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WITH A MESSAGE: Police Commissioner B. Shivadhara Reddy addressing minor drivers and their parents at a counselling conducted by the city traffic police in Visakhapatnam on Monday. Additional DCP (Traffic) Suresh Babu and Traffic Inspector D. Rajeswara Rao are seen. PHOTO: C.V. Subrahmanyam
More youths losing lives in accidents, says CP
Police Commissioner B. Shivadhar Reddy at a counselling programme for minor drivers, organised by the city traffic police, said that 60 to 70 per cent of road accident deaths involved young persons.
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Related: Police to crack the whip on ‘minor drivers’
3-tier network eliminates delay: Transport official
The 3-tier network, introduced in the offices of the Transport Department in the city and district, has been streamlined to a large extent.
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India lagging behind in PC penetration
Intel has launched a campaign to increase awareness on the use of personal computer devices to improve people’s skill and employability.
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Fishery workers stage protest
Fishery workers, owing allegiance to the Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbour Workers Union, staged a protest against the 47-day ban on fishing.
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Rally expresses solidarity with PLHA
NGO activists and sex workers took part in 30 International AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day rally organised on the beach road on Sunday.
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TDP provided a clean rule, say party leaders
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