Tag: Vishakhapatnam

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Rayagada Youth dies of dengue in Vishakhapatnam

Rayagada: A youth diagnosed with dengue in Sulva village of Rayagada died at a hospital in Vishakhapatnam. The deceased identified as Mishal Rabi Kumar had been admitted to the hospital on Sunday and succumbed to the deadly disease after two days. Earlier, Kumar was undergoing treatment at the Rayagada district headquarters hospital but was shifted […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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In a poster, Maoists threaten to kill 5 in Koraput

  Koraput: Maoists have issued death sermons against five villagers through posters in Dandabadi area under Baipariguda police station of Koraput district. The poster has been released in the name of Malkangiri Koraput Vishakhapatnam Border (MKVB) committee of CPI (Maoist). “In the name of development, the village is being subjected to destruction. Development is only […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Ragging Horror: Odisha police leave for Vizag to probe Odia student's death

Sambalpur: A team of Sambalpur police today left for Vishakhapatnam to collect information on the death of an Odia student of Sri Chaitanya Junior College in Marikavalasa after alleged ragging by hostel inmates. The family members of the deceased lodged a complaint at the Gadaposa police outpost here two days ago. Meanwhile, the PM Palem police […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Alert gang man spots crack on track; narrow escape for Vizag-Korba Express

Muniguda: A major train accident was averted late last night when a railway gang man spotted a crack on the railway track near Muniguda station in Rayagada district. The crack was identified minutes before the Visakhapatnam-Korba Express was scheduled to pass through the stretch. The gang man showed red light to the train which was […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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Hirakhand Express mishap toll rises to 41

Rayagada/Vishakhapatnam: The death toll in the Hirakhand Express mishap went to 41 with the recovery of one more body. This was informed by Rayagada sub collector to the media today. Meanwhile, Railway  Safety Commissioner Ram Kripal, on the second day of his investigation into  the Hirakhand Express mishap, today went to the office of the […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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IIT-B working with US scientists to predict storm surge

Bhubaneswar: Researchers in climate science are studying coastal inundation for developing a Land-Ocean-Atmospheric Modeling System to make prediction in case of extreme weather events, Prof UC Mohanty, Professor of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences at IIT, Bhubaneswar said. As climate change and global warming had been triggering erratic and extreme weather events, the coastal states […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Depression in Bay of Bengal to turn into cyclonic storm in next 48 hours

Bhubaneswar: The local Met office is yet to confirm about the movement of the depression which is formed over south-south-east Bay of Bengal and centred at  310 km  to the southwest of Port Blair. As informed by Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, head of the Cyclonic Warning Centre, to the media today, the depression will move in northwest […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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3 killed as OSRTC bus overturns in Vizianagaram

Nabarangpur: In a tragic mishap, three passengers including a kid were killed and many injured when an Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) bus plying from Nabarangpur to Vishakhapatnam of Andhra Pradesh overturned near Ramabhadrapuram of Vizianagaram district late last night. The OSRTC bus bearing registration no – OR-10J 0173 met with the accident near […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Naxals hold ‘Prajameli’ in bordering area of Malkangiri

Malkangiri: Protesting against the joint operation of the Odisha and Andhra Pradesh police in the cut-off area of Malkangiri district on October 24, Maoists on Wednesday held a ‘Prajameli’ meeting at the remote areas of Vishakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh bordering Malkangiri. More than hundred supporters of Rayat Kuli Sangh organisation attended the meeting and […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Ambulance carrying dead body overturns, 5 killed

Vishakhapatnam: In a shocking incident, five persons including a 10-month old infant were killed and five others sustained critical injuries after an ambulance van fell off a culvert near Yalamanchali, nearly 60 km from here, on Sunday. The deceased are the residents of Aruhabruti village under Bhogarai block in Balasore district. The incident occurred when […]

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
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Police examine Dhalasamants’ documents from Vizag house

The commissionerate police which returned from Vishakhapatnam today after conducting a search operation in a rented house, have seized some documents and found conclusive evidence about Dipu Mallick, one of the henchmen of the Dhalasamant brothers, who has been missing since 2013

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
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Police seek NIA help to trace suspected Iraqi nationals

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police on Wednesday sought cooperation from National Investigation Agency (NIA) to trace the four suspected Iraqi nationals who suspiciously fled from a hotel here on intervening night of 25 and 26 January. Police sources said the central agency has been urged to take up the matter after reports from their Andhra Pradesh counterparts […]

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
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8 minors among 15 migrant labourers rescued from brick kiln in Visakhapatnam

Bhubaneswar: A total of 15 migrant labourers including seven minor girls and one minor boy of Nabarangpur district were rescued by police and the District labour Officer from a brick kiln in Vishakhapatnam in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. As per reports, one of the minor girls had informed her brother over phone about being physically and […]

  • Tuesday, 04 May 2021
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Indigenous guided missile destroyer 'Imphal' launched

Mumbai: Indigenously-designed and constructed guided missile destroyer ‘Imphal’ was launched at the Mazgaon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. yard here on Saturday morning. As per maritime traditions, Reena Lanba, wife of Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba named the ship and broke a coconut on the 3,037 tonnes ship’s bow prior to the launch amidst invocations from the […]

  • Sunday, 02 May 2021
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Major Gas leak in Vizag chemical unit: 11 dead, over 1000 fall ill

Visakhapatnam: Tragedy struck Andhra Pradesh early on Thursday as gas leaked from a chemical unit in the city, leaving one minor among 11 people dead, more than 70 left unconscious, with at least five sleeping hamlets affected unaware as most were still in bed. Initial casualties included an 8-year-old girl. One man is reported to […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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