Gitam develops super computer May 05, 2011 15:53
The Gitam Centre for Advanced Technology Solutions has developed a Super Computer, also called “High Performance Computer (HPC) Cluster”, capable of delivering 1.5 Teraflops (1.5 Trillion Floating Point Operations per Second) performance.This super computer is built with 16 dual-processors, Sun rack servers comprising of 128 cores, and half terabyte of RAM. The Technology used in this super computer is massively parallel processing (MPP). The University Chief Technology Officer says, “With this super computer, Gitam is now capable of taking up very-high computer intensive research and consulting works in the areas such as bioinformatics, molecular modelling, nanotechnology, simulation of large systems, meteorology and weather forecasting, Finite Element Analysis of high-rise buildings and complex mechanisms, quantum and nuclear physics, computational chemistry, data mining and others.While launching the technology, the GITAM University president, Dr M.V.V.S. Murthi appreciated the CATS team for their achievement. Vice-Chancellor Prof. G. Subramanyam, and CATS Director and Chief Technology Officer Mr V.Rao Bathina and others participated in this function.
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Sea may also turn into a deadly trap August 17, 2010 19:42
The magnetic charm of the sea draws people from every part of the world. But the lure of the sea may also turn into a deadly trap. The rise in the number of deaths owing to drowning in the sea along the Vizag beach has alarmed all. Concerned by the high number drowning deaths in the last few weeks, a large gathering was organised on Tuesday at the R.K. Beach in which dignitaries from different fields came forward urging the people to refrain from venturing into the sea.While authorities have geared up to address the issue by placing warning boards along the beach, the tourists feel a lot more needs to be done to provide a support system in times of crisis and also to keep a vigil along the beach. Says Abhiroop Sinha, a tourist from Kolkata,“We come here to spend some good time with family and friends. But warning boards do not serve the purpose when it comes to monitoring the crowd in the beach. Most tourists, like us, are not aware of the danger zones.There should be coast guards or lifeguards and other support staff who can guide the tourists to safer places in the beach and prevent them from venturing into the sea.” Many tourists like Abhiroop feel the need to have a proper monitoring system in the beach apart from warning boards.
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Union Government are weakening our defence capability. August 13, 2010 12:11
The Telugu Desam veteran and former minister, Mr Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu, noted that the Union government was neglecting the defence capability of India by purchasing second rate equipment from other countries.Talking to members of the media, here on Thursday, Mr Ayyanna Patrudu said, “They (Union Government) are weakening our defence capability by purchasing, helicopters and equipment which are way past their shelf life.”Mr Patrudu added, “six choppers were bought recently by the Union government at a cost of Rs 180 crore. The choppers were commissioned by the US Navy in 1962-65 and were decommissioned in 2005.”Mr Patrudu alleged that by purchasing such sub-standard equipment, the government was jeopardising the lives of Indian soldiers and compromising the nation’s defence capabilities. On the issue of low quality rations being supplied to soldiers, Mr Ayyanna Patrudu pointed out that 11,330 samples that were tested turned out to have gone past their expiry date.Mr Vasapalli Ganesh Kumar also attended the meet. The Telugu Desam would submit memos to the Prime Minister, Union defence minister and the district collector of Visakhapatnam on Saturday.
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Rs.13 lakh stolen from ATM security vehicle August 06, 2010 12:34
Unidentified people broke into cash filled security vehicle at an ATM center at a busy area in Visakhapatnam on Friday morning and made good their escape with Rs.13 lakh.The theft took place at the ATM center of the Axis bank at Dwarakanagar when the vehicle was about to fill the ATM machines with cash.Police rushed to the spot on a complaint from the agency responsible to fill the ATMs of Axis bank with cash and are investigating. (Posted at 12:35 PM, 06-08-2010, Friday)
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Friendship day turns unfriendly, drowns 5 students August 02, 2010 11:44
On the day of friendship, disaster struck families of five students Sunday evening when they drowned in the deep undercurrent waters of the Rushikonda Beach at Visakhapatnam. According to ACP Mr M. Narsimha Rao, 11 students of a corporate college studying final Intermediate (MPC group) came to the beach Sunday afternoon to celebrate Friendship Day. They played cricket for some time and then 10 of them entered the waters while one remained on the shore to guard their belongings. Seven boys were swirled inside by the strong underworld waters but local fishermen jumped into the waters and saved two of them while the other five drowned. The drowned students were identified as G. Appa Rao of NAD Kotha Road, Banerjee Jyothi Das of Gopalapatnam, K. Kishore of Sujathanagar, Pendurthy, M. B. Madina Valli of Malkapuram and N. Gnanesh of Kothavalasa.Mr Rao said that the beach police had warned people not to go deep into waters but no one heeded their appeals.Six more drown In tragedies not related to friendship day revelry, six persons died due to drowning in water at three places in state on Sunday, according to reports.
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Congress will win bypolls in Kadapa : Purandeswari April 20, 2011 15:02
The Congress will win Kadapa byelections but will face a stiff fight, said the Union minister of state for human resource department, Mrs D. Purandeswari. Talking to the reporters after inaugurating several developmental works here on Sunday, Mrs Purandeswari said the welfare schemes launched by former chief minister late Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy were being fulfilled by the present government and there was no negligence as being claimed by some leaders. She said her ministry was focusing on the literacy drive and there was proposals to open model schools in all the districts. She said 80 per cent literacy was required to hasten the developmental process in the country. “India presently has only 65 per cent and in high education it is only 12.5 per cent against a required 20 per cent,” she said, and added that efforts were on to establish Central University in Visakhapatnam and Tribal University would become a reality next year. Regarding funds to state universities from University Grants Commission (UGC), the Union minister said there was no partisan attitude and funds were being sanctioned as per the proposals sent by the concerned vice-chancellors. Local MP Mrs Botsa Jhansi Lakshmi and MLC Mr G. Srinivasulu were present.
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GVMC Mayor's New Chamber Inagurated August 21, 2010 14:35
Speaker N. Kiran Kumar Reddy on Monday inaugurated new chamber of the Mayor on the third floor of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation building. Minister for Tribal Welfare P. Balaraju opened the Mayor's Peshi.The new chamber constructed at a cost of Rs.50 lakh also has visitors' lounge and accommodates the Mayor's staff, the secretary and his staff.Mayor Pulusu Janardhana Rao, MLAs Dronamraju Srinivasa Rao, Tyanala Vijay Kumar and Malla Vijay Prasad and Municipal Commissioner V.N. Vishnu participated.The Speaker earlier inaugurated a community hall constructed at a cost of Rs.25 lakh at Kanyaka Parameswari Temple in the One Town. Mr. Balaraju, the Mayor, the MLAs and corporators participated.
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Website to be dedicated for the People September 12, 2010 14:43
The website www.cleancity.co.in promoted by Center for Strategies for Sustainable Habitats (CSSH) and the Forum for Action Research and Policy Analysis (FARPA) is intended to working together with NGOs and civic bodies. It was launched by S. Jaipal Reddy, Union Minister for Urban DevelopmentThe Union Ministry of Urban Development will soon issue a direction to the corporations on the working, according to coordinator of the website and member of the National Technical Advisory Group of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) R.V. Rama Rao.The website launched for use by public here on September 23 has so far received 300 complaints.Prof. Rama Rao told reporters here on Wednesday that though 300 complaints relating to clearing garbage, streetlights, water supply and road repairs were made by members of public since September 1 when the website was made operational after some modifications and pilot run, the Municipal authorities were insisting on written complaints.In view of the poor response to e-mails, it was now proposed to send SMSes to civic staff and officials at various levels.Trial runAfter trial run for a week, he would approach the Municipal Commissioner and the corporation more effective functioning of the site.Websites on civic grievances would soon be launched at Vijayawada, Tirupati and Hyderabad and the national capital region before the Commonwealth Games began.Prof. Rama Rao said improvements to the website included special pages for media, senior citizens, and people's representatives to display their works and for traffic and phone numbers of civic officials responsible for various services.Besides, citizens may also put on the site violation of building norms. Prasada Rao from Bheemunipatnam, who wanted to replicate the site for the municipality there, was present.
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Midnight drama by ‘Ringa Ringa’ heroine February 01, 2011 14:53
‘Ringa Ringa’ movie heroine Vimala last night created a high drama in Visakhapatnam by visiting a police station and lodging a complaint against one Mr Prasant. Vimala, who also acted in two movies in Tamil, complained to police that Prasant had called her to a lodge in the name of story discussion with a director for a new movie but after going to the lodge he had drugged her. Vimla said in her complaint he had tried to assault her sexually and cut off her hair forcibly. “He also asked me to marry him. In fact, he has been running after me with a marriage proposal for some time,” she complained to police. Police said they have admitted her to a hospital for treatment as they found some injuries on her body. “She might be under the influence of alcohol,” police said. “We are verifying the details of her complaint and are on the look out for Mr Prasant.” Police said that they were also looking into the angle whether she was just trying to get some instant publicity for her new movie ‘Ringa Ringa’.
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Aimed at strengthening Microsoft August 31, 2010 09:29
Microsoft, along with its channel partners in the city, organised a marketing development programme for small and medium businesses (SMBs) on Thursday. Later, talking to mediapersons, Director-Genuine Software Initiative of the company Anil Varghese said that the programme was aimed at strengthening Microsoft outreach to businesses in Tier-II and III cities like Visakhapatnam.To address the requirements of the SMBs in the city better, Microsoft would work directly with select partners and distributors in the city and other upcountry locations.Under this, the channel partners would replicate the company's direct work that would help address four million SMBs across the country, he said.Mr. Varghese also said that the SMBs could directly purchase online solutions over the Internet, which was relevant and cost-effective in building the basic infrastructure support for businesses which were keen to work efficiently.
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Parrot gets a temple! June 08, 2010 10:56
Devotees built temple for a parrot, which breathed its last at the feet of Lord Rama at a temple in the port city of Visakhapatnam. The temple, built beside a Ram Mandir, was opened Monday, the auspicious Hanuman Jayanti day amid chanting of Vedic hymns by priests. Thousands of devotees gathered at the inaugural of the India’s first parrot temple.According to the devotees, the parrot circumambulated around the Rama idol in the temple for whole day, without accepting any food offered by the devotees on Sri Ram Navami festival in March this year at the Thatichetlapalem temple in Visakhapatnam.That evening, it died in front of the feet of the idol. While making rounds, it was perched over Sita’s idol. Some even claimed that it was listening to the chanting of ‘Mantras’ by the priests at the Ram Kalyan.Though rationalists wrote it off as an accident, many believed it to be an omen of greater things to come. The parrot was buried within the premises of the temple complex.The devotees saw the parrot equal to Hanuman, the disciple of Rama and decided to build a temple for it too beside the temple.They got two parrots made of stones and built a roof on four pillars, with marble flooring and installed the “new deity”.ATtrust was also formed for the building of the temple and its maintenance. Trust chairman Subhramanya Raju said permanent arrangements for daily pujas for the parrot had been made.A couple of years ago, a doctor built a mosquito temple in Prakasam district, but, for negative publicity. He wanted to tell the locals the ill-effects of “worshipping” a mosquito by allowing it to stay amid them in unclean surroundings.
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UT Status sought for N. Andhra June 04, 2010 14:21
Justice Srikrishna Committee, working on the Telangana issue ever since its formation, had received an unusual demand from the Uttara Andhra Rakshana Vedika .The Vedika demanded the Committee to recommend Union Territory status to the north Andhra region comprising Visakhapatnam, Vijayanagaram and Srikakulam districts if bifurcation of the State was inevitable. In case the status quo continues in the state, the three districts should be declared as backward and packages announced on the lines of the north eastern States for achieving accelerated development, the Vedika demanded in a power point presentation to the Committee. Otherwise, North Andhra will continue to be ill-treated whether or not the state is bifurcated, Justice Srikrishna Committee was told. Forum Convener S Siva Sankar alleged that proper education was not accessible to the local people who had been losing the employment opportunities for a long time.For the past couple of decades, locals were not given tickets by any party to contest Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha and Payakaraopet Assembly seats, he said.
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