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Some residents are wary of the move as they fear paying higher taxes
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Industrial pollution is a major concern for residents of Anakapalle, with many people reportedly suffering from respiratory problems due to the high number of pharma units located in the region.
Some residents are wary of the move as they fear paying higher taxes
Will the inclusion of Anakapalle municipality in the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) breathe fresh life into the condition of its wards? Residents are divided over the issue even as the municipality finds itself battling a severe shortage of funds and staff.
Left parties to contest in 25 wards
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March 04, 2021 10:46 IST
This is the highest number of wards the CPI and CPI(M) are contesting since the establishment of GVMC
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This is the highest number of wards the CPI and CPI(M) are contesting since the establishment of GVMC
For the first time in the GVMC elections, the main Left parties CPI(M) and CPI will be contesting in 25 wards. This is said to be the highest number of wards that the Left parties will be contesting since the establishment of the GVMC, and they are going all alone without any tie-up with any other political parties.
Going gets tough for auto drivers
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10% of them have become daily labourers, says union leader
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10% of them have become daily labourers, says union leader
Auto-rickshaw drivers are among the worst-hit by the steep fuel price hike that has come at a juncture when they are yet to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic blues.
During the peak period, we were not able to operate for about three months and later we were asked to resume after following a strict protocol, laments an auto driver Ramana Murthy. Business is yet to pick up as passengers are reluctant to hire an auto and unwilling to pay the extra fare, he says.
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Porata committee decides to organise Visakha bandh on March 5
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Porata committee decides to organise Visakha bandh on March 5
The arrest of leaders of the Left parties, Visakha Ukku Parirakshana Porata Committee, trade unions and people’s organisations, who were staging a protest at Maddilapalem Junction on Friday, came in for severe condemnation.
The arrested leaders raised slogans denouncing the Centre’s decision to completely divest its stake in the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) and the action of the State government in arresting the leaders, who were staging a peaceful protest seeking protection of the VSP.
A rasta roko was organised under the aegis of the committee, on the call given by the Left parties and trade unions against the privatisation of the VSP. Committee member V. Krishna Rao alleged that the police had arrested leaders and workers, who were staging a peaceful protest.
Privatisation of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant | ‘Rasta Roko’ organised, Centre urged to take back its decision
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February 26, 2021 17:33 IST
Hundreds of people including steel plant workers, trade union leaders, representatives of various parties gathered at the Steel Plant gate on the National Highway, near Kurmannapalem, raising slogans.
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Police personnel detain the activists of the Left party, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant workers union and various trade unions while trying to block the National Highway 16, during a protest against the privatisation of the plant.
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Hundreds of people including steel plant workers, trade union leaders, representatives of various parties gathered at the Steel Plant gate on the National Highway, near Kurmannapalem, raising slogans.