Stating that Visakhapatnam has been identified by them as a key city for collaborative investments in defence technologies, tourism, smart city development, agro-based industries and disruptive technologies, Canada’s Consul and Trade Commissioner Cyril Borle said that the largest city in Andhra Pradesh has tremendous growth potential. “This is my first visit to the city during … Read more
Customs officials seized 1,166 gm gold in the form of 10 biscuits from two U.P.-based passengers here on Saturday. The officials put the estimated value of gold seized at ₹51.32 lakh. The two passengers were arrested. Sources said that one of the accused, who was travelling from Dubai to Visakhapatnam via Hyderabad, handed over the … Read more
Home Minister Mekathoti Sucharitha has insisted that nobody arrested Telugu Desam Party president and Leader of the Opposition N. Chandrababu Naidu during his visit to Visakhapatnam on Thursday. Speaking to the media during her visit to Kadapa central prison on Friday, she said Mr. Naidu had visited the city only for indulging in politics and … Read more
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) moved a lunch motion petition over the incidents in Visakhapatnam wherein the police denied permission to party president N. Chandrababu Naidu to step out of the airport. Hearing the petition, the High Court posted the case for March 2. The court also asked the Director-General of Police (DGP) to file … Read more
The government has plans to set up desalination plants in the coastal belt in collaboration with Israeli company IDE Technologies to overcome drinking water shortage in the State. IDE Technologies Deputy CEO Lizi Torenstine and other officials called on Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday who stressed the need for utilising only desalinated … Read more
There is not much progress with regard to establishing Franklin Templeton Investments’s full-fledged development centre with own campus in Visakhapatnam even as two years will elapse on March 29 after launching its facility in the city. Uncertainty clouds the project as there is no clarity with regard to allotment of 40 acres of developed plot … Read more
An exclusive freighter cargo service was launched for the first time from Visakhapatnam airport on Tuesday. The dedicated cargo services, launched by SpiceJet, connect Visakhapatnam with Kolkata and Chennai, thrice a week and with Surat and Chennai thrice a week. The first ‘SpiceXpress’ from Chennai arrived here around noon and was received by Visakhapatnam MP … Read more
SpiceJet is all set to operate its cargo flights from Visakhapatnam airport from February 25. A schedule for the SpiceJet freighter, connecting Visakhapatnam with Surat and Kolkata, has been approved by the Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) after clearance from the Naval Headquarters in Delhi. The first cargo … Read more
Principal Secretary, IT, Electronics and Communication Kona Sasidhar has said the State government would develop IT concept cities in Visakhapatnam, Tirupati and Anantapur to bring investments and create job opportunities. He said Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy was keen on developing IT in a big way after inaugurating two-day annual conference of Computer Society … Read more