Tag: HYDERABAD

  • Hyderabad: Hosts opt for artistic activities to liven up events

    Hyderabad: Hosts opt for artistic activities to liven up events

    Hyderabad: People are always behind new trends that would make their events stand out and trending this time is painting and calligraphy at live events.

    Hosts have been booking artists to create a setup where their attendees can have a fun time sipping and painting or doing calligraphy, this also allows guests to take home a personalized memento of the event that they have worked on.

    Whether it’s a birthday celebration, a wedding, or a corporate event, painting and calligraphy are increasingly being used as a way to engage and entertain guests. To incorporate these activities, hosts hire a professional artist or calligrapher to provide a live workshop. This not only keeps the guests entertained but also allows them to learn new skills.

    By hosting workshops at parties as well as taking art classes, Sravani Sripathi of Fabled Art, has been spreading her art in the city. “Painting workshops at parties are the best way to ditch the boring gatherings, it is also a unique way to celebrate and spend quality time together,” she said.

    Her workshops are known to be fun, therapeutic, beginner friendly, and have no age limits. She teaches art forms using different mediums from the basics, guiding everyone step by step through the process of creating their masterpiece.

    “I have mostly done these workshops at family gatherings or birthday parties, where family members want to have a productive and quality time together,” she added.

    Apart from these workshops, Sravani also takes regular classes and runs an art institute in Alwal, she conducts summer camps, and workshops at cafes, corporate offices, and other private parties.

    Sameeksha Bansal, a baker from Hyderabad who turned into a Calligrapher and Engraving Artist is now hosting workshops at parties for guests to unwind and de-stress while creating something beautiful.

    “I stumbled upon calligraphy during the lockdown and started learning about it and the more I researched, the more I fell in love with its beauty. It’s an intricate and pleasant art to get into,” says Sameeksha of The Eiffel Studio.

    To teach this beautiful art, she has been hosting workshops at weddings, private brunch parties, corporate events, new restaurant openings, launch parties, and other live events. From copperplate calligraphy to brush lettering, she specialises in many styles and forms of calligraphy. Her design studio also offers wedding invitations, signages, luxury gifting, on-site engraving for events and workshops.

    “At workshops, we welcome people with a personalised handwritten place card and let them take back detailed lessons in calligraphy. Some workshops are designed as advanced level where they learn the script along with how to apply them on different mediums like glass and acrylic,” she adds.

  • Hyderabad: Fire mishap at house unearths unaccounted cash of Rs 1.65 crore

    Hyderabad: Fire mishap at house unearths unaccounted cash of Rs 1.65 crore

    Hyderabad: A fire mishap in the house of a senior official of a private company ended up bringing to light around Rs. 1.65 crore ‘unaccounted cash’ that was kept in the building.

    According to the Gopalpuram police, a fire was reported at a house in Regimental Bazaar belonging to one Srinivas, who works as a DGM with a private company. A fire tender was immediately rushed to the spot and the flames were doused.

    According to Gopalapuram Inspector, Sai Eshwar Goud, old furniture and some trash dumped on the ground floor caught fire. “Before the fire could spread, we called in the fire department and fire fighters doused the flames,” he said.

    However, the police who were monitoring the fire fighting exercise received information of cash kept on the first floor. “We immediately went into the building and seized Rs. 1,64,46,000 cash kept in the house. Some gold and silver articles were also found,” Eshwar Goud said.

    The police seized the cash and shifted it to the police station. The income tax officials were informed about it.

  • Incredible Husk International to set up husk pallets, plastic recycling unit in Telangana

    Incredible Husk International to set up husk pallets, plastic recycling unit in Telangana

    Hyderabad: The Incredible Husk International Group has evinced interest in setting up its husk pallets and plastic recycling unit in Telangana with an investment US $ 25 million.

    Incredible Husk International United Kingdom CEO Keith Ridgeway and Incredible Husk India CEO Ceeka Chandra Shekar met Industries Minister KT Rama Rao in London to discuss the establishment of their husk pallets and plastic recycling unit in the State. During the meeting, the Incredible Husk International Group team informed the Minister that the proposed unit would be set up with an investment of US $ 25 million. The manufacturing unit would produce up to 1000 MT per annum of bio pallets.

    The company also expressed its interest in collaborating with the Telangana government to lay down a roadmap for a cooperative model for collecting husk and reused plastic in the State. Rama Rao assured the Incredible Husk International Group of all the support from the Telangana government for their proposed venture in the State.

    Principal Secretary (Industries) Jayesh Ranjan, Investment Promotion & NRI Affairs Special Secretary E Vishnu Vardhan Reddy and Chief Relations Officer Amarnath Reddy Atmakuri were present on the occasion.

  • Three killed in separate road accidents in Hyderabad

    Three killed in separate road accidents in Hyderabad

    Hyderabad: Three persons died in separate road accidents in the Hyderabad since Saturday night.

    At Balapur, a 21 year-old-man died after he fell down from the vehicle while trying to avoid hitting a stray canine at Pahadishareef road in early hours of Sunday. Syed Shahnawaz , a resident of Haroon colony Balapur, was returning home after attending a marriage function and on reaching Wadi-e-Mustafa junction, a stray dog came in front of his bike. “Shahnawaz suddenly applied brakes to avoid hitting the dog and his bike skidded on the road. He sustained serious injuries after falling on the road and died on the spot,” said Balapur sub inspector Mahender. A case is registered.

    In another case, a graduation student died after ramming into a road median at Narsingi on Saturday night.

    K Tarun Kumar (18), who was pursuing his B.Com first year course, went on his motorcycle around midnight on some work. While returning home, near the Brindavan Bar and Restaurant, Tarun who was reportedly driving at a high speed lost control over his bike and rammed into the road median. He fell on the road and sustained serious injuries. Death was instant for him, the Narsingi police said. A case is registered and investigation going on.

    At LB Nagar, an auto rickshaw driver G Kondal Rao (39) a resident of Abdullapurmet died in a head-on collision with a motorcycle. Kondal Rao was going on the Nagole road when a motorcycle coming in the opposite direction rammed into his auto rickshaw at high speed. “Due to the impact of the collision, Kondal Rao fell out of the auto rickshaw onto the road and suffered injuries. He was rushed to hospital where doctors pronounced him dead,” said L. B Nagar police. A case is registered.

  • Telangana’s T-Hub wins National Technology Award

    Telangana’s T-Hub wins National Technology Award

    Hyderabad: Adding one more feather to its cap, Telangana’s startup ecosystem enabler T-Hub has won the National Technology Award for the best Technology Business Incubator in the country.

    To provide a platform of recognition to Indian industries and their technology provider who work to bring innovation to the market and help in contributing to the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat, the Technology Development Board (TDB) had sought applications for National Technology Awards under five categories Main, MSME, Startup, Translational Research and Technology Business Incubator from various industries for successful commercialization of innovative indigenous technology, scientists involved in research and Technology Business Incubators. This year, a total of 11 winners were selected after a stringent two-tier evaluation process with panelists being eminent scientists and technologists.

    The T-Hub Foundation was awarded the Technology Business Incubator award (Category E) for its ‘outstanding contribution in techno-entrepreneurship development by way of promoting innovative, technology driven knowledge, intensive startup enterprises in different technological areas’, according to officials.

    The award was presented as part of the National Technology Week 2023, organized by the Technology Development Board along with 12 union Ministries and Departments with primary focus on Atal Innovation Mission, programmes and innovations from different sectors of the innovation lifecycle with a central theme of ‘School to Startup- Igniting Young Minds to Innovate’, a PIB release said.

    IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao, who is currently on a tour of the United Kingdom, tweeted, congratulating T-Hub for the achievement.

    “Happy & Proud that T-Hub Hyderabad has won the National Technology Award -2023 (Technology Business Incubation). Many congratulations to Team T-Hub. T-Hub has been recognised as the Best Technology Incubator in India by Department of Science & Technology, Govt of India,” (sic), he tweeted.

  • Maharashtra former CM Vilasrao Deshmukh’s relative joins BRS

    Maharashtra former CM Vilasrao Deshmukh’s relative joins BRS

    Hyderabad: Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh’s relative Sachin Deshmukh has joined the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in the presence of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao here on Sunday.

    Hailing from Lathur, Sachin Deshmukh had contested from the Lathur Rural Assembly constituency in the last elections. Along with him, 60 others, including Ranganath Bodke, Anil Bellale, Manohar Bansode, joined the BRS. The Chief Minister offered the party scarf and formally invited them into the partyfold.

    BRS Maharashtra leader Manikrao Kadam and MLA Balka Suman were present on the occasion.

  • No impact of Karnataka poll results on BJP’s prospects in Telangana: Bandi Sanjay

    No impact of Karnataka poll results on BJP’s prospects in Telangana: Bandi Sanjay

    Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party State president Bandi Sanjay said Karnataka Assembly election results would not have any impact on the prospects of his party in the upcoming polls to Telangana State assembly later this year.

    Commenting on Karnataka poll results here on Saturday, Sanjay said the situation and issues in Karnataka were different, hence comparing it with Telangana was not correct. “We lost in Karnataka. That doesn’t mean that we will be losing in Telangana too. BJP is going to come to power in the State,” he claimed.

    He said the State Congress leaders dream to come to power in Telangana would never come true as the people would never accept them. “Congress indulged in communal politics to get the votes of minorities in Karnataka. The same thing is not going to happen in Telangana. Congress’ plan to polarise the poll will not work here. They will be pushed to third position,” he said.

    The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) would be joining hands with Congress, Communists, AIMIM and other parties in the upcoming assembly polls to the State to defeat BJP, he alleged. “I am not saying this. Congress leaders are saying. We are not worried about this as people are with BJP. We have won four Lok Sabha seats and three assembly seats. Our vote percentage has been increasing since 2014. This time we are expecting to come to power,” he said.

  • Cops raid Star hotel in Shamshabad, counterfeit currency worth Rs 8.5 lakh seized

    Cops raid Star hotel in Shamshabad, counterfeit currency worth Rs 8.5 lakh seized

    Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Special Operations Team along with the local police raided a star hotel at Tondupally in Shamshabad and caught two persons from Andhra Pradesh on charges of making counterfeit Indian currency and circulating it.

    Counterfeit currency of various denominations valued at Rs.8.5 lakh and other material was seized.

    The arrested persons were identified as T.Ranjith Singh, a construction supervisor and M.Mohan Rao, a trader, both from Anakapally in Andhra Pradesh. They were involved in similar cases earlier.

    According to the police, the duo conspired to make fake Indian currency in the denominations of Rs.50, Rs.100, Rs.200 and Rs.500 and circulate in the market. They procured a colour printer, scanner, software and other material required for the same.

    Ranjith Singh, the kingpin with the help of his associate Mohan Rao, stayed put in the hotel and started preparing the currency notes.

    “The duo contact fake currency agents through Instagram and Telegram and were operating fake currency business in various States including Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka with their agents on 1:3 ratio of original currency,” said K.Narayana Reddy, DCP, Shamshabad.

    They were mixing fake Indian currency notes with genuine currency notes and using it during night time at crowd places like markets, small business vendors, fruit markets, and grocery stores and cheating public, the DCP said.

    Following a tip-off, the police teams raided the hotel and nabbed the duo and seized the counterfeit currency notes and other incriminating material.

  • Telangana: Regional Passport Office releases 7,150 additional appointments

    Telangana: Regional Passport Office releases 7,150 additional appointments

    Hyderabad: Owing to the huge demand and long waiting time in appointment availability, the Regional Passport Office in Hyderabad has decided to release as many as 7,150 additional appointments between May 15 to 30.

    These appointments will be made available across all the five Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs), including three in Hyderabad (Begumpet, Ameerpet and Tolichowki) and one each in Karimnagar and Nizamabad.

    These additional appointments will be given for Tatkal, Normal and Police Clearance Certificate categories, the Regional Passport Officer, Dasari Balaiah said in a press release.

    The appointments will be released on every Friday and Wednesday at 4.30pm, starting on Friday (May 12), the release said. Appointments can be scheduled either through www.passportindia.gov.in portal or mPassportseva app.

  • Singareni bags ‘Global Rainbow’ award

    Singareni bags ‘Global Rainbow’ award

    Hyderabad: Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) on Thursday received the ‘Global Rainbow’ award for the best Geo Mine Tech at the National Technology Day event held in Bhubaneswar. Company Director( Finance) N Balaram too was presented with the Best Director, Corporate Management and Innovative Leadership Excellence Award on the occasion.

    Odisha Minister for Environment and Forest Pradip Kumar Amat presented the awards. Singareni has been presented with the ‘Golden Rainbow’ award for its remarkable progress in all its sectors.

    Balaram was presented with the ‘Best Director, Corporate Management and Innovative Leadership Excellence’ award in recognition of his services in the environment and forest departments and the actions of knowing and solving the problems of the workers through an innovative process like ‘Grievance Day’. Balaram had planted 15,000 saplings in nine areas of Singareni and received many awards.