Golkonda Hotel to Celebrate Christmas and New Year celebrations-2015

Golkonda Hotel to Celebrate Christmas and New Year celebrations-2015

Hyderabad November : Christmas is a time for family. And we at the Golkonda Hotel are all about wholesome family fun. Which is why, come this Christmas, we are going all out to ensure that there’s something here for everyone.

Our lawns, The Meadows will be home to our annual Christmas Carnival, a time honoured Golkonda tradition. We will also play host to Chotta Bheem and Santa Claus, two of the biggest icons for children across the country. They are here to keep the kids enthralled with games, magic shows and dancing events. The children are guaranteed to have a great time.

Our café, Melange will host a Christmas Eve Turkey dinner on 24th December with some brilliant live music provided by Steve Adams and Zeba. And the party doesn’t end there. On the 25th, we will have a fantastic lunch buffet that’ll take you on a gastronomical journey.

Come New Year’s Eve and go into overdrive with multiple events happening across the hotel. Our restaurant, The Jewel of Nizam will host a ghazal evening with the maestro Khan Ali Khan and his troupe. Their wonderful music will transport you back to the times of the Nizams. Move to our lawns, and Steve and Zeba are back to enthrall you, as you enjoy a candle light dinner under the open skies. And the party doesn’t end at midnight. Our café, Melange will host a midnight buffet till 3 AM in the morning. To end the festivities, we have a New Year brunch on January 1st starting at 11 AM. And since, food is what we are best known for, it’s going to be a lavish and royal affair.

There is no better place to experience the holiday cheer than The Golkonda Hotel. Our halls are decked, the stockings are hung and the tree is decorated. Come on down to The Golkonda Hotel with your family and have yourself a merry good time.

Aakash Ganga Foundation is Organized Bharatanatyam Arangetram​ ​performed​ ​by Katyaini Reddy​.

Aakash Ganga Foundation is Organized Bharatanatyam Arangetram

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Katyaini Reddy, 15 years, is a student of Raffles Girls’ School (Secondary) in Singapore. A bright and energetic student, she is actively involved in many activities in her school. Katyaini’s passion for the fine arts began at the tender age of 6, when she commenced her Bharatanatyam training under the tutelage of Guru Maalika Girish Panicker. She is currently an 8th year student at Aakash Ganga in Singapore.
Her Guru has been instrumental in nurturing Katya’s passion for classical dance. Katyaini hasperformed under the Aakash Ganga banner at various stage programs organized by community centers and Hindu temples in Singapore.She has also presented several performances for local television channels inSingapore as well as Indian Cultural events that have been praised highly. Shealso holds the 2nd prize for the “Bharatham” Indian classical dance
competition for senior girls’ category held in 2013. She is coming to Hyderabad, her hometown, to perform her Arangetram, a milestone in her dance journey.

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t will be held on 12th December 2015, in IndiraPriyadarshini Auditorium, Public Gardens, Hyderabad from 5.30pm onwards.

ChiefGuest K V Ramanachary IAS (Retd.)Adviser Culture Affairs  Govt of Telangana

Guest of Honour Deepika Reddy renowed kuchipudi danseuse and guru.

National Food Security Cards Project by Civil Suppliesepartment of Telangana State honoured with CSI Nihilent e-Governance 2014-15 Award

National Food Security Cards Project by Civil Supplies department of Telangana State honoured with CSI Nihilent e-Governance 2014-15 Award

Dated 05.12.2015

The National Food Security Cards application developed by NIC (Telangana Unit) and being implemented by the Civil Supplies Department of Telangana State has been adjudged among the best projects in CSI Nihilent e-Goverance Award for 2014-15.

The National Food Security Cards (NFSC) application developed by using the State of art technology and the software is being used by Civil Supplies Department in

i)                   digitizing the entire ration card data base;

ii)                seeding ration card data with Aadhaar;

iii)              generating the Dynamic Key Register;

iv)              allocatingEssential Commodities to all eligible BPL families through FP Shops without any discretion or manual intervention;

v)                recording closing balances by the FP Shop dealers;

vi)              searching of Food Security Cards by beneficiaries in the public domain,

vii)           using the data for implementing ePoS, authentication of beneficiaries with Aadhaar dataetc.

With the initiatives of the Commissioner of Civil Supplies, about 21.13 lakh bogus units could be eliminateddue to various reasons such as dead / duplicate cards / units with Aadhaar authentication resulted in deactivation ofall such bogus units and a saving of about Rs.30.87 crores per month.

The Computer Society of India (CSI) is the largest association of information technology professionals in India, works asa catalyst in promoting e-governance in the country by way of recognition, organizing knowledge sharing summits etc. These awards will focus the worldon the initiatives being taken in e-Governance in India to the next level of efficiency in providing public services.

In the summit, Civil Supplies Department &NIC, Telangana State Unit have been together honoured with CSI Nihilent e-GovernanceAward 2014-15. On behalfof         Dr.Rajat Kumar, Commissioner of  Civil Supplies and Ex-Officio Secretary, Government of Telangana and NIC, Telangana Unit, Sri G. Shivaji, Technical Director, NIC and Sri Vijay Mohan, Scientist, have received the Award of Appreciation&Certificate on 3^rdDecember, 2015 in the 50^th Golden Jubilee Annual Convention ceremony at New Delhi.