Visakhapatnam, July 6 (IANS) A fisherman drowned after a boat carrying four fishers capsized off the Revu Polavaram coast in Andhra Pradesh’s Anakapalli district on Monday.According to police, three fishermen safely reached the coast. The accident occurred when the boat overturned and the fishermen fell into the rough sea.The body of the deceased fisherman was washed ashore. He was identified as Chodipalli Simhadri, of Revu Polavaram fishing village.Meanwhile, search continued for the second d…
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Visakhapatnam, July 5 (IANS) One of the seven fishermen who went missing in the sea off the Visakhapatnam coast in Andhra Pradesh returned safely on Sunday while the search operation intensified for the remaining fishermen, officials said.A group of seven fishermen belonging to Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam districts had left for fishing from Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbour on July 1.As the sea conditions turned rough due to a low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal, their families contacted them …
Bhubaneswar, June 3 (IANS) Odisha Police has put in place elaborate security arrangements to ensure the smooth and successful conduct of the second BRICS Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Working Group Meeting in Puri, beginning Wednesday. The prestigious international event, being held from June 3 to 5, has brought together delegates and representatives from BRICS member and partner nations, making it one of the most significant global engagements hosted in Odisha.Director General of Police (DGP) O…
Amaravati, May 19 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh fishermen arrived at Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s Undavalli residence here after sailing in 100 boats in the Krishna River to express their joy over the release of financial aid by the state government for the second consecutive year. State minister for human resources development and information technology, Nara Lokesh, who is the son of the Chief Minister, welcomed the fishermen.Lokesh posted on X that the fishermen came on 100 boats to expres…