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Andhra Pradesh
One killed in A.P. factional violence
VIJAYAWADA, APRIL 4. In continuing factional violence, one person was hacked to death and two others sustained injuries at Kunchinapalli village of Tadepally mandal in Guntur district on Thursday morning. Bombs, axes, swords, rods and other ...
Release of Bhadra dam water sought
WARANGAL, APRIL 4. The Andhra Pradesh Government has requested its Karnataka counterpart to release four tmc ft. water from the Bhadra dam in Karnataka for storage in Tungabhadra project to meet the drinking water requirements of Kurnool and ...
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  • Extortionists nabbed
  • 16-hour power supply sought for aqua farmers
  • APNGOs to support bank, insurance stir
  • Govt. subsidy on seed groundnut
  • SP talks tough against factionalism
  • Credit plan outlay up 36 p.c.
  • Standoff over tobacco auctions ends


    Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad
    Megawati on `e-tour' of Andhra Pradesh
    HYDERABAD, APRIL 4. The Indonesian President, Megawati Soekarnoputri, visited the Hi-Tec City today to get a glimpse of the strides made by Andhra Pradesh in applying information technology for the benefit of the common people. During the ...
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  • Govt. explanation on lapses pointed out in CAG report sought
  • Power tariff: Partymen asked to counter Opposition campaign
  • CPI(M) draws up three-phase agitation programme
  • AP avails of maximum credit from NABARD
  • Power supply restored in Karimnagar dt. towns
  • Governor hosts lunch for Indonesian President
  • Khadi Board clears subsidy of Rs. 4.6 cr.


    Karnataka
    POTA: Krishna still in a dilemma
    BANGALORE, APRIL 4.The State Government appears to be in a dilemma over implementing the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA). An indication of this was available here today with the Chief Minister, S.M.Krishna, saying that the Act had become the ...
    Other Stories

  • Water Mission implementation tardy
  • Over 400 pelicans arrive at Lingambudhi
  • CustomerAsset bags European order
  • Feuds damage N.Karnataka's cause
  • `RTCs indulging in anti-labour practices'


    Karnataka-Bangalore
    Touchtel, a boon to industries: CM
    BANGALORE, APRIL 4. Touchtel, a private telecom service operator and part of the Bharti Group, on Thursday launched its telephone services and telecom solutions in the State. The Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, inaugurated the services with an ...
    Other Stories

  • IBM-Wipro pact `significant'
  • Thumba firing probe: terms of reference finalised
  • Grant 33 p.c. quota for women: Gowda
  • HC notice to State, book authority
  • Spot polluting govt. vehicles, collect reward
  • Rs. 20-lakh aid sanctioned for IRCS-K


    Kerala
    Kerala not to prop up loss-making PSUs
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, APRIL 4. The Industries Minister, P. K. Kunhalikutty, today released the UDF Government's `Approach Paper for State Level Public Enterprises', the gist of which is that the Government would not continue to prop up loss-making ...
    VS seeks compensation for toddy-tappers
    ALAPPUZHA, APRIL 4.The Leader of the Opposition, V. S. Achuthanandan, has warned of serious agitations if the Government failed to provide proper compensation to the workers of 1,972 toddy shops that would be closed down this year as part of the ...
    Other Stories

  • Rs. 1,065-cr credit plan for Pathanamthitta
  • Religious meet today
  • Cong. groups fight over toddy shops
  • No guidelines for local bodies: VS
  • Private participation in welfare sector too: CM


    Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram
    `Higher education sector politicised'
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, APRIL 4. The higher education sector in the State has suffered from an overdose of politicisation even as the universities are in the grip of financial and academic mismanagement, according to a study conducted by the ...
    MACTA felicitates three senior artistes
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, APRIL 4. The Cultural Affairs Minister, G. Karthikeyan, has expressed concern at the `narrow mindset' of the people and the trend of everyone, including artistes, being identified by religion. He was speaking after ...
    Other Stories

  • Woman held on charges of arson
  • Short-film makers complain of neglect
  • Interest rate on ADB loan will be variable
  • Call for better marketing of films
  • Home appliances exhibition
  • Govt. urged to restore rebate for Hantex
  • Measures to speed up file processing
  • TDP faces the heat on house tax hike


    Tamil Nadu
    Another move to clip Stalin's wings
    CHENNAI, APRIL 4. In yet another move to clip the wings of the Chennai Mayor, and DMK MLA, M. K. Stalin, the ruling AIADMK will amend laws to enable municipal corporations to send any correspondence to the Government without routing it through ...
    Smoking in public places will attract fine
    CHENNAI, APRIL 4. Smokers caught puffing a cigarette, beedi or pipe in public places in Tamil Nadu will be fined between Rs. 100 and 500 soon. And, people found spitting in public places or public vehicles after chewing tobacco, tobacco ...
    Open space not out of bounds to smokers
    CHENNAI, APRIL 4. There may still be no bar on people spitting and smoking on roadsides. For, the proposed Tamil Nadu Prohibition and Spitting Act, 2002, states that not all open places will be declared ``non-spitting and non-smoking'' ...
    Govt move comes as challenge to Stalin remarks: DMK
    CHENNAI, APRIL 4.The DMK is not unduly worried about the Government bringing in an amendment which will prevent MLAs from holding elected posts in local bodies, the party president, M. Karunanidhi, said here today. Reacting to newspersons' ...
    Other Stories

  • Suo motu statements still a bone of contention
  • Govt. has no powers to revise tariff, SERC tells HC
  • Sasikalaa plea dismissed
  • Energised Chennai-Villupuram BG line likely by Deepavali
  • Attempts to politicise rice levy will fail: CM
  • `Knowledge Park' on Film City premises
  • Right of audience to agents: consumer panel order on Monday
  • Port officials to meet ICICI team on floating dry docks
  • Controversy over retrospective effect


    Tamil Nadu-Chennai
    Vadapalani murder figures in House, CM's fiat to police
    CHENNAI, APRIL 4. As several MLAs raked up the issue of the recent daylight murder at Vadapalani and a theft at a Pudupet church, in the Assembly, the Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, assured the House that the culprits behind the two incidents ...
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  • Walkers' path along Adyar river mooted
  • Burglary bid foiled, watchman held
  • New bill defines financial powers of Corporation panels
  • 3-member gang held, stolen goods recovered
  • Crackdown on `illegal casinos'
  • Man with poison bottle nabbed
  • Steps on to solve murder cases: Vijay Kumar


    Pondicherry
    Congress gaining ground in Pondy
    PONDICHERRY, APRIL 4. It appears that as far as the Union Territory of Pondicherry is concerned, the Congress now heading the coalition ministry is becoming a comparatively stronger party. The basic aspiration of the Chief Minister, N. Rangasamy, ...
    `Aurobindo made Pondy known to the world'
    PONDICHERRY, APRIL 4. It was on this day 91 years ago that Sri Aurobindo stepped on the soil of Pondicherry. That day he would have had little idea that he would put this quaint French colony on the world map. He arrived here on April 4, 1910 ...
    Other Stories

  • Petrol bunks will be monitored: Elumalai
  • Vaithilingam seeks abolition of CST
  • Coaching for professional courses
  • Tree plantation programme at Manapet
  • Heated debate over ST exemption to distilleries

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