Collector pushes PM-SURYAGHAR solar scheme

District Collector M.N. Harendra Prasad has directed officials to speed up the rollout of the central government’s PM-SURYAGHAR: Free Electricity Scheme. The scheme aims to provide clean electricity to every … Read More

Visakhapatnam to Get Three Modern Women’s Hostels

Visakhapatnam is set to make history as the first city in Andhra Pradesh to simultaneously develop three government-run working women’s hostels under a public-private partnership (PPP) model. The Greater Visakhapatnam … Read More

Visakhapatnam Prison Leadership Training Ends, Focus on Crisis Response

A three-day training programme on “Leadership in Prison Administration”, sponsored by the Bureau of Police Research and Development, concluded at Central Prison, Visakhapatnam, on Friday. Officials said the programme focused … Read More

Steel plant workers intensify stir, seek full wages

The agitation for payment of full wages to workers of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant intensified on Friday, with thousands of employees, under the banner of Steel CITU, submitting signed petitions … Read More

76 Arrested, ₹1.02 Crore Property Recovered in Vizag Crackdown

City police arrested 76 persons involved in 45 property offences during January 2026 and recovered stolen property worth ₹39 lakh, reflecting a sustained drive against theft and related crimes across … Read More

Vizag Pushes to Become Key Air Cargo Gateway

Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of Andhra Pradesh Trade Promotion Corporation (APTPC), Dr. Sekhar Babu Geddam, on Friday called for stronger coordination among stakeholders to develop Visakhapatnam into a major air … Read More

India Boosts Patient Safety with First PvPI-MvPI Meeting

Dr. V. Kalaiselvan, Secretary-cum-Scientific Director of the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), on Friday called for a paradigm shift in drug safety monitoring, urging stakeholders to move from mere “awareness-based reporting” … Read More