June 21st, 201700Collector Pravin Kumar called a meeting with all departments to make a collective effort to minimise road accidents in the city. He directed officials present at the meeting to be tough on traffic violators who over-speed, over-load, drive under influence and without licenses. He urged them to book cases against any such person...
June 4th, 2017149After having lived life with a practically non-existent silent Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Indian folk are gradually shaking off the ‘lazy’ out of them. Among many projects, Digital India is a major achievement in progress. With Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading India out of its socio-economic miseries, Delhi Police has...
June 3rd, 20171222A peeping tom from the Indian Navy was arrested yesterday for filming a video of a woman while she was bathing. The man was caught red handed and beaten up by the woman and her family.Sandeep Narwal is a sailor in the Indian Navy who was allegedly shooting videos of the woman at her residence in the ex-servicemen colony. He works as...
May 26th, 20171273Most people believe human beings to be the most intelligent creature in this universe. Humans have the capability of taking decisions and solving problems pertaining to what is good and what is bad for our life and health. Inspite of having knowledge about the consequences, people, especially the youth, commit mistakes. Such a move...
May 10th, 2017215The Vizag police has taken into custody one Inturi Ravikiran. He runs the Facebook page titled ‘Political Punch’. The police have sent him into remand yesterday. The Andhra Pradesh police has long since wanted to arrest the self-proclaimed social media political activist for posting derogatory content about the Telugu Desam...
April 30th, 2017310Meet Gudla Krishnamurthy who works late night every day, all around the year, to earn a living for his family - offering people some chai, coffee and a puff. His determination and willpower are all he has to give a good future to his beloved daughters and loving wife.“Born in Vizag, I grew up in the outskirts of the city. Fifteen...
April 22nd, 201703When people talk about child marriages, one does not attribute it to something happening right in your own backyard. It is easier to remain in denial and brush it off as something that doesn’t happen in Visakhapatnam. But reportedly, most parents in the district actually tend to marry off their children before they even attain the...
April 18th, 2017149The city being named as the Smart City has the need of smart policing as well. In order to make this happen, we need a strong police force and have the required manpower and infrastructure. It is saddening that the city lacks both. Apart from being under staffed the city police also have a number of proposals sent by the Commissionerate...
April 15th, 201721599The 1,600 meter Visakha Valley Road connecting National Highway-16 to Vizag-Bheemili Beach Road is going to widened under the Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority (VUDA) and the Department of Forests. This widening of the road was proposed by the VUDA during the tenure of the former vice-chairman, N Yuvraj three years ago.The...
April 12th, 20171137The GVMC, in association with various NGOs and the city police, will soon start tackling the begging mafia employing children and infants. They will be curbing and putting an end to beggars carrying around children.Reportedly, over three dozen beggars carry children while they beg in the city’s core limits. A group of rowdy...
