Visakhapatnam gymnasts win medals at the 66th School Games Federation State Meet

Visakhapatnam gymnasts win medals at the 66th School Games Federation State Meet

The gymnasts who won at the 66th School Games Federation State Meet and coaches in Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT An upbeat mood prevails as Visakhapatnam teams shine at the recently concluded 66th School Games Federation State Meet in Kakinada. As many as 23 girls and boys from the district won medals at the […]

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MLC candidate Rayapati Jagadeesh promises fair deal for village secretariat staff

MLC candidate Rayapati Jagadeesh promises fair deal for village secretariat staff

MLC candidate Rayapatti Jagadeesh interacting with the village and ward Secretariat staff in Ongole on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Andhra Pradesh Students Joint Action Committee President Rayapati Jagadeesh, the MLC candidate from East Rayalaseema Graduates constituency projected by the student unions in the region, has promised to strive for the setting up of […]

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Five regional recipes to celebrate the harvest season

Five regional recipes to celebrate the harvest season

One of the major festivals of India, the harvest festival, celebrated throughout the nation, is known by various names in different states. Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Sankranti in West Bengal, Karnataka and Andhra, Lohri in Punjab, Makar Sankaranti is Maharastra and other northern states, and Bihu in Assam. Each region has speciality dishes that use […]

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Festive flavours of Sankranti in Andhra Pradesh

Festive flavours of Sankranti in Andhra Pradesh

Traditional Andhra sweet Kajjikayalu displayed at a sweet shop on the occasion of Sankranti festival in Visakhapatnam | Photo Credit: V Raju The city is soaked in the colours of Sankranti. The festival is all about being thankful to Nature for the season’s bounty. Every household has a unique style of celebrating the festival. Food […]

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A look at Andhra Pradesh’s two unique crafts

A look at Andhra Pradesh’s two unique crafts

A Tholu Bommalata crafts on display at DWCRA Bazaar at Andhra University Engineering Grounds in Visakhapatnam | Photo Credit: KR Deepak Andhra Pradesh boasts many craft clusters that provide a livelihood to thousands of families. The DWCRA Bazaar at AU Engineering Grounds had stalls featuring several of them, among which two traditional crafts of the […]

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Education not business to earn profit, fees should be affordable: SC

Education not business to earn profit, fees should be affordable: SC

Education is not a business to earn profit and tuition fees shall always be affordable, the Supreme Court has said while upholding the Andhra Pradesh High Court order quashing the state government’s decision to enhance the tuition fee in medical colleges to Rs 24 lakh per annum. A bench of Justices M R Shah and […]

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Sabari Express: Alert loco pilot spots iron rod tied to rail track, averts accident near Guntur

Sabari Express: Alert loco pilot spots iron rod tied to rail track, averts accident near Guntur

Passengers on the Sabari Express had a narrow escape on November 1 (Tuesday), when an alert loco pilot stopped the train on observing an iron rod tied to the tracks in Guntur district. The loco pilot passed the information to the higher officials, who alerted the police. It is seen that miscreants tied the rod […]

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Data | Deepavali day: Record pollution levels in Chennai and Bengaluru, but Delhi and Kolkata fare better

Data | Deepavali day: Record pollution levels in Chennai and Bengaluru, but Delhi and Kolkata fare better

Along with PM2.5 pollution, there were increases in CO, NH3, NO, NO2 and SO2 levels Along with PM2.5 pollution, there were increases in CO, NH3, NO, NO2 and SO2 levels State governments across India announced various degrees of restrictions on bursting crackers this Deepavali. While the measures seem to have worked to an extent in […]

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Sabari Express: Alert loco pilot spots iron rod tied to rail track, averts accident near Guntur

VMRDA Planning Officer arrested in disproportionate assets case

Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority (VMRDA) Planning Officer V. Sobhan Babu (55) was arrested on Wednesday on charges of amassing wealth disproportionate to his known source of income after the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials conducted raids on the houses and other properties belonging to him. Primary investigation revealed that the officer was in possession of […]

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New district, old sufferings: with no road access, it’s touch-and-go for the sick in Andhra Pradesh’s tribal region

New district, old sufferings: with no road access, it’s touch-and-go for the sick in Andhra Pradesh’s tribal region

Even after 75 years of Independence, there are a number of villages in the agency areas of Alluri Sitharama Raju district that are not connected by road Even after 75 years of Independence, there are a number of villages in the agency areas of Alluri Sitharama Raju district that are not connected by road On […]

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