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Andhra Pradesh
Fluoride problem: Cong. stages walkout
HYDERABAD, MARCH 11. The Congress staged a walk-out from the Andhra Pradesh Assembly today in protest against what it called the `adamant attitude' of the Government in coming to the rescue of the people of the fluoride-affected areas, Nalgonda ...
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  • CM's brother plans parallel rice scheme
  • Govt. agrees to call floor leaders' meet
  • Devadula-I by mid-2004, says CM
  • Centre nod for labour law amendments
  • Minister puts blame on Cong.
  • Goddess' jewel loses weight, says Mysoora


    Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad
    School for deaf and dumb to be shifted
    HYDERABAD, MARCH 11. The Government High School for Deaf and Dumb, which is in the eye of a storm for alleged harassment of students, will be shifted to a new place soon and the entire staff changed. This was stated by the Minister for ...
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  • Officials differ over infant mortality rate
  • ANGRAU students conferred degrees
  • Official, warden suspended
  • Infertility centre's claim
  • Metropolitan area development plans discussed


    Karnataka
    Lokayukta lambasts animal welfare bodies
    BANGALORE, MARCH 11. The Lokayukta, Justice N.Venkatachala, has lambasted animal welfare organisations, particularly those engaged in animal birth control, which oppose putting dogs to sleep. Speaking about the high incidence of rabies in the ...
    Private colleges to fill 70 p.c. seats by CET
    BANGALORE, MARCH 11. The Government's efforts to persuade the private unaided medical and dental college managements to give up a fair percentage of seats to it seem to have come to nought with the Karnataka Private Medical Colleges' Association ...
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  • Poor funding for farm sector decried
  • Admissions: Somashekar slams Govt.
  • Govt. has misled Governor: Prakash
  • MLC concerned over plight of woman on dharna
  • 'Rs. 26 cr. illegally paid as salaries'
  • Four locations identified for racecourse: CM
  • History: Panel to study social sciences textbook
  • Farmers threaten to open KRS gates


    Karnataka-Bangalore
    'BMP duty-bound to destroy stray dogs'
    BANGALORE, MARCH 11. Describing the Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme as ultra vires of the provisions of Animal Act, 1960, the Lokayukta, Justice N. Venkatachala, has directed the State Government to make Bangalore Mahanagara Palike ...
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  • School offers exchange programme


    Kerala
    Missing Adivasis traced
    KOZHIKODE, MARCH. 11.The case of missing tribals has taken a beating with the police tracing 23 persons named in the `list of missing' put out by political parties and human rights groups, from their colonies in Wayanad. All of them had been ...
    Five pavement-dwellers run over
    KOCHI, MARCH. 11.Close on the heels of the road mishap at Dindigul, five persons asleep on the road median were fatally run over at Aluva in the early hours of Tuesday. The dead included three labourers hailing from Tamil Nadu, Palan from ...
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  • MPs take up Muthanga issue in Lok Sabha
  • HC ruling on KER
  • Not all Adivasi women released: MLA
  • Govt. charge proved hollow: Pinarayi
  • Antony unmoved despite mounting pressure
  • Rights groups ask Govt. to stop arrests
  • Hartal total, peaceful in State


    Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram
    Hartal total, peaceful
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MARCH 11. The Left Democratic Front (LDF) sponsored hartal demanding a judicial probe into the police action against adivasis in Muthanga was near total in the district and generally peaceful. In the city, an ambulance ...
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  • Pick-pocketing gang held
  • Examinations not affected
  • Trial run of service counter next week


    Tamil Nadu
    'Package' to protect consumer interests
    CHENNAI, MARCH 11. Apart from a revision in tariff, to be announced on Saturday, consumers can expect a "wholesome package" from the State Electricity Regulatory Commission, which will address the basic issues of efficiency of the Electricity ...
    MLAs, TV channels will face privilege motion
    CHENNAI, MARCH 11. The Speaker, K. Kalimuthu, today warned that privilege proceedings would be launched against Opposition MLAs and television channels if they publicised ``unparliamentary'' remarks expunged in the Assembly. Taking a dim view ...
    Python caught in fishing net
    TIRUNELVELI, MARCH 11. Forest department personnel have caught a 7-foot python, which got entangled in a net spread in a channel by farmers for fish. Forest department sources said Nadukallur farmers spread the net last night and when they went ...
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  • 229 cases of malpractice in Plus-Two exams
  • Adoption agencies coming up in new districts also
  • Teacher training in SSA methodology begins
  • 'Look beyond politics for fiscal correction'
  • Why not exempt judiciary from recruitment ban?
  • Oil industry all set to revive launch of ethanol-blended petrol
  • Sri Lanka frees 41 fishermen
  • Poll for 368 local bodies' posts in April
  • Terms of 3 inquiry commissions extended
  • Why pass the buck to SERC, delta farmers ask Govt.
  • Cut T&D losses: PMK
  • Secular parties won't attend anti-POTA meet


    Tamil Nadu-Chennai
    PWD takes up repairs to Kandaleru-Poondi canal
    CHENNAI, MARCH 11. As part of improving the water transmission system for Chennai, the Public Works Department has taken up repair work on the Kandaleru-Poondi (KP) canal. Being carried out at a cost of nearly Rs. 75 lakhs, the work includes ...
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  • Lufthansa to expand services
  • 8-year RI for driving wife to suicide
  • Family pressure forces HIV reactive women to go ahead with pregnancy
  • Alternate day water supply comes a cropper at Triplicane
  • 5 colleges team up to develop green belt
  • Vexed subscribers won't put up with cartels
  • Absenting DSP asked to pay witness batta


    Pondicherry
    Focus on quality, artisans told
    PONDICHERRY, MARCH 11. The Chief Minister, N. Rangasamy, today called upon the artisans to make products with high quality. Launching the Indian Bank's credit card scheme for the artisans here, Mr. Rangasamy said that in addition to the ...
    Apply for name inclusion in voter list: SEC
    PONDICHERRY, MARCH 11. All those who completed 18 years as on January 1 this year and whose names are left out of the draft electoral rolls now published by the State Election Commission can apply for inclusion, says the State Election ...

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