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    Alappuzha

  • Sea erosion triggers a wave of panic
  • One killed, two hurt in car-truck collision

    • Anantapur

  • People want peace, says Sriramulu

    • Andhra Pradesh

  • Kothagudem thermal station units trip again
  • Maoist threat will be tackled: Jana
  • Defying odds to emerge successful
  • Paritala kin not to be harmed: Suri
  • Virology lab proposal hangs fire Proposal to establish virology lab hangs fire
  • SHGs to get loans at 25 paise interest from July: Minister
  • Naidu pooh-poohs Vijayotsavam
  • Praja Patham successful despite opposition: MSR
  • `YSR takes up rice issue with Centre'
  • Ban on use of wood in biomass power projects urged
  • State pushed back by 25 years: Indrasena
  • Minister reviews Praja Patham works
  • State Forest Development Corporation profit up
  • MSR apologises for keeping away from Praja Patham
  • CLP questions Naidu's stance towards ryots
  • Gales leave a trail of destruction in Nellore
  • Rajahmundry reels as mercury soars
  • `Genuine' ryot suicide cases 799: Revenue Secretary
  • Vizag set to be put on IT map
  • Mahayagam from May 15
  • MLA's novel way to mark YSR's success
  • SD Eye Hospital to hold CME programme
  • Briefly

    • Andhra Pradesh - Others

  • `Indifferent' discom officials incur wrath
  • `Official apathy leading to naxalism'

    • Athletics

  • Bindu shines

    • Badminton

  • India tops Group

    • Bangalore

  • Gang loots software professional's house
  • II PU supplementary examination in July
  • Girl drowned in sump
  • Many students take up temporary jobs
  • Leak in water pipeline slows down traffic
  • BMTC helpline commissioned
  • BJP scales down rally to avoid traffic snarls
  • II PU results on internet
  • Aapki Soniya today
  • Enrol for job fair from Monday
  • Around the City

    • Barometer

  • Exchange rates
  • Bullion rates

    • Basketball

  • S. Railway in semifinals
  • Impressive win for Vijaya Bank

    • Belgaum

  • Trade unions demand changes in labour policy
  • Atrocities against Dalits condemned

    • Bellary

  • Concern over officials' absence at Basava Jayanti function
  • Bellary to host cultural festival from tomorrow

    • Billiards & Snooker

  • Vatnani recovers

    • Briefly

  • Essar Steel to double capacity
  • 1:1 bonus from Havells India
  • Ashapura's alumina project in Gujarat
  • Agro Tech to sell stake in Advanta
  • Bajaj Tempo is now Force Motors
  • SBI, PNB to share ATM network
  • Yes Bank partners MasterCard
  • GAIL signs pact with IOC
  • Helios completes acquisition of 3 firms
  • Fintreee sets up office in Kochi
  • Amara Raja to expand retail network
  • A1 plus rating for Amex's CD programme
  • Siemens bags Railways contract
  • New MD for WorldSpace India
  • Porsche launches sports car
  • Serena announces availability of Professional 9

    • Business

  • RBI guidelines for private bank M&As announced
  • Wal-Mart chief seeks FDI in retail sector
  • CPCL posts higher sales and profits
  • Philips sets eyes on water purification
  • Indian Bank net profit at Rs. 408 crs.
  • Industrial output up 8 p.c.
  • Sensex gains 12 points
  • Rupee declines
  • Tata Steel MD cautions Jharkhand government
  • RPG, Dairy Farm part ways

    • Cartoons

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    • Chennai

  • Nationwide vulture census to begin soon
  • $30 million for tsunami relief under global farm fund project
  • Avadi robbery case cracked
  • Panel set up to study examination malpractices
  • $30 million for tsunami rehabilitation in Tamil Nadu
  • Madras Medical Mission launches State telemedicine service
  • Police identify 40 places in Gummidipoondi as sensitive
  • TAAL 2005 opens on December 6
  • Fresh case filed against Adikesavan
  • Air France to launch Bangalore-Paris service by October 31
  • Five women held for shoplifting, picking pockets
  • TNPCEE topper focussed on computer science
  • Conditional bail to 11 students
  • Around the City
  • In Chennai Today

    • Chess

  • Delphin in lead
  • Anand to meet Topalov

    • Coimbatore

  • Streetchildren receive gift of good health
  • A place of solace for them
  • Second phase of polio immunisation on May 15
  • Exhibition: Government nets Rs. 8.95 lakhs in ticket sales
  • 10 child workers rescued
  • Child labourers rescued
  • Around the City
  • In Coimbatore Today

    • Cricket

  • V.V.S. Laxman inaugurates camp
  • The Hindu takes inter-media title
  • I'm not tired of captaincy: Ganguly
  • World XI has the edge: Gavaskar
  • Warne gets century bogey off his back
  • Ehsan Mani defends ban on Ganguly

    • Crossword

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    • Cuddalore

  • Farmers to launch campaign against shrimp units

    • Cuddapah

  • Many representations for house sites, ration cards

    • Dharwad

  • Squabbling disrupts Jayanti celebrations

    • Dindigul

  • Arrest warrant against DSP, Jayalakshmi

    • Editorials

  • Long-term friends, short-term tactics
  • Towards a better deal for customers

    • Erode

  • Elangovan's plea to declare Kodivery a tourist spot
  • Two poachers held in Anthiyur
  • Implement Budget proposals, Rlys. told
  • Women voters outnumber men in Erode

    • Football

  • Tragedy averted through timely action
  • Nandakumar performs hat-trick
  • ICF in last four
  • Titanium loses to Central Excise
  • Bergkamp stars in Arsenal's win

    • Front Page

  • Left lists Centre's shortcomings
  • Grenade attack near school
  • Campaign ends for crucial byelection
  • PMO's office writing to ULFA
  • 11 toppers in medical entrance exam
  • Paswan softens stand on RJD
  • CBI adopting double standards, targeting me, says Mayawati
  • Life sentence for 10
  • `Prithvi' test-fired

    • Generalia

  • Thiruvananthapuram wins title

    • Golf

  • Sandhu keeps lead

    • Guntur

  • Maoist `couriers' in judicial custody

    • Haryana

  • Grain procurement begins

    • Himachal Pradesh

  • Lenka back in Shimla for party polls

    • Hyderabad

  • Complete Praja Patham works in time, Minister tells officials
  • Traffic diversion for Rededication Day celebrations
  • Junior doctors' plea to YSR
  • Around the City
  • In Hyderabad Today

    • India & World

  • India, Pakistan sign minutes
  • Aishwarya at Cannes

    • International

  • "Trust deficit" holding up trade with India: Aziz
  • Blair rejects calls to quit
  • One-China norm must for talks: Hu
  • Nepal's rebels offer to support political parties against King
  • Tapping energy from the bowels of the earth
  • European lawmakers deny graft charges
  • Three more Afghans die as anti-U.S. protests spread
  • Wave of suicide bombers in Iraq belies American stand
  • Ski resort's ice wrapped in plastic
  • Kenya's First Lady faces assault charge
  • Try terror suspects in U.S.: Castro
  • Dog moods

    • Jharkand

  • `No mid-term elections'

    • Kancheepuram

  • Rival candidates are evenly matched
  • Election observer makes enquiries in Dalit colonies

    • Karnataka

  • Stay on prosecution of Chief Secretary
  • 24 p.c. of primary schools have only one classroom
  • Writers differ over introducing English in primary schools
  • Transport Department will be revamped: Kharge
  • IT companies sign pact on e-waste recycling
  • MCI team to inspect facilities for new colleges in districts
  • Admit students to PG courses, St. John's academy told
  • Telgi booked under KCOCA provisions
  • Panchayats must decide on welfare schemes: Minister
  • Final volume of Moily's work to be released on Sunday
  • Tumkur University to help build Gandhi Bhavan
  • Relaxation of ban on fishing to 45 days welcomed
  • Bypoll: R.V. Devaraj files nomination papers
  • Wanted man in police custody, arms seized
  • A circuit to give tubelights a longer life
  • Vatal creates a flutter
  • Briefly

    • Karnataka - Others

  • Officials told to respond quickly to people's needs
  • New methods help solve murder case
  • A miraculous escape for Dharam Singh?
  • Cooperative movement strong in Sirsi
  • Expansion of Ministry after panchayat polls

    • Kerala

  • Kerala: revamp of disaster management strategy soon
  • Revamp of disaster management system on the cards
  • Chief Minister interfering in probe, says Pinarayi
  • LBS colleges to end IT course
  • Knanaya community gets archdiocese
  • Karunakaran's exit has not affected Congress: Gehlot
  • Kerala to adopt Tamil Nadu model
  • Eight Bible College students attacked
  • Container case: accused handed over to DRI
  • Pressing a demand
  • Seawater to be made potable in Lakshadweep
  • Mobile phone numbers of police officers
  • `Maintain status quo on film release'
  • Briefly

    • Kerala - Others

  • Man gets life term for wife's murder
  • Around the city
  • Around the City

    • Kochi

  • Tsunami relief: Minister to lay stone for houses
  • Water supply in city to resume by Friday midnight
  • RAF team touring Ernakulam district
  • Brahmapuram plant: land price fixed
  • A new supplement
  • Vice-Chancellor gheraoed
  • Nurses Day celebrated
  • In Kochi Today

    • Kollam

  • `Vested interests behind NSS-SNDP unity move'

    • Kottayam

  • Kerala Hindu convention in Chicago

    • Kurnool

  • RWS officials pulled up
  • All-region meetings on projects favoured

    • Leader Page Articles

  • A chance to take centre stage

    • Letters to the Editor

  • A wake-up call
  • Information Bill
  • PM's strengths?
  • Judicial activism
  • Probe the charges
  • Set a precedent
  • Why this fuss?
  • Not right
  • Distant dream?
  • Spirit of 1857
  • Lack of seriousness
  • Power consumption
  • Mobile computer
  • Incredible universe
  • Insulin sensitivity

    • Madhya Pradesh

  • Gaur scales down security
  • Mahila Congress chief condemns attack on social worker
  • She has a `dream', and turns a preacher

    • Madikeri

  • Plantation workers' unions stage protest
  • 90,000 people to be brought under `Yeshasvini' scheme

    • Madurai

  • Sudden cloudburst throws life out of gear
  • Shifting of Sivalingam ratified
  • His relentless efforts pay off
  • Action sought to end ostracism of Dalits
  • Cracker unit blast toll goes up to nine
  • Around the City
  • In Madurai Today

    • Mangalore

  • Two held on vehicle theft charge
  • Cooperatives alone can usher in `grama raj,' says Veerendra Heggade
  • In Mangalore Today

    • Mysore

  • Mango traders face problem of plenty
  • MGP opposes Govt. move on helmet rule
  • Recruitment rally begins
  • 30 papers selected for contest

    • Nagapattinam

  • PMRY scheme target achieved in Nagapattinam

    • Nagercoil

  • Bio-shelters to be formed along coastal districts
  • Funds allotted for walls, groynes

    • Nalgonda

  • Severe water scarcity stares in people's face
  • Rein in primates, say MLAs

    • National

  • Somnath's call to apex court
  • Ties with Pakistan vital, says Manmohan
  • India's decision shocking: Nepal parties
  • A.P., Maharashtra in water dispute
  • I did not mobilise "kar sevaks": Kalyan Singh
  • GoM favours facsimile editions of foreign newspapers in India
  • Disaster Management Bill introduced in Rajya Sabha
  • Lahoti unveils plan for speedy disposal of cases
  • Bill provides for property attachment for excise dues
  • World Bank, ADB aid for post-tsunami recovery
  • Nod for Information Bill
  • Hearing of Lalu, Rabri plea from Monday
  • Sayeed seeks States' help in rural electrification
  • NDA to list UPA Government's "failures"
  • Airbus allegations unwarranted : A-I chairman
  • Railways' plan to use land endorsed
  • Probe ordered into boy's disappearance
  • Suspected cannibal held
  • Eviction of Lalu's kin begins
  • Criminal case against Tandon, Gopalaswamy
  • U.S. probing alleged abuse of Quran
  • Pather Panchali feted
  • S.S. Bhandari blames Modi

    • Nellore

  • MLA fears water crisis in Nellore

    • New Delhi

  • DDA for allowing commercial activities at petrol pumps
  • Congress infighting hits development works
  • Coordination panel the next flash point in battle of supremacy?
  • Suspected rapists' sketches released
  • MCD officers to be held responsible for deaths caused by stray cattle
  • More meningitis deaths, 18 new cases reported
  • `Keep politics away from campus'
  • Court notice on bail plea of Katara case accused
  • Protest against rising rape cases
  • Call for `women desks' at all police stations
  • Special trains
  • DU offers help in counselling
  • `Frivolous petition'
  • Around the City
  • Briefly
  • In the Capital Today

    • News Analysis

  • Pakistan's Afghan problem
  • Higher education hits a low
  • Extinct birds keep turning up again
  • Guests who outstay their welcome

    • Nizamabad

  • TDP misleading people: Srinivas
  • Leaders say `no' to Muslims in Backward Classes
  • `Victory' meeting held

    • Obituary

  • Obituary

    • Pathanamthitta

  • Probe sought into SSLC question paper leak

    • Polo

  • Easy for Bangalore

    • Pondicherry

  • Rural knowledge hub launched
  • Karaikal shuts down on hartal call
  • Seven women get family planning operation reversed
  • Legislator demands crackdown on stray dogs

    • Punjab

  • Punjab opts for urbanisation

    • Racing : Horse

  • Coral Gables shines
  • Stake money hike of 16 per cent for Bangalore Summer Season
  • International Star wins Nilgiris Derby Stakes

    • Racing : Motor

  • Youthful joy masks grim reality

    • Rajasthan

  • Kalam to present standard to 81 Armoured
  • Passage of Bill on Right to Information welcomed

    • Religion

  • Preceptor for all times

    • Sport

  • Nationality should not be an issue
  • Ram Kumar and Shiva pair tops elimination series
  • Bowlers call the shots

    • Tamil Nadu

  • Students roped in to conduct Chennai economic census
  • Pact signed on cultivation of medicinal herbs in the State
  • Rs. 3.58-crore aid for municipality
  • ITI students allege harassment
  • Briefly

    • Tamil Nadu - Others

  • Local issues put on the back burner
  • Don't shift ONGC office: Pondy MP
  • Kothagudem thermal station units trip again
  • Colourful start to float festival in Tiruvarur
  • Hartal total in Karaikal
  • `Pamban bridge plan not spiked'
  • Provide medical treatment to Maudhani, says apex court
  • Tamil Nadu seeks cancellation of bail for women POTA accused
  • Five injured as lorry runs amok
  • Training programme on economic census

    • Tennis

  • Chela rallies past Henman
  • Sriram, Sundaram hog the limelight
  • Sai Jayalakshmy ousted

    • Thanjavur

  • Form new self-help groups, says Collector
  • New buildings, bridge opened

    • Thiruvananthapuram

  • Pangode fish market to get a facelift
  • Woman's death: probe rules out negligence
  • Supreme Court panel inspects TTP premises
  • University plans study centres abroad
  • BJP workers hurt in attack
  • Rare surgery done on girl
  • In Thiruvananthapuram Today

    • This Day That Age

  • dated May 13, 1955: Prince Charles
  • dated May 13, 1955: Pak. warns Afghanistan
  • dated May 13, 1955: Krishna Menon in Peking

    • Thrissur

  • `Films portraying male dominance'

    • Tiruchi

  • The end of the road for call taxi operators
  • Cultivate herbal plants, university tells colleges
  • Mass contact programme
  • Around the City
  • In Tiruchi Today

    • Tirunelveli

  • SBI plans to enable over 1,000 farmers purchase tractors
  • Reserved panchayats: CPI demands legal amendments
  • DGP visits site of new SP office
  • Magistrate's house attacked
  • Jewels stolen

    • Tirupati

  • Plea to revive issue of receipt for grievances

    • Tuticorin

  • Liquor bottles seized, two arrested

    • Udhagamandalam

  • Summer festival at Ooty

    • Udupi

  • Efforts on to supply water from Baje dam
  • 50 cases of Hepatitis A in Udupi

    • Uttar Pradesh

  • Differences with SP not to harm Govt., says Ajit

    • Uttaranchal

  • Tiwari concerned at falling water table

    • Vijayawada

  • Sparring over photographs
  • MLA too takes cudgels against ZP chairperson
  • VMC charged with bias
  • Minister questions TDP commitment to peace
  • IAF recruitment rally from June 8
  • TDP padayatra
  • Around the City
  • In Vijayawada Today

    • Visakhapatnam

  • Vizag to become IT hub
  • Tribals oppose mining in agency
  • BJP to focus on Congress `failures'
  • `India self-reliant in nuclear capability'
  • APCLC demands release of student
  • Muddamsetty passes away
  • Around the City
  • In Visakhapatnam Today

    • Volleyball

  • Siemens triumphs
  • Indian team in Tehran

    • Weather

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