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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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 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 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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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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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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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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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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A 22-year-old Law student reportedly committed suicide by setting herself ablaze on the premises of MVP police station here on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Sravani, native of Guntur and resident of Nakkavanipalem. Sravani was pursuing second year B.L in a college in the city. According to Assistant Commissioner of Police, Dwaraka Sub-Division, R.V.S.N. […]
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Doctors refused to terminate the pregnancy of a minor girl, who was kidnapped and gang-raped near her school in Patamata, citing a risk to her life as she is six months pregnant. “Gynaecologists opine that it is not safe to terminate the pregnancy at this stage,” said State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) […]
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