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HC judge to probe A.P. mine accidentGODAVARIKHANI, JUNE 17. A court of inquiry, headed by a sitting judge of the High Court, was being constituted by the Union Ministry of Labour to go into Monday's accident in the 7 LEP underground mine here. It would complete its work and submit ... CRPF jawan, cop killed in mine blast RAJAHMUNDRY, JUNE 17. Extremists of the banned PW struck in East Godavari on Tuesday and triggered a landmine on the road between Porumamilla and Bandamamidi villages in Duscharthy police station limits, resulting in the death of two constables ... Admirers mob 'pilgrim YSR' TIRUPATI, JUNE 17. The CLP leader, Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, after a 68-day walk covering 1,400 km in the State, was at it again on Tuesday. This time, it was a spiritual trek at the temple town of Tirupati. While earmarking sufficient time for ... 
SCCL workers panicky, management tight-lippedGODAVARIKHANI (KARIMNAGAR DT.), JUNE 17. The mine disaster, in which 17 workers are feared to have met with a watery grave in the mishap that occurred in the 7 Life Extension Project (LEP) underground mine of the Singareni Collieries Company ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad Businessman murdered HYDERABAD, JUNE 17. Ghouse Khan (40), owner of a rubber mats manufacturing unit, was found murdered at a nala in Makka Colony of New Tadbun on Tuesday morning. The Kalapather police have reportedly picked up four persons in connection with the ... US envoy coming today HYDERABAD, JUNE 17. The US Ambassador, Robert Blackwill, is arriving on a day's visit to the city on Wednesday. He will be arriving at 10 a.m. and will stay at Hotel Taj Krishna. The Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, will be hosting a dinner ... More welfare schemes get off the ground HYDERABAD, JUNE 17. Mandal Revenue Officer has been made competent authority for registering beneficiaries under the insurance and scholarship schemes launched for 2 lakh rickshaw-pullers and 20,000 of their student children respectively. The ... Other Stories
Karnataka Firms quote absurd prices to get contract CHITRADURGA, JUNE 17. Cardamom at Rs. 2 a kg., cashewnuts Rs.10 a kg., Kannan Devan tea Rs. 40 a kg., a 100 watts electric bulb from Mysore Lamps at just Rs. 2... the list goes on. Whether it is grocery or an electric bulb or a vegetable, you ... Water rows: State's response lukewarm HUBLI, JUNE 17. Successive governments appear to have ignored the importance of the need to utilise the State's share of river waters. This is evident from the disputes involving the State and Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Goa. The ... 
BJP launches padayatra against non-use of waterHARSUR (CHITAPUR TALUK), JUNE 17. Basavaraj Patil Sedam, President of the State unit of the BJP, today flagged off an eight-day padayatra of party workers led by the Vice-President of the unit, M.R. Tanga, in the command areas of the Bennethora ... Teachers warned against corporal punishment UDUPI, JUNE 17. The Minister of State for Primary and Secondary Education, B.K.Chandrashekar, said on Monday that the Government would take action against teachers who beat up students. He was speaking after inaugurating the Kundapur Education ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore BMTC to introduce daily, weekly passes BANGALORE, JUNE 17. The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is planning to introduce daily and weekly bus passes, which will enable commuters to travel between various points in the City without buying a ticket each time they ... A shocking negligence of safety norms BANGALORE, JUNE 17. S. Ramesh, Prabhakar, and Girish are temporary "maintenance" men with Bescom's Tasker Town (TT) Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Division. They want to get married, but cannot. That is because despite five years' service with ... Load shedding in City withdrawn BANGALORE, JUNE 17. The two-hour load shedding in Bangalore was lifted on Monday. The 17-hour power cut in villages is to be reviewed on June 20. According to officials of the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd. (KPTCL), the first ... An abiding interest in the symbol of democracy BANGALORE, JUNE 17. "Social Watch India", the first ever citizens' report on governance and development, was recently released in New Delhi. For the senior journalist, A. Suryaprakash, who authored the chapter on "Parliament Watch", this is a ... Other Stories
Kerala Govt. to insist on 50 p.c. merit seats in SFCs THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 17. The Kerala Government would insist on 50 per cent merit seats in all self-financing colleges (SFCs), including medical colleges, regardless of the outcome of the two connected cases now before the Supreme Court, the ... Soopy justifies fee hike THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 17. The Education Minister, Nalakath Soopy, has justified the hike in college and university fees and introduction of fees at the school level. Responding to a calling attention motion by the CPI(M) deputy legislature ... HC refuses to stay ruling on campus politics KOCHI, JUNE 17. Even as a Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Tuesday refused to stay its judgment upholding the rights of college managements to ban political activities on campuses, notice was issued to the Advocate General, counsel of ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram Indigenous malaria cases resurface at Valiathura THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 17. After a lull of about six years, fresh cases of indigenous malaria have been reported from the coastal area of Valiathura, posing a new threat to the health scenario in the city. Since January this year, 23 cases of ... KWA proposes 30 p.c. hike in water cess THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 17.The Kerala Water Authority (KWA) has submitted a proposal to the State Government to enhance the water cess by 30 per cent for all categories of consumers, according to T.M. Jacob, Minister for Water ... Traders oppose traffic curbs at Chalai THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 17. The new traffic arrangement introduced in the busy Chalai market on account of the closure of the Overbridge-Thampanoor and Power House roads for the reconstruction of the culverts has come in for opposition from the ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu Varsity shocked at Ignacimuthu decision CHENNAI, JUNE 17. The shock and surprise at yesterday's sudden resignation by the Vice-Chancellor, S. Ignacimuthu, was visible today among teachers, staff and students, even as the Madras University administration announced a special Syndicate ... 
Charges false, says another group of parentsCHENNAI, JUNE 17. A day after the parents of Ramu Abhinav, standard X student of the Velammal Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Mogappair here, who committed suicide, and others complained to the State Human Rights Commission about corporal ... Transfer of police officers raises eyebrows MADURAI, JUNE 17. The sudden transfer of four police officials, including a Commissioner and two Assistant Commissioners, spearheading the investigation in the Kiruttinan murder case here has raised several eyebrows. The DIG, holding additional ... Coimbatore court summons Karunanidhi COIMBATORE, JUNE 17. Saravanaperumal, judge, principal district munsif court, here has ordered summons to the DMK president, M. Karunanidhi, and four others, on a petition moved by Shajith, challenging the election of the 38th division party ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai Dispute exposes trade licensing scandal CHENNAI, JUNE 17. A dispute between the owner of a shop premises on L. B. Road, Adyar, and its present occupier has unwittingly uncovered what is seen as a scandal in the trade licensing system of the Chennai Corporation. The owner, who is the ... Main accused in Kerala councillor murder case held CHENNAI, JUNE 17. The city police today claimed to have solved the case relating to the murder of Prasad Sebastian, CPI (M) councillor from Kerala, with the arrest of the main accused at Sevvapet, near Tiruvallur, this morning. Police ... Kalam to open cancer centre CHENNAI, JUNE 17. Paterson Cancer Centre, the fourth private institution in the city for cancer patients, will be inaugurated by the President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, on June 19. Speaking to the media, the managing director, S. Vijayaraghavan, ... Explosion triggers panic at Koyambedu CHENNAI, JUNE 17. Panic prevailed at Koyambedu on the inner ring road for some time following an explosion this evening. However, no one was hurt. According to the police, Adhilingam, a head constable belonging to Ettayapuram in Tuticorin ... Other Stories
Pondicherry Probe into Pondy caning PONDICHERRY, JUNE 17.The Pondicherry Education Minister, K. Lakshminarayanan, has ordered a probe by the Education Department into alleged caning today of a standard V student of a private higher secondary school here. An order to suspend the ... Angalan drops fast plan as Govt. upgrades school PONDICHERRY, JUNE 17. The ruling Congress legislator and Chairman of the Pondicherry Khadi and Village Industries Board, P. Angalan, has dropped his fast plan after Government issued an order upgrading the middle school at Sellipet in ... IT awareness programme PONDICHERRY, JUNE 17.The Pondicherry Assembly Speaker, M. D. R. Ramachandran has said that age will never be a bar to a person acquiring newer knowledge and updating skills. Participating at an intensive awareness programme for the legislators ... Meet on new school syllabus CUDDALORE, JUNE 17. The Chief Educational Officer, R.Elangovan, has said that the School Education Department has prepared a new chemistry syllabus for the Plus One and Plus Two classes to be introduced in the next academic year. In a statement ... Read Today's supplements: | Life | Metro Plus | Opportunities | Send: Comments to: thehindu@vsnl.com Letters to the Editor to: letters@thehindu.co.in with full postal address |
  
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