Visakhapatnam news as on May 1,2017

• GITAM signs MoU with US university:: GITAM university signed an MoU with the US based Central Michigan University on Monday. It exchanged between GITAM Registrar M.Pothuraju and assistant dean of CMU Debasish Chakraborthy in the presence of the Vice Chancellor M.S.Prasada Rao. The MoU is aimed at collaborating teaching, research activities, advanced studies and transfer of academic courses on the university campus.

• Emergency medicine department at AMC:: Members of Traumatic Brain Injury Group appealed to AMC Principal P.V.Sudhakar to create an Emergency Medicine Department in AMC to effectively make use of Traumatic Brain Injury programme. Dr.Sudhakar convened a meeting on Monday said Dr. Annapoorna Pattisapu has promised to extend help from AMC Alumni Association of North America to establish the Emergency Medicine Department at KGH/AMC.

• Dynamic petrol, diesel prices:: The following will be the prices for petrol and diesel on May 2. BPCL – petrolRs.72.68 per litre and diesel Rs.62.80 while HPCL – petrol is Rs72.70 per litre and diesel is Rs.62.83.

• Special yoga camps:: Special ten day yoga camps for personality development among children 7 to 14 years group are being organized by the Yoga Consciousness Trust at new VUDA Park from May 1. The second camp will be from May 11. The timings are from 7 to 8 am. Interested persons can contact the Yoga Centre at the New VUDA Park on phone numbers 92477 78415 or 94401 79914.

• 33rd summer coaching camp begins:: The 33rd summer coaching camp conducted by YMCA was inaugurated by Philip C Tocher, MLA representing the Anglo Indian community on Monday.

• VUDA summer camp begins:: VUDA in charge Vice Chairman M.Harinarayana on Monday inaugurated the summer camp of VUDA at Children’s Arena. The time for registration for camp has been extended up to May 3. A total of 129 persons registered with 22 for Kuchipudi, painting (38), karate (31) and western dance (38).