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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh Girl child sold in Nalgonda dist.? PIPANAIK (NALGONDA DIST), JUNE 18. Utter poverty compounded by severe drought, has forced a tribal mother to sell off her two-month-old child in this tribal settlement under the Gattikallu gram panchayat in Atmakur (S) mandal. Gugloth Nanu ... Seven killed as jeep collides with RTC bus MAHABUBNAGAR, JUNE 18. In a ghastly road accident seven persons were killed and 15 others injured when the jeep in which they were travelling collided with an RTC bus, near Fatehpur Maisamma temple under Nawabpet mandal, this morning. The ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad HUDA clean-up plan for Hussainsagar HYDERABAD, JUNE 18. The Hyderabad Urban Development Authority (HUDA) proposes to take up cleaning of the Hussainsagar Lake at an estimated cost of Rs.150 crores to Rs.200 crores. The technology being used by the North American Lake Management ... 11 killed in two road mishaps HYDERABAD, JUNE 18.brick-laden lorry claimed four lives at Seri Lingampally on the city outskirts in the wee hours of Wednesday. According to the police, the lorry, which was coming in wrong direction, rammed into the LPG tanker that was on its ... CM okays plans to develop 10 major temples HYDERABAD, JUNE 18. The Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, has approved the master plans to develop 10 major temples in the State as spiritual, tourist and cultural centres. The temples at Simhachalam, Bhadrachalam, Annavaram, Vijayawada, ... `Vocal' section of BCs cornering benefits? HYDERABAD, JUNE 18.The more backward among the backward castes are to remain behind for ever? The Government seems to have given this message more clearly than ever by announcing the same old methodology for conferring benefits on BCs under the ... Goodies for all castes The Cabinet sub-committee on welfare of backward classes, at its first meeting at the Secretariat today, felt that all 93 castes in the State list of BCs should be taken care of and not merely some, under the present "one crore boon'' ... Other Stories
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Krishna hits back at A.P.BANGALORE, JUNE 18. The Karnataka Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, on Wednesday urged the Union Government to direct the Central Water Commission (CWC) to inspect the Telugu Ganga Project. In a sharp reaction to the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, ... Comply with admission norms, VTU tells colleges BELGAUM, JUNE 18. The Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) today declared that it would enforce the rules formulated by the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the decisions of the Government on admissions to professional ... More time for expelled MLAs to file pleas BANGALORE, JUNE 18. Seven members of the Legislative Assembly, whose disqualification has been sought by the BJP on the ground they defected to the Congress after their expulsion from the party, were today given extension of time till August 2 to ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore BMP passes resolutions amid Oppn. protest BANGALORE, JUNE 18. The Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) Council on Wednesday passed some "controversial'' resolutions, including handing over of 11 Mahanagara Palike playgrounds to the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA), amid ... Plan to map urban infrastructure BANGALORE, JUNE 18. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) plans to "map" urban infrastructure through an Urban Information System (UIS) by 2007. This was announced by the Director, Earth Observation Systems, at ISRO, V. Jayaraman at a ... 
Professor for U.S. programmeBANGALORE, JUNE 18. D. Jeevan Kumar (in picture), Professor of Political Science, Bangalore University, has been selected to participate in the Fulbright American Studies Institute (FASI) programme in the U.S. The City University of New ... SBM van hijacked, Rs. 17 lakh taken BANGALORE, JUNE 18. In a daring highway robbery on the Bangalore-Tumkur Highway on Tuesday afternoon, six robbers carrying weapons stopped a van of the State Bank of Mysore (SBM) which was transporting Rs. 17.35 lakh in cash, shot at one of the ... Other Stories
Kerala New anti-graft law in the offing THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 18.The Kerala Government is seriously considering introduction of a potent anti-corruption law that would provide for the taking over property acquired illegally by corrupt public servants, according to top police ... 'Govt. benefits yet to reach farmers' KOLLAM, JUNE 18. The Kerala Pradesh Karshaka Congress has alleged that none of the benefits proclaimed by the State Government for farmers under a package scheme has been distributed so far. In a statement here today, the Karshaka Congress ... Special Cabinet to consider MGP initiatives THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 18. A Special Cabinet meeting here on Thursday will consider 94 draft initiatives under the Modernising Government Programme (MGP) , approved by the Steering Committee headed by the Chief Secretary. These will cover ... More IMFL outlets in State soon THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 18. In view of the fact that there was a short supply of around 20 million litres of liquor in the State, the Government proposes to sanction more foreign liquor retail outlets and toddy shops in the near ... Concession for poor students THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 18. The Chief Minister, A. K. Antony, has said that fee for engineering courses in private and self-financing colleges will be reduced by half for poor students admitted in the merit quota. The Chief Minister told ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram Pattom-Murinjapalam Road to be metalled soon THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 18. Even as several important roads in the State capital remain out of bounds for traffic due to ongoing digging and reconstruction work, the Government has in principle decided to impose controls on the granting of ... Dispute over office building hots up THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 18. A dispute between the City Corporation and the Kolathukara Temple Samajam over the Attipra panchayat office building at Kulathur has set the stage for a face-off between the LDF-ruled civic body and the SNDP Yogam. ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu Kerala ultras brainwashing youth COIMBATORE, JUNE 18.Intelligence reports have warned of a possible threat to the peace of this riot-ravaged city and a few other places in Tamil Nadu. The `alert messages' have turned Coimbatore into a fortress with gun-toting policemen manning ... 
We are ushering in spiritual revolution: JayalalithaaCHENNAI, JUNE. 18. The AIADMK Government is ushering in a ``spiritual revolution'' in Tamil Nadu by implementing schemes such as `Annadhanam' and conduct of spiritual classes, the Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, said today. Solemnising the mass ... Third front not possible now, says CPI (M) CHENNAI, JUNE 18.The CPI M) today dealt a sledgehammer blow to the Congress proposal for forming a third front in Tamil Nadu, asserting that there was no possibility of such an alternative front now. "As things stand now, there is no ... Azhagiri bail plea dismissed MADURAI, JUNE 18.The principal district and sessions judge, S. Sivaprakasam, today dismissed a bail petition filed by M. K. Azhagiri, elder son of former Chief Minister, M. Karunanidhi, who has been in judicial custody in the Kiruttinan murder ... Girls grab six top medical ranks CHENNAI, JUNE 18.The Directorate of Medical Education today released merit lists for medical and dental courses for 2003-04 and announced that the first phase of counselling under the single window system would begin on June 26. The list for ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai Cricket betting racket busted CHENNAI, JUNE 18. The city police have busted a cricket betting racket at Kotturpuram, even as investigations are on to ascertain the amount of money deployed by the racketeers. The Flower Bazaar police said Sirajuddin of Bunder Street filed a ... Ban on cattle, pig rearing from August 1 CHENNAI, JUNE 18. Barring 11 divisions in the extended areas of the city, the Chennai Corporation has announced a complete ban on cattle and pig rearing within city limits from August 1. The civic body has asked the existing cattle and pig ... 
Snag-hit IAF trainer aircraft crashes into dry lakeCHENNAI, JUNE 18. A Deepak HPT-32 piston trainer aircraft forcelanded following an engine failure, after taking off from the IAF Tambaram Air Station near here this afternoon. A routine training sortie was on 14 km east of the station when the ... 'Discriminatory clauses remain' CHENNAI, JUNE 18. A new set of revised Tamil Nadu Education Rules has been submitted to the Government. The good news is that corporal punishment is out. But the bad news is that some discriminatory clauses remain part of the revised rules, which ... Abhinav parents urge ban on corporal punishment CHENNAI, JUNE 18. The parents of Ramu Abhinav, a student of the Velammal Matriculation Higher Secondary School, who hanged himself on June 12, have appealed to the President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, to recommend a ban on corporal punishment in ... Other Stories
Pondicherry Pondy school teacher held PONDICHERRY, JUNE 18. The police last night arrested a teacher of a private higher secondary school here on a complaint by the parents of a standard V pupil that the boy was beaten up, the Education Minister, K. Lakshminarayanan, said ... Govt. to extend financial help to medical, engg. students PONDICHERRY, JUNE 18. The Education Minister, K. Lakshminarayanan, today announced that the Government would provide a financial assistance of Rs 25,000 per annum to a student selected through the Centralised Admission Committee (CENTAC) for ... Rangasamy for promoting more SHGs PONDICHERRY, JUNE 18. The Pondicherry Chief Minister, N. Rangasamy, has called upon the agencies promoting self-help groups (SHGs) in the Union Territory to ensure that more and more number of such groups were formed as they were found to be ... Other Stories
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