APCO registers record sales
Weavers’ corporative generates a revenue of Rs.1.5 crore

Building collapse at Daba Gardens claims 2
18 injured; Rescue operations initiated; Minister promises support

Two software employees drowned in Vizag beach
Two local youth who went for rescue missing

Recruitment rally for the posts of group (x) technical trades
Indian Air Force recruitments

APCO Fabrics Designer Collection showroom inaugurated
APSCO registers turnover of Rs. 138 crore

Distribution of ration cards from December 1
Applications for fresh cards to be accepted up to end of this month

Employee strike hits official machinery
Most Government offices including Collectorate looked deserted

Nationwide strike on Tuesday
NGOs and Teachers squat at Collectorate and Mandal offices to highlight their demands

The Hindu - Eenadu Lifestyle Show at AU College Grounds
Show to feature wide range of products on display

Photo and Stamp Exhibitions and pledges mark Mahatma Birth Anniversary
City reminds itself of teachings of Mahatma Gandhi

Visakhapatnam, January 18, 2006

16-year old girl looses her limb in the incident

The left limb of a girl was severed on Wednesday afternoon when a stray rocket projectile hit her in MVP Colony. Panic prevailed in the largely-residential MVP Colony. According the Commissioner of Police VSK Kaumudi, the projectile was caught in the net of a fisherman on Wednesday along with seven other fishermen and sold it to a petty scrap merchant.

The scrap owner engaged two persons to cut open the four foot long projectile. The duo used a gas cutter and precisely at that moment, the rocket got ignited and shot off. After crashing through two electric poles, it severed the limb of a girl and finally dropped down after hitting the boundary wall of an apartment complex. The police reached the spot within moments and brought the projectile to the Three Town Police Station. Experts from Navy were called to examine. The Naval personnel would not divulge whether it was rocket or part of a missile and whether it belonged to the Navy or some other agency. The girl was rushed to the King George Hospital within minutes of the incident.

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