Kammas World

Hyderabad-based Pragati Offset Pvt. Ltd., (Narendra Paruchuri CEO) India's leading printer, has earned the distinction of being honoured as world's number one printer for the second time when the company was conferred the prestigious "SAPPI International Printer of the Year 2008" award. It was in 2006 that Pragati created history by being the first printing company from India as well as from the entire Asian, Australian and South/Central American region to ever win this award, which had so far gone only to printers from North America, Europe and South Africa. At a function held recently in Cape Town, South Africa, Mr. Narendra Paruchuri, CEO of Pragati Offset received the award for Pragati's own 2008 calendar. The calendar was printed on SAPPI Magno paper, with multiple 3-dimensional embossing, foiling with overprinting, gloss, textured and glitter UV varnishes and new technologies such as holographic UV coatings. The jury's comments in judging the calendar w...

‘Yuvagarjana’s Grand Success Is An Indication That The All-Powerful Kamma Lobby Is Set To Sail With TDP News published inTimes of India Hyderabad/Guntur: It appears that the massive success of TDP’s Yuvagarjana is all set to redraw the battle lines — mainly on caste basis — in the coastal region ahead of the 2009 elections. “Though there were people from other communities also at the meeting, it was mainly the convergence of Kammas which clinched the issue in favour of the TDP and made the meeting a largely successful affair,” admitted a BC leader of the party. He said the traffic on the national highway held up for over 12 hours was in itself a resounding indication of the Yuvagarjana success. But what made the Yuvagarjana special this time round when compared to NTR’s ‘Simhagarjana’ of 1994? Sources told TOI that the Kamma brigade, especially the youth, played a crucial role in mobilising the crowds to the Yuvagarjana meeting. “Without their enthusiasm, the ground opposite the ...

దగ్గుబాటి పురందరేశ్వరి రాజకీయ 'శిఖండి' పాత్రను చాలా చక్కగా పోషిస్తున్నారు. పదవుల కోసం, స్వలాభం కోసం ఎంతకైనా తెగిస్తానని రుజువు చేసుకున్నారు. తాజాగా తన సోదరులైన బాలకృష్ణ, హరికృష్ణ మొదలైన నందమూరి వారసులను హెచ్చరిస్తూ చంద్రబాబు నాయుడుకు వ్యతిరేకంగా తీవ్రమైన ఆరోపణలు చేస్తూ పత్రికలకు పంపిన బహింరంగ లేఖతో ఆమె తన నీచమైన నైజాన్ని బయటపెట్టుకుంది. తన సోదరులకు చంద్రబాబు నాయుడు గురించి నిజంగా ఏవైనా జాగ్రత్తలు చెప్పవలసి వస్తే వాళ్ళను తన ఇంటికి పిలిపించుకుని చెప్పవచ్చు లేదా ఫోన్ చేసి చెప్పవచ్చు కాని ఈ ఆ విషయాలని పత్రకలద్వారా బహిరంగ పరచిందంటే ఆమె చర్యల వెనుక ఎవరున్నారో, ఆమె చర్యల వెనుక ఉద్దేశం ఏమిటో చిన్న పిల్లవాడికైనా ఇట్టే అర్ధమౌతుంది. రాజశేఖర రెడ్డి దర్శకత్వంలో పచ్చని నందమూరి కుటుంబంలో ఆ ఇంటి ఆడపడుచే విలన్ పాత్ర పోషిస్తోంది. తన కూతురినే అదుపాజ్ఞలలో పెట్టుకోలేని పురందరేశ్వరి ఇతరులను జాగ్రత్తగా ఉండమని హెచ్చరించటం చూస్తుంటే ఏదో నాటు సామెత గుర్తుకు రావటంలేదా? NTR పదవీచ్యుతి తరువాత తన భర్త వెంకటేశ్వర రావుకు చంద్రబాబు నాయుడు మంత్రివర్గంలో మంత్రి పదవి ఇప్పించు కున్నప్పుడు కాని, 2004 అసెంబ్లీ ఎన్ని...

NTR PRANGANAM (GUNTUR): It was a sea of people at the Yuva Garjana venue with the event receiving an overwhelming response to the call given by the party to youth to come to the meeting to provide it an impetus to get back to power in the 2009 Assembly elections. On Wednesday every possible road leading to Acharya Nagarjuna University on the National Highway No.5 was packed with people and vehicles. People lustily cheered every dialogue of Telugu Desam Party leaders with the mention of Junior NTR by Nandamuri Harikrishna receiving the maximum claps. Festive mood A festive mood prevailed at the venue from last night and families in large numbers made a beeline to the venue till 11 a.m. on Wednesday. More than 20 trains stopped at Nagarjuna Nagar railway station that was non-functional for the regular train traffic. While the organisers did not want the trains to stop here, the Railway authoriries found it convenient and time saving to stop them at the station 500 metres from the venue. ...

TRIMEX Industries (Prasad Koneru Managing Director) announced that it will commence ilmenite mining operations in the next two months in the Srikurmam district of Andhra Pradesh, where it plans to invest Rs 2,250 crore. The area has proven reserves of 5.5 million tons of ilmenite and about 50 per cent of the land area specified in the mining lease was owned by the government. TRIMEX would be executing mining operations and related projects through its wholly owned subsidiary, TRIMEX Sands. The current capital expenditure stands at Rs 250 crore and was expected to climb to Rs 2,250 crore in five years. TRIMEX would hold the mining lease for a period of 30 years from the date of the lease award and was renewable for another 30 years. Ilmenite is used to produce titanium dioxide, a key ingredient in creating white pigments in high quality paints, paper and plastics. Ilmenite is also used as an intermediate feedstock in the manufacture of titanium metals. Pradeep Koneru, executive directo...

DIME, an accredited provider of continuing medical education, together with Gullapalli and Associates (G&A), a consulting firm specializing in the development of collaborative educational strategy, announced a joint collaboration to identify, develop and produce comprehensive medical education strategies aimed at healthcare providers. The collaboration combines DIME’s unique e-media platforms and experience in a variety of therapeutic areas with G&A’s expertise in identifying and developing collaborative educational strategies with key stakeholders—medical societies, associations, patient advocacy groups, academic centers of excellence and research centers—to provide more effective educational programs. Donald Young, EVP and Managing Director of DIME, states, “Our philosophy as an organization is to develop deep and meaningful relationships with organizations that compliment our focus in several key therapeutic areas which is why we are excited to collaborate with G&A.” “We...