsy is the new music director.
Athidhi Friday, October 5, 2007 | PV
So far, Mahesh Babu has not done any remake movie, though his were done into Southern languages and Bollywood. But, this time, Mahesh is likely to do a remake film. He is said to have been very much impressed with the movie Azhagiya Tamil Magan, a Vijay starrer. One Jasti Hemambara Rao might direct the flick. Currently discussions are going for the rights of the film. On other hand, Mahesh and Amritha Rao's Athidhi is in the last leg of post-production. It will be hitting the marquee on October 18th.
Krishna daughter to produce Vishnu Wednesday, October 3, 2007 | PV
Manjula proved herself to be a promising producer in Telugu, and is going to do a film with hero Vishnu. The film will be launched in November. Vishnu got a big break in his career with his film Dhee becoming a blockbuster. At present, he is shooting for P. Vasu-directed film under their home banner. Manjula had earlier produced award winning Show and Mahesh Babu’s Naani. Further, she became a close associate with the production of Mahesh Babu’s Pokiri.
Ram charan next movie in December Wednesday, October 3, 2007 | PV
Chirutha, Ram Charan’s gets ready for his next film in the direction of double-hatrick director SS Rajamouli. Sources said that the film would be produced by Allu Aravind. Rajamouli himself said recently that he would prepare a story for Ram Charan after watching his debut film. So, he watched the premiere and is said to have been impressed with the young star’s dances, stunts and body language. This Rajamouli film would be launched in December and is set as mid summer release.
