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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh A.P. Youth Cong. activists injured in scuffle with police HYDERABAD, SEPT. 22.A few activists and leaders of the Andhra Pradesh Youth Congress suffered minor injuries when there was a scuffle between the agitated members of the Congress youth body and the police during the `chalo Assembly' rally on ... Naxals kill TDP sarpanch ANANTAPUR, SEPT.22. Naxalites belonging to the People's War killed the sarpanch of Ganthimarri village of Ramagiri mandal in Anantapur district, Ravindra Reddy of the TDP, at his native Penubolu village last night. He was shot dead after being ... 
Naidu, YSR shake hands but sparHYDERABAD, SEPT. 22. The Leader of the Opposition, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, and the Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, used the occasion of a customary handshake on the first day of the Assembly session for an exchange of barbed jibes. The ... Naidu asks party MLAs to face Cong. 'boldly' HYDERABAD, SEPT. 22. The TDP president, N. Chandrababu Naidu, today counselled his party MLAs not to entertain any fears that the Congress would succeed in cornering the ruling party in the Assembly because his Government was providing a model ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad Two more landmarks to bite the dust HYDERABAD, SEPT. 22. It is going to be another day of mourning for heritage aficionados in Hyderabad, with the loss of two more prominent landmarks -- Adil Alaw Mansion popular as Taraporewala Montessori School building in Nampally area and the ... 142 polling booths identified as hypersensitive in Karwan HYDERABAD, SEPT. 22. The police have identified 142 polling booths in the Karwan Assembly constituency as hypersensitive, 135 as sensitive and 98 as regular. The hypersensitive booths will be manned by a Sub Inspector, a head constable and three ... Vain bid to poison IAS officer HYDERABAD, SEP. 22. A ten-year-old boy, Ramu, working in the house of a senior IAS officer, G. Murali Krishna, was charged with attempting to kill the latter by offering him mixed with poison on Sunday evening. The Banjara Hills police have ... Transco steps up purchases from W. Bengal HYDERABAD, SEPT. 22.The Simhadri project of the NTPC in Visakhapatnam, with its erratic working, is creating problems on the power supply front. As it has a large installed capacity of 1,000 MW, all meant only for the State, the two-unit ... Other Stories
Karnataka Drought: Krishna seeks Centre's help TORANAGAL (BELLARY DISTRICT), SEPT. 22. The Karnataka Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, today said: ``We have waited for long for relief from the Union Government to tackle the drought in the State. We have not got any relief. After the byelections, ... Krishna asks Hungund voters to endorse his rule HUNGUND (BAGALKOT DT.), SEPT. 22. The Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, on Monday appealed to Hungund voters to endorse his four-year rule by electing the party candidate, Gowramma Kashappanavar, in the September 26 byelection. Mr. Krishna, who ... BJP disrupting Congress meetings, alleges Poojary BANGALORE, SEPT. 22. The KPCC President, B. Janardhana Poojary, has accused the BJP of creating fear in the minds of voters in Hungund Assembly constituency where a byelection is scheduled for September 26. Addressing presspersons here today, ... 
U.S. Consulate gifts books to legislature libraryBANGALORE, SEPT. 22. The Karnataka Legislature Library, one of the oldest of the kind in the country, will have a section of books on public affairs concerning the United States of America. The U.S. Consulate in Chennai today gifted books worth ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore Casual vacancy round for general candidates today BANGALORE, SEPT. 22. The Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell began the Casual Vacancy Round on Monday to fill all vacant seats in professional colleges with hundreds of candidates thronging the venue. However, on Monday it was the turn of candidates ... Four arrested in highway robbery case BANGALORE, SEPT. 22. The city police have arrested four persons on charges of murdering a lorry driver and a cleaner in Kolar district last month. The lorry driver, Subramani, and the cleaner, Lakshmaiah, were found murdered near the bypass in ... Three children sneak out of orphanage, found at Ulsoor BANGALORE, SEPT. 22. The saga of runaway children in the city was repeated on Monday when three inmates of a children's shelter home went missing from morning. The children were traced near the Gurudwara by a good Samaritan who handed them over ... Nanje Gowda cautions Govt. on A.P. plea BANGALORE, SEPT. 22. The former Minister for Major Irrigation, H.N. Nanje Gowda, has cautioned the State Government of a game plan behind the request by Andhra Pradesh for release of 50 tmcft. of water from the Alamatti dam to trap it to accept ... Laloo wants CBI to appeal against Advani's discharge BANGALORE, SEPT. 22. The Rastriya Janata Dal President, Laloo Prasad Yadav, on Monday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to appeal against the verdict of the Rae Bareli court discharging the Deputy Prime Minister, L.K. Advani, in the ... Other Stories
Kerala Medical college fees: HC notice to Govt. KOCHI, SEPT. 22.A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court today issued notice to the State Government on a writ petition challenging the Government order fixing the fee for the 50 per cent Government quota in self-financing medical colleges on a ... Silent voters may prove decisive KOCHI, SEPT. 22.From the back of the beyond, the Left Democratic Front (LDF) has made a tremendous comeback, giving its immediate rival, the United Democratic Front (UDF), a run for its money, if not stiff competition, in the triangular contest ... Menon's supporters hope to spring a surprise KOCHI, SEPT. 22. Surprises can happen in any election and Ernakulam is no exception. This seems to be the catch-line for the supporters of V. Viswanatha Menon in the by-election here. The Indian Federal Democratic Party (IFDP), which played a ... Pinarayi questions Antony's 'political morality' KOCHI, SEPT. 22.The Chief Minister, A. K. Antony, who was making statements about `political morality,' has no right to talk about it, given the history of his own political career, according to the CPI(M) State general secretary, Pinarayi ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram Traffic roundabout to come up by month-end THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, SEPT. 22.A roundabout with a diameter of 17 metres is to be set up at a cost of Rs. 9 lakhs at the Enchakkal Junction, which has been identified as one of the accident-prone sites, known as `black spots', on the ... 'Scrap one-way traffic rule in Chalai' THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, SEPT. 22. A meeting convened by the Mayor, J. Chandra, here today urged the police to change the one-way traffic system along the Chalai main road before September 25. Political party leaders, trade unions, merchants ... State headed for second year of deficit rains? THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, SEPT. 22. The State may well be headed for a poor monsoon for the second successive year, with a deficit of 22 per cent being recorded as on date even as the South-West Monsoon is drawing to a close. Last year had been a ... Karunakaran denounces Antony THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, SEPT. 22. Senior Congress leader, K. Karunakaran, today denounced the Chief Minister, A. K. Antony, for tendering `unsolicited advice to me and my group in the party'. ``He has neither the age nor the experience to do ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu CM commissions machine cleaning of Marina CHENNAI, SEPT. 22.The Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, today commissioned mechanical cleaning of the Marina, flagging off `Beach Tech - 2000', an imported machine, which operates on the raking technique. A demonstration of the machine was ... Police ill-treated Killai residents: CPI (M) CUDDALORE, SEPT. 22. The CPI (M) district secretary, S. Dhanasekaran, has alleged that the police have ill-treated the people of Killai, near Chidambaram, on the pretext of restoring order. They have not even spared women. A 60-year-old woman, ... A morale-lifting event for DMK VILLUPURAM, SEPT. 22. The Villupuram DMK conference, intended to be a ``show of strength'', seems to have achieved its objective, going by the turnout all the three days, from September 19 to 21. Despite hiccups and what the organisers called ... 574 cases of non-payment of loans settled at adalat CUDDALORE, SEPT. 22. In a special Lok Adalat held at Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram near here recently, 574 cases pertaining to non-payment of advances amounting to Rs. 1.32 crores obtained from the Indian Bank were settled. In all, 1,657 ... We will take action if Kannappan is not dropped: Jayalalithaa CHENNAI, SEPT. 22. Accusing the Union Minister, M. Kannappan, of supporting the banned Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, today announced that ``suitable action'' would be taken against him under the ... SC orders status quo on Gopal bail NEW DELHI, SEPT. 22. The Supreme Court today ordered maintenance of status quo on the release on bail of R.R. Gopal, Editor of Tamil bi-weekly, Nakkheeran, detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act and granted bail by the ... 
Jayalalithaa visit talk of the town in ThanjavurTHANJAVUR, SEPT. 22. ``When will the Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, visit Thanjavur? "Will she visit Thanjavur at all?" are the questions being raised by people here in discussions. All preparations were almost completed to receive her on ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai HC stays GO to construct shops along road margins CHENNAI, SEPT. 22. The operation of a Government Order to construct several shops along the road margins on P.T. Rajan Salai and Anna Main Road in K.K. Nagar has been stayed by the Madras High Court. The First Bench, comprising the Chief ... 
Boys drowned in pit on highwayKANCHEEPURAM, SEPT. 22. Two school children fell in a pit of slush water and were drowned at Tirupputkuzhi near Baluchettichathiram in Kancheepuram district on the Chennai-Bangalore National Highway today. Police sources told The Hindu ... Canada immigration rule for skilled workers eased CHENNAI, SEPT. 22. With the Canadian Immigration Ministry reducing its regulation of 75 points of pass mark for skilled workers to 67 points, the travel trade here feels that the step coming into immediate effect would help improve prospects for ... 11-year-old domestic help rescued CHENNAI, SEPT. 22. The Pulianthope police today rescued an 11-year-old girl who was subject to alleged physical assault at a home where she was employed as a domestic help. Geetha alias Chandrakala was working as the domestic help at a house ... Ennore port may bag Hyundai account too CHENNAI, SEPT. 22. The automobile major Hyundai, which at present patronises the Chennai port, is exploring the possibility of exporting its cars through the Ennore port, a move which will spark the next round of competition between the two ... Other Stories
Pondicherry Utilise 85 per cent of funds by Dec.-end: Rangasamy PONDICHERRY, SEPT. 22.The Chief Minister, N. Rangasamy, who is also in charge of the Finance portfolio, today called upon officials to utilise 85 per cent of the plan outlay of Rs. 452.77 cores (for the current financial year) by December end. ... Karaikal tourism project under study PONDICHERRY SEPT. 22. The Tourism Department of Pondicherry would soon evolve a draft plan to procure funds from the Union Tourism Ministry under what is called the Large Revenue Generating Project to promote tourism in Karaikal. A decision in ... TN, Karnataka causing hardship to Karaikal ryots: Narayanasamy PONDICHERRY, SEPT. 22. The Pradesh Congress Committee chief, V. Narayanasamy, who was declared elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha today, charged the Tamil Nadu and Karnataka Governments with causing hardship to Karaikal farmers without ensuring ... Other Stories
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