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Andhra Pradesh
Police firing on violent mob of ryots: 2 hurt
CHEVELLA (RANGA REDDY DISTRICT), JUNE 25. The police opened fire to quell an irate mob of farmers here on Wednesday in which two persons sustained bullet injuries and were removed to hospital. Some policemen were also injured in the violence that ...
Advani's assurance to Naidu
HYDERABAD, JUNE 25. The Deputy Prime Minister, L. K. Advani, assured the A. P. Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, that he would instruct the Ministry of Water Resources to act impartially in the inter-State river dispute between Andhra Pradesh ...
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  • Cong. MLA wants land deal cancelled at Pushkaralapeta
  • Uncertainty over re-opening of canal
  • Major blow to Tiger Project dalam of PW
  • BJP to appoint poll assistants
  • High school students boycott classes
  • Teacher posts to be filled soon
  • Central clearance likely for three irrigation projects


    Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad
    JNTU mulls offering PG course in bioinformatics
    HYDERABAD, JUNE 25. The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) is considering a proposal to shortly start M.Tech course in bioinformatics, according to the Vice-Chancellor, Y.Venkatarami Reddy. Speaking at the inauguration of the ...
    Restructuring of UG courses on the cards
    HYDERABAD, JUNE 25. A restructuring of undergraduate courses in the State to meet the needs of the job market is on the cards. The State Council of Higher Education (SCHE) has planned a series of brainstorming sessions at various levels with ...
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  • Racket in collection of power dues unearthed
  • Girijan Sadassu for probe into tribals' exploitation
  • "Mass-based, quality education need of the hour"
  • AP engg. colleges way behind in accreditation race
  • British House praises SHGs
  • All-party meet gives Govt. a breather
  • BJP observes `anti-Emergency' day
  • Ration cards for 10 lakh families after verification
  • APCOB unveils land purchase scheme


    Karnataka
    Governor for financial powers for SECs
    BANGALORE, JUNE 25. The Karnataka Governor, T.N. Chaturvedi, today urged the Centre to constitute a commission to recommend reforms to bring in uniformity in the functioning of the State election commissions (SECs) as each of them was following ...
    Krishna spikes speculation on early poll
    H.D. Kote, Mysore Dt., JUNE 25. Spiking speculations over early election to the Karnataka Assembly, the Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, said today that the Government would prepare for it only after next March. Addressing presspersons at Birwal ...
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  • Rain helps Hassan farmers start sowing
  • No plan to proscribe PWG, says Madiyal
  • Centre urged to take action against A.P. Govt.
  • CPI(M) stages dharna in Bellary
  • `Transport corpns. looking at profitability, better service'
  • DGP wants range-level IGP post to stay
  • Netaji statue unveiled
  • Rs.50 lakh for Chikmagalur Jail
  • Deferment of CWC meet, a tactical victory for State


    Karnataka-Bangalore
    Grain shortage to hit `Food for work' scheme
    BANGALORE, JUNE 25. The Development Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary, Vijay Gore, said here today that foodgrains for the "Food for work" programme would last only a fortnight, and the Centre had not yet replenished the ...
    Nagappa's family to move HC
    BANGALORE, JUNE 25. The family of the former minister, H.Nagappa, whose body was found in the forests last year after being kidnapped by Veerappan, is planning to approach the Karnataka High Court seeking an investigation by the CBI. The slain ...
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  • Sethu Rao passes away
  • Venkaiah should quit RS seat: MLA
  • TBPC awaiting KPTCL move on PPA
  • Effective tapping of HR stressed
  • Govt. reconstitutes board
  • Trade test for trainees
  • Central Act to State's rescue
  • Guidelines to departments


    Kerala
    Kerala Govt. fixes fee in medical colleges
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 25. The Kerala Cabinet on Wednesday decided to fix the fee in self-financing medical colleges at Rs. 1.76 lakh a year. The Chief Minister, A. K. Antony, told presspersons that the Cabinet had approved the ...
    Hike in MLAs' allowances
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 25. The Kerala Cabinet today approved a proposal seeking to hike various allowances given to legislators in view of the all-round increase in costs. The vehicle allowance for MLAs has been hiked from Rs. 2.50 per km to ...
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  • VFPCK spreads its wings
  • Demand to dissolve GCDA
  • Coop. bank plans Rs. 264-cr. credit disbursal
  • Medical college teachers refute panel finding
  • Factional feuds spell doom for women civic chiefs
  • Govt. caught napping as epidemic spreads
  • KE College management denies permission for dharna
  • Tension in Marad as rehabilitation begins


    Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram
    Nine-year-old dies of dengue fever
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 25.A nine-year-old boy hailing from Kumarapuram in the city died of Dengue fever in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the SAT Hospital today, creating panic among the students and parents. With this, the number of ...
    Medicine kit programme runs into opposition
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 25. Allopathic doctors are up in arms against a move to `force' them to distribute Ayurveda, Homoeo and Unani medicines through the sub-centres and primary health centres of the Health department as part of the Central ...
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  • Sewerage augmentation remains a pipedream
  • Karunakaran to field MLAs for debate
  • Palakkad lathicharge: Govt. ready for judicial probe
  • Online lottery to be privatised
  • IUML not the only route to Muslims: Pinarayi
  • Privilege notice against CM


    Tamil Nadu
    High command takes dim view of defiance
    CHENNAI, JUNE 25.A day after the Congress dissident group led by G.K. Vasan raised a banner of revolt and boycotted a crucial meeting here, the high command took a dim view of its defiance and directed it to join in the preparations for ...
    `QMC-centric plea' wrong: Centre
    CHENNAI, JUNE 25. The Centre has faulted the Tamil Nadu Government's contention in the Madras High Court that the amended Coastal Regulatory Zone notification, issued on April 22, was biased as a Union Minister showed an extraneous interest, ...
    Peninsular river water grid `only solution'
    COIMBATORE, JUNE 25. The Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, today pleaded that the peninsular river water grid, linking the Mahanadhi with the Gundar in Tamil Nadu, be completed before the Tenth Plan period. For, it is the "only long-term solution" to ...
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  • Sensitisation programmes for fishermen
  • Aavin butter, ghee to cost Rs. 10 more
  • Thousands of saplings perish as cattle graze Guinness Park
  • Probe into peacock deaths
  • Streetplays to campaign against POTA, torture
  • CM to hold talks with all unions
  • Remand extended for 4 Kiruttinan case accused
  • Another special court may be wound up
  • Future beckons, but Cong. will have none of it
  • Bhoominathan might have died of torture: panel
  • Balagurusamy visits G.G.R. College


    Tamil Nadu-Chennai
    Tirumailai-Velacheri service not before October
    CHENNAI, JUNE 25. Despite announcement by the Railway Minister, Nitish Kumar, in Parliament and repeated assurances of the Minister of State for Railways, A.K. Moorthi, the second phase of the MRTS between Tirumailai and Velacheri will not become ...
    Child Line volunteers rescue girl in chains
    CHENNAI, JUNE 25. On June 20, Child Line volunteers picked up a young girl, bound in chains wandering around the Ambattur Railway Station area, on receipt of information from a member of the general public, Jeyachandran, who spotted her. The ...
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  • Four injured as car runs amok
  • Corpn. to secure loan from ICICI Bank
  • Man set on fire by colleagues
  • Elephant calf dies at Vandalur zoo
  • TNHB flat burgled


    Pondicherry
    Bhim Sena seeks rehabilitation of displaced Dalit workers
    PONDICHERRY, JUNE 25. The Pondicherry unit of the Bhim Sena has drawn the attention of the National SC/ST Commission to the sufferings caused to the Dalit farm workers because of unbridled industrialisation in the Union Territory. A memorandum ...
    DRDA staff plan stir from June 30
    PONDICHERRY, JUNE 25. The Association of the staff of the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) here has decided to launch a series of agitations from June 30 to the urge the Administration to convert them as government staff. G. ...
    NSS launches cleanliness drive
    PONDICHERRY, JUNE 25. A batch of 60 volunteers of the National Service Scheme (Units I and II) attached to the Government Tagore Arts College at Lawspet have launched cleanliness drive in and around the campus. The Principal, G.Babu Rao, said ...



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