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Srikanth enters semifinals Hong Kong Open
Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth entered the semifinals of the men’s singles event at the Hong Kong Open on 15 Nov. It was Srikanth’s second career win over the Chinese shuttler. The Indian still trails Long 2-6 in head-to-head win-loss record. Srikanth, the lone Indian in contention in the tournament, will next meet the winner of ..
Topics: Badminton • Kidambi • Olympic medalists • Srikanth Kidambi • Summer Olympic Games • Telugu people • Viktor Axelsen
Andhra Pradesh government launchs welfare scheme “YSR Vahana Mitra”
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has launched the YSR Vahana Mitra welfare scheme under which the owner-driver of an auto-rickshaw (or taxicab) gets Rs 10,000 grant per annum. The amount is meant to meet maintenance expenses, and for obtaining insurance and fitness certificates among other documents.
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Andhra Pradesh • Church of South India • Gadikota Srikanth Reddy • Government of Andhra Pradesh • Indian Christians • State governments of India • Telugu people • Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy • Y. S. Vijayamma • YSR • YSR Congress Party
Telugu comedian and actor Venu Madhav passes away
Venu Madhav (51), the well-known Telugu comedian and actor, has passed away in Secunderabad on 25th September 2019. He started as a mimicry artiste and forayed into movies. His filmography had over 170 movies in Telugu. Other than Telugu films, he even acted a few Tamil films. The 2016 film “Dr Paramanandaiah’s Students Gang” remains ..
Topics: Actors • Entertainers • Indian films • Nerella Venu Madhav • Paruchuri Gopala Krishna • Telugu people • Ventriloquists • Venu Madhav
Andhra Pradesh government to ban private practice of govt. doctors
The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to ban private practice by doctors working in government hospitals and increase their salaries as compensation in accordance with the recommendations made by the experts committee on reforms in the health sector headed by former Union Health Secretary K. Sujatha Rao. This is the second time that government doctors ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Topics: Andhra Pradesh • India • Telangana movement • Telugu people
52nd National Engineer’s Day (NED)
The National Engineer’s Day (NED) is celebrated every year on 15th of September in India to mark the birth anniversary of acclaimed civil engineer Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. He was known as the father of Modern Mysore for his outstanding contribution to society. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1955 for his contributions to the ..
Topics: Bharat Ratna • Indian people • M. Visvesvaraya • Telugu people