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Andhra Pradesh
Cong. rule marked by lack of progress: Naidu
HYDERABAD, JUNE 26. The TDP president, N. Chandrababu Naidu, today launched a scathing attack on the Congress holding it squarely responsible for poverty and under-development of the State when it was in power. Recalling the change of four ...
MLA's bail plea rejected
TIRUPATI, JUNE 26. The District Judge, Chittoor, Bhavani Prasad, today rejected the bail application of the Chittoor MLA, C.K. Babu, who has been arrested in connection with the recent murder of the engineering college student, Ravisankar ...
Other Stories

  • DWCRA members ignore PW diktat
  • Mystery skin disease in Warangal village
  • Call for effective traffic management
  • Meet on ID cards, voters' list today
  • Focus on water problem at civic body meet
  • Civic body too to seek TTD funds
  • Chevella incident draws flak
  • `Hospitals need health administrators'


    Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad
    Sri Lanka for collaboration in e-governance
    HYDERABAD, JUNE 26. The Sri Lankan Government is evincing keen interest in Andhra Pradesh's e-governance initiative and its success in organising poor women in Self-Help Groups. Stating this, the Sri Lankan Minister for Housing and Plantation ...
    Other Stories

  • Tourism Dept. to turn out trained personnel
  • Cutting the feet according to the shoe?
  • Naidu names in-charges for organisational work
  • TRS for all-party meet on excess drawal from RDS
  • Lack of enthusiasm over new TDP Politburo
  • CM promises more forces to Rallanantapuram
  • BJP too opposes Govt. move
  • Agriculture Dept. ill-equipped to meet demand for seed


    Karnataka
    Ananth Kumar, Karnataka BJP chief
    NEW DELHI, JUNE 26. The Bharatiya Janata Party today announced the revamping of the Karnataka unit, placing the Union Urban Development Minister, Ananth Kumar, as its head. He will replace Basavaraj Patil Sedam, who had "offered his resignation" ...
    Other Stories

  • KSOU to help more rural students
  • Farmers' protest turns violent, one injured
  • Students lock up govt. college
  • AIPJD meet, a morale booster for party
  • `Nugu project flawed'
  • Syndicate Bank's net profit up by 37 p.c.
  • A magician with a mission
  • Tibetans feel disappointed
  • Delayed monsoon hits sowing in State


    Karnataka-Bangalore
    BJP revamp under Ananth likely
    BANGALORE, JUNE 26. The search by the BJP for a charismatic personality to head the State unit of the party for the next three years ended today with the selection of the Union Urban Development Minister, Ananth Kumar, by the party President, M. ...
    Probe CET results: AIDSO
    BANGALORE, JUNE 26. The All-India Students' Democratic Organisation (AIDSO) has demanded that an inquiry be conducted into the anomalies found in the CET results which were announced recently. Addressing presspersons here on Thursday, M.N. ...
    New heart-care facilities at Wockhardt Hospital
    BANGALORE, JUNE 26. Wockhardt Hospital and Heart Institute has spent over Rs. 3.5 crore on expanding its facilities to benefit 10,000 more patients every year. The expansion includes the latest Siemens Cardiac Cath Lab for carrying out ...
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  • KSRTC reduces fares
  • Meet on Electricity Bill today
  • Sub-registrars' offices being computerised
  • JD(U), AIPJD dharnas mark Emergency
  • `Industry responding to environmental concerns'
  • Fighting the power consumer's battle
  • Stanchart to raise staff strength
  • Krishna asks BDA to restore KSP building


    Kerala
    Talks to end plantation crisis on June 30
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 26.The Kerala Government would hold a meeting with plantation owners on Monday to evolve a solution to resume the functioning of the plantations in the State, the Labour Minister, Babu Divakaran, told the Assembly ...
    Load-shedding on holidays withdrawn
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 26. The Kerala Government has announced the complete withdrawal of load-shedding on holidays, including Sundays. In a statement issued here today, the Electricity Minister, Kadavoor Sivadasan, however, added that this ...
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  • Unrest in cashew sector may continue
  • TRL revival: Govt. to seek consensus
  • Troops to Iraq: President urged to intervene
  • Banks to hold `Recovery Mela'
  • Sandalwood trees stolen
  • SFI gheraoes Chinmaya institution director
  • A holiday vocation for areca nut farmers
  • PTAs of Mahe Govt. schools on warpath
  • More facilities for Karipur airport


    Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram
  • `Marriage extravagance ruining many families'
  • Corporation locks horns with KSEB
  • Govt. ready to discuss PSU restructuring
  • Marad resettlement a sham: Pinarayi
  • Plea for in-built social costs
  • Private speciality wings defended
  • Govt. plans law on fees


    Tamil Nadu
    Permanent panel to probe complaints
    CHENNAI, JUNE 26.Following a series of protests by students of self-financing engineering colleges this week, the Directorate of Technical Education (DoTE) today set up a permanent standing committee to look into complaints against managements ...
    Govt to act tough, may concede only DA
    CHENNAI, JUNE 26.As the Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, is set to hold talks with government employees' unions, who have threatened to go on an indefinite strike, the official buzz is that the Government would act tough and offer no largesse other ...
    Partymen working together: Vasan
    CHENNAI, JUNE 26. In a damage-limiting exercise, the Congress secretary, G. K. Vasan, who is leading the rebel camp now, today said the partymen in the State were ``working together'' and that the TNCC president, S. Balakrishanan, was a ...
    Witness has no right to abstain from proceedings: HC
    CHENNAI, JUNE 26.Witnesses in a case, particularly in a defamation case, have no right to abstain from appearing in court and giving evidence, the Madras High Court has ruled. Justice A. Packiaraj passed the order dismissing a revision petition ...
    Other Stories

  • International day against drug abuse
  • IT boom spells doom for `old economy'
  • Panel holds Vellammal school teachers guilty
  • MDMK to observe July 11 as `day of sacrifice'
  • `Make torture punishable crime'
  • Student moves HC against Govt. stipulation
  • Cancel children's beauty show: AIDWA
  • Road map soon for north Chennai power project
  • `Curb special fees for computer education in govt. colleges'
  • Govt. taking steps to get nod for Tiruchi, Tuticorin colleges


    Tamil Nadu-Chennai
    PWD takes up desilting of Virugambakkam canal
    CHENNAI, JUNE 26. When finally the desilting of the nearly six-km long Virugambakkam canal has been taken up, the implementing agency finds the going tough as the Government failed to take possession of the land it acquired 15 years ago for ...
    Mystery shrouds boy's death at Egmore hospital
    CHENNAI, JUNE 26. Mystery surrounds the death of a five-year old boy at the Children's Hospital at Egmore last night, with relatives alleging that wrong medication at the ESI Dispensary had caused the death, even as staff at the Dispensary refute ...
    Other Stories

  • Air Marshal Desai visits Avadi
  • Allegation mischievous: Coca Cola
  • Corpn. begins partial demolition of Shenoy Nagar health post
  • Advocate alleges assault by constable
  • Private firm manager clubbed to death
  • TV screens go blank as Hathway cables are damaged


    Pondicherry
    "More schemes will be taken up at Reddiarpalayam"
    PONDICHERRY, JUNE 26. The BJP MLA, A. M. Krishnamoorthy, today thanked the Chief Minister, N. Rangasamy, and other Ministers for launching schemes to improve amenities in the Reddiarpalayam Assembly segment, which he represents. Talking to ...
    Meet on reservation policy on July 19
    PONDICHERRY, JUNE 26. The Thanthai Periyar Dravida Kazhagam will organise `Thamizhar Thanmaana Meetpu conference' here on July 19, according to its president, Kolathur Mani. Talking to presspersons here today, Mr. Mani said the Tamil Nadu CPI ...
    Provide jobs to kin of deceased govt. staff: Vaithilingam
    PONDICHERRY, JUNE 26. The former Chief Minister and Congress legislator, V. Vaithilingam, today expressed dismay at the `irresponsiveness' on the part of departments providing jobs on compassionate grounds to the next of kin of government ...
    Police action on workers condemned
    PONDICHERRY, JUNE 25. The Pondicherry CPI (M) Secretary, T. Murugan today alleged that at least four persons who were running eateries or selling fruits near Thattanchavady junction in Pondicherry were `lathicharged' and attacked by the police ...



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