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Apr 26, 2002 Andhra University celebrates its Foundation Day Andhra University Celebrated its Foundation Day today. The University was serving the educational needs of the region for over 76 years. The University was formed by Sri Kattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy. Vice Chancellor of AU, Prof Simhadri garlanded the statue of Sri Kattamanchi at a program held at the University this morning. Apr 22, 2002 Bharath Heavy Plates and Vessels received an order from Bharath Petroleum Corporation Limited worth Rs. 12.33 Crores for supply of equipment for the BPCL's Liquid Nitrogen plant. Apr 21, 2002 Saukaryam wins CSI Award for Best IT Usage Saukaryam - the Hitech facility of the Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation bagged the first prize of the Computer Society of India for Best IT Usage. The award carries Rs. 50,000 prize money and a trophy and was received by Commissioner Mr. Sanjay Jaaju at a program held in Pune. Apr 20, 2002 Sri DV Subba Rao was re-elected as the Chairman of Bar Council of India. Mr. Subba Rao won 10 of the 16 votes. Apr 19, 2002 Lions International Director Mr. SP Amar inaugurated Three Dimension Treatment plant at Lions Cancer Treatment Research Center. The equipment was imported from Netherlands. Apr 18, 2002 Minister for Tribal Welfare, Mrs. Pushpa Leela unveiled the Annual Plant for the year 2002-2003 of the Girijan Cooperative Corporation Ltd in Visakhapatnam. Apr 16, 2002 Odyssey on Wheels reaches Vizag Naval Base Odyssey on Wheels - II - the Naval Motor Vehicle expedition being organised by Western Naval Command reached the Naval Base at Visakhapatnam. Apr 11, 2002 Forest Minister Sri Ch Ayyannapatrudu flagged off the HP Gas Seva Kendram - a part of the Mobile Service Center by HPCL in Visakhapatnam. This service is expected to educate the customers of HPCL - particularly those of the Deepam pathakam and educated them of good gas habits. Apr 10, 2002 NAAC begins evaluating Andhra University A Six-member team from NAAC, Bangalore visited the Andhra University and began evaluating the performance of various Department's at the University. Apr 4, 2002 Minister Sri K Vidyadhar Rao presented the OHSAS - 180001 Certificate to Visakhapatnam Steel Plant. Speaking at the function, Minister said that Visakhapatnam Steel Plant was back on good production tract and felt it will get its rise. Apr 3, 2002 Prof. Y C Simhadri took over as the new Vice Chancellor of Andhra University. He took over from Mr. G Sudhir, Secretary of Higher Education who worked as the acting-VC. Apr 2, 2002 The University Grants Commission has sanctioned Rs. 50 Lakhs for the construction of Platinum Jubliee Guest House to Andhra University. Registrar Prof J M Naidu thanked the UGC and for the same. Mar 29, 2002 CITU calls HZL equity worst than that of BALCO The Center of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) said that the equity deal of the Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) is more worse than that of the BALCO. They said that over 25% of the Indian Aluminum Market has gone to the private sector with the BALCO deal. Mar 28, 2002 Union Minsiter lays foundation stone for Rajbhasha Swarna Jayanthu Bhwawan Union Minister Mr. M Venkaiah Naidu laid the foundation stone for 'Rajbhasha Swarna Jayanthu Bhwawan' at the DRM Office Premises. This is the first building in the country of the Official Language Implementation Committee. Mar 25, 2002 Union Law Minister Mr. Arun Jaitley said that the Congress party was politicizing the POTO Bill. He reminded that the entire United States stood behind the President during the September 11 attacks and that our countries Political Parties never stood on a single word. Mar 24, 2002 The Visakhapatnam Steel Plant achieved a rated capacity of 3.4 millions in hot metal on Saturday night which is a record in the plant history. Mar 20, 2002 9 of the 11 people involved in the robbery of Rs. 23 Lakhs from the Proprietor of Vaibhav Jewellers were arrested. Rs. 9.5 Lakhs of the stolen money and three vehicles used for the crime were recovered. Mar 18, 2002 The Visakhapatnam Port reported a record loading of 15,207 MT of Wheat into vessel MV Ganga Sagar in 24 hrs by stevedores - Sarat Chatterjee & Company. Mar 17, 2002 Course on Computing in Global Village held A Course on Computing in Global Village was organised by Prof Jagannadha Raju Foundation with Co-sponsorship by Visakha Institute of Professional Stududies at Waltair Club. Padmasri Dr. Anantakrishnan took part and gave the inaugural speech. He suggested that new technologies that are relevant to the market needs to be developed. Eminent Experts in the field of IT delivered lectures on Robotics, Distributed Computing and Neural Networks. Mar 11, 2002 Mayor of Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Mrs. Rajana Ramani inaugurated the modern lighting system on the road. The Lighting system is now available from Hindusthan Zinc Corporation to Scindia. Mar 10, 2002 EdCET on June 16 The Educational Common Entrance Test will be held in 34 centers in the state on June 16 and application forms will be sold in all District Post Offices from March 15. Prof. B Bhaskar Rao of Andhra University will be the Convener of the examinations. Mar 9, 2002 Krushi Dairy Hospital performs rare surgery Krushi Dairy Hospital in Visakhapatnam performed a rare surgery in which a cut hand of a jute cutter was being reattached successfully. Mar 8, 2002 APERC holds public hearing Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) has held a public hearing on the proposed hike in power tariffs at the Zilla Parishad Meeting Hall in Visakhapatnam. Members of CPM, Rythu Sangham and Consumer Forum took part in the meet and opposed the move for any further hike in the tariff. Mar 6, 2002 The HongKong Shanghai Banking Corporation said that it will be investing $20 millions in India for the development of software centers. Bar Council of India Chairman, Sri D V Subba Rao, earlier inaugurated Internet banking facilities of the bank in Visakhapatnam. Mar 5, 2002 A Open discussion on Union Budget 2002 was organised jointly by Vizagpatnam Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Institute of Charted Accountants of India - Southern India Region Council and Visakha Tax Bar Association at Hotel Dolphin. Mr. KC Devidas, renowned Charted Accountant and an eminent speaker analyzed the various facts of the Union Budget. He felt that this would the last budget for Mr. Yeshwant Sinha for it hardly hit the middle class family of the society. Mar 4, 2002 Visakhapatnam Steel Plant reported a turnover of Rs. 3501 Crores for the last 11 months of its operations. The earlier years turn over is at Rs. 3436 Crores. Mar 3, 2002 The Dolphin Nature Conservation Society spotted 15 dead Olive Ridley turtles on the West Coast of Bay of Bengal. The Society organised a 'Turtle Walk' last night. Feb 28, 2002 The Communist Part of India decided to begin their stir against the hike in Property Tax on March 4. The CPI met today at Narsipatnam. The State Secretary of CPI, Mr. Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy participated in the meet. Feb 24, 2002 Permanent VC for AU by the end of the month In-charge Vice Chancellor of Andhra University Sri. Sudheer said that new Vice-Chancellor will be selected at the end of the month. He said that the State Government is imparting special training to teaching staff who will be providing quality educational services. He said that a new pilot project was started to impart technology among students. Registrar Prof. J M Naidu was also present at the press meet. Feb 23, 2002 AMITY 2002 - the All-India Management Students Conference was organized by the Department of Commerce and Management Studies, Andhra University. The meet was inaugurated by Mr. G Sudhir - Principle Secretary and Incharge-Vice Chancellor of AU. Lok Sabha Member Mr. MVVS Murthy was also present at the meet. Feb 21, 2002 The South Eastern Railway has extended the Kacheguda-Palasa Visakha Express train ( 7616 Down - 7615 Up ) upto Bhubaneswar starting this Friday. Feb 12, 2002 Chief of Staff of the Eastern Naval Command Pratap Singh Bye took over his charges from Mr. Nirmal Verma who was transferred as the Flag Officer commanding at Mumbai. Feb 11, 2002 30 tribal girl students of the AP Residential Girls Junior College at Paderu were hospitalised. It is believed that the morning breakfast was the reason for their illness. The Local Medical officer reported that the students were fast recovering. Feb 10, 2002 M/S South India Corporation Ltd., Chennai reported record handling of Cargo in a single day at the Visakhapatnam Port Trust. A total of 20,017 tonnes of thermal coal was loaded to the vessel MV Nandmeeti in 24 hrs. Feb 9, 2002 Hindo Pop Singer Falguni Pathak performed and entertained Vizagities which his popular series of songs at the Railway Stadium. Hundreds of his fans enjoyed their evening with his songs. Feb 7, 2002 Inspector General of Police, Mr. V Dinesh Reddy said that 24 more trains will be provided with Mobile Police stations in addition to the introduction of pilot basis to Godavari and Visakha Express trains. Feb 6, 2002 The Chairman of ICL and President of Indian Federation of Port and Dock Workers, Mr. Ashok Bhattachorjee said that the International Federation of Trade Unions of Transport Workers will oppose the download of the scrap of steel that arrived from the World Trade Center in New York. He said that the steel is highly polluted and that Visakhapatnam Port has no facility to handle such type of steel. He said that only Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust has the facilities in the West Coast of the country to handle such steel. Feb 5, 2002 The three-member subcommittee of the Committee of Parliament on Official Languages under the chairmanship of Sri Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad visited and inspected the implementation of official languages at NALCO, RINL of VSP, Bank of Baroda, Central Excise, Income Tax and State Bank of India. Feb 4, 2002 The Two Town Police of Visakhapatnam has registered a case and began investigating the death case of a housewife who was found dead in a suspicious condition in her apartment near Collectorate. Feb 3, 2002 Mr. G Hanumanthaiah was elected as the President of the Visakha Autonagar Small-Scale Industries Welfare Association. Feb 2, 2002 American Philosopher and Writer Mr. David Frawley was present in Visakhapatnam and spoke at a seminar on 'Hinduism and clash of Civilizations' organised by Pragna Bharathi. Feb 1, 2002 The Visakhapatnam Telecom District has issued orders for provision of new phone connections to all applicants who have paid for the same till Thursday. Jan 29, 2002 Registrar of Andhra University Sri JM Naidu inaugurated the Computerised Assessment Center of the Department of Psycology and Parapsycology of the Andhra University. Jan 24, 2002 The Annual Budget of the Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation was, for the first time in the history of the council, was rejected and was sent back to the Standing Committee for correction. Jan 22, 2002 Four persons were arrested by the Visakhapatnam Police for possession of country made pistols. Jan 21, 2002 Navy Chief visits Visakhapatnam Naval Base A ceremonial parade was held at the Naval Base commanded by Arvind Singh, Commander. The Parade was attended by a large number of sailors and their families. Speaking on the occasion the admiral said that their job was tougher as they have to safeguard a longer coastline compared to the on-land international border. Jan 19, 2002 A 24-year old Lion, Ashok, of the Indira Gandhi Zoological Park died at the Animal Rescue Center following disorder in Lungs and Pulmonary. Jan 18, 2002 The Sea Cadet Corps of the Visakhapatnam Unit celebrated their 32nd Anniversary. A Tree planting program was held. Jan 17, 2002 The local Passport Office in Visakhapatnam said that it will be issuing Passport to Senior citizens aged above 65 within 15 - 20 days time. The local Passport Officer Abilash Joshi said in a press release. Jan 16, 2002 Mr. Raman Puri took charge as the new Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Naval Command. He took over John C DeSilva who was posted as the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff at Naval Headquarters in Delhi. Jan 15, 2002 Gajendra Moksham - the festival held on the Kanuma day of the Sankranti was held at the Simhachalam Devasthanam in Visakhapatnam. Jan 13, 2002 The month long Maasotsavams of Sri Kanakamahalaksmi Ammavaru at Burujupeta in Visakhapatnam came to an end. The Utsavas began on 15th of last month. Jan 12, 2002 Union Minister for Shipping, Mr. Vedprakash P Goyal said that Visakhapatnam Airport will be expanded so as to meet the requirements. He said that necessary land will be taken from VPT in this regard. Jan 11, 2002 The CITU alleged that the Employees of the World Wide Diamonds units in VEPZ at Visakhapatnam were not provided with adequate working conditions and that their employees were frequently harassed. Speaking at a Press Conference, the CITU Union General Secretary Mr. S Arjun said that employees who joined the company in 1997 were still working as trainees. Jan 9, 2002 The Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation presented a Rs. 177.59 Crore budget for the year 2002-03 with a surplus of Rs. 5.77 Crores. Jan 8, 2002 Dr. Sharad Kumar Dixit said that he will be holding the free plastic surgery camp every year because of the good response from the public. He spoke with the press at Visakhapatnam after concluding the surgery camp at CDR Hospitals. Jan 7, 2002 Mr. Sharad Kumar Dixit - Eminent Surgeon in Plastic Surgery began treating patients in Visakhapatnam as a part of his tour to the city. He treated as many as 81 patients by 8:45 PM at the local CDR Hospitals. Jan 6, 2002 The 14 day strike by 800 employees of Marine Department of the Visakhapatnam Port Trust was considered to be the longest strike in the history of Indian ports. This was stated by CITU State Secretary Mr. Ch Narasinga Rao Jan 5, 2002 BSNL said that it will be launching Wireless in Local Loop Cell Phone for Visakhapatnam, Anakapalle and Chodavaram areas in June 2002. Jan 3, 2002 The Visakhapatnam Port Trust has topped the Indian Ports list with highest throughput of 33.9 million tonnes during April - December 2001. The other slots were taken by Kandla and Chennai ports. Jan 2, 2002 Eastern Distribution Company said that it will be upgrading and modernizing the power line in the Visakhapatnam district at a cost of Rs. 1 Crores. These includes a separate feeder for King George Hospital and solving power problems in the Old Town area.
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