Mazagon Dock signs pact for ₹15,000-crore Dugarajapatnam shipyard

Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL), the Defence Ministry’s Navratna shipbuilder, on Friday signed an agreement with the Andhra Pradesh government to set up a shipyard at Dugarajapatnam in Tirupati district, … Read More

Cellar shops worsen traffic congestion in city’s commercial hubs

Parking spaces meant to keep vehicles off Visakhapatnam’s roads are being converted into commercial premises across the city’s busiest neighbourhoods, leaving motorists with fewer parking options and forcing vehicles onto … Read More

Vizag water crisis likely to figure in CM Naidu’s September 19 visit

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s proposed visit to Visakhapatnam on September 19 is likely to put the city’s recurring drinking water crisis in focus, with local leaders set … Read More

VPA launches ‘Swachhata Hi Seva 2026’ drive

The Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA) on Wednesday launched the “Swachhata Hi Seva 2026” fortnight-long campaign at its head office here, in keeping with the nationwide theme “Swachhata Mein Sahbhag, Swachh … Read More

PoP idols dominate Vizag despite green push

Despite a sustained campaign by the district administration, GVMC and environmental groups to promote eco-friendly Ganesh celebrations, Plaster of Paris (PoP) idols continued to dominate sales and immersion sites across … Read More

Andhra University withholds affiliation of five colleges

Andhra University has withheld the affiliation of five colleges, including four-degree colleges and a B.Ed. college, for the 2026–27 academic year after they failed to respond satisfactorily to notices over … Read More

Vizag Development Council pitches integrated water-security plan for 2047

The Vizag Development Council (VDC) has proposed a long-term ‘Visakhapatnam Water Security Mission 2047’, envisaging an integrated network of reservoirs, Godavari water, recycled wastewater, desalination and rainwater to meet the … Read More

GVMC asks 60 gated communities, commercial establishments to shift to municipal water supply

The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) has asked around 60 large gated communities and commercial establishments that rely on borewells or unauthorised private water tankers to shift to the municipal … Read More