10 die as emergency services crippled in Andhra hospitals (Lead)
February 11th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 11 (IANS) At least 10 patients have died since Friday night at government-run hospitals in Andhra Pradesh where emergency services are crippled following a strike by junior doctors, ... Read more...
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Eight die as emergency services crippled in Andhra hospitals
February 11th, 2012 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 11 (IANS) At least eight patients have died since Friday night at government-run hospitals in Andhra Pradesh where emergency services are crippled following a strike by junior ... Read more...
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‘DRDO’s cochlear implants to let millions hear again’
February 5th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Providing a ray of hope for millions of deaf people in the country, Indian defence scientists have developed a low-cost cochlear implant that will enable ... Read more...
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Pharma company Granules India’s net profit up 42 percent
January 24th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 24 (IANS) Granules India Ltd., a fast growing pharmaceutical manufacturing company, has posted growth of 42 percent in its net profit for the third quarter ended Dec 31.The ... Read more...
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15 die due to severe cold in Andhra (Lead)
January 17th, 2012 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 17 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh is in the grip of the most severe cold wave in its recorded history which has claimed 15 lives during the last two ... Read more...
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Cold wave claims 15 lives in Andhra Pradesh
January 17th, 2012 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 17 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh is in the grip of the most severe cold wave in its recorded history which during the last two days has claimed 15 ... Read more...
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Andhra bags Rs.5.57 lakh crore investment projects
January 12th, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 12 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh has bagged projects involving investment of Rs.5.57 lakh crore, and the MoUs for about Rs.1 lakh crore were signed Thursday on the first day ... Read more...
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Train to real India: On road to entrepreneurship
January 8th, 2012 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) One train, 450 youngsters, 15 days, 7,000 km and 13 stops. Overwhelming as the journey sounds, it proved life-changing for those who undertook it, exploring ... Read more...
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Hockey player killed in New Year celebration
January 1st, 2012 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 1 (IANS) A hockey player was stabbed to death early Sunday by his junior with a knife meant to cut a cake to mark the New Year in ... Read more...
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Coastal Andhra braces for cyclone ‘Thane’ (Lead)
December 28th, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 28 (IANS) High tidal waves lashed the coast of Andhra Pradesh Wednesday under the impact of severe cyclonic storm 'Thane' over the Bay of Bengal, the Met Office ... Read more...
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High tidal waves lash Andhra coast
December 28th, 2011 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 28 (IANS) Fear gripped coastal Andhra as high tidal waves lashed the coast under the impact of cyclonic storm 'Thane' which is set to cross the coast between ... Read more...
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Cyclone threat along Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu coasts
December 27th, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 27 (IANS) The south Andhra and north Tamil Nadu coast is facing the threat of a cyclone later in the week with a cyclonic storm formation in the ... Read more...
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Carols, crackers mark Christmas in Andhra
December 25th, 2011 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 25 (IANS) Special prayers in churches at midnight, carols and the bursting of fire crackers marked Christmas celebrations in twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad and other parts ... Read more...
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Protests, shutdown in Visakhapatnam against bauxite mining
December 20th, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 20 (IANS) The union environment ministry's experts committee arrived in Visakhaptanam Tuesday for public hearing on bauxite mining amid protests and a two-day shutdown in tribal areas of ... Read more...
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India face confident West Indies in fourth ODI
December 7th, 2011 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Indore, Dec 7 (IANS) India will have to raise their game against a buoyant West Indies if they are to seal the series in the fourth One-day International at ... Read more...
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Scoreboard: Second ODI West Indies innings
December 2nd, 2011 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Visakhapatnam, Dec 2 (IANS) The scoreboard of the West Indies innings against India in the second One-day International here Friday.West Indies:
Lendl Simmons run out (Jadeja/Patel) 78
Adrian Barath c Patel b ... Read more...
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Three pharma plant workers injured
November 28th, 2011 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 28 (IANS) Three workers suffered serious burns when a reactor exploded at a pharmaceutical plant in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam district early Monday, police said.The injured were taken to ... Read more...
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Suspected Maoists kill two tribal youth in Andhra
November 27th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 27 (IANS) Accusing them of being police spies, suspected Maoists killed two tribal youth in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam district Sunday, police said.Police said Maoists kidnapped the two ... Read more...
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Andhra on high alert after Kishanji’s killing
November 25th, 2011 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 25 (IANS) Anticipating revenge attacks by Maoists in the wake of the killing of their top leader Kishanji in West Bengal, police in Andhra Pradesh have gone ... Read more...
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Rs.120 billion petroleum refinery to come up in Andhra
November 17th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 17 (IANS) Amerind Petroleum Private Limited (Amerind) proposes to set up a nearly Rs.120 billion petroleum refinery near Visakhapatnam, in joint technical collaboration with US-based American Industrial Corporation ... Read more...
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One killed as train hits jeep in Odisha
November 8th, 2011 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 8 (IANS) One person was killed and two others were critically injured when a passenger train hit a jeep Tuesday in Odisha's Bolangir district, police said.
The Delhi-Visakhapatnam ... Read more...
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Vizag civic staff to cycle to work once a week
October 31st, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 31 (IANS) In an attempt to create public awareness against vehicular pollution, municipal employees in Andhra Pradesh's coastal city of Visakhapatnam Monday pedalled their way to the office.Leading ... Read more...
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Few state-run buses return on Telangana roads
October 11th, 2011 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 11 (IANS) A few buses Tuesday returned on roads in parts of Telangana after 22 days as a section of employees of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport ... Read more...
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Traffic between Vijayawada, Hyderabad resumes
October 4th, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 4 (IANS) Road transport between the Telangana and Andhra regions of Andhra Pradesh resumed Tuesday after protesters lifted their blockade between Vijayawada and Hyderabad following the authorities ... Read more...
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“Madatha Kaja” - nothing new on offer (Telugu Movie Review)
October 2nd, 2011 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Madatha Kaja"; Cast: Allari Naresh, Sneha Ullal, Jayaprakash Reddy, Ali, Dharmavarapu Subramanya and Vennela Kishore; Director: Sitarama Raju; Producer: K.K. Radha Mohan; Music: Vasanth; Rating: **Telugu film makers are ... Read more...
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Rail blockade ends in Telangana, road transport still paralysed
September 25th, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 25 (IANS) The two-day rail blockade and strike by auto rickshaws in in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh ended Sunday evening but the buses of state-owned Road ... Read more...
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Building collapses in Andhra, 15 feared trapped
September 16th, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 16 (IANS) At least 15 people are feared trapped under the debris of a five-storeyed building which collapsed Friday in Kakinada, about 500 km from here on the ... Read more...
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East Coast Railway to run two weekly special trains
August 2nd, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 2 (IANS) The East Coat Railway Tuesday said it will run two weekly special trains to Shirdi in Maharashtra from Bhubaneswar and Visakhapatnam to facilitate wait-list passengers.The first ... Read more...
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National Maritime Foundation gets new chief
July 31st, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Pradeep Kaushiva, a retired navy vice admiral, will take over as the new director of naval think-tank National Maritime Foundation (NMF) Monday from incumbent ... Read more...
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Bastar deserted due to Maoist shutdown
July 29th, 2011 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, July 29 (IANS) The second day of a week-long shutdown, called by the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) to protest the security forces' action against them, Friday hit ... Read more...
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High alert in Hyderabad, Tirupati
July 14th, 2011 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 13 (IANS) Police Wednesday night went on high alert in Hyderabad, Tirupati, Visakhapatnam and other major towns in Andhra Pradesh following the serial blasts in Mumbai.Police tightened security ... Read more...
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President urges 25 years futuristic approach for urban planning
July 8th, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Friday said that urban planning should not be limited to catering to the needs of current inhabitants but look at developing cities ... Read more...
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President to review Indian Navy fleet December 20
June 7th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil, the supreme commander of the armed forces, will December 20 review the Indian Navy fleet, when India's top warships including the ... Read more...
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Heavy rain hits Vizag; traffic, flights affected
May 20th, 2011 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 20 (IANS) Heavy rain Friday inundated low-lying localities in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam and nearby areas, disrupting normal life and affecting traffic, including several flights.Two flights from Hyderabad to ... Read more...
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Four naval personnel killed at Vizag dockyard (Lead)
May 18th, 2011 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 18 (IANS) Four Indian Navy personnel, including two officers, were killed Wednesday in an accident at the navyal dockyard at Visakhapatnam on the east coast, an officer said.The ... Read more...
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