January 1, 2007: The year 2006 was a bright for VSP
Sales turnover is over Rs. 9000 crores

January 1, 2007: CPM workers lathi charged
Police banned public meetings, allies and any form of agitation

January 1, 2007: Noted dancer Manjubhargavi to be felicitated
She performed more than 1600 dance performances

January 1, 2007: CIEFL plans to set up regional centres in the State
Central University status hailed

January 2, 2007: City Task Force officials arrested two persons
9 Kg gold seized

January 2, 2007: Chief Minister to visit on January 6, 2007
To participate in various government programmes

January 2, 2007: Educationalists meet on January 9, 2007
Cultural awareness among the youth

January 2, 2007: DISHA - 2007
Management students have edge over technology students

January 3, 2007: Air Chief Marshal visits ENC
Interacts with officers of ENC

January 3, 2007: Bhooporatam continues in Visakhapatnam
MLA MA Gafoor arrested along with 194 agitators

January 4, 2007: Bronze statue of Dronamraju to be unveiled on Friday
Chief Minister to attend the function

January 4, 2007: Bhooporatam in Visakhapatnam
Opposition demands unconditional release of arrested leaders

January 4, 2007: Ripples -2007
AU student bags gold

January 4, 2007: Chapa Kumar selected for best consumer award
Award in recognition of valuable contribution in consumer awareness

January 4, 2007: PMRY selections
Selections will be held on January 8, 9 and 12

January 5, 2007: Traffic diversion due to CMs visit
No vehicles moving towards Akkayapalem from Thatichetlapalem

January 5, 2007: CPM activists taken into custody
Chief Minister’s visit to be hassle free

January 5, 2007: APSRTC observes 18th Road Safety Week
Compensations reach Rs. 70.25 lakhs to victims

January 5, 2007: Horticulture show 2007 from Saturday
Ukkunagaram to become the venue

January 5, 2007: Simhachalam Devasthanam contemplating auction of lands
Keeping land grabbers at bay

January 6, 2007: GITAM and HPCL sign pact
Agreement for three research projects

January 6, 2007: Farmlands will be acquired as a last resort for SEZs
CM directs VUDA and APHB to build houses for middle class

January 6, 2007: Siripuram renamed Dronamraju Square
Chief Minister announces name change

January 7, 2007: CM to inaugurate global meet on Ceramics
CERATEC-2007 to be held at AU Engineering College

January 7, 2007: Visakhapatnam Port Trust wins Major Ports Shuttle Meet
Trophies distributed to winners

January 7, 2007: APSRTC to ply special busses for festival season
More busses to connect to Hyderabad

January 7, 2007: Huge turnout for Bhajana Mahotsavam
Event aimed at infusing devotional spirit

January 8, 2007: Central Government agrees to upgrade AUEC to IIT standard
CM lays foundation stone for VIMS

January 8, 2007: Jindals mobile health unit flagged off
Vocational training centre to be opened shortly

January 8, 2007: VUDA to organizing flower show at Kalasagiri
Individuals can put up their stalls at the venue

January 8, 2007: NTPC to embark on expansion mode
Proposal sent to PIB for approval

January 9, 2007: Gold coins to be available at IOB branches
Four to fifty grams coins available for individuals

January 9, 2007: Regional awareness meeting on GO 610
Entries to be made in the service registers of employees

January 9, 2007: GVMC approves renaming of Siripuram Junction
Siripuram Junction now official as Dronamraju Circle

January 9, 2007: Childrens home Sail Bosco Ilu inaugurated
VSP and SAIL extends help for social cause

January 10, 2007: NCSC panel member visits steel plant
Rich tributes paid to Dr Ambedkar

January 10, 2007: ZP panel members stage dharna
Protests against Congress discrimination

January 10, 2007: Tollywood biggies buying lands in the city
APSFTTDC working on proposal for film city

January 11, 2007: TDP leaders protest continues on the second day
Protest against the alleged discrimination by ZP chairman

January 11, 2007: Visakhapatnam Broadband speed increased to 2 MBPS
BSNL aiming at improving its customer base

January 12, 2007: Visakhapatnam native hands over assigned land
Assigned land purchased by her surrendered to MRO

January 12, 2007: Mega Musical nite on January 14
Eight Wonder Entertainers to conduct musical nite

January 12, 2007: Kotak High School student selected for National level champion ship
Basketball champion ship to be held in Chattisgarh

January 12, 2007: National Youth Day observed
Programme conducted by Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama

January 13, 2007: Tyagaraja aradhana from January 18
Sangeeta Sudhanidhi Award to K Krishnamacharyulu

January 13, 2007: EPDCL launches SMS service on power cuts
Consumers can get advance information about power cuts

January 13, 2007: DCC president denies TDP charge of fund allocation
Says TDP leaders misleading the people

January 14, 2007: No land would be taken from poor - says Minister Dharmana
Says Government is not anti-poor

January 14, 2007: Power scarcity in Visakhapatnam
Consumers asked to follow economy measures

January 14, 2007: Taekwondo Championship 2007 from January 17
More than 1000 participants to take part

January 16, 2007: English language practical examination from January 18
Andhra University to hold the examination

January 16, 2007: Burglars strike at MVP Colony and makes away with booty
Stolen ornaments estimated to be worth over Rs. 1 crore

January 16, 2007: Fake currency racket busted
Two persons arrested with cash

January 16, 2007: Satyam to conduct campus interviews on February 2
Applications for the recruitment drive to be available on AU website

January 17, 2007: Best farmers get Sankranti Puraskarams
Farmers presented with Rs. 5000

January 18, 2007: Rs 500 crore allocation of beach nourishment and conservation
Conservation and Promotion of mangroves highlighted

January 18, 2007: CFTUI urges government to focus on welfare of workers
Globalization should not lead to loss of jobs

January 18, 2007: Andhra Pradesh excel well in Taekwondo meet
CISF wins gold in welterweight division

January 18, 2007: Confluence 2007 from Saturday
1500 delegates expected to participate

January 19, 2007: Global meet on Cancer at Visakhapatnam
Meet jointly organized by Lions Cancer Hospital and AU

January 19, 2007: VSP observes Energy Month
Chairman & MD speaks at valedictory function

January 19, 2007: Teppotsavam at Simhachalam observed
Anand Gajapati Raju and family offer special pooja

January 19, 2007: GITAM inks with UK University
Students needs liberalization and proposed reforms in higher education

January 20, 2007: Symbiosys Technologies bags top exporter award
Symbiosys has Hitachi and Google as its clients

January 20, 2007: International Conference on Translational Research for Cancer
Emphasizes integrated approach to combat cancer

January 21, 2007: Task Force police arrested four for betting
Betting on Australia and New Zealand cricket match

January 21, 2007: Foundation stone laid for Housing Scheme
318 houses to be constructed for the poor

January 21, 2007: Kennel Association organizes dogs show
140 dogs of 32 breeds participated in the show

January 22, 2007: State level conference of NMU of APSRTC on January 25
The conference will elect its new Executive Body

January 22, 2007: Flights cancelled due to fog
Visibility dropped to as low as 1500 metre

January 22, 2007: BHPV delivers reactor to Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
For testing of CCR plat forming reactor

January 23, 2007: Flight services cancelled
Smog continues to hamper air traffic

January 23, 2007: Chemist shops raided and case filed against pharmacist
Operation conducted in coordination with Vijayawada Inspectors

January 23, 2007: Tribal Rights Recognition Act 2006 is a boon to tribals
MP Midiam Babu Rao welcomes the Act

January 23, 2007: Visakha Dairy hikes milk price
Due to the rise in the procurement cot and other expenses

January 24, 2007: Two persons arrested on charges of molestation
Passersby alerts police

January 24, 2007: Port Trust breaks previous record
15951 tonnes of ureal in bulk unloaded in record time

January 24, 2007: Prism 2007 from January 26
Final round of events to be held at VUDA Children’s Theater

January 24, 2007: APEPDCL to set up 100 new sub stations
Estimated cost is around Rs. 140 crore

January 25, 2007: NMU threatened to resist private bus operations
Operations of private buses plying on RTC routes

January 25, 2007: APSRTC introduces new buses in the city
14 low floor city buses flagged off

January 25, 2007: Inter district and State Carrom Tournament from January 26
Carrom association of Visakhapatnam to organize

January 26, 2007: CCR Cyclemax Regeneration System erected
Visakha Refinery ED and top officials present

January 26, 2007: Poll code comes into in force
GVMC elections to be held on February 19

January 26, 2007: 1200 Electronic Voting machines for GVMC elections
Receiving of Nominations to end by February 2

January 26, 2007: 78,847 houses to be built under Indiramma Scheme
Indira Sagar water for 1.5 lakh acres

January 27, 2007: GVMC Commissioner promises free and fair poll elections
Strict implementation of Election Code

January 27, 2007: Campaign on Oil Conservation
Awareness rally organized by IOCL

January 27, 2007: 41st National Cross Country Championship
800 athletes to participate

January 28, 2007: Special cell to monitor model code for elections set up
Commissioner MK Meena inaugurates the cell

January 28, 2007: CPM to contest for 24 seats in GVMC polls
CPM ready for alliance with TDP

January 29, 2007: GO issued for transfer of R-Cards
Relief for Steel Plant displaced persons

January 29, 2007: Mobiles shop burgled
Phones worth Rs. 40,000 stolen

January 29, 2007: Visakhapatnam Steel Plant to focus on transparency to curb graft
Online filing of returns at VSP

January 29, 2007: Flight services restored after 11 days
Indian Airlines New Delhi bound flight cancelled

January 29, 2007: Vizag police prepares list of rowdy sheeters
Commissioner holds review meeting

January 30, 2007: BJP to go on its own in civic elections
To go ahead without any alliances

January 30, 2007: TDP President to finalize list for GVMC elections
District leaders leaves for Hyderabad

January 31, 2007: DISHA - 2007 from February 1
Main objective is to develop communicative skills

January 31, 2007: Steel Plant installs project monitoring system
It helps monitor the progress of 6.3 million ton expansion

January 31, 2007: International Cricket match tickets will be available at e-Seva centres
India-Sri Lanka one day on February 17

January 31, 2007: CPM likely to have alliance with CPI
BV Raghavulu expressed its willingness

January 31, 2007: BJP releases its first list for GVMC polls
107 applications received for 72 wards so far

January 31, 2007: CR Reddy statue at AU damaged
AU registrar held an emergency meeting