Visakhapatnam: A two-storeyed shopping mall located near Rama theatre here was partially gutted in fire, police said.
No one was injured in the mishap as it occurred in the morning hours when the mall was closed, they said.
Household utensils and electrical goods in Preeti Emporium were gutted in fire that apparently started due to a short circuit, fire inspector M Sanjeeva Rao said.
He said the electrical goods, garments, furniture and other items were gutted....
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08:54 PM, Jun 15, 2013
Visakhapatnam: A 15-year-old boy was on Wednesday arrested on the charge of raping a minor girl Visakhapatnam, police said. The boy, who has been sent to a juvenile remand home, was taken into custody after the 14-year-old girl's parents lodged a complaint, they said. According to police, the boy and girl were neighbours in Thagarapuvalasa area of the district and were in a relationship. Some days ago, the girl asked...
02:46 AM, Jun 13, 2013
Visakhapatnam: Three persons were suffocated to death when they got trapped inside a manhole in Visakhapatnam on Friday, police said. The deceased were identified as Appla Naidu (32), Eswar Rao--both contractual workers with the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC)--and Nookaraju, the driver of official vehicle, they said. The mishap occurred inside the manhole at Birla Junction in Murlinagar area in Visakhapatnam in the afternoon, police said. According to police, Naidu...
03:14 AM, Jun 01, 2013
Nagpur: A Delhi-bound Air India flight from Visakhapatnam, with 177 passengers onboard made an unscheduled landing on Monday at Nagpur airport due to a technical snag, an airport official said. The incident took place around 10:40 AM and Air India is dispatching an aircraft from New Delhi to ferry stranded passengers to their destination. "Air India flight AI 425 from Visakhapatnam made an unscheduled landing here after the aircraft developed...
06:13 PM, May 27, 2013
Human remains stuffed in a suitcase and two bags were found from Hirakud Express on Tuesday in Visakhapatnam by Government Railway Police (GRP), an official said. "The remains were found stuffed in a suitcase and two bags which were found abandoned in S7 and S8 compartments of Hirakud Express which arrived here in the wee hours from Amritsar", said a GRP officer. ...
02:09 AM, Mar 27, 2013
The Navy on Saturday recovered the bodies of its two personnel including a pilot who had been missing after their chopper crashed off the Viskhapatnam harbour four days ago. The Chetak helicopter had crashed with four persons on board of which two were rescued while the two others had gone missing. ...
10:55 PM, Mar 09, 2013
A man allegedly murdered his 21-year-old cousin, who was a final year degree student at a private college, in a beauty parlor near Kailashnagar under Gajuwaka police station limits on Tuesday. ...
09:51 PM, Jan 15, 2013
A 26-year-old woman doctor, residing in Delhi, was on Wednesday stabbed by a man in Gopalapatnam area in Visakhapatnam after a heated argument. The victim was admitted to the hospital and her condition was stable, police said. ...
03:07 AM, Jan 10, 2013
A 36-year-old man allegedly thrashed his father to death over property dispute near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, police said on Wednesday. ...
02:28 AM, Dec 06, 2012
Visakhapatnam: Goods and passenger train movement on the Kirandul-Kothavalasa (KK) line was disrupted due to breaches and falling of boulders on the track at various sites due to heavy rains, officials said. Forty meters of rail track and seven meters depth of land underneath the track at Boddavara near Srungavarapukota on the KK line was damaged due to heavy downpour during the last few days. The track restoration work is...
12:43 PM, Nov 05, 2012
Visakhapatnam: An orphanage director was on Sunday arrested for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl inmate, police said. Swami Poornananda (52) was apprehended under section section 376 (punishment for rape) of the IPC after the victim lodged a complaint against him, they said. The accused is head of the city-based Swami Gnananda Ashram which houses an orphanage and old-age home. He was picked up from the Ashram premises along with a...
11:59 PM, Oct 28, 2012
Visakhapatnam: Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said bauxite mining would not be allowed at any cost in the Visakhapatnam agency area to protect the interests of tribals. He said this following reports that some private companies had shown interest in mining bauxite there. However, local villagers and tribals are opposing the proposed move. While talking to reporters at Paderu village in Visakhapatnam, Ramesh said along with the...
07:54 AM, Oct 08, 2012
Yuvraj Singh's fans returned disappointed as the Vizag Twenty20 was called off without a ball being bowled. ...
08:52 PM, Sep 08, 2012
The 1st T20 between India and New Zealand at Vizag is called off due to heavy downpour. ...
06:11 PM, Sep 08, 2012
It's been raining incessantly in Visakhapatnam for the last few days due to active monsoon activity. ...
09:22 AM, Sep 08, 2012
Yuvraj Singh's doctor has backed the player's decision of returning to international cricket sooner than expected - after recovering from cancer. ...
08:52 AM, Sep 08, 2012
The left-hander hasn't played for India since November 2011 and will be the centre of attraction at Visakhapatnam. ...
02:01 PM, Sep 07, 2012
The offspinner has returned to India ranks after a long gap and is ready for the first T20 against NZ on Saturday. ...
03:50 PM, Sep 06, 2012
India and New Zealand are slated to play their first T20 on Saturday in Visakhapatnam. ...
03:05 PM, Sep 06, 2012
Hyderabad: Another major port will dot the vast coastline of Andhra Pradesh if the governments plans materialise. Visakhapatnam is the sole major port on the 996-km coastline of the state. As the state has a vast potential for handling foreign trade through sea route, the state government has approached the Centre with a proposal for a second major port when the central government announced its maritime agenda for the next...
01:08 PM, Jul 26, 2012
