June 23rd, 201701The Yo! Vizag team met a girl who recently shifted to Vizag and asked her about her experiences in the city. The girl unfolded her thoughts and what we encountered was the purest form of innocence and true feelings that we represent to you in the form of an open letter. Here it goes."My name is Mrunmai Deshpandey and I am a girl born...
June 23rd, 201700Invention is the mother of necessity. They have helped mankind foresee future; also allowing innovators to explore greater depths of knowledge. While there have been a number of inventions, only few have made a global impact. Plastic is one such invention that changed the way we look at things. Though the first commercial plastic came...
June 23rd, 201700Reports surface that both tribal men and women were falling prey to the lure of drug mafia and getting involved in trafficking ganja. A two-day workshop on drug abuse and trafficking was held in the district, involving government departments, non-government organisations and tribal youth.Prohibition and Excise Department conducted...
June 23rd, 201700Ola has joined hands with the Andhra Pradesh government in order to boost tourism in the state. The app through with cabs and autos can be booked announced the partnership with the AP Tourism Development Corporation on Tuesday. The move is in a bid to boost intercity and intracity transport services in the state, promote tourism and...
June 23rd, 201700In a world that is almost completely digitalised, with most of our world existing in laptops and cell phones, it is only natural that the education system get upgraded too. While the state government is looking to digitalise classrooms in government schools, the Andhra University doesn’t want to be left far behind. The School of...
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 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 22nd, 201700In a bid to promote marine products in the city, the fisherwomen collective from Mangamaripeta launched the Fish Nutri Cart food truck in April, with the help of District Collector and Joint Director of Fisheries. The truck was supposed to change the lives of these women and costed Rs 15.5 lakh for setting up – with the amount split...
June 21st, 201700A week after TDP MP JC Diwakar Reddy created a ruckus at Visakhapatnam airport, reports surfaced yesterday that IndiGo Airlines submitted a report stating they were arm-bent by the Airport Director to allow the MP to board their flight, after initially denying him the same. But the APD denies the reports and states he had not helped the...
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...
