Model turned actress, Shubra Aiyappa is all set to make her debut in Tollywood this year. She’ll soon be seen in Nara Rohit-starrer Prathinidhi in which she’s playing the role of a journalist. While it’s not yet clear when the film is going to release, we hear that Shubra has signed yet another Telugu film.
“I’m playing Arvind Krishna’s romantic interest in my next Telugu film. It’s a romantic comedy and I’m lucky to be working with a wonderful team,” Shubra says. The film’s shooting recently began in Hyderabad and Veera Prasad is weilding the microphone for this one. “I’m playing quite a serious role in Prathinidhi and I wanted to do something different this time. I can’t talk much about the role, but I can say that it’s going to be a sweet film,” she adds.
The actress was supposed to make her debut in YVS Chowdhary’s Rey; however, she opted out of the project soon after she signed it. “That was quite unfortunate. In fact, I was happily doing modelling and TV commercials, when YVS Chowdhary saw my portfolio. I became an actor by chance when he called me for an audition. And then more people approached me after that. I’m here to stay,” she avers.
Ask her what she likes about Tollywood and Hyderabad which makes her come back again and again, she confesses, “I’m a Bangalorean and I’ve a soft corner for South Indians. What I love most about Hyderabad is its relaxed pace of life and food. Besides, people are extremely nice. I would love to do more Telugu films in future.
Contributor: Hemanth Kumar
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> Entertainment> Telugu> Movies / TNN / February 04th, 2014
Veteran Indian player Joshna Chinappa lifted her maiden WSA World Tour title with the Winnipeg Winter Club Open trophy after beating Egypt’s Heba El Torky in a hard-fought final here.
The fourth-seeded Indian triumphed 3-2 (11-13 11-8 11-5 3-11 12-10) in a see-saw battle.
The world number 27 Chinappa rallied after losing the opening game which was dominated by Heba.
The Indian raced to an 8-3 lead in the second game before pocketing it easily. She built on the advantage by claiming the third game as well before Heba roared back in the fourth.
The Egyptian’s fightback made the fifth game an exciting affair in which momentum kept swinging both ways.
Chinappa had the slight early advantage and she took a 7-6 lead but Heba clinched six straight points to make it 10-7.
But just when it seemed that Heba would walk away with the title, Chinappa got her act together and reeled off five back-to-back points to quite literally snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.
Chinappa’s triumph marks the second consecutive year of an Indian winning the trophy with Dipika Pallikal being the one to clinch it before her.
source: http://www.business-standard.com / Business Standard / Home> PTI Stories> National> News / Press Trust of India / Winnipeg (Canada) / February 03rd, 2014
Mysore-Kodagu MP H Vishwanath has said that he would also support the legal fight to include Namadari Gowda community in 2(A) category. He was speaking after inaugurating Banashankari community building belonging to Namadari Sangha at Hebbale near Kushalnagar on Sunday.
Without taking the name of former prime minister H D Deve Gowda, he indirectly flayed at him for making false allegations on him (Vishwanath) of removing Namadhari Gowda community from 2(A) category during 1994 Lok Sabha elections.
MLA M P Appachu Ranjan who was present at the programme, said that strengthening of associations belonging to different communities will help in the progress of the community. Presiding over the programme, Namadari Sangha Kodagu zone President G L Ramappa expressed happiness over the community members for donating fund to build the community building in Kushalnagar.
ZP former President H S Ashok, Congress leader Natesh Gowda and others were present.Villagers of Huluse submitted a petition to MP H Vishwanath to sanction a Ambedkar community hall, during his visit to the village on Sunday.
Speaking on be half of the villagers after submitting the petition, Karnataka Raitha Sangha Village Committee President Venkatesh said “we have submitted petitions to all the elected representatives, demanding a community hall. But none of them have responded to our demand so far.” The demand to build steps to Kaveri lake in the village too has not been fulfilled, the villagers said and urged the MP to solve their problems.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> District / DHNS / Kushalnagar – February 09th, 2014
Saketh Myneni and Rohan Bopanna celebrate their victory | PTI
“Where’s the party tonight Saketh?” yelled Zeeshan Ali from across the room, leaving everyone in splits. Such was the occasion that it made even the ever-composed India coach shed his inhibitions and be vocal about his emotions.
A tub of ice was emptied on Saketh Myneni’s head, sending shivers down his spine, quite literally. The youngster had just smashed a winner and stood rooted to the ground as the crowd erupted in joy while the tricolour was unfurled and waved relentlessly at the ITC Tennis Stadium. Myneni and veteran Rohan Bopanna had just won their doubles rubber and sealed India’s 3-0 victory over the Chinese Taipei in the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group I tie on Saturday.
The audience were treated to a victory lap with the players carrying non-playing captain Anand Amritraj on their shoulders. Pomp and patriotic fervour marked the celebrations as the hosts set up a second round clash with Korea Republic, vying for a place in the World Group play-offs.
It was a dream debut for the 26-year-old Myneni as the hosts completed the formalities in just two days, making the reverse singles matches on Sunday inconsequential. “When I hit the shot, it took a while for the victory to sink in and then I was like ‘Oh we just won’,” said Myneni. “Rohan asked me to be aggressive and I did just that.”
With Lee Hsin-Han injured, their No 1 player in the squad Tsung-Hua Yang partnered Hsien-Yin Peng for the doubles match. After being served a bagel in the first set, the duo fought back to win the second through tie-breaker. But they had no answer to Bopanna’s serve as he dished out 18 aces and dominated the net play to take India home with a 6-0, 6-7(3/7), 6-3, 7-6(7/2) win.
The Bangalorean was all praise for his partner, who left no stone unturned to provide as much support as possible. “Saketh plays fantastic doubles, I have played against him before. All I had to do was keep him motivated. We combined really well and it is easy to play with someone who serves 25-30kms faster than me. So all credit to him,” said Bopanna. “He has all the tools to be a top level player. And if he continues this way, there’s no stopping him whatsoever,” he added.
In the absence of seasoned players like Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi, the duo’s performance comes as a breath of fresh air and could churn out more such wins for India in the future. It’s just one match down but this pair have certainly made the job of the selectors a tad easier.
Earlier in the day, marathon man Somdev Devvarman looked rejuvenated as he took to court to complete his five-setter against Ti Chen. And the Indian took just eight minutes to give India a 2-0 lead, not letting the previous day’s anxious moments haunt him. He set aside his defensive mindset and attacked from the word go to win 6-7(4/7), 7-6 (7/3), 1-6, 6-2, 9-7.
“A player cannot pull off a marathon five-setter on his own and it takes contribution from the entire team to eke out such a win,” Somdev said. “I am so relieved that I won. This morning, Yuki sent a message with a picture saying ‘keep calm boys’. They all kept me incredibly calm,” he added. Coach Zeeshan said the team functioned as a unit and it was their bonding that saw them through. “It’s been years since we saw all players assemble on the same day ahead of the Davis Cup. All of us were here on Sunday and ever since there hasn’t been a single meal we haven’t had together,” Zeeshan said.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Sport / by Krithika Gopalkrishnan / ENS – Indore / February 02nd, 2014
Team Coorg Oman defeated Axiom Dubai 2-1 in a thrilling match to take the top honours at the 5th UTSC Gulf Cup hockey tournament in Dubai on Friday.
Team Coorg also took the top prize in the individual honours when Omani player Ashraf won the best player award. The best goalkeeper award went to UAE national Ali Abbas of Axiom Dubai while the best veteran player prize was claimed by Anjum Zia of Axiom Nokia.
source: http://www.timesofoman.com / Times of Oman / Home / by Times News Service / February 02nd, 2014
We had reported earlier that Kannada actress Harshika Poonacha will be making her Telugu debut in the Surya Teja- starrer Panipuri, and the actress took to Twitter recently to announce that she has started rehearsing for the songs of the film.
Harshika tweeted, “Good morning Darling twps. My Telugu debut #Panipuri song shoots are ahead. At the rehearsals,Dance in my mind” (sic).
The actress, who has worked in Konkani and Kodava films apart from Kannada, is keen on branching out as says is fluent in all South Indian languages. Eager to leave a mark in all the industries, she will also soon debut in Kollywood with the Tamil film Anandha Thollai, apart from her Telugu film Panipuri.
Harshika debuted in 2008 with the Kannada film PUC, and has gone on to play prominent roles in several other films. She won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 2009 Shivarajkumar-starrer Thamassu.
source: http://www.articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> Kannada> Entertainment> Kannada> Dance / by Dhwani Desai, TNN / February 01st, 2014
The State government has drawn up plans to create 32 in the forests, especially in Kodagu, Shimoga, Udupi, Dakshina Kannada, Chikmagalur and Mysore districts, for protecting both the people residing within the forests and wild animals.
After the Cabinet Sub Committee on Forest discussed these issues, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T.B. Jayachandra, who chaired the meeting, said that this would be tabled before the State Cabinet and then sent to the Union government for approval.
Mr. Jayachandra said that the Union government had, in its guidelines to the States, suggested that there should be a 10-km zone near each human habitat where big construction activity, power lines of more than 11 kVA, big resorts and industries could not be allowed to come up.
However, small constructions such as homestays could be allowed.
He said that the zones could be just one, two or three kilometres away from the habitats.
Asked whether these guidelines were binding on the State government, he said that there was no law to regulate such activities in the State.
He said that the State forest officers would discuss the issue with the Union government and convince it of the workable alternatives, based on specific reasons.
Wherever it was difficult to implement the guidelines, the State government would strive to get relief to the people, he said.
Objection
The committee also discussed the situation arising out of a case filed by the Goa Foundation before the Green Bench of the Supreme Court at Chennai.
The committee decided to file an objection within 10 days to the demand of the Goa Foundation that the Kasturirangan Committee report, which was notified by the Union government, be implemented.
Mr. Jayachandra said that the notification had adversely impacted development activities worth Rs. 25,000 crore in the Western Ghats. Works of the Indian Institute of Science, the DRDO and a unit for the manufacture of unmanned aerial vehicles in Challakere of Chitradurga district had been stopped due to public protests.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> National> Karnataka / by T. S. Ranganna / Bangalore – February 03rd, 2014
The city police will set up seven more Family Counselling Centres (FCC), two of which will be funded by the Central Social Welfare Board (CSWB), in a bid to provide timely help to women in distress.
CSWB chairperson Prema Cariappa, who visited the women’s helpline centre at the City Police Commissioner’s office here on Wednesday, said the Board has sanctioned seven such centres for the State, two of which would be set up in the city.
Lauding the efforts of the helpline in the commissioner’s office, Ms. Cariappa said the city police already have two FCCs and are planning seven more.
Meanwhile, Police Commissioner Raghavendra H. Auradkar said two of the new FCCs would be set up at Banaswadi to serve South Division and at Malleshwaram to cater to the North Division. This would ensure that people need not come to the Commissioner’s office to seek assistance, he added.
Stating that each police division would have one counselling centre, Mr. Auradkar said the aim is to have one centre at each police station.
Meanwhile, Ms. Cariappa said the CSWB had hiked the salary of counsellors from Rs. 7,000 to Rs. 13,500 a month at the city level and from Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 12,000 in rural areas.
Counsellors told Ms. Cariappa that they were finding it difficult to provide information under the RTI Act as a major part of the counselling is done under confidentiality, to which she said the CSWB would take a decision.
SOS calls
It was also brought to her notice that the helpline gets SOS calls from women facing mental distress. Though the State has around 29 short stay homes to rehabilitate victims, there is no provision to house mentally distressed women, the helpline centre’s co-ordinator, Rani Shetty, said.
Replying to this, Ms. Cariappa said the Board would earmark one short stay home for such persons.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Bangalore / by Special Correspondent / Bangalore – January 29th, 2014
The trailer of the upcoming tri-lingual Home Stay, which marks the debut of actress Sayali Bhagat in Sandalwood, is released. The film is directed by Santhosh Kodenkeri and produced by Siddu Konnur.
Actress Sayali Bhagat has been paired opposite Ashok Balakrishnan in the movie. The psychological thriller movie has been shot extensively in Madikeri and Shivanasamudra areas. The film also has Shruthi and Ravi Kale in significant roles. The movie is based on an incident that happens when Sayali Bhagat stays alone at a Home Stay in Madikeri. Director Santhosh has said, the movie is in no way related to the Home Stay attack which took place in Mangalore.
Watch the trailer here
Actress Shirin is playing the female lead in the Tamil version, it is said. The film is being made in Tamil, Hindi and Kannada. Ashley Mendonca is the music director.
source: http://www.articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home>
Ace shuttler Ashwini Ponnappa has been a force to reckon with in doubles. Now, she wants to try her hand in singles. The 24-year-old will participate in the singles category at the all-India ranking tournament in Bangalore next week.
“I’d like to give a shot at singles,” Ponnappa told dna in Panvel, where she attended Alegria, a college fest organised by Pillai Group of Institutions, on Tuesday.
“I love doubles. But I’d like to play singles. I stopped playing singles because of circumstances. I feel I don’t want to sit around but play singles in national circuit and have fun. Singles is easier and I don’t have to worry about. However, I am not sure whether I would take it seriously but I would certainly like to win some titles so that it will help my confidence,” she said.
“Incidentally, I will be playing singles next week since Jwala is not taking part in the tournament. This gives me a chance to explore. Anyway, I don’t have anything to lose,” Ponnappa added.
This year will see two of the biggest events — Commonwealth Games and Asian Games – and Ponnappa has set her eyes on both. “Jwala and I will be looking to defend the CWG title. Every tournament is important and we take it as a preparation. The more we play, the better we get. Asian Games, on the other hand, is neither going to be easy nor difficult. We have beaten Asian players and aim to do well in that competition as well,” added Ponnappa.
Ponnappa, who was partnerinig Pradnya Gadre during the time Gutta was away from the sport for a while, is back with her old partner. “We needed that break. Jwala has been playing for long and she needed a break, especially after she went through a lot. However, we are back now with better understanding, respect and a lot more hungry,” she said.
“It is important to get along off the court. We have to understand each other and have to be friendly, otherwise you can’t expect magic to happen on court. We are pretty good friends off the court. With both of us having different characteristics, it creates a kind of balance,” she said.
“The controversies (surrounding Gutta) affect us, especially what happened post Indian Badminton League. But, when we get on court, we leave everything aside.”
With the new leagues coming in every sport, Ponnappa believed they will develop a sporting culture in India. “These leagues give a bigger platform for sports. If you are passionate, you can use these platforms to prove yourself. It also helps one to earn money and play some quality matches. It is a really nice concept as you get to travel, be part of a team, compete with your friends and doing well for your teams,” she said.
source: http://www.dnaindia.com / DNA / Home> Sport / by Taus Rizvi, Place: Mumbai, Agency:DNA / Tuesday – January 28th, 2014
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