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Software Engineer dies in accident in USA April 02, 2012 10:55

Gottumukkala Pavan Anurag a software engineer, 25 years, from Edison, New Jersery passed away due to car accident on 03/31/2012 early morning 4 a.m at South Brownsvick,NJ due to inclement weather.. He hails from Bheemavaram…

YSR fans celebrates Kovur Victory in New Jersey March 29, 2012 15:20

YSR Fans and YSR Congress party followers from New Jersey and New York celebrated YSRCongress victory in Kovur by-polls on March 25, 2012 at Palace of Asia Restaurant, New Jersey. More than 150 people attended…

Indian American Upendra Chivukula to run for US Congress March 29, 2012 14:50

Upendra Chivukula, an Indian American member of the New Jersey state assembly, plans to run for US Congress with the hope of unseating Republican Leonard Lance, who is seeking a third term. Chivukula, a 10-year…

NATA-TCA Ugadi Celebrations in Houston March 29, 2012 13:44

North American Telugu Association (NATA) sponsored a grand TCA-organized Ugadhi celebrations in Houston. The ‘Sri Nandana Nama’ Ugadhi Vedukalu, a full-day melodious cultural fiesta, was held on Saturday March 24, 2012 at Meenakshi Temple Kalyana Mandapam, Pearland, Texas. This glittering event was attended by over 1000 Telugu people from the Houston and nearby towns Sugarland, Meyerland, Woodlands, Katy, Spring, Pasadena, and College Station. The festival program consisted of traditional Panchanga shravanam, distribution of “Ugadhi Pachadi” and a delicious Andhra Bhojanam. The cultural program was the star attraction of this year’s Ugadhi Vedukalu organized by the local TCA team. Apart from Indian classic and semi-classical dances, young adults gave mesmerizing popular and upbeat performances in a variety of stage programs. The audience were delighted with traditional songs by local talent, especially small children who showcased their talent of Telugu culture, traditional dress and dance events. The night ended with grand musical performances by emerging Tollywood playback singer and new music director Mr. Partha Sarathi (Parthu) of Padutha-Theeyaga fame. The selected numbers from yesteryear and latest movies truly captured the audience. NATA was the grand sponsor of this Ugadhi 2012 program. The Houston NATA team led by RVP Manohar Medi and Media chair Dr. Samba Reddy have set up a NATA publicity desk and actively pursued convention registration drive with the help of regional coordinators Raghavender Nadnur, Dr. Rajender Aparasu, Siva Konduri, Durga Prasad, Girish RamiReddy, Sanjeeva Reddy, Dr. Manchi Reddy, and other members. The team also helped the organizers at the stage and serving the food. The Houston team showed NATA brand with a T-shirt and enthusiastic coordination of the program. President AVN Reddy, Jithender Reddy, Manohar Medi and Samba Reddy and over 20 other convention team members have joined in these celebrations. AVN Reddy, Samba Reddy, Manohar Medi, and Jithender Reddy addressed the participants. The NATA convention team members provided an update on the 1st NATA Convention to be held in Houston from June 29 to July 1, 2012. A brief program outline was explained to the audience by the convention cultural (Ram Cheruvu) and publicity (Sridhar Dadi) teams. Other members who participated include Sai Kumar, Chandrashekar Sreepadam, Uma Medi, Sai Rachakonda, Prasad Kalva, and Raj Rentala. A video greeting of Andhra Pradesh Dy Chief Minister Sri Damodhara Raja Narasimha, who conveyed Nandana Nama Ugadhi greetings to all American-Telugu families, especially NATA and Houston Telugu community, was the star highlight of the event. The crowd was jubilant with the DyCM’s greeting clip played by the Media chair Samba Reddy. The TCA and NATA teams thanked Manohar Medi for arranging this clip. Sarada Akunuri and the entire TCA team thanked the NATA for sponsoring the event, and thanked all NATA volunteers and regional coordinators for helping with the program. The team thanked the TCA past-president Raghavender Nednur who worked in both organizing and sponsoring teams.

NATA organizes a Free IT Job Fair and Immigration Seminar in NJ March 29, 2012 13:20

North American Telugu Association (NATA) organizes a Unique Community Services Event 'IT Job Fair and Immigration Seminar' on May 6th, 2012 (Sunday) at Crowne Plaza Edison in NJ from 10.00 am to 3.30 pm. This free event was organized by the NATA Community Services team, led by Srinivas Ganagoni (CS Chair), Santosh Pathuri (CS Co-Chair), and Mahesh Bigala (PR Chair) under the guidance of Dr. Pailla Malla Reddy, Advisory Council member and AVN Reddy, President as part of NATA's core mission to provide community services and charitable activities. Popular Attorney Sheela Murthy along with Attorney Prashanthi Reddy will speak on the current immigration issues that our community is facing today and cover the Topics such as OPT Students, EAD/H1B/GC Options and Employer-Employee Relationship and various updates from USCIS. The seminar can be live telecasted on YUPPTV - NATA Channel and all can listen to Sheela Murthy's seminar by dialing conference ID: 712 432 1630 Access code: 643066# at 1.00 pm on May 6th, 2012. Many IT Software companies along with major Telecom Company such as IDT Corporation (IDT) will present on site to accept applications from eligible candidates to recruit their current Job opening. If you are interested to participate either in IT Job Fair and Immigration Seminar or if you have company would like to participate in the JOB fair.

Oman Telugu community felicitates Dr ABK on Ugadi March 27, 2012 18:51

The Indian Telugu community in Oman celebrated the festival of Ugadi with a mega event at Al Falaj Hotel on March 23rd, 2012. Dr A B K Prasad, hailed as the doyen of vernacular journalism of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, was among a number of well-known personalities felicitated on the occasion. In addition to his contribution to journalism, the stalwart was also recognised for his lifelong work in promoting Telugu culture. Speaking on the occasion, Dr ABK highlighted the significance of Telugu and dwelt on the traditions of the ancient Telugu people. “Brotherhood continues to be essence of life; only strong relations will enable people to live harmoniously,” he noted. The programme began with a classical kuchipudi dance performance by Koka Vijaya Lashmi depicting several thematic mythological illustrations. This was followed by a magic show by Altaf Ali, who is popularly known as Magic Ali. Prominent Telugu ghazal maestro Dr Srinivas enthralled the audience with his powerful renditions focusing on family and love. A legendary Indian classical vocalist who pioneered the art of Telugu ghazal singing, Dr Srinivas has set three Guinness World records and a Limca Record by singing ghazals on Gandhism in 125 world languages. The artistes were felicitated by an organising committee comprising Dr Rangaiah, Dr Keshav and Ramdas. Another dignitary feted on the occasion was fertility specialist Dr Rama Devi. The programme was co-ordinated by Prasanna Kumar, Rajendra Prasad, Guna Saida, Ramesh Babu, P V Srinivas, Bapi Raju, Madhusudhan, Naidu, Anil Kumar, Raja, Ganga Prasad, Padma Srinivas, Palepu Srinivas and Haribabu. Ramdas and Asma Khan were the emcees. The evening ended with the distribution of prizes to the winners of the rangoli, cooking, sports and elocution competitions. The entire programme was presented by Al Wiqayah Trading exclusively for members of the Telugu community residing in Oman.

Indian mother faces trial in Britain for suicide attempt March 27, 2012 18:31

An Indian woman is facing trial in Britain for allegedly trying to kill her child and attempt suicide by jumping before a train. The Snaresbrook Crown Court heard that Radhika Sharma, 35, jumped in front…

Indian student jailed in Visa scam in Australia March 27, 2012 18:11

A Perth-based Indian student was sentenced to 14 months in jail for his involvement in a bribery scam under which the English test scores to get Australian Visas. A Perth District Court on Monday sentenced Rajesh Kumar, 31, who had pleaded guilty to 10 counts of bribery between November 2009 and June 2010. The court heard that Kumar became an intermediary in the scam and personally received between 32,000 dollars and 44,000 dollars. Kumar also paid for his own International English Testing System (IELTS) results falsified by Kok Keith Low, an employee of Perth-based Curtin University. Nine others had been convicted and sentenced in relation to the bribery case, after the state's Corruption and Crime Commission charged 12 people with a total of 73 offences, according to the Australian Associated Press. Kumar arranged the payments through another Indian national, Pritesh Shah, who worked at a local service station. Shah, in turn, paid off another man, former Indian national Abdul Kader, who was living with Low, and arranged with him to have Kumar's IELTS results falsified to help him with a work visa application. The former Indian national Abdul Kader, who was living with Low, and arranged with him to have Kumar's IELTS results falsified to help him with a work visa application. Kumar then started "spruiking" the scheme to other Indian students and taking a cut of up to 6000 dollars per bribe. Low has already been jailed for two years on 15 counts of bribery, Kader to 18 months on 14 counts, and Shah one year on 14 counts. Others who were variously involved in the scam were jailed for between seven and nine months, suspended in each case, or received a fine of 20,000 dollars. Describing Kumar's role in the scam as that of a "spruiker", Judge Jeremy Curthoys said his actions compromised the integrity of Australia's migration scheme and made it more difficult for genuine visa applicants to be accepted where there were quotas in place. "It was greed - pure and simple," Curthoys said in handing down the sentence. Kumar's sentence was backdated to November 2 and he will be eligible for parole. Under Australian immigration laws, applicants for permanent residency, work or student visas are required to get a minimum 7.0 pass in four English subjects under the IELTS.

Indian Americans 3rd-largest growing Asian group in US March 27, 2012 17:42

Asians are the fastest growing race group in the United States, reflecting a surge in immigration from the entire region over a decade, according to the Census Bureau. The third largest Asian group after the…

Desperate Indian couple might lose custody of children March 22, 2012 12:58

Frequent change of statements and internal disputes may be a major setback for the Indian couple stranded in Norway to regain the custody of their children. The Bhattacharyas in a legal tussle with the Child…

Gays join protest against verdict in NRI studnet's case March 22, 2012 12:42

Some members of the LGBT community have joined in protesting against the conviction of Indian American student Dharun Ravi, accused of spying on his gay roommate Tyler Clementi for a hate crime. Ravi, a former…

Russian court dismisses case seeking Gita ban March 22, 2012 12:22

A court in Russia has dismissed a case that sought a ban on the Bhagwad Gita. Hindus in Russia Wednesday won the case when Tomsk city court in Siberia dismissed the plea from state prosecutors. The court rejected the appeal against a Dec 27 verdict given by a lower court in Tomsk. “We have won the case. The court has dismissed the state prosecutors’ appeal,” an elated Sadhu Priya Das, a devotee of the ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) in Russia told IANS over phone from Tomsk. The case relates to Tomsk state prosecutor’s filing a petition in June 2011 seeking a ban on a Russian translation of “Bhagwat Gita As It Is” written by A.C. Bhaktived Swami Prabhupada, founder of ISKCON, claiming that it was “extremist” in nature and spread “social discord”.