May 24th, 20171144The security forces that tackle naxal operations in Visakhapatnam will soon get sophisticated and technical arms support from Israel. The forces are going to launch a series of major assaults on the Maoists with the help of these Israeli weapons.This move will make Andhra Pradesh the first state to take the help of a foreign nation...
March 30th, 20170129The Visakhapatnam district has lost the regional sports hostel to Vizianagaram. The sports hostel that was previously proposed to be set up in Anakapalli has been shifted to Vizianagaram due to disputes between local politicians of this district. MLAs Bandaru Satyanarayana Murthy of Pendurthi and Peela Govind of Anakapalli had raged war...
March 17th, 20173434News comes in a week after the Navy Chief Admiral Lanba confirmed that the Indian Navy ship – INS Viraat – will no longer be converted into a floating museum/hotel after the Andhra Pradesh government developed cold feet regarding its cost. The aircraft carrier that was supposed to be sold for scrap within four months still has hope,...
March 13th, 2017037Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu has ordered officials to implement measures against the cultivation of ganja. He has ordered strict action against people involved in the same. The state government will make use of satellite images to help curb the ganja menace.The Prohibition and Excise Department will be taking up the task. The...
March 10th, 20172744Despite chief minister Chandrababu Naidu's interest in the project, the state government may not be able to turn Indian Navy's oldest warship INS Viraat into a museum due to the high cost of the proposed project which is estimated to cost around Rs 1,000 crore.Last year, the state had asked the Visakhapatnam Urban Development...
March 3rd, 20170105150 fintech companies from all across the country and 15 other countries will participate in the Fintech Startup Challenge – 2017 that will be organised here on March 9 & 10. A 20 member delegation from Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will be received by the AP Electronics and IT Agency – an autonomous body formed by the AP...
March 2nd, 20170227The government of Andhra Pradesh is planning to launch an airline. This airline is most likely to be named after Amaravati, once the capital of the state is developed. Chief Minister, N Chandrababu Naidu said that this is an initiative aiming at bringing in global exposure to the upcoming capital city and also to boost the aviation...
February 23rd, 2017049The Indian Coast Guard Ship Shaunak, the fourth ship in the series of six Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV), was commissioned in Goa on tuesday by Suresh Prabhu . The Ship Shaunak will be inducted in the fleet of the coast guard ships at Visakhapatnam in the coming days. Indian Coast Guard has a fleet of 127 vessels and another 85 at various...
February 17th, 2017173Even though child marriage is banned in India, !,71,083 girls and 1,72,934 boys got married before reaching the legal marriage age in the last five years in the state of Andhra Pradesh itself. Krishna district tops the State wide list of child marriages with 20,584 girls (3.3% of the girls of all) and 19,557 boys (2.4% of boys of all)...
