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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh Massive rally to welcome NTR Junior VIJAYAWADA, DEC. 5.Thousands of frenzied youth thronged the small town Gudivada and welcomed their hero, NTR Junior, when he came by helicopter to unveil the statues of his grandfather, late N.T. Rama Rao, and grandmother, Basavarama Tarakam, at ... BJP to give `winning tips' to TDP HYDERABAD, DEC. 5. The BJP feels that the incumbency factor might have worked against the Congress in the three States where it lost power and the same could not be ruled out in AP going to the polls early next year. Keeping this factor in ... DWCRA members set to go cellular HYDERABAD, DEC. 5. About 30,000 cellular phones are proposed to be supplied by the Government to DWCRA groups as a New Year's gift to women next month. The Government will bear the cost of the instrument while the groups will have to bear the ... No political ambition, says NTR Junior VIJAYAWADA, DEC. 5. Cine actor NTR Junior has made it clear that he has no political ambitions. Speaking to The Hindu soon after landing at the NTR stadium in Gudivada, he said that he had come to unveil life-size bronze statues of his ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad Friday prayers peaceful HYDERABAD, DEC. 5.Barring stray incidents of stone-throwing, in which windscreens of a school bus and a police van were damaged, situation was by and large peaceful in the old city on Friday and the afternoon prayers at Mecca masjid and other ... 
They are Friends IndeedHYDERABAD, DEC. 5. On a visit to the city, it was a casual query that the Indian-born rehabilitation specialist from Amsterdam put to a child at a rundown school here. He asked the boy, who hailed from a poverty-ridden family, on his dreams for ... 
Sindhi Colony's cup of woes overflowsHYDERABAD, DEC. 5. It is located almost in the heart of Secunderabad. Most of the residents there are well-to-do and they pay up their property taxes quite willingly. But, their grouse is that civic amenities are sadly lacking. Residents of ... Other Stories
Karnataka 
Gates Foundation's AIDS initiative launchedBANGALORE, DEC. 5. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in association with the Karnataka Government, today launched the $25 million (Rs. 115 crores) programme to scale up HIV prevention in the State where an estimated five lakh people have been ... SCCL announces dividend HYDERABAD, DEC. 5.The State-owned Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) announced today for the first time in 37 years, a dividend as part of its "stunning turn-around." Marking the occasion, it also unveiled a slew of measures providing ... 
Divert landless labour to non-farm sector: SwaminathanMYSORE, DEC. 5. The eminent scientist, M.S. Swaminathan, today said that Indian agriculture was at the crossroads and warned that hunger and poverty would continue to persist if at least one-third of the landless agricultural labourers and their ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore Satellite-linked telemedicine for Pondy hospitals soon PONDICHERRY, DEC. 5. The Government hospitals in Pondicherry, Mahe, Yanam and Karaikal will soon have telemedicine facility through satellite, the Pondicherry Health Minister, E. Valsaraj, today said. Inaugurating a blood separation unit, ... Financial assistance proposed for maintenance of heritage structures PONDICHERRY, DEC. 5. The Pondicherry Government has drawn up a plan to provide financial assistance to owners of ancient and heritage structures in the Union Territory so that they could maintain them, the Education and Art and Culture Minister, ... Other Stories
Kerala Rs. 950-cr. tourism projects in the offing KOCHI, DEC. 5.The Kerala Government has submitted tourism project proposals for Rs. 950.1 crores to the Central Government for including them in the next Union Budget. The Tourism Minister, K.V. Thomas, told a press conference here today that ... Meghalaya Government's plea on lottery dismissed KOCHI, DEC. 5. The Kerala High Court today dismissed a writ petition filed by the Meghalaya Government and the Indian Federation of Lottery Traders and Allied Industries challenging the State Government circular imposing restrictions on the sale ... BJP denies switching of votes in Thiruvalla THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DEC. 5. The BJP State president, P.S. Sreedharan Pillai, said that allegations that the BJP had switched votes in favour of the UDF candidate in the Thiruvalla byelection were ``unwarranted''. The BJP leader told ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram Life term for five murder accused THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DEC. 5. Five persons, who were found guilty of the murder of Satyaseelan (48) of Chirayankeezhu, were today sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for life by the Additional Sessions Judge (Fast Track-II), U. Saratchandran, ... Police on alert THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DEC. 5. The State police have stepped up security in and around places of religious worship in the State in view of the fact that several organisations are observing December 6 as the anniversary of the demolition of Babri ... Special trains to clear pilgrim rush THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DEC. 5. The Southern Railway will run bi-weekly special trains between Kacheguda and Kakinada Town in Andhra Pradesh and Kottayam from December 13 to January 18 next to clear the heavy rush of Sabarimala pilgrims. The 724 ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu `India-Sri Lanka accord alone can end attacks on fishermen' CHENNAI, DEC. 5. Despite warnings and awareness campaigns by Coast Guard and the Navy, fishermen crossing the unmarked maritime boundary with Sri Lanka continues unabated. "The season has begun. The catch is better on the other side. So there ... POTA panel will dispose of objections first CHENNAI, DEC. 5. The Central Review Committee on the Prevention of Terrorism Act has told the Madras High Court that it will take a decision on Tamil Nadu's preliminary objections before proceeding further with pending representations. The ... High-handed favouritism: court CHENNAI, DEC. 5.The Madras High Court has come down on officials who tend to "unnecessarily misuse the names of VIPs as a shield for their own illegal behaviour." Finding D. Manivel, Superintending Engineer of the CMDA, guilty of contempt of ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai 
Over 100 schoolgirls hospitalised after taking chocolatesCHENNAI, DEC. 5. More than 100 schoolgirls were today hospitalised when they fell sick after taking chocolates distributed by a teacher at Villivakkam. Around 11 a.m., a teacher at the Singaram Pillai Girls Higher Secondary School distributed ... Songs of `Kalki' released CHENNAI, DEC. 5. A compilation of songs written by Tamil writer-journalist, `Kalki' Krishnamurthy, was released here today to mark his death anniversary. At a function organised by the Kalki Krishnamurthy Memorial Trust, Nalli Kuppuswamy, ... Aided schools can hire junior teachers on fixed pay CHENNAI, DEC. 5.The Government has amended the Tamil Nadu Recognised Private Schools (Regulation) Rules, 1974, to enable aided institutions to appoint a new cadre of `junior grade' teachers on a consolidated monthly pay for a fixed ... Paying the price for phoney calls Ignoring of traditional practices is a reason for the rise in white-collar crimes targeting government organisations, says K. Manikandan. Other Stories
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