Post Baahubali, Prabhas's next to be an ambitious trilingual, Saaho

After playing the title role in Baahubali, Prabhas's next is an ambitious hi-tech action drama titled SAAHO.

One of India’s best epic fantasy films – Baahubali’s star performer Prabhas is all set to win hearts again with his next trilingual movie called ‘Saaho’.

Just as the expectations of Baahubali 2 are rising, fans of Prabhas across India have been speculating and anticipating Prabhas' next film.

Prabhas has become a household name after his portrayal of the title role in Baahubali. Fans, followers, critics and the industry are waiting breathlessly to see Prabhas on the big screen again. The actor undertook immense prep to get into the skin of his character in Baahubali, and Baahubali 2 promises to be just as exhilarating.

In Saaho, however, it will be a different Prabhas in a different role, a very different setting, put together with a very different recipe: think very fast-paced and high-tech action on a huge scale, with a healthy dose of romance with handfuls of thrills and pinches of drama. Saaho will be a new, exciting and saucy mix, but put together very tastefully and served with style.

As interesting as the title and lead actor is the rest of the intriguing cast, with some big names from all over Indian filmdom. UV creations is a leading production house down South and it was established in the year 2011 by Vamsi,Pramod and Vikram. The movie is directed by Sujeeth and is being filmed at striking locations in, around and outside the country. Music by the awesome trio of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and lyrics by the very talented Amitabh Bhattacharya, are sure to jazz up our playlists. You can expect the director of photography Madhie and production designer Sabu Cyril to do a spectacular job with the film.

The movie will showcase high-octane action sequences for which the makers have roped in a world acclaimed action choreographer.

Saaho is being shot simultaneously in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. Look out for the teaser for your first taste, which will be attached to the upcoming release of Baahubali 2, one of the widest releases of this year, and in theatres next week.

Saaho is expected to deliver a triumph of scale, size, and spectacle! Don’t forget to catch the official teaser on April 28, 2017.

Induction Ceremony of SU 30 MKI to the Valiants

In a solemn ceremony on 24 Apr 17, the Su30 MKI aircraft was inducted into 221 Squadron, ‘Valiants’, of the IAF. Air Marshal C Hari Kumar AVSM VM VSM ADC, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command IAF was the chief guest for the occasion. Among the distinguished guests were Mr Daljeet Singh, CEO, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and other officials from HAL.

The ‘Valiants’ which flew Mig-23 aircraft till 2009, is now equipped with the formidable Su30 MKI aircraft. The Su 30 MKI is a state of the art all weather multi role fighter aircraft capable of undertaking varied air combat and ground attack missions.

The ’Valiants’ were formed as an offensive fighter squadron on 14 Feb 1963 at Barrackpore with Sqn Ldr N Chatrath as the first Commanding Officer. The Squadron was than equipped with three types of aircraft namely the Vampires, Spitfire, Hurricane and Su-7 aircraft. The squadron has changed many bases during its fifty four years long journey and has taken part in 1971 War and Kargil operations. Su-7 aircraft of the Valiants roared over East Pakistan in support of the Indian Army’s blitzkrieg advance in 1971. The ‘Valiants’, operating the MiG-23s, were the first ones to fire weapons on the enemy during the Kargil war. Many of the squadron pilots have been decorated with gallantry awards over the years.

Personnel from the Air Force Station and their families witnessed a well organised ceremony on this occasion. Air Cmde DV Khot VM, Air Officer Commanding of the Air Force Station and his team have worked hard for the smooth induction of the new Su-30 Squadron. The induction of the Squadron will boost the offensive capabilities of the Indian Air Force in this sector. The Flight Commander of the Squadron performed an impressive Low Level Aerobatic Display.

Air Marshal C Hari Kumar formally handed over the official documents of the Squadron to Wing Commander HS Luthra, the Commanding Officer of the Squadron. In his address, the Air Marshal congratulated the air warriors of the Squadron on the timely induction of the mighty Su 30 MKI. He appreciated the tireless efforts put in by all the personnel of the base. The Air Marshal and his wife Mrs Devika Hari Kumar interacted with the squadron personnel during the tea after the ceremony.

Nirmala Sitharaman reiterates that GeM is the most transparent, accountable and efficient public procurement portal

Commerce and Industry Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman has reiterated that GeM is the most transparent, accountable and efficient public procurement portal and has already resulted in savings of crores of Rupees to the Government. In a press conference today she strongly denied the charges levelled against GeM by the Congress Party.

In the Press conference held on 21st April 2017 by Congress spokesperson Sh. Randeep Surjewala, he levelled charges of irregularities against the Government e-Marketplace (GeM). The basis of Sh. Surjewala’s allegations were the alleged letters written by a Union Minister and few BJP MPs to the Hon’ble Union Commerce & Industry Minister.

Department of Commerce strongly denies the baseless, motivated and malafide charges levelled by Sh Surjewala against GeM.

Sh Ajay Nishad, Hon’ble MP(LS) has already denied in writing for having written the said letter to Hon’ble Commerce & Industry Minister and has instead complimented her for setting up a transparent portal for public procurement. It is pertinent to mention that the letters of Sh. Nishad and Sh. Ashok M Nete (MP)(LS) are exactly similar. In addition, the letters written by 6 Hon’ble MPs (LS), Sh Harish Dwivedi, Sh Arjun Lal Meena, Sh Alok Sanjar, Sh Rajesh Verma, Sh Radheshyam Biswas and Sh Kaushal Kishore, have all put in the similar request of extension of Software, Storage, Networking, Security items on DGS&D Rate Contract. Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste, Hon’ble MoS Health and Family welfare, in his letter to Hon’ble Commerce and Industry Minister has just forwarded the representation of a company which lost out a big order due to timely intervention by GeM.

The above-mentioned facts clearly indicate that there are vested interest operating behind this malicious campaign against GeM and in all likelihood, it appears to be the handiwork of certain interested group who have been badly hit owing to discontinuation of RC and development of a transparent platform. It is unfortunate that the Congress Party is supporting an opaque system and is against transparency in public procurement and good governance and has allowed its spokesperson to speak against GeM without verifying facts.

The items for which Sh. Surjewala has given GeM rates and e-Commerce portal rates are different items and they cannot be compared. On the contrary, GeM rates are much lower than the market rates and it has been worked out that Government has made a saving of over Rs 100 Crore in the total procurement of about Rs 450 Crore that has so far taken place through GeM.

Government as a policy is reducing the items on RC and bringing them on GeM which is a transparent portal. RC system has a number of limitations.

The processes on GeM are completely transparent and GeM is the first Government portal that places all the procurements- big or small- by Government organizations in public domain, with details about the buyer, seller, item, quantity and price.

GeM has removed all the registration restrictions on businesses for supplying to the Government. For the first time, vendors from small towns are getting an opportunity to do business with the Government, in contrast to the erstwhile RC system where not more than 2500-3500 suppliers were holding monopoly to supply to the Government at fixed rates. There are adequate checks and balances in place on GeM which do not allow suppliers to get away with supplying at a higher price to the Government, than the prevailing market or Last Procurement Price (LPP). A number of advisories issued by GeM in this regard to Government buyers along with action taken against a few delinquent suppliers speak volumes about the high transparency and accountability standards on GeM.

Chennai Power Shutdown Areas on 26-04-2017

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on the following dates in the following areas between 9.00 A.M. to 2.00 P.M. for maintenance work. Supply will be resumed before 2.00 P.M. if the works are completed.

It is programmed to commissioning the new Power Transformer at 110/33-11 kv Ambattur Industrial Estate 3rd main road SS on 26.04.2017 between 06.00 am to 02.00pm. During the above period, power supply will be suspended in the following areas.

Supply will be resumed before 02.00 P.M if the works are completed.

AMBATTUR 3RD MAIN ROAD AREA : Ambattur Indl. Estate & 3rd main road south phase, China colony & Periya colony, PKM road, Vanagaram road, Ganesh st, Nageshwara Rao road, School st, Galaxy road, Indragandhi st.

The musical doors of ‘Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae’ will be opened by Kamal Haasan on April 24th

The most successful and enjoyable genre ‘Horror - Comedy’ will always have a special welcome from the Tamil Audiences. However if you add an emotional twist to it, then it becomes even more interesting. ‘SANGILI  BUNGILI  KADHAVA  THORAE’, slated for a Worldwide release on 19th May is already one of the most anticipated films for this summer holidays.  The two doors of ‘SBKT’ have been perfectly carved by debutante director Ike and the doors are well furnished by the ravishing performances of lead characters Jiiva, Sridivya, Soori and an ensemble cast. Produced by Atlee under the banner ‘A for Apple’ and presented by Fox Star Studios, team SBKT has planned for a grand audio and trailer launch on 24th April, 2017. The Audio and Trailer will be released by Kamal Haasan.

Chennai Power Shutdown Areas on 24-04-2017

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on 24-04-17 between 9.00 A.M. to 2.00 P.M. for maintenance work. Supply will be resumed before 2.00 P.M. if the works are completed.

ENNORE AREA: Ennore, Kathivakkam, Ernavoor, HT Consumers (M/s. MRF, M/s. ICI Piramal Ltd., M/s. MRF, ITC, Ashok Leyland, M/s. Hinduja foundry, M/s. EID parry).

Ahead of merger talks, EPS team offers FM post to OPS

With the merger talks between the two AIADMK factions slated to be held today, Finance Minister D Jayakumar on Sunday declared that he was willing to sacrifice his portfolio for the sake of the party.

“I’m ready to give up the finance portfolio to Panneerselvam for the welfare of the party,” he told reporters.

However, an AIADMK legislator from the Panneerselvam faction said on the condition of anonymity, “We have said that he (Panneerselvam) should take over as chief minister, as per the wishes of the people and cadre. And, that is how things have shaped up in the last few days. We can expect a positive decision.”

Jayakumar, who is ranked seventh in the order of seniority in the Tamil Nadu Cabinet, was given the finance portfolio a fortnight after the Edappadi K Palaniswami government was sworn in. He continues to hold the fisheries portfolio.

Hardening its stance for merger talks, the Panneerselvam camp had on Thursday demanded that the faction led by Palanisamy formally expel Sasikala and Dinakaran besides about 30 other members of their family from the party.

In February, Panneerselvam had claimed that the party was in a state of chaos after he was forced by Sasikala to resign as chief minister.