Ask any cricket lover in Vizag about his favourite cricket memory, and nine out of 10 would say former Indian cricket team captain M.S. Dhoni’s famous knock of 148 against Pakistan in 2005. Since then, Vizagites proudly owned Dhoni as their local boy and the scenic Dr. YSR ACA VDCA Stadium as one of his…
Three talented players from the Waltair Division — Ch. Vengala Rao, D.V. Ganesh, and P. Karthik — represented the Indian Railway Ball Badminton Team, which emerged victorious at the Senior National Ball Badminton Championship, held in Bellary, Karnataka recently. Mr. Vengala Rao was honoured with the ‘Star of India’ Award for his outstanding performance, marking…
The Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday, gave its ex-post facto approval to the revision of divisional jurisdiction under the proposed South Coast Railway (SCoR) Zone at Visakhapatnam by retaining the truncated Waltair Division, in partial modification of the earlier decision of the Cabinet decision. One part of Waltair Division comprising…
Union Minister of Steel, HD Kumaraswamy was accorded a rousing reception at Visakhaptnam Airport upon his arrival on Thursday. | Photo Credit: V. RAJU Union Steel Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries H.D. Kumaraswamy along with his Cabinet colleague, Union Minister of State for Steel & Heavy Industries Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma visited RINL-Visakhapatnam steel plant…
Stalls and food courts being set up at Government Degree College Grounds, the main venue for Araku Utsav, in Alluri Sitharama Raju district on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Arrangements are in full swing for the Araku Utsav titled ‘Chali’, beginning January 31, in Alluri Sitharama Raju district. District Collector A.S. Dinesh Kumar, who…
The university has seen several changes to its name since its establishment, most controversially in 2022 when it was renamed from Dr. NTRUHS to Dr. YSRUHS by the Jagan Mohan Reddy government, a decision that was reversed immediately after the TDP-led NDA government came back to power. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri Until the 1980s,…
To showcase the use of rooftop solar energy, the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy contemplated developing one model solar village in each district of the country. Representational Photo: Special arrangement | Photo Credit: Andhra Pradesh (AP) is making steady progress in the installation of rooftop solar systems under the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar…
A member of the Kunta Area Committee of the banned CPI (Maoist), Madivi Ganga, surrendered before Alluri Sitharama Raju district police at Chinturu on August 20 (Tuesday). Addressing the media, ASP of Chinturu sub-division, Pankaj Kumar Meena said that Madivi Ganga, 23, hailing from Ramnagaram in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, decided to surrender as he…
Junior doctors, medical students, and staff of private hospitals participating in a rally on Beach Road in Visakhapatnam on Sunday, demanding justice for the trainee doctor, who was raped and murdered in Kolkata recently. | Photo Credit: V. Raju The anguish in the eyes of the doctors was evident as they marched in unison to…
Former YSRCP MP M.V.V. Satyanarayana. Former Member of Parliament M.V.V. Satyanarayana said on Saturday that he had no objection to reinvestigation of the case pertaining to the kidnap of his family in the past. Mr. Satyanarayana told reporters that he had no relation with Hemant, the rowdy-sheeter who allegedly kidnapped his family, as had been…
