Monthly Archives: September 2015

Street vendors learn soft skills

Community Involvement / Social Issues, Education

Vadodara  :

For the first time in the city, a motivational programme was held for street vendors on Monday. The United Forum organized the session for the vendors as well as students and teachers of madrasas.

Motivational trainer Saeed Ahmed, who has conducted several such sessions in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka, conducted the sessions. Ahmed trained the gatherings on body language, ethics, upkeep of the outlets of street vendors, self-motivation, language and other soft skills.

Ahmed said the theme of the sessions revolved around working for one’s heart and not merely stomach. “If you make your work your hobby and passion, you are happy and content with it,” said Ahmed.

Zuber Gopalani, who had organized the event, said a quarrel he saw between a street vendor and his customer prompted him to hold the event. “Clearly, the street vendor was going to lose business,” said Gopalani.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Vadodara / TNN / September 08th, 2015

Here come the heroes

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The winners of the Big Real Hero awards
The winners of the Big Real Hero awards

Hyderabad’s ‘real heroes’ were honoured by 92.7 Big FM

It is not easy to initiate a change. But, the best way to bring a change is by paving a new path. While most of us complain at the way society turns a blind eye to the problems and situations, there are a few who do not complain, instead take things in their hands and set an example. To felicitate their efforts and set them as role models to society, 92.7 Big FM invited these heroes as part of their ‘Big Real Hero Awards’ campaign.

As we celebrate the 69th year of independence the change makers of our society become the real heroes to fight for various forms of independence in our independent society. These heroes are silent and are making a difference without talking about it.

As part of their campaign, Big FM in their breakfast show asked people to share the names of heroes they have seen working for society. After an overwhelming response some of them were even featured in their breakfast show ‘Salaam Telangana’ hosted by RJ Shekar and Swapna.

In an event on Friday, the channel felicitated the six heroes namely—Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Sharif, Rajeshwra Rao, Bhagya Lakshmi, Yadigiri and M. Vijay Ram Kumar. The awardees come from different walks of life and serve society in different ways and means. They, in their own right have been working for a change. Bal Gangadhar, a retired railways employee has used his pension to fill more than 1100 potholes in the city. He took the initiative when he witnessed several incidents caused by the bad state of roads. In Bal Gangadhar’s absence his brother Bhimesh Shankar was present. He established shramadaan.org

Sharif is the founder of Friends2support.org. F2S is a group founded by five friends to help people meet the emergency blood requirement for free. F2S claims to be India’s largest blood donor database. The organisation has won several national and international awards. Rajeshwar Rao is the founder of Satya Harishchandra foundation. They cremate unclaimed and unidentified dead bodies. Bhagya Lakshmi from ‘Manchi Pustakam’ is a small initiative taken to publish, encourage and promote Telugu books. Yadigiri is a chef and he donates food from his restaurant—Ulavacharu to orphans everyday and M. Vijay Ram Kumar of Emerald sweets has been working for a green society. The awards were given away by Somesh Kumar, Commissioner GHMC and actor Manchu Lakshmi.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Features> MetroPlus / by Prabalika M. Borah / Hyderabad – August 14th, 2015

A writer wedded to the cause of Telangana

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Author Anwar defies many myths about writers. He could only write in his mother tongue, but has carved a niche for himself in Telugu poetry and short story genres.

He is widely known for his acclaimed short stories – ‘Bakri, ‘Pichidhi’, ‘Maa tuje salaam’ and his anthologies of poetry titled ‘Talavanchani Aranyam’ and ‘Mutti’ among others.

He went on producing remarkable works in the past ten years and is popularly known among people of Telangana for his laborious work ‘Atma Balidaanalu’ – a compilation of details of all those who sacrificed their lives for the cause of statehood in the recent movement.

Sporting a bag, carrying a camera, pen and a note book, he went from street to street, village to village talking to parents and relatives of youths who jumped before speeding trains, hanged themselves, immolated themselves aspiring for separate statehood to the region.

Speaking to The Hindu, Mr. Anwar says that the book demanded much from him, including his personal life. “I am happy to be part of the separate Telangana struggle. My work required more silence and hard work. It gave me immense pleasure in bringing to light the sacrifices of over 170 youths and it helped the families get financial assistance promised by the TRS government,” he says.

Powerful poetry

Committed to making a name in Telugu contemporary literature, he writes sparingly but powerful poetry and prose unlike others who churn out pages and pages. He edited scores of poetry books such as `Nayina,’ ‘Ajaah’ and is soon coming out with his short story book.

Mr. Anwar works as health educator in the Medical Department and is an active social activist striving to reach out to the poor and the needy.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National / by Gollapudi Srinivasa Rao / Warangal – September 06th, 2015

KCR Greets Sania for Khel Ratna

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Lawn Tennis player Sania Mirza | (File/PTI)
Lawn Tennis player Sania Mirza | (File/PTI)

Hyderabad :

Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday congratulated Hyderabad- based Indian lawn tennis player Sania Mirza for receiving Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.

The Chief Minister wished her all the best, expressed the hope that in future she would get many more such awards nationally and internationally, an official release from the CMO said.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Telangana / by Express News Service / August 30th, 2015

Tribute to Naushad Ali… Death Anniversary. ( May 6, 2006 )

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Published on May 8, 2012

(Death Anniversary on May 6, 2006)
In the late 1930s, Naushad Ali came to Bombay to be a success as a musician. But he had to struggle to make it to the top. Initially he faced rebuffs, and had to endure periods of utter deprivation. Naushad even spent nights sleeping on footpaths before he finally secured a job as a pianist in composer Mushtaq Hussain ‘s orchestra. Composer Khemchand Prakash took him on as his assistant and taught him, an act for which he remained extremely grateful throughout his life. Soon, Naushad got his break with the film Prem Nagar (1940), but it was only with Sharda (1942) that he got attention. The film Ratan (1944) took him right to the top, and from then on he could produce blockbuster songs for appropriately smash hit films, most notably films made by either Abdul Rashid Kardar or Mehboob Khan.

Naushad’s style was renowned for his ability to incorporate classical rhythms into his symphonies. He based his music upon the “ragas” that formed a basis in Indian classical music, and thus his music took on complex formations and . His taste for classical music was legendary – in the Mughal musical Baiju Bawra (1952), he used actual classical singers to sing his ghazals. In spite of his classical tendencies, he could also keep up with the times and adapt Western techniques and instruments into his music, as heard in the films Jadoo (1951) and Mere Mehboob (1963). Naushad was also among the first to use the techniques of sound mixing, of separate recording of vocal and music tracks in playback singing, and using background scores to enhance characters’ moods and dialogues through music.

Naushad’s career continued at a steady peak throughout the 1950s and 1960s, with some of his melodies being featured in now-perennial classics like the Mughal period films Baiju Bawra (1952) and Mughal-E-Azam (1960) and the epic Mother India (1957). Unfortunately and to his distaste the times were changing and demanded more fast-paced, peppier tunes, and Naushad had to struggle to keep his music pure and classical. In fact for Saathi (1968), he was persuaded, against his will, to re-record two of his songs to pep up their pace and their appeal. It was due to this uncompromising attitude towards his music that he would only compose less than a hundred films in his lifetime.

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Company Quartermaster Havildar Abdul Hamid

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Published on Sep 20, 2014

Company Quartermaster Havildar Abdul Hamid, PVC (1 July 1933 – 10 September 1965) was a soldier in the 4th Battalion, The Grenadiers of the Indian Army, The Grenadiers of the Indian Army, who died in the Khem Karan sector during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 in the Battle of Asal Uttar, and was the

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An Immortal Hero Brigadier Mohammad Usman

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Published on Sep 15, 2013

AAJ TAK “Vande Matram” Remembering An Immortal Hero , Brigadier Mohammad Usman Khunambir (M.V.C.,15 July 1912 — 3 July 1948) Symbol of” India’s “Inclusive Secularism His Mother Was Jamilun Bibi D/o Abdul Kabir Ansari Belongs to Ansari Family of Yusufpur And Father Was Mohammad Faqooq

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India continues strong show, wins five more medals in CYG

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Indians continued their strong show in the 5th Commonwealth Youth Games by bagging five medals, including two gold, on the second day of competitions here on Tuesday.

Weightlifter Deepak Lather (boys 62kg category) and javelin thrower Mohd Hadish bagged a gold each in their respective events while Jisna Mathew won a silver in girls 400m race. Chandan Bauri (boys 400m) and Velavan Senthilkumar (boys squash singles) won a bronze each to continue India’s medal haul on the second day.

With five medals on Tuesday, India’s count swelled to four gold, two silver and two bronze and occupied the fifth spot in the tally after Australia, South Africa, England and New Zealand at the end of the second day. Indians had won two gold and one silver on the opening day of competitions on Monday.

15-year-old weightlifter Lather gave the gold to India in boys 62kg category as he lifted a total of 258kg with 120kg in snatch and 138kg in clean and jerk. His effort in snatch was a new CYG record.

Indian track and field athletes took part in three finals on the second day of competitions and all of them delivered personal best performances while winning a medal each in their respective events.

Javelin thrower Mohd Hadish, a silver medallist in the inaugural Asian Youth Championships at Doha earlier this year, proved to be a cut above the rest in the field as he set out the spear to a whooping distance of 79.29m in securing the gold.

Although he marginally missed the Games Record of 81.53m set by South African Morne Moolman in the last edition held at Isle of Man in 2011, the Indian thrower dominated the field as the second placed George Davies from England stood a distant 68.23m for the silver medal.

Quarter-milers Jisna Mathew and Chandan Bauri also gave their best efforts in winning a bronze each.

Jisna, an upcoming athlete from the stables of legendary P T Usha and another Doha silver medallist, clocked an impressive 53.14 secs to settle for silver in the girls’ 400m final. She missed the gold in just 5/100th of a second to Jamaican Junelle Bromfield.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Sport> Other Sports / PTI / APIA – September 08th, 2015

Ahmed Javed replaces Rakesh Maria as Mumbai police commissioner

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Mumbai :

Ahmed Javed on Tuesday was appointed the new Mumbai Police Commissioner .

Ahmed Javed will take over from Rakesh Maria.

Rakesh Maria has been promoted to DG Home Guards.

Rakesh Maria was much in the news these days due to Mumbai Police’s ongoing investigations in the Sheena Bora murder case.

The home department held the changes were made taking into account the law and order factor ahead of the Ganapati festival, dismissing suggestions that that it has some links with the ongoing investigation in the high-profile murder case.

“Maria has been promoted to the director general rank and posted as the DG of Home Guards in Mumbai in place of Ahmed Javed. Javed (who was DG-Home Guards) becomes the new CP of Mumbai,” additional chief secretary (home) K P Bakshi said.

He said that post of Mumbai police commissioner has been upgraded to ‘director general’ rank post.

He said Maria, a 1981-batch IPS officer, had been transferred with “immediate effect” and that Javed, also a 1981-batch IPS officer, will take over as the new CP on Tuesday itself.

“There was no hurry in transferring Maria. It would have been inappropriate to transfer him on September 30, in the middle of the festive season as Ganapati festival, a very important event in Maharashtra would be on at that time. Therefore, we decided to advance the promotion of Maria,” he said.

When asked about the fate of the ongoing Sheena Bora murder case investigation, Bakshi said that all investigations are important and not only this particular case and that the work of the CP is only to supervise the investigation.

“Investigations are conducted by lower-level police officials and supervised by the CP. The new CP is competent. Also, Javed should get enough time to handle the situation in Mumbai,” Bakshi said.

Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis is away in Japan on a visit.

(With inputs from agencies)

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home>  City>  Mumbai / TNN / September 08th, 2015