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Lack of awareness among consumers in the city regarding the options available to check the quality of fuel at filling stations has left ample scope for adulteration.

Poor awareness leads to adulteration of fuel

Motorists do not know about tests to check quality of fuel.

22 April 2017 7:45 AM IST

A glance at the official list of the total number of people caught travelling ticketless in the last four years, shows that East Coast Railway (ECoR) occupies the second lowest position among all 16 zones after South East Central.

Visakhapatnam: Dip in number of ticketless travellers

ECoR in second lowest position among 16 zones in country.

22 April 2017 7:41 AM IST

Lepakshi Temple (Photo: youtube)

Andhra Pradesh eyes Unesco tag for its heritage sites

Lepakshi likely to be included in India's tentative list.

15 April 2017 6:25 AM IST

Lack of proper enforcement of the Walta Act is also leading to indiscriminate use of ground water.

Alarming decline in AP groundwater level

The fall in groundwater is also resulting in high concentration of minerals in potable water.

1 April 2017 6:47 AM IST

In the absence of any official documentation of heritage structures in the city and not having a heritage register with details of the condition and their original style, conserving the unique architectural style of the old buildings is a huge challenge.

Heritage structures must be conserved: Expert

Documentation of the structures explaining their history and original designs can only help to keep them intact.

31 March 2017 8:02 AM IST

Proper disposal of the biomedical wastes (BMW) generating from the healthcare facilities - hospitals, clinics, diagnostic centres - has turned out to be a major challenge in the state.

Biomedical waste rules yet to be implemented in AP

The state pollution control board imposed fines on two CBWTFs last year.

25 March 2017 7:13 AM IST

Six more parking bays will come up at the Vizag Airport with in the one year to operate early morning flights to various destinations and late night landing flights to Vizag.

Flying objects a big concern for Vizag Airport

The hot-air balloons and fire lamps hovering arou-nd the airport in cities may be a cause for trouble, according to...

22 March 2017 6:59 AM IST

Joggers try to negotiate their ways as tracks were not restored properly after the underground cabling works at VUDA Health Arena near Kailasagiri in Visakhapatnam on Monday. (Photo: DC)

VUDA Health Arena at Kailasagiri hill is unfit for walking

Demand for restoration of walking track.

21 March 2017 6:58 AM IST

Consumers in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are still paying between Rs 40 and Rs 60 for a one-litre bottle of water at places such as airports, malls and multiplexes, even though the same bottle is available for Rs 20 in a regular market.

AP customers pay above MRP at airports, multiplexes and malls

A 1-litre bottle of water costs Rs 40-Rs 60.

18 March 2017 7:35 AM IST

The tigers and lions which were once the nucleus of all attraction in various popular circuses in India and later rescued from there and brought to the Animal Rescue Centre, just opposite the Vizag zoo, have been dying one after other.

Andhra Pradesh: Animals die in rescue centre

Within three days of the ongoing week, a tiger and a lion died in the centre.

12 March 2017 7:29 AM IST

Huge amount of garbage piled up in Mudasarlova reservoir near Aarilova in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. Water from Mudasarlova reservoir is used as drinking water in major parts of the city.

Visakhapatnam: Garbage piles up in reservoir

City's drinking water source Mudasarlova gets contaminated.

3 March 2017 6:48 AM IST

The clocks at the entry and exit gates of the airport need to be monitored.

Demand for monitoring of free parking time limit at Visakhapatnam...

Public complains of being charged even when they exit in 10 min.

28 Feb 2017 6:33 AM IST