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Hans India
4 days ago
- Sport
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All India invitational tournaments from Aug 11
VIJAYAWADA: The Siddhartha Academy of General and Technical Education is set to host the All India Invitational Tournaments as part of its golden jubilee celebrations from August 11. Addressing the media at the Siddhartha College here on Friday, Principal Meka Ramesh said that Minister for Housing and Information and Public Relations Kolusu Parthasarathy will inaugurate the volleyball tournaments for men and women and MLA Gadde Ramamohan will also participate. Volleyball (Men's and Women's) from August 11 to 14 and Basketball (Men's) from August 17 to 20 would be conducted. Minister for Transport, Youth and Sports Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy would be the chief guest at the valedictory function on August 20. Former SAAP president Ankamma Chowdary said that the tournaments would be in the mode of league-cum-knockout. Necessary arrangements for the players will be arranged for the lavish sports extravaganza planned at an expenditure of Rs 50 lakh. The winners in the tournaments of Volleyball and Basketball would be given a cash prize of Rs one lakh each. The teams from big companies like Integral Coach Factory (Tamil Nadu) and others would also participate in the volleyball tournament. However, only university teams would take part in the Basketball tournament. Academic Advisor L Krishna Mohan Rao, college principal Chundi Venkateswarlu, and director Vemuri Babu Rao, Dr T Balakrishna Reddy (Head of Sports Department), Markandeyulu (PD), Kavuri Sridhar (Placement Officer), and Dr Srinivas Rao (Retired Physical Education Lecturer) were also present at the press meet on Friday.
Hans India
24-06-2025
- General
- Hans India
Master plan in works for development of Durga temple
Vijayawada: Minister for endowments Anam Ramanarayana Reddy announced that a comprehensive development plan is being prepared for the development of Sri Kanaka Durga temple to meet the future needs of devotees over the next 50 years. This initiative is being taken as part of the Swarnandhra Vision 2047 to ensure world-class infrastructure and amenities at one of the most revered temples in Andhra Pradesh, said the endowments minister. Ramanarayana Reddy along with the Vijayawada MP Kesineni Sivanath conducted a review with the Durga temple administration officials on Monday. The minister along with MP discussed the proposed development works. He said the Master Plan works include construction of ghat road connecting Kummaripalem Centre to the temple, modernisation of queue lines, creation of vehicle parking facilities, establishment of Prasadam counters, Annadanam halls and tonsure centres, construction of waiting halls, restrooms and installation of escalators, and lifts for the convenience of devotees. He said Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is regularly reviewing the Detailed Project Report (DPR) and giving suggestions for the development of the temple. He informed that a review meeting is scheduled for June 28 in the presence of Vijayawada West MLA Sujana Chowdary to finalise the master plan. . MP Kesineni Sivanath said the development works are being planned to serve devotees for the next 50 years. He said facilities for the devotees are very important in the master plan. He highlighted that efforts will be taken to enhance the spiritual ambiance around the temple while also focusing on environmental conservation. Durga temple executive engineers Koteswara Rao and Rambabu, director of Siddhartha College B Panduranga Rao, retired engineer Narayana Murthy and other officials were present.
