Vijayawada hosted big Dog Show at Shamrock International School, with 24 breeds and 120 dogs. Many owners dressed their pets in colourful costumes. K. Praveen Kumar, a judge from hyderabad, evaluated the dogs based on body structure, growth, walking style and responsiveness to commands. Total 43 awards were presednted to top performers.
Few glimpes from the event.
Mumbai: One of the most popular and bankable actors of Tollywood, Allu Arjun also known as Stylish Star of Telugu film industry, has earned a immense fan following over the years. With the flamboyant style and dancing skills, he has always been the talk of the town.
According to various reports, Allu Arjun charges a fee of Rs 14 crore and upwards for each film and has built a net worth empire of over Rs 180 crores. Over the years, the actor has managed to earn enough money that he can afford to splurge on whatever he likes. So, let’s have a look at five insanely expensive things owned by Arjun in Hyderabad.
Allu Arjun lives with his family at a luxurious house located in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad which reportedly costs Rs 100 crore. From huge lawn to the swimming pool, everything is customized with the AA logo. Allu Arjun’s expensive and grand house is all things aesthetic.
The actor owns super expensive vanity van worth Rs 7 crore. As per GQ India report, it has been designed by Reddy Customs caravan and has been named as ‘Falcon’ by the actor. Stepping inside, the interiors have a cool silver and black colour tone, giving it a very futuristic look.
Allu Arjun purchased a black Range Rover which is priced around Rs 2.5 – 4 crore in the year 2019. He announced the same on his social media and also revealed that he named it as beast. Posing alongside the four-wheeler, he shared a photo on his social handle and wrote “New Car in the House . I named him BEAST . Everytime I buy something… there is only one thing on my mind . Gratitude. #rangerover #aabeast”
According to a report in Times Of India, not a lot of Indian celebrities own a Hummer, however, this SUV holds a place in the garage of Allu Arjun. The price of the luxurious and swanky SUV reportedly is Rs 75 lakh.
A report by MensXP also states that the actor owns a Jaguar XJL which is worth Rs 1.2 crore.
Home chefs across the city are now delivering healthy and tasty food to your doorstep while you are recovering at home.
Most of these home chefs use delivery apps to send the food to customers. While some provide free delivery up to a certain distance, if customers are ready to pay, the delivery personnel from the apps can pick up and drop off the food at any location across the city.
CM K Chandrasekhar Rao has mild symptoms, an official note from the Telangana Chief Secretary said.
The Chief Secretary said that the Chief Minister has mild symptoms and has been isolated in his farmhouse in Erravali. A team of doctors are currently monitoring KCR’s health.
Telangana reported 4,009 new Covid-19cases and 14 deaths from 8 pm on April 17 to 8 pm pn April 18. The number of cases dropped from 5,093 as the authorities conducted fewer tests over the week-end.
During the 24-hour period that ended on April 18, 8 p.m, 83,089 tests were conducted while 1,29,637 samples were tested the previous day.
The fresh cases pushed the state's cumulative tally to 3,55,433 while 14 deaths have taken the fatality toll to 1,838.
According to a bulletin by the state health department, the case fatality remained at 0.51 percent against the national average of 1.2 per cent.
Almost all parts of the state continue to see a surge in the cases. Greater Hyderabad and surrounding districts remained the worst affected along with the districts bordering Maharashtra.
The state capital reported 705 new cases. Medchal Malkajgiri and Rangareddy district adjoining Hyderabad reported 363 and 336 cases respectively.
As many as 13 out of total 33 districts in the state added more than 100 cases during the last 24-hours. Nizamabad district bordering Maharashtra saw 360 new cases followed by 264 in Sangareddy, 175 in Jagtial, 146 in Warangal Urban, 135 in Karimnagar, 129 in Mahaboobnagar, 125 in Siddipet and 115 in Kamareddy.
The number of active cases in the state also jumped to 39,154 from 37,0137 the previous day. Of the total number of active cases, 39,154 are in home/institutional isolation.
This comes as India's total tally of COVID-19 cases crossed the 1.50-crore mark on Monday, with around 25 lakh cases being added in just 15 days
With the COVID-19 curve showing no signs of easing across the country, the Centre on Monday announced that the third phase of the coronavirus vaccination drive will open for all persons above age 18 from 1 May.
The decision was taken during a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
During the meeting, Modi said that the government had been working hard for over a year to ensure that maximum numbers of Indians are able to get the vaccine in the shortest possible time. He added that India is vaccinating people at a world record pace and will continue this with even greater momentum.
The government issued a press release stating that the decision was taken as part of the 'liberalised and accelerated Phase 3 strategy of COVID-19 vaccination'.
Under the third phase of the vaccination drive commencing next month, the vaccine manufacturers would supply 50 percent of their monthly Central Drugs Laboratory (CDL) released doses to the central government and would be free to supply the remaining 50 percent doses to state governments and in the open market.
Manufacturers would have to make an advance declaration of the price for 50 percent supply that would be available to the state governments and in the open market before 1 May, 2021, an official statement said.
Based on this price, state governments, private hospitals, industrial establishments, etc would be able to procure vaccine doses from the manufacturers.
Private hospitals would have to procure their supplies of COVID-19 vaccine exclusively from the 50 per cent supply earmarked for entities other than those coming through the central government channel.
The private vaccination providers would need to transparently declare their self-set vaccination price and the eligibility through this channel would be opened up to all adults, that is everyone above the age of 18, the statement added.
This comes as India on Monday recorded 2,73,810 new coronavirus cases, an unprecedented figure since the pandemic broke out in January 2020, to take its tally of infections to 1,50,61,919. With 1,619 deaths, the toll rose to 1,78,769.
The government announcement comes the same day as British prime minister Boris Johnson cancelled his planned visit to India next week due to the alarming rise in COVID-19 cases in the country.
India has begun inoculating its citizens earlier this year in January, using two COVID-19 vaccines – Serum Institute of India's Covishield developed by Oxford-AstraZeneca and Bharat Biotech's made-in-India vaccine, Covaxin.
So far, the government had allowed vaccinations only for frontline workers and those above 45.
A scammer requests fees upfront or personal information in return for goods, services, money or rewards that they never supply.
Scammers invent convincing and seemingly genuine reasons for requesting payment, such as to cover fees or taxes.
They often ask for payment by international wire transfer.
These scams are commonly mass-marketed with scammers sending them out to thousands of people all over the world at the same time, usually by mail or email.
An email, letter or text message from an overseas lottery or sweepstakes company arrives from out of nowhere.
Scammers typically claim that you need to pay fees or taxes before your winnings or prize can be released.
You may also have to call or text a premium rate phone number to claim your prize.
Remember you cannot win a prize if you haven’t entered.
Scammers create fake profiles on legitimate dating websites.
They use these profiles to try to enter into a relationship with you so they can get a hold of your money and personal details.
The scammer will develop a strong rapport with you then ask for money to help cover costs associated with illness, injury, travel or a family crisis.
Scammers seek to exploit your emotions by pulling on your heart strings. Sometimes the scammers will take months and months to build up the rapport.
Phishing emails are commonly used by scammers to trick you into giving them access to your computer.
They ‘fish’ for your personal details by encouraging you to click on a link or attachment.
If you click, malicious software will be installed and the hacker will have access to files and information stored on your computer.
A phishing email often appears to come from an organisation that you know and trust, like a bank or financial institution, asking you to enter your account password on a fake copy of the site’s login page.
If you provide your account details, the scammer can hack into your account and take control of your profile.
Scammers like shopping online for victims. Not getting what you paid for is a common scam targeting online shoppers.
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These scams can also be found on reputable online classified pages.
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The scammer will ask you to pay outside of the auction site’s secure payment facility.
If you do, your money will be lost and the auction site will not be able to help you.
Scammers send emails or text messages that appear to be from your bank, a financial institution or an online payment service.
They usually claim that there is a problem with your account and request that you verify your details on a fake but convincing copy of the bank’s website.
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Scammers skim your card by putting a discreet attachment on an ATM or EFTPOS machine. They may even install a camera to capture your pin.
Once your card is skimmed, scammers can create copies and make charges to your account.
If you own a small business you can be targeted by scams such as the issuing of fake bills for unwanted or unauthorised listings, advertisements, products or services.
A well-known example is where you receive a bill for a listing in a supposedly well-known business directory.
Scammers trick you to sign up by disguising the offer as an outstanding invoice or a free entry, but with a hidden subscription agreement in the fine print.
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These scams involve offers to work from home or set up and invest in a business opportunity. Scammers promise a job, high salary or large investment return following initial upfront payments.
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These scams are often promoted through spam email or advertisements in well-known classifieds, including websites.
Scams often begin with an unexpected phone call or email from a scammer offering a not-to-be-missed high return or guaranteed investment in shares, real estate, options or foreign currency trading.
While it may seem convincing, in reality the scammer will take your money and you will never receive the promised returns.
Another scam promises to accurately predict the results of horse races, sports events, stock market movements or lotteries.
Scammers promise you huge returns based on past results and trends. In order to participate, you may be asked to pay for membership fees, special calculators, newsletter subscriptions or computer software programs.
Scammers are unscrupulous and take advantage of people who want to donate to a good cause or find an answer to a health problem.
Charity scams involve scammers collecting money by pretending to work for a legitimate cause or charity, or a fictitious one they have created.
Often scammers will exploit a recent natural disaster or crisis that has been in the news.
They may also play on your emotions by claiming to collect for a cause that will secure your sympathy, for example to help sick children.
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The treatments are often promoted using false testimonies from people who have been cured.
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| People walk past stranded vehicles on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway during heavy snowfall, at Qazigund in Anantnag district of South Kashmir on January 5.(PTI) |
The lifeline Srinagar-Jammu national highway remained closed for the fourth day on Wednesday as fresh landslides were reported along the only road that connects the Valley with the rest of the country. Officials said the stranded vehicles along the highway have been taken to safer places amid continuous rain and snowfall.
“Jammu Srinagar NHW [national highway] blocked due to snow accumulation at Jawahar Tunnel and Landslides/mudslides/shooting stones at Samroli, Magarkot, Panthyal, Marog, Cafeteria mor, Dhalwas, Nashri @JmuKmrPolice,” tweeted Jammu & Kashmir traffic police.
A group of tourists from Rajasthan had a narrow escape along the highway near Panthal when a landslide hit the vehicle they were travelling in. Police said the tourists were rescued and were safe.
Heavy snowfall since the weekend has disrupted life across Kashmir, especially in South Kashmir and the upper reaches of North and Central Kashmir. Places like Kulgam district in South Kashmir have received up to six feet of snow. The heavy snowfall has prompted authorities to order rationing of petrol, diesel, and LPG cylinders as well as establish helplines at district headquarters.
Residents have complained that snow has not been cleared at many places and hampered the public movement.
The Jammu & Kashmir Disaster Management Authority separately issued an avalanche alert. “Medium level avalanche warning has been issued for upper reaches of Poonch, Rajouri, Ramban, Jawahar Tunnel, Doda, Kishtwar, Anantnag, Kulgam, Kupwara and Tanghdar. Similarly, low-level avalanche warning has been issued for upper reaches of Gulmarg, Gurez, Kanzalwan, and Sonmarg,” said an official of the authority.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the weather was expected to improve from Thursday. “Present weather conditions are likely to continue till late tonight [Wednesday] or early tomorrow [Thursday]. We expect a significant improvement in weather from tomorrow...[Thursday] in Jammu and Kashmir. With that cold wave will return from January 7th [Thursday] onwards with warmer days and colder nights,” IMD said in a bulletin. It added Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of 0.9 degrees Celsius on Tuesday.
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| Health workers in protective suits prepare to set fire after culling ducks following the detection of H5N8 strain of bird flu among domestic birds in Alappuzha district, Tuesday, January 05, 2021. (AP) |
The Centre on Wednesday said that Avian Influenza, or the bird flu outbreak, had so far been reported at 12 epicentres across four states — Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh — and issued advisories to contain further spread of the infection.
Of the 12 epicenters, the bird flu has been reported in crows in Baran, Kota, Jhalawar region of Rajasthan as well as Mandsaur, Indore, Malwa areas of Madhya Pradesh. In Himachal Pradesh, the infection was found in migratory birds in Kangra region and in poultry ducks in Kottayam, Alappuzha (4 epicentres) in Kerala.
Avian influenza or bird flu is a highly contagious viral disease caused by Influenza Type A viruses, which generally affects poultry birds such as chickens and turkeys. There are many strains of the virus; some of them are mild and may merely cause a dip in egg production or other mild symptoms among chickens, while others are severe and lethal.
The Union Ministry of Fisheries and Animal Husbandry have asked other states to keep a vigil on any unusual mortality amongst birds. The current bird flu outbreak comes few months after India on September 30, 2020, declared the country free from the disease. India notified the first outbreak of Avian Influenza in 2006.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Wednesday said that no chicken consignments from Kerala and other southern states would be procured for the next 10 days in view of the bird flu scare in MP.
Talking to reporters in Indore, Chouhan also said his government was issuing directives to ban the transportation of chicken consignments from these states to the border districts of Madhya Pradesh.
“Bird flu symptoms were found in chickens in Kerala and other southern states. Therefore, we have decided that no chicken from these states will be allowed to enter Madhya Pradesh for the next 10 days,” Chouhan was quoted as saying.
Chouhan also reviewed the bird flu situation with officials in Bhopal, after mass death of crows was reported from some districts of the state, including Indore, Agar Malwa and Mandsaur. “I have reviewed the bird flu situation in the state today. There is no cause of worry. We are keeping a constant watch on the situation,” he said.
An astronaut exploring the space tweets his selfies with the rover. An astronaut posts beautiful shots of the Moon from space and streams videos in vacuum. These things will soon turn from imagination to reality.
NASA and Nokia have teamed up and planned to set up a 4G network on the Moon as a solution to internet connectivity problems.
The research wing of Nokia, Bell Labs has been selected by NASA as a partner to advance the “Tipping Point” technologies for Moon. Around $14.1 million has been granted for the project to build and deploy the first wireless network at the Moon that will start with 4G/LTE technology and would soon evolve to 5G.
NASA says that the idea of installing 4G and 5G network on the Moon has been inspired by the “terrestrial technology”.
NASA further added that Nokia has proposed to deploy 4G/LTE communication system in space. The system will support lunar surface communications at greater distances and increased speeds and offer more reliability than the present standards.
Bell Labs said in a tweet that they are excited to have been named as a key partner by NASA to advance “Tipping Point” technologies for the Moon and make a way towards the sustainable human presence at the lunar surface.
In another tweet, they said that the pioneering innovations would be used for building and deploying the first wireless network at the Moon which will start with 4G/LTE technologies and will later evolve to 5G.
Bell Labs, terming it as a “groundbreaking network” stated that it would be the critical communications fabric for data transmission applications which includes the control of lunar rovers, real-time navigation of lunar geography and video streaming in high definition.
The LTE network has been designed to withstand the excess temperature, radiation and vacuum conditions at the space.
Also, it will withstand the sizable vibrational impact at the launch and landing at the lunar surface.
Bell Labs stated that the mission would validate the future of operational deployments and potential for human habitation on the Moon.
NASA is planning to build a lunar base and sustain the human presence on the Moon. $370 million has been awarded to some companies by the agency to deploy the technology on the surface of the Moon which includes cryogenic freezing, remote power generation, robotics and 4G. The address the problems of energy storage, communications, surface power generation and others.
NASA said that the their Space Technology Mission Directorate or STMD would negotiate with companies to offer milestone-based firm fixed-price contracts that would last for around five years.
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