ARYA Posted June 12, 2014 Report Posted June 12, 2014 CBN says he will make Vizag a mega city,1)Ensure petro corridor(PCPIR) implemented on war footage basis,2)Metrorail, ringroad for Vizag.3)Completion of VIMS, Uttarandhra as a medical hub, tourism hub, financial hub.4) ITIR project report getting ready for Vizag according to him.5) Girijan, Petro Universities, Central University, Indian Maritime University.6) New international airport for Vizag.7) RAILWAY ZONE, SPORTS SCHOOL.
ARYA Posted June 14, 2014 Report Posted June 14, 2014 ‘Vizag will do us all proud’ The Government would take all steps to develop the city as an industrial, financial, educational, health and tourism hub and turn it into a city to be proud of, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said. Briefing the media here on Thursday after the maiden Cabinet meeting held at the Andhra University Executive Council Committee Hall, he said his Government was keen on development of the city. He said funds would be sanctioned for making Visakhapatnam Institute of Medical Sciences functional. In the first phase it would be a 200-bed hospital and its expansion would be taken up in due course. Noting that pollution was a major issue, he said steps would be taken to control it. The city would be made a IT and hardware-producing hub. The Centre had already agreed in principle to set up a Petroleum University here and steps would be taken to establish a Maritime University here. A tribal university would also be established here, he said. The city was well suited for establishing cinema industry and steps would be taken to encourage the development of the industry here, he added. Agreeing that the city was best suited for setting up the headquarters of the proposed new railway zone, he said that his Government would take up the issue with the Centre.
ARYA Posted June 14, 2014 Report Posted June 14, 2014 A treat for book lovers in city The HinduBooks on display at the fair organised by Pebbles in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. PHOTO: C.V. SUBRAHMANYAM TOPICS arts, culture and entertainment books and literature books and literature Telugu literature authors and poets children's books debut books arts, culture and entertainment Those who like to drift into the world of books have enough reasons to cheer up at the book fair hosted by Pebbles, a multimedia education and infotainment player from Hyderabad, at Maharashtra Mandal near Asilmetta. The venue has a stack of books covering a whole range of topics in both Telugu and English versions. From fairy tales to 3-D story books to pocket encyclopaedia and books like ‘100 Landmarks of the World’ to ‘1,000 facts that are freaky, scary, mind-blowing and strange but true’, the stalls will impress one with its wide collection. Study material Study material in the form of CDs and DVDs, educational CDs catering to both State and Central board syllabus besides the fun and learn glitter books with the most eye-catching pictures form part of the fair. Academic syllabus covering from Classes VI to X were on display at the mela. “There is a good demand for children’s section. Fairy tales and story books, available in different shapes and hues, are selling like hot cakes. Our objective is to nurture book-reading interest among people. Depending on the response received, we plan to feature similar events as an annual affair,” director of Pebbles G.K. Anand said. As part of the mela, Swadesi Crafts have also put up their hand-crafted trinket jewellery, khadi shirts for men and trendy and fashionable footwear for women, among others. Book lovers not only get an opportunity to browse through 7,000 books under various heads and digital formats close to 500 put up at the venue but also can avail discount of 20 per cent on CDs and 10 per cent on books. The mela is open between 10 a.m. and 9 p.m. till June 15.
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