B. Madhu Gopal

2 days ago | thehindu.com | B. Madhu Gopal

The railways have sanctioned a pre-paid auto and taxi stand near the Platform No. 4 exit of Duvvada Railway Station. The Senior Divisional Commercial Manager of Waltair, K. Saandeep, sent a communication to this effect earlier this month. The Duvvada Railway Station, situated within the limits of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC), is classified as a Non-Suburban Group-5 category station.

2 days ago | thehindu.com | B. Madhu Gopal

Minister for Women Development and Child Welfare Gummidi Sandhya Rani has stated that women should have more children, considering the nation’s needs. The concept of two children or one child per family is no longer valid. Participating as chief guest at the State-level ‘Poshan Pakhwada–2025’ at the VMRDA Children Arena, here, on Tuesday, the Minister said that the time has come to change the old family planning slogan to ‘Two, three, or more’.

3 days ago | thehindu.com | B. Madhu Gopal

Even as U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance and his wife Usha Chilukuri arrived on a four-day visit to India on Monday, the flurry of activity that was witnessed at the residence of Ms. Usha’s grandmother, Chilukuri Santhamma, soon after Mr. Vance became the Republican nominee, is missing now. Prof. Santhamma, 97, who had retired as a professor of physics from Andhra University more than three-and-a-half decades ago, continues to teach students of Centurion University, Vizianagaram, even today.

6 days ago | thehindu.com | B. Madhu Gopal

The iconic Hawa Mahal building provided the perfect setting for the antique works, coins and stamps exhibition, organised by Mayank Kumari Deo, former convener of INTACH-Visakhapatnam, in association with the Numismatic and Philatelic Society of Visakhapatnam, on the occasion of World Heritage Day, here, on Friday. Heritage and history enthusiasts spent quality time going through the exhibits, keenly reading the exhibit description, as it was a holiday on account of Good Friday.

1 week ago | thehindu.com | B. Madhu Gopal

A pregnant woman travelling by train no.07046 from Cherlapalli to Kishanganj experienced severe labour pain and delivered a baby in the S4 coach late on Sunday (April 13, 2025) night. The Commercial Control team in Visakhapatnam provided immediate assistance to K. Jainab (31), who delivered the baby, and promptly attended to her and ensured safe delivery. Both the mother and newborn are safe according to a statement issued by the railways.