August 12th, 201700Make this your travel weekend
We've entered a long weekend. Starting from today, the weekend will be stretching up to 15th (Independence Day). While the interim Monday is a restricted holiday in same places on the occasion of Janmashtami, you can always take a day off to travel and spend some time with your loved ones.
While some of...
August 9th, 201701Andhra Pradesh is rich in the population and diversity of adivasi population. Today, august 9th, marks International Day of Indigenous People. In other words today is International Tribal/Adivasi Day. Within India, the tribals found in Andhra Pradesh are better off both economically and technologically. The Government does much to uplift...
July 11th, 201700Srinivas Kamineni, the state health minister on his tour to the agency areas promised good healthcare assistance will be provided to the region. He also mentioned that there should be no delay in treating the patients and requested anyone suffering from fever or any ailment to report to the nearby hospital immediately.
The minister...
June 29th, 201702Healthy lifestyle needs a healthy intake and that's what our farmers have finally understood. The production and usage of organic food has rapidly increased in our country and Vizag falls no behind in the race.
The Rythu Bazaar in MVP Colony has opened up special stalls for organic fruits & vegetables and it is no less than a...
June 27th, 201700Soon to boost tourism in Visakhapatnam district is the scenic NH 516-E that will connect Araku to Hyderabad and Vijayawada. Travellers no longer need to take the usual route via Visakhapatnam city. They can now directly head to Araku from Rajahmundry through Rampachodavaram and Lambasingi.
The ride will take travellers through...
June 22nd, 201700Araku has always been a draw for any tourist coming in to Visakhapatnam. Scenic locales, fragrant coffee, delicious bamboo chicken and more, it has been the place to go to, even for locals in need of a short weekend break. Any new vehicle owner in the city tests out his vehicle on the ghats to Araku and it’s a must to take any relative...
June 19th, 201702After a long and stressful day, one would be looking forward to a relaxing day off or two where one could unwind. While some find staying home all day with a good book or their favorite show relaxing, some would be looking forward to setting on short adventures like trekking into the wilderness. So, to make it easier for the nature...
June 3rd, 20170223Every once in a while, reports keep stating that the much delayed helicopter tourism service in Visakhapatnam will be taking off shortly. VUDA has even entered into a MoU with Sky Choppers Logistics Private Limited (SCLPL) for the operation of the services.
VUDA had signed the MoU with SCLPL in 2016 for the launch of the helicopter...
June 1st, 2017155Oral cancer is prevalent in coastal Andhra Pradesh due to the excessive smoking habits of the denizens here. Now, a dozen villages in the agency areas of Visakhapatnam are trying to get a tobacco free village tag.
Some of the villages vying for this tag have managed to reduce tobacco consumption at their places by 80-90%. The villages...
May 31st, 20171149The centre has shortlisted 11 villages in Araku for development; keeping in mind the growing economic, social and physical needs of those in rural areas. The villages have been shortlisted under the National Rural Urban Mission.
District Collector Pravin Kumar recently held a meeting with the district officials. A baseline survey will...
