Trade union leaders suspect foul play, seek action against the accused
The relay hunger strike tent at the Gandhi statue, near the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC), set up to protest against the move to privatise Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP), was gutted in a fire at around 5 a.m. on Sunday. The fire was brought under control by the fire service personnel. The cause of the fire is not yet known. Police reached the spot and gathered details.
Alleging that it was the handiwork of some anti-social elements, leaders of various trade unions demanded action by the police against the accused. They said that the agitation could not be stopped by such cheap gimmicks. INTUC district president Mantri Rajashekhar, INTUC district general secretaries Nagabhushanam and K. Easwara Rao, district youth INTUC general secretary Parupudi Ravi, CITU district general secretary I.V.G.R. Kumar and city general secretary Jaggu Naidu were among those who participated in the protest at t
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‘The value fixed for land is much lower than the market price’
The Forum for Development of North Andhra (FDNA) has appealed to Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy against going ahead with the decision of the Cabinet to sell away 10.39% of its stake in Gangavaram Port to the Adani Group.
In a letter to the Chief Minister on Friday, FDNA general secretary A. Aja Sarma said that the land given to the Gangavaram Port by then State government was spread over 2,800 acres, which was originally acquired for the Visakhakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP). The previous government had allotted the land to the Gangavaram Port at a cost much below the market price.
He had served as Visakhapatnam Mayor from 1995 to 2000
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) former MP Sabbam Hari died while undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at a private hospital in the city on Monday. He is survived by two daughters and a son.
His son Sabbam Venkat told reporters that Hari had breathed his last at 1.22 p.m. He had tested negative for COVID-19, but died of lung infection. The last rites would be performed at 9 a.m. on Tuesday.
Born on June 1, 1952, in Visakhapatnam, Hari completed his Intermediate and degree education at Mrs. AVN College, and pursued business activities for sometime before joining Congress in the mid-1980s.