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Visakhapatnam: Visakhapatnam, the biggest city in Andhra Pradesh and proposed to become the executive capital of the state, will be part of the smallest district under the same name, thanks to reconstitution of the districts. After the reconstitution of the 13 districts comprising 25 Lok Sabha and 175 Assembly constituencies, 51 Revenue divisions and 670 […]

Amaravati: Active cases increased to 73,143 but there was a slight dip in fresh infections as Andhra Pradesh recorded 12,926 new Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours ending 9 am on Saturday, taking the caseload to 21,66,194. The state had reported 13,212 fresh cases on Friday. According to the latest bulletin, there were 3,913 recoveries […]

Visakhapatnam: Sankar Foundation achieved yet another distinction of performing surgery on a one-month-old infant, first of its kind in the state. The child’s mother was delivered of the baby in INS Kalyani Hospital and the doctors recognized the problem of her baby not following torch light in left eye. The parents were shocked and the […]

Visakhapatnam: Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu has called for increasing indigenous production of crude oil through strong research and development efforts to ensure energy security of the country. Delivering the first convocation address of the Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE) here on Friday, he urged for ‘Atma Nirbharta’ in the country’s […]

Visakhapatnam: Hundreds of teachers stormed the district collectorates on Thursday in protest against the new pay revision commission wages. The protests, in response to a call of the Federation of Andhra Pradesh Teachers’ Organisations (FAPTO), led to tension with the police stopping their surge and taking into custody the leaders apprehending law and order problem. […]

Hyderabad: In order to clear the extra rush of passengers during Sankrati festival, South Central Railway will run one more Suvidha special train from Secunderabad to Visakhapatnam. Train number 82725 will depart from Secunderabad at 9 pm on January 11, to reach Visakhapatnam at 9:50 am the following day. Enroute, this special train will stop […]

Hyderabad: In order to clear the extra rush of passengers, South Central Railway will run ten extra Sankranti special trains for various destinations from the city. Train number 07497 (from Kacheguda to Visakhapatnam) will leave the originating station at 9 pm on January 7 and 14, and will reach its destination at 9.15 am on […]

Visakhapatnam: East Coast Railway will introduce festival special trains to clear passenger rush during Sankranti. Accordingly, train no. 08579 Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad weekly special train will leave Visakhapatnam on Wednesdays at 7 pm from January 5 to February 23 to reach Secunderabad on the next day at 7 am. In the return direction, train no. 08580 Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam […]

Visakhapatnam: INS Khukri, the first of the indigenously built missile corvettes, was decommissioned “after 32 years of glorious service” on Thursday. The ship solemn ceremony was held at Visakhapatnam during which the national flag, naval ensign, and the decommissioning pennant were lowered at sunset in the presence of Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, […]

Visakhapatnam: The Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme of the Central government for pharmaceuticals would accelerate further growth in the pharma sector, according to the Joint Secretary-Department of Pharmaceuticals. Addressing Pharma Mart 2021 conference `Pharma manufacturing industry: Challenges and opportunities’ organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) through virtual mode here on Thursday, he said that […]

Visakhapatnam: Some local fishermen rescued a shark entangled in the shore fishing net on Tantadi beach in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam, said District Forest Officer (DFO), Anant Shankar. The shark was later guided back to the sea by the forest department officials, fishermen, and wildlife conservationists added the DFO. “It is a whale shark, the world’s […]

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has appointed a four-member committee and sought factual and action taken report for alleged violation of environmental norms in the course of construction work over the Rushikonda Hill near Visakhapatnam. The bench headed by Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel in an order passed on December 17, 2021, stated that […]

Visakhapatnam: Amid concerns over Covid-19 new variant Omicron, Visakhapatnam District Collector Mallikarjuna said on Friday that some international returnees who might have come to Visakhapatnam from Bengaluru, Chennai or Hyderabad are untraceable.He said the administration had received a list of international returnees who might have come to Visakhapatnam from Bengaluru, Chennai or Hyderabad. He said […]

Visakhapatnam: At least two men died after a toxic gas leaked at Ramky pharma city in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam, the police informed on Monday. According to police, the deceased were identified as Durga Prasad and Manikanta.The bodies were shifted to King George Hospital (KGM) for post-mortem later. The incident took place when deceased persons opened […]

The two pick-up associates and one van driver belonging to the Amazon Kancharapalem First Mile station who have aided the accused have also been arrested.

Visakhapatnam: Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited-Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (RINL-VSP) won one Par Excellence’ award and two Excellence’ awards at the International Convention on Quality Control Circles (ICQCC-2021), organized by “Quality Circle Forum of India (QCFI)”, being held at Hyderabad from November 24 to 27. QC team Prerana’ of SMS department consisting of Ch Babu Rao, M […]

The world’s third largest oil importer, India, has decided to release 5 million barrels of crude oil from its strategic reserves in a concerted effort with other major oil-consuming nations such as the US, Britain, Japan, China and South Korea, to bring down global crude oil prices, which breached $85 a barrel mark last month. […]

Visakhapatnam: Members of Visakhapatnam Apartment Residents Welfare Association (VARWA) and NIVAS, on Tuesday organised a protest dharna at the Gandhi statue opposite the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal. Corporation main office, resenting the demand by Secretariat volunteers to submit house plans and the threats to levy penalties. Later, a delegation of VARWA Nivas met the Mayor G. […]

Visakhapatnam: Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu flagged off the additional Vistadome Coaches with upgraded LHB Rake in Visakhapatnam-Kirandul-Visakhapatnam train at Visakhapatnam Railway Station here on Monday. Addressing the gathering on the occasion, Naidu lauded Indian Railways for rising to the occasion during the pandemic and coming up with novel efforts to ‘keep the […]

Visakhapatnam: East Coast Railway will introduce modern Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) rake to Visakhapatnam-Kirandul-Visakhapatnam express with additional Vistadome coach with effect from Tuesday. ECoR has focused on conversion of conventional coaches of important trains with LHB coaches over its jurisdiction. The LHB coaches, based on German technology, offer better riding comfort, are lighter in weight, […]