46-534: Srikakulam is a city and the headquarters of Srikakulam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh . As of 2011 census , it has a population of 165,735. There are many other places of Buddhist Tourism such as Salihundam , Kalinga Patnam, Dabbaka Vaani Peta, Nagari Peta, Jagati Metta, Singupuram etc. in Srikakulam District. The Buddhist heritage site of Salihundam has some unique features. It has
92-425: A BPL card . Srikakulam (Lok Sabha constituency) , Vizianagaram (Lok Sabha constituency) The seven Assembly segments of Srikakulam Lok Sabha and One Assembly segment of Vijayanagaram Lok Sabha constituency are: There are one municipal corporation , three municipalities , two nagar panchayats and seven census towns . The municipal corporation in the district is Srikakulam and three municipalities in
138-727: A G20 summit. Belgium Embassy delegates and European delegation team visited the Pulsus Group office in Hyderabad in 2018 to sign an agreement to establish a Pulsus center in Belgium . At the 2019 Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) held in Greece , Srinubabu along with Indian Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri participated as Indian delegation and met with the Prime Minister of Greece , Kyriakos Mitsotakis to discuss
184-482: A beautiful star atop a stupa, rock cut massive stupas inside chaitya grihas, brick stupas with wheel pattern plan, votive stupas, inscriptions on the steps leading to the stupas and museum housing over two dozen sculpted statue and figurines of Buddha, Jain Teerthankars and other deities. The city was known as Chicacole before Indian Independence . Srikakulam or Chicacole is of great historical significance in
230-567: A population of 147,015, of which males constitute 73,077, females constitute 73,911 —a sex ratio of 931 females per 1000 males and 12,741 children are in the age group of 0–6 years. There are a total of 115,061 literates with an average literacy rate of 85.71%. Srikakulam has a tropical savanna climate ( Köppen climate classification Aw ). Srikakulam has been ranked 22nd best “National Clean Air City” under (Category 3 population under 3 lakhs cities) in India. Srikakulam Municipal Corporation
276-454: A total ayacut of 69,373 acres (280.74 km ). According to the 2011 census Srikakulam district has a population of 2,703,114, roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait or the US state of Nevada . This gives it a ranking of 147th in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 462 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,200/sq mi). Its population growth rate over
322-561: A warning to Beall stating that they intended to sue him, and were seeking $ 1 billion in damages under section 66A of India's Information Technology Act, 2000 . However, section 66A was struck down as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of India in an unrelated case in 2015. Effective January 2017, Beall's list was removed from the University of Colorado Denver website, and he shut his blogs. However, no further follow-up
368-438: Is 100 km (62 mi) north of Visakhapatnam. It has a population of 2,703,114 of which 10.98% is urban as of 2001. Srikakulam district has the longest coastline (about 193 km (120 mi)) in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Major rivers flowing through the district are River Nagavali , River Vamsadhara , Mahendratanaya, Champavati, Bahuda, Kumbhikota Gedda, Suvarnamukhi, Vegavati, Gomukhi. The Nagavali and Vamsadhara are
414-879: Is given below. Before Formation of Mandals, Administration was done through Taluka system. Erstwhile Talukas in district is given below. In 1978, the number of talukas in Srikakulam district was increased from 14 to 19. Later in 1985, 19 Talukas were divided into 60 mandals, out of which 14 talukas were in Srikakulam further bifurcated into 38 Mandals. in 1971 in 1978 in 1985 There are three Parliamentary Constituencies and 10 assembly constituencies in Srikakulam district. Parliamentary constituencies include Srikakulam , Araku , and Vizianagaram . The 10 Assembly Constituencies are Amadalavalasa , Rajam , Tekkali , Ichchapuram , Palasa , Narasannapeta , Palakonda , Pathapatnam , Srikakulam and Etcherla . Wards Formation year The gross district domestic product (GDDP) of
460-550: Is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state. As per the school information report for the academic year 2015–16, there are 3,875 schools. They include, 55 government, 2,833 mandal and zilla parishads, 1 residential, 573 private, 14 model, 32 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV), 85 municipal and 282 other types of schools. The number of students enrolled in primary, upper primary and high schools of
506-414: Is now a part of Rajam Nagar Panchayat . Srikakulam is a part of Srikakulam (Assembly constituency) for Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly . Gondu Sankar is the present MLA of the constituency from Telugu Desham Party . It is also a part of Srikakulam (Lok Sabha constituency) which was won by Rammohan Naidu Kinjarapu of Telugu Desam Party . The Arasavalli Sun temple is the abode of Sun god ,
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#1732772998383552-421: Is one of the six districts, located in the extreme northeastern direction of the state. It was formerly known as Chicacole, and was under Ganjam district till 1 April 1936, then merged under Vizagapatam district. Srikakulam district forms the core area of Kalinga where most of its historical capitals like Kalinganagari, pithunda, Dantapuram are located. Evidence of early historic man and his activities during
598-549: Is the civic body of the city, constituted as a municipality in the year 1856. It was upgraded to corporation on 9 December 2015. The jurisdictional area of the corporation is spread over 20.89 km (8.07 sq mi) with 36 election wards . The Srikakulam urban agglomeration constituents of the city include, Srikakulam municipality, census town of Balaga, fully out growths of Arasavalli , partly outgrowths of Kusulapuram, Thotapalem, Patrunivalasa and Patha Srikakulam (rural). While, Ponugutivalasa of Santhakavati mandal
644-401: Is within the geographic coordinates of 18°-20’ and 19°-10’ N and 83°-50’ and 84°-50’ E. The district is skirted to a distance by Kandivalasagedda, Vamsadhara and Bahuda at certain stretches of their courses while a line of heights of the great Eastern Ghats run from the northeast. Vizianagaram district and Parvathipuram Manyam district flanks in the south and west while Odisha bounds it on
690-495: The Khurda Road-Visakhapatnam section of Howrah-Chennai main line and is administered under Waltair railway division of East Coast Railway zone . International athletes like Karnam Malleswari (weightlifting) and Korada Mrudula (running, 400 m) are from Srikakulam. Kodi Ram Murthy Stadium near Govt. Degree College is a multi-purpose sporting facility in the town. In 1991, an unofficial cricket match
736-487: The National Institutes of Health 's PubMed Central . Additionally, in 2019, his company OMICS Publishing Group was required to pay 50.1 million dollars in damages following a US Federal Trade Commission complaint that the company was deceiving researchers and the academicians. Srinubabu completed his PhD from Andhra University and his post-doctorate from Stanford University . In 2007, he received
782-477: The Saora and Jatapus still practise the traditional podu system of cultivation . Dr. Reddy's Laboratories , a major pharmaceutical company, is at Pydibhimavaram . The total road length of state highways in the district is 959 km (596 mi). Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation runs bus services to all the major cities and towns of the state from the district. Major railway stations in
828-680: The Stone Age and Iron Age have been discovered at Sangamayya Konda and Dannanapeta. The speciality of Dannanapeta Iron Age megalithic site is a large single capstone as a dolmen with 36 ft in length and 14 ft in width and 2 ft thickness. Sailada Hills consists of 36 upright rocks and natural caves used for habitation by Iron Age man in Amudalavalasa mandal of the district. Evidences of Jain monuments and Buddhist remnants were discovered near Sangamayya Konda. Jain rock beds were discovered at Dannanapeta near Amudalavalasa in
874-474: The government of Andhra Pradesh , ₹ 25 lakh (US$ 30,000) to the government of Telangana and distributed masks and sanitizers in various districts for the relief of coronavirus during the COVID-19 pandemic in India , and also donated ₹ 20 lakh (US$ 24,000) to Ram Mandir construction. In 2022, he was appointed to the executive council of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Srikakulam . Srinubabu received
920-581: The Federation of Asian Biotech Association (FABA) to improve the global trade, BS Bajaj said that the representation and services of Gedela is crucial in increasing FABA's global growth. In 2019, he worked for Bilateral investment treaty of India and China. He was the co-convener of the G20 Health, Pharma, and Tech Summit Series, a private technology conference unaffiliated to the G20 , but held during
966-495: The G20 countries to promote AI in healthcare and technology advancements. He is also an executive council member of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Srikakulam . OMICS ' journals and conferences have been characterized as predatory publishing journals and predatory conferences with poor quality controls and a lack of legitimate services. As a result of this business model, Srinubabu's journals have been banned from indexing within
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#17327729983831012-653: The Young Scientist Award from the Human Proteome Organization in Seoul , South Korea. He has published research articles on how to study biological phenomena using mathematical models and how to detect cancer or diabetes early. He has published about 30 articles in various peer-reviewed journals . According to Google Scholar , Srinubabu's articles have been cited about 580 times, giving him an h-index of 13. Srinubabu founded
1058-602: The case filed by the FTC: "The Federal Trade Commission's allegation is completely wrong... They don't know what a journal is. Don't know what peer review is. They are illiterate in this matter. But scientists are not illiterate, they know which article to publish in which journal." In April 2019, the court imposed a fine of US$ 50.1 million on OMICS companies. OMICS' lawyer said that this was an unfair allegation and that OMICS would sue FTC for $ 3.11 billion in damages, saying it had caused loss of revenue and reputation. Srinibabu
1104-423: The city had a population of 146,988. The total population constitute, 73,077 males and 73,911 females —a sex ratio of 1011 females per 1000 males. 11,607 children are in the age group of 1–6 years. The average literacy rate stands at 84.62%, with male literacy at 90.76% and female literacy at 78.61%, and a total of 96,744 literates, significantly higher than the national average of 73.00%. The Urban agglomeration had
1150-458: The decade 2001–2011 was 6.38%. Srikakulam has a sex ratio of 1014 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 62.3%. After reorganization the district had a population of 21,91,437, with a sex ratio of 1014 females to every 1000 males. 373,746 (17.05%) lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 1,85,890 (8.48%) and 94,371 (4.31%) of the population respectively. Languages of Srikakulam district (2011) At
1196-432: The district are Amadalavalasa , Ichchapuram , Palasa-Kasibugga . The six census towns are Balaga, Hiramandalam , Narasannapeta , Ponduru , Sompeta , Tekkali . The district is divided into 3 revenue divisions: Palasa , Srikakulam and Tekkali , which are further subdivided into a total of 30 mandals , each headed by a sub-collector. The list of 30 mandals in Srikakulam district, divided into 3 revenue divisions,
1242-459: The district include Amudalavalasa , Srikakulam Road railway station , Palasa railway station ( major station) Naupada, Ichchapuram and Sompeta etc. The district is renowned for the brassware products namely, Budithi Bell and Brass Craft , which are made at Budithi village. These are registered as geographic indication from Andhra Pradesh . The district has many people from fields like film industry , music, art and architecture etc. Among
1288-440: The district is ₹ 19,942 crore (US$ 2.4 billion) and it contributes 3.8% to the gross state domestic product (GSDP) . While the per capita income at current prices was ₹ 92,090 (US$ 1,100). The primary , secondary and tertiary sectors of the district contribute ₹ 4,855 crore (US$ 580 million), ₹ 4,114 crore (US$ 490 million) and ₹ 10,973 crore (US$ 1.3 billion) respectively. Tribal communities such as
1334-482: The district is 371,472. The only university in the district is Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Srikakulam and medical colleges are Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences in Srikakulam town, GEMS—Great Eastern Medical Speciality and Hospital in Ragolu village. There are seven temples under the management of Endowments Department. Following are the towns & villages with respective commodities produced across
1380-556: The district. Gedela Srinubabu Gedela Srinubabu is an Indian businessman , scientist and politician. He is the chief executive officer of Pulsus Group and founder of its parent company the OMICS Publishing Group , a scientific journal publishing company that publishes science findings online for free for readers. Srinubabu was the co-convenor of the Health, Pharma, and Tech Summit Series, executed across
1426-531: The district. Salihundam is a famous Buddhist remnants site on the south bank of River Vamsadhara 5 kilometres west of Kalingapatnam and 18 kilometres from Srikakulam town. Srikakulam District was carved out in 1950 by bifurcating it from Visakhapatnam District. It remained unaffected in its territorial jurisdiction for some time. But in November 1969 the district lost 63 villages from Saluru Taluk and 44 villages from Bobbili Taluk on account of their transfer to
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1472-489: The idol of the temple was installed by sage Kasyapa's and is one of the two sun temples in the country. The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools of the School Education Department of the state. The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu. Gedela Srinubabu , CEO of Pulses Group has been orchestrating meetings with
1518-419: The major rivers in Srikakulam district. These two river basins together constitute about 5% of the area. The Mahendratanaya and Bahuda rivers are two minor river basins in the district. Others are Benjigedda, Peddagedda, Kandivalasa gedda. Major irrigation projects on these rivers — Vamsadhara Project , Narayanapuram Anicut , Thotapalli Regulator — and some medium projects at Pydigam Project, Onigadda provide
1564-763: The medieval and later history of Kalinga. The earliest history of Srikakulam dates back to the ages of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty. It falls under the direct rule of the Suryavanshis of Nandapur until its annexation by the Golconda Qutb Shahis. Under the Sultans of Golconda, Srikakulam became the headquarters of the North Andhra region and one officer called 'Fouzdar' was appointed to look after the administration. The rule of Golconda in
1610-654: The north and Bay of Bengal on the East. Srikakulam district can be divided into two main distinct natural divisions. A portion of Srikakulam district is plain terrain with intense agriculture and the other is rocky and hilly terrain covered with forests. Some of the Mahendragiri Hills covers Srikakulam district. Most of the forest area of the plain terrain has been damaged by intense agriculture. Kotthuru , Hiramandalam , Pathapatnam , Kalingadal reservoir and some other areas are still covered with dense forests. Srikakulam
1656-414: The notable people are Vaddadi Papaiah , J. V. Somayajulu , Gidugu Venkata Ramamoorty , Sarat babu, LV Revanth(Indian idol), Rao Ramesh , Rao gopala Rao, Sai kumar, Pingali Nagendrarao , and Kalipatnam Ramarao . Kodi Rammurthy Naidu (body builder), Karnam Malleswari (Olympic medalist), Pujari Sailaja in weight lifting are famous people from the district. The primary and secondary school education
1702-406: The notorious open-access publisher, OMICS Publishing Group , widely regarded as predatory . He purchased Pulsus Group in 2016, causing controversy and putting the future of the journals that it published into question. The company has been placed on Jeffrey Beall 's list of "Potential, possible, or probable" predatory open-access publishers. In 2013, Srinubabu served as the vice-president of
1748-496: The objective of encouraging farmers to revert to jute cultivation. The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Srikakulam bus station. National Highway 16 (India) , a part of Golden Quadrilateral highway network, bypasses the city. Srikakulam Road railway station (station code:CHE) is an Indian railway station in Amudalavalasa near to Srikakulam town of Andhra Pradesh . It lies on
1794-434: The open-access journal publisher's model, and if the same 10,000 articles are published under a subscription business, they can generate about $ 500 million annually by giving subscriptions to thousands of universities and research institutions across the world. Subscription models are followed by the majority of Western publishing companies, including academic publishing companies of United States. Srinubabu commented on
1840-455: The region ended in 1673 with a battle between the king of Jeypore, Viswambhar Dev-I and the Nawab of Chicacole. Due to the weakening state of Golconda, the fouzdar of Chicacole adopted the title of Nawab and endeavored to establish an independent regime. However, he was defeated by Viswambhar Dev-I, who re-established the rule of Jeypore in the North Andhra regions. As of 2011 Census of India ,
1886-552: The then newly constituted Gajapathinagaram Taluk of Visakhapatnam District. In May 1979, the district underwent major territorial changes with the formation of a new district with headquarters at Vizianagaram which involved transfer of Salur , Bobbili , Parvathipuram and Cheepurupalli Taluks to the new district. Srikakulam's culture is a blend of traditional festivals, food, music and theatres. Srikakulam district occupies an area of 4,591 square kilometres (1,773 sq mi), comparatively equivalent to Trinidad and Tobago . It
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1932-423: The time of the 2011 census, 92.34% of the population spoke Telugu , 6.18% Odia and 0.92% Sora as their first language. According to 2007–08, International Institute for Population Sciences , 86.9% had access to electricity , 70.4% had drinking water , 18.5% toilet facilities, and 47.2% lived in a pucca (permanent) home . 31.5% of girls wed before the legal age of 18 and 90.1% of interviewees carried
1978-541: The translation of health care and agriculture information into regional languages . Since 2013, American library scientist Jeffrey Beall has used his personal blog, scholarlyoa.com, to criticise the publishing practises of OMICS Publishing Group and its CEO Srinubabu. Through his blog, allegations were made against OMICS regarding the quality of its scientific journals and its business practises. In May 2013, OMICS Publishing Group, which had also been included on Beall's list of predatory open access publishers, issued
2024-825: Was Uttarandhra co-ordinator of the Jana Sena Party from 2018 to 2019. The party announced Srinubabu as the Jana Sena candidate for the Visakhapatnam parliamentary constituency in the 2019 general elections , but after two or three days, Srinubabu left the party and joined the YSR Congress Party . He was appointed as state general secretary by Telugu Desam Party in 2024. In 2018, Srinubabu visited areas affected by Cyclone Titli and observed distribution of food, blankets and clothing. His organization has donated ₹ 1 crore (US$ 120,000) to
2070-605: Was made about damages of $ 1 billion in legal affairs. In 2016, based on Beall's allegations, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against OMICS' publishing practices, citing their detrimental effects on American publishers' loss of trade to the United States. If 10,000 articles article is published in open access journals , the publication cost is about $ 10 million with an average $ 2000 article processing cost, depending on
2116-585: Was played between Sunil Gavaskar XI and Kapil Dev XI with both the legends being a part of the game as well. The only swimming pool (maintained by SAAP) is located in Santhinagar. Srikakulam district Srikakulam district is one of the twenty-six districts of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh , located in the Uttarandhra region of the state, with its headquarters located at Srikakulam . It
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