June 22nd, 201700Visakhapatnam Port recently received the distinction of being the second cleanest port in the country, amongst 12 major ports. But it can’t be denied that the pollution caused by the port has been a hazard for residents in parts of Steel City. Coal and iron cargo being handled by the Visakhapatnam port has allegedly polluted air in the...
June 18th, 201710A chanced trip to Visakhapatnam for organising the first-of-its-kind World Wind Festival was what brought flute legend Naveen Kumar back into the city he was born in. As he effortlessly renders out one tune after another, jumping between the time zones of Swatimutyam to Bombay and Dangal, the awe-inspired Yo! Vizag team interacts.The...
June 6th, 20172726The TTD has plans to bring the much revered Lord to devotees within their cities. It has decided to build temples and conduct Vaibhovatsams all over the country. Right now, the TTD is building Divya Kshetrams at Kurukshetra, Kanyakumari and Mumbai. 10 acres of land has been allocated for the TTD at Rushikonda for the same.Divya...
June 1st, 20171162Skaters from Andhra Pradesh between the ages 13 & 17 are soon going to participate in the World Selection Trials for Roller Artistic Skating in Chennai. The selections are to be held from 3 to 5 June.Upon their selection, these skaters will go on to participate in the World Roller Games 2017 that will be held in Nanjing China...
May 17th, 201719The latest Ransomware attacks hitting several countries included India too, where many companies and about 18 computers of AP police have been affected. The largest world-wide cyber attack which demands ransom to unlock our own device was first detected on Friday and later spread across the globe on Saturday. However the department’s...
May 12th, 201704The City Task Force (CTF) arrested two persons in the city for being in possession of old currency worth nearly Rs 1 crore. Based on a tip-off, the CTF arrested these two after raiding a garage in MVP Colony. The accused had planned to switch these notes through NRI accounts from the RBI office in Chennai in return for a...
May 6th, 20171247The good old Melody Cinema has been revamped and is back in a whole new and almost unrecognisable avatar.
The Setting
Stepping into the theatre, one expects to be invited into a regular old auditorium despite the recent renovation. But Melody Cinema’s chic new look is a pleasant surprise. A huge screen stands opposing rows of blue...
May 6th, 20170168For someone who has had no formal training in music and faces the linguistic barrier of not knowing Hindi, winning the Indian Idol title on national television is proof that passion and hard work can achieve just about anything. LV Revanth Kumar, the Vizag boy who was crowned the Indian Idol shares his story with Yo! Vizag.
Driven by...
May 4th, 2017138The Union Cabinet gave its approval yesterday for handing over the international airport status to Vijayawada airport. The move is as per provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, stated Union Minister Arun Jaitley. The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 states that the Centre must "examine the feasibility of...
May 3rd, 2017112In Visakhapatnam, Rs 50,000 – 1 lakh of ganja is sold every single day, stated the President of Jana Jagrana Samrithi and former ABVP leader from AU. He further stated that only a small amount of the drug worth Rs 2.2 crore annually; that has been procured from an agency is sold in the city for local consumption.The ganja that is...
