Arpana, aged 22 years completed her MS in USA died in road accident when a&nbsp;truck ploughed into their car from behind near Kenlake of Nashville. Arpana's twin sister Archana&nbsp;who is in the same car slipped into coma with multiple fractures. Parents, G. Ravinder and G. Anitha residing in&nbsp;General Bazar, Secunderabad&nbsp;who were eagerly awaiting for their daughters' return to India in the next few months&nbsp;for marriage went into deep tragedy hearing the news yesterday night.
Both the sisters, along with another friend were on the rear seat of the car at the time of accident. Death was instant for Arpana, while Archana, just 10 minutes younger to her reportedly sustained fractures on head and spinal cord and was shifted to Venderhilt Medical Centre, Nashville.&nbsp;A woman on the rear seat and two others on the front, escaped with minor injuries.
'All of us are traumatised as nothing is known about Archana except that she is critical. Our relatives living in U.S. have already headed to Nashville. We are waiting for an update from them,' a relative said.

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Arpana, Hyderabadi dead in Nashville, USA

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Veteran film producer and former Chairman of the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) DVS Raju passed away on Saturday after a short illness.
Mr Raju was undergoing treatment at the Care Hospital, where he was admitted after falling ill, following the death of his son recently. He was 82.
The noted film producer&rsquo;s body was shifted to his residence at Film Nagar so that his friends, fans and followers can pay their respect. According to information, his last rites will be performed at Erragadda cemetery later in the evening.
Following the news of his passing away, a horde of admirers from the film industry and beyond, thronged to the film producers residence to express their grief.
Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu, actor-turned-politician K Chiranjeevi, Allu Aravind, Tammareddy Baradwaj, Kaikala Satyanarayna, Communist Party of India State Secretary Narayana, actor and Telugu Desam Party legislator Nandamuri Harikrishna and Nandamuri Balakrishna, Paruchuri Gopala Krishna and others paid their respects to the filmmaker by laying wreaths on his body.
Chief Minister K Rosaiah, in a message, expressed his profound grief over the veteran film producer&rsquo;s death.
The Chief Minister recalling the yeoman services of late DVS Raju to the Film Industry in the country in general and Telugu celluloid world in particular said Raju was a highly respected man in the film industry.
Mr Rosaiah wrote, &ldquo;Mr DVS Raju was personally known to me and some of his Telugu films like &ldquo;Gandikota Rahasyam, Chinnanati Snehithulu, Chanakya Sapadham, Jeevana Jyothi&rdquo; were all time popular hits.&rdquo;
The Chief Minister also lauded DVS Raju&rsquo;s services to the film industry as the Chairman of the National Film Development Corporation and he was also closely associated with the works of South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce.
He said that, with the passing away of DVS Raju, the Telugu film industry in fact lost a fatherly figure. Mr Rosaiah conveyed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members.
PRP chief K Chiranjeevi said, "I owe my place in the film industry to D V S Raju as he was the one who helped me get a footing here. I am what I am today only because of him."
DVS Raju famous films are Gandikota Rahasyam, Chinnanati Snehithulu, Jeevana Jyothy, Jeevita Nouka, Dhanama-Daivama, President Peramma, Chanakya Sapadham, Bhanumathigari Mogudu are some of the other films that he produced.
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Film producer DVS Raju passed away

Even as Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni expects bat to dominate the ball in the second Test match against New Zealand to begin on Friday in the city, his opposite number Daniel Vettori plans to go for an outright win.
Talking to media persons at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Uppal, where the two teams will lock horns, Dhoni stated that he has found the pitch to be on the flat side with some bounce. He said that this would enable batsmen to score freely during batting. &nbsp;&nbsp;
Hyderabad will be hosting a Test after a gap of 22 years.
In fact, Dhoni hoped the wicket at the new Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, which is hosting its first Test, would give the bowlers a fair chance after a placid one in Ahmedabad.
The first Test of the three-match series ended in a draw at Ahmedabad, where India relied upon a second-innings century from bowler Harbhajan Singh to escape from an upset.
The third and final Test will be played in Nagpur from November 20 to 24 followed by five one-day internationals beginning from November 28.
Meanwhile, New Zealand team captain Daniel Vettori said &ldquo;We don&rsquo;t know about the pitch in the stadium as this is the first time we will be playing in Hyderabad. After understanding pitch condition in the Ahmedabad Test, we have started practicing early in Hyderabad.&rdquo;
&nbsp;He hoped that his team will tackle Indian team effectively in Hyderabad and win the Test match. "We have to not just maintain but improve on our performance in the first Test. There are still some guys who need to pick themselves up," Vettori said.
"In the first Test Chris Martin came in and gave us a great chance and then India fought back with Harbhajan&rsquo;s ton," he added. Vettori said playing on flat tracks has helped Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men transform into a bunch of world-beaters.
"What India has done is to prepare flat wickets and that has helped the team play better and become more competitive all round the world," Vettori said. "It's always a big challenge to take 20 wickets against the formidable India line-up," the Kiwi captain said.
Asked about the positives that the Kiwis took from the Ahmedabad Test, Vettori said the focus is now firmly on the upcoming match. "One Test match doesn't really matter and we will be judged on the basis of our performance here," he said.
Asked about the composition and the wicket Vettori said, "It looks a little bit flat but we are hoping it would offer some assistance to the bowlers. It will offer some pace I think. We will have another look and then see the combination," he said.
Asked about the team's chances in the second Test, Vettori said, "We are trying to win a game and that is the reason we are here."

Arpana, Hyderabadi dead in Nashville, USA

Arpana, Hyderabadi dead in Nashville, USA

Arpana, Hyderabadi dead in Nashville, USA

Film producer DVS Raju passed away

Film producer DVS Raju passed away

Film producer DVS Raju passed away

Film producer DVS Raju passed away

Dhoni expects batsmen to do well, Vettori plans to upset India

Dhoni expects batsmen to do well, Vettori plans to upset India

Dhoni expects batsmen to do well, Vettori plans to upset India

Dhoni expects batsmen to do well, Vettori plans to upset India

Dhoni expects batsmen to do well, Vettori plans to upset India