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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh Police force Alampur MLA to end fast MAHABUBNAGAR, JULY 16. The forcible eviction of the fasting Telangana Rashtra Samiti leader and Alampur MLA, R. Ravindranath Reddy, from his hunger strike camp near the Collectorate led to a tense situation in the district headquarters on ... Viral fever: Central team for A.P. NEW DELHI, JULY 16. A Central team of 10 paediatricians is leaving here for Andhra Pradesh tomorrow (Thursday) to help the State Government tackle the viral fever epidemic, which has claimed over 100 lives. The team led by A.K. Dutta, Head of ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad Frenzy leaves its scar on him HYDERABAD, JULY 16.Only for namesake he's Bheem. For, this frail teenager does not have the frame of the legendary warrior. He is, in fact, yet to recover from the knife injury inflicted on him allegedly by a hotel owner that almost sparked a ... Other Stories
Karnataka Cinemas to show Kannada films from today BANGALORE, JULY 16. Kannada filmgoers can go back to the cinemas, which will reopen on Thursday as the standoff between producers and exhibitors on sharing service tax of Rs.1.50 per ticket being charged by cinemas will be "finally resolved on ... Secular parties must quit NDA: Gowda BIDAR, JULY 16. The former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) President, H.D. Deve Gowda, today urged the secular partners of the BJP-led NDA, which is in power at the Centre, to quit the Government and join hands with like-minded parties to ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore Donations: Action taken against 15 schools BANGALORE, JULY 16. Fifteen schools in Bangalore, including those with a name, are in the dock for demanding and collecting donations from the parents of their children. Of them, five are facing criminal cases and 10 others have been served with ... AOL India announces expansion plans BANGALORE, JULY 16. Many of the 35 million worldwide subscribers of America Online (AOL) may not know that some of the services they get online are facilitated from Bangalore by the staff, many of them fresh out of college, who are getting to ... Other Stories
Kerala I did not intend to hurt anyone: Antony THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JULY 16.The Kerala Chief Minister, A. K. Antony, has said that his recent statement about minorities, which had become controversial, was not intended to hurt anyone. Talking to presspersons after today's Cabinet meeting, ... Vehicle strike banned THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JULY 16.The Kerala Government has banned the ongoing vehicle strike demanding the withdrawal of the recent hike in the motor vehicle tax. It has declared as essential services the movement of goods in lorries, trucks, ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram Seats for Plus Two courses to go up by 5 p.c. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JULY 16. The Cabinet on Wednesday decided to increase the seats for Plus Two courses by 5 per cent by raising the strength of each class. The Chief Minister, A. K. Antony, told presspersons after the Cabinet meeting that the ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu 
Be alive to financial crunch, CM tells staffNAMAKKAL, JULY 16. The Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, today came down heavily on the attitude of government employees in asking for more and more, and reminded them that rights and duties went hand in hand. Speaking at a government function ... Unions see positive signs CHENNAI, JULY 16. Even as the administrative machinery has remained hit in Tamil Nadu for a fortnight now and thousands of dismissed government staff members continue to agonise over their lost jobs, key staff unions today claimed that there were ... Other State Govt. employees plan stir CHENNAI, JULY 16. Though employees are not for any confrontation with the Tamil Nadu Government, government employees in other States have expressed their solidarity with them and have planned to launch a nationwide movement. The convener of ... 
`Sweeping' statement on unemploymentCHENNAI, JULY 16. It was a ``sweeping'' statement on unemployment and it caused quite a flutter at the Secretariat here today. A disabled sportsman, who has bagged eight golds in State and national athletic meets and a bronze in an international ... 
Parasitic plant rediscovered after 90 yearsCOIMBATORE, JULY 16. A herbaceous plant, Christisonia tubulosa (a rare endemic parasite), belonging to the family of Orobanchaceae, has been rediscovered after 90 years in the Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary at the Anamalais, near ... 
British Dy. High CommissionerCHENNAI, JULY 16. The British Deputy Head of Mission in Damascus, Stuart Innes, has taken over as the British Deputy High Commissioner in south India. He succeeds Michael Herridge, who attained superannuation. In his 23-year career in the ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai Corporation forced to put off cattle auction CHENNAI, JULY 16. The Chennai Corporation was today forced to put off auctioning of impounded cattle at its pound in Pudupet with the cattle owners protesting the move and reportedly preventing the bidders from procuring the animals. The price ... MTC to keep 30 buses at new Basin Bridge depot CHENNAI, JULY 16. The MTC will add one more depot to accommodate its fleet of buses in the Basin Bridge area, which will become operational from Thursday. 'Allot funds to repair TNSCB tenements' CHENNAI, JULY 16. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has appealed to the State Government to allocate sufficient funds for executing repair works in the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board tenements in the city and attend to works immediately. ... Nedumaran remand extended KANCHEEPURAM, JULY 16. L. Rajendran, special judge of the POTA court at Poonamalle near Chennai, today extended till July 24 the remand for Tamilar Desiya Iyakkam president, P. Nedumaran; the general secretary, Suba Veerapandian; Pudukottai ... Pondicherry Govt. takes up rehabilitation of 84 tanks PONDICHERRY, JULY 16. The Pondicherry Chief Minister, N. Rangasamy, has said his Government had taken up rejuvenation and rehabilitation of 84 tanks with funds available from the European Commission. Releasing a journal, `Tank Resources', ... Handicrafts exhibition of northeastern region opened PONDICHERRY, JULY 16. The Pondicherry Chief Minister, N. Rangasamy, today inaugurated an exhibition cum sale of handicrafts and handloom products of the north eastern States of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram and ... G.O. declares July 15 Students Day PONDICHERRY, JULY 16. The Pondicherry Government has issued an order, declaring July 15 every year, as Students Day as a mark of tribute to Kamaraj. The order issued by the Lt Governor has been published by the Department of Education. Thus ... 'Kamaraj Govt. school lacks proper building' PONDICHERRY, JULY 15. The former Social Welfare Minister and AIADMK MLA, A. Kasilingam has expressed concern over the neglect of the Kamaraj Government high School at Muthialpet constituency which he represents for the last two years. He said ... Read Today's supplements: | Life | Metro Plus | Sci Tech | Send: Comments to: thehindu@vsnl.com Letters to the Editor to: letters@thehindu.co.in with full postal address |
  
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