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Visakhapatnam: BJP Rajya Sabha member GVL Narasimha Rao has taken strong exception to the alleged sale of 4,200 acres of land in the name of Lepakshi Knowledge Hub in Hindupur for just Rs 500 crore to a private company. Talking to reporters here on Wednesday, he wondered why the Andhra Pradesh government was silent on […]

Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh Official Language Commission chairman Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad on Sunday said that all government correspondence, boards, flexis, and plaques should be only in Telugu language, failing which action would be taken against those responsible for violating the orders. Talking to reporters here, he said Telugu should remain a subject from primary school level […]

Visakhapatnam: East Coast Railway will run weekly special trains from Visakhapatnam to Tirupati, Secunderabad and Mahabubnagar to clear extra rush. The train No. 08583 Visakhapatnam- Tirupati weekly summer special train will leave Visakhapatnam on Mondays at 19.00hrs from August 29 to September 26 to reach Tirupati on the next day at 09.15hrs. In the return […]

Visakhapatnam: India’s first indigenously-developed RT-PCR kit for testing monkeypox was launched at the Andhra Pradesh Medtech Zone (AMTZ) here on Friday. Developed by Transasia Bio-Medicals, the kit was unveiled by Principal Scientific Adviser to the Centre Ajay Kumar Sood. The Transasia-Erba monkeypox RT-PCR kit is highly sensitive, but an easy-to-use test with a uniquely formulated […]

Visakhapatnam: Demolition of alleged unauthorised constructions in Palasa town in Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam district has triggered tension. The revenue and municipal department officials reached the Srinivasa Nagar area late on Thursday night with bulldozers to demolish illegal structures. The officials said houses were built illegally in the lake bed. The local residents staged a strong protest. […]

Visakhapatnam: A rowdy-sheeter was hacked to death by two persons in full public view in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam. The rivalry between persons with criminal records led to the brutal killing on Wednesday evening, police said. B. Anil Kumar (36) died on the spot when his friend turned rival Shyam Prakash and another person stabbed him […]

Visakhapatnam: Police on Sunday nabbed Rambabu, a psycho allegedly involved in a series of murders in Pendurthi area recently. A woman Appikonda Lakshmi, 46, taking care of the security of an apartment complex Nagamalli Layout in Sujata Nagar on the outskirts of the city was found murdered last week and Rambabu was seen moving suspiciously […]

Anakapalle: Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy has said that Andhra Pradesh was making rapid strides in industrial development with 17 industries investing Rs.39,350 crore during the past three years while 56 major industries ready to come up with their units in the next couple of years. Delivering the inaugural address at the ATC Tires industry […]

Visakhapatnam: Train services were disrupted on Sunday due to fall of trees and boulders, caused due to incessant rains in the Koraput –Rayagada line near Sikharpai – Keutguda section. The train No. 08546 Visakhapatnam-Koraput train leaving Visakhapatnam on Sunday was short terminated at Rayagada and returned from Rayagada to Visakhapatnam. Similarly, the train No. 08545 […]

Hyderabad: The Indian Navy works to protect the shores of our nation, often sacrificing their lives, time with their families, only to ensure that the Indian seas are safe and secure. Salman Khan took a whole day out of his hectic schedule to spend quality time with the sailors on Visakhapatnam, who were more than […]

Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh has reported its first suspected case of monkeypox with a student of GITAM University here, showing the symptoms of the viral disease. The student was kept in isolation and the officials of the health department arrived at the university to collect the swab samples. Before the medical team could arrive, the student […]

Visakhapatnam: Travelling Ticket Examiners (TTEs) in Waltair Railway Division will no longer be required to carry reservation charts, as they are to be equipped with handheld terminal (HHT) devices to provide reservation status to passengers in a running train. The HHT system was formally inaugurated by Divisional Railway Manager Anup Satpathy here recently with 78 […]

Visakhapatnam: A wine dealer was murdered when he demanded a customer to clear his dues of Rs.500. The incident occurred at the MVP Colony fish market on Friday night. D. Appala Reddy sold liquor at the fish market where he lived with his family. A customer Sai wanted liquor and Appala Reddy asked him to […]

Visakhapatnam: A woman in the city got her husband allegedly murdered in order to continue her extra-marital relationship and then filed a complaint with the police that her husband went missing. According to Pothina Mallayyapalem police, B, Mrudula, 29, of Madhurawada Rickshaw Colony, lodged a complaint with them on July 17 that her husband, Murali, […]

Visakhapatnam: Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Friday released Rs.261.51 crore to 2,61,516 benefiries at the rate of Rs 10,000 each under the YSR Vahana Mitra scheme. Addressing a public meeting here on the occasion, he said it was one of the poll promises kept within four months of coming into power. “We implemented this […]

Visakhapatnam: Thousands of devotees began Giripradakshina of the Simhachalam hill temple on Tuesday morning, on the eve of Guru Poornima. Their number is expected to swell to nearly four lakh or more by the time they complete the 32 k.m. trek around the hill and queue up for darshan of Lord Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swami, […]

Visakhapatnam: The Visakhapatnam airport recorded a 30 per cent increase in passenger traffic over the last quarter. According to O. Naresh Kumar of Andhra Pradesh Air Travellers’ Association, the number of passengers in the first quarter of the current fiscal 2022-23 was 5,94,400 compared to 4,56,324 in the last quarter of 2021-22.The aircraft movement also […]

Hyderabad: Two senior tax assistants working in the Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam Income Tax Departments were caught by the Central Bureau of Investigation for demanding and accepting bribes. According to CBI officials, a case was registered against a senior tax assistant, working in the office of Additional CIT, Income Tax, Hyderabad and another senior tax assistant, […]

Visakhapatnam: It is important to be resilient and adaptable which enables one to sustain in the long run and produce effective results, according to Manish Goyal, Vice President, Bain & Co. & Chief Operating Officer, Bain Capability. Delivering the inaugural address at the Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam (IIMV)’s 8th batch of the Master of […]

Nirmal: A daily wage earner from Visakhapatnam accidentally drowned in a stream while he was crossing it by a raft at Devunigudem village in Khanapur mandal on Tuesday night. The incident came to light on Wednesday. Khanapur Sub-Inspector Rajinikanth said that the victim was Jagurala Ramesh (42), a native of Visakhapatnam. Ramesh met a watery […]