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Andhra Pradesh
APCO lifts stocks from weavers
HYDERABAD, MAY 14. APCO, the apex body of handloom weavers cooperatives in the State, has procured stocks worth Rs. 34 lakhs from the weavers outside the cooperative fold at Pochampalli, and another Rs 1.80 crores worth will be procured in the ...
3 days' State mourning for A.P. Minister
HYDERABAD, MAY 14. The Chief Minister, N.Chandrababu Naidu, and his Council of Ministers have expressed profound grief and shock at the passing away of Karanam Ramachandra Rao, Minister for Higher Education, after a brief illness on Monday night. ...
A gentleman-politician
HYDERABAD, MAY 14. A man of few words, sober, simple and unassuming, Karanam Ramachandra Rao, the Higher Education Minister, who died last night after a brief illness (jaundice), comes from humble beginnings being born in an agriculture family 62 ...
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  • TRS leader wants teacher posts given to locals only
  • Grey Hounds jawan killed, five hurt in grenade explosion
  • Relief from oppressive heat in sight


    Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad
    ZP chiefs declare support to employees
    HYDERABAD, MAY 14.The Andhra Pradesh Zilla Parishad Chairpersons' Forum has decided to support the "Chalo Secretariat'' rally of ZP employees slated for May 15 and also to file public interest petitions in the AP High Court and the Supreme Court ...
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  • PR asst. engineers serve ultimatum on Govt.
  • Transco resorts to power cut


    Karnataka
    Propagate Basavanna's message: Krishna
    BANGALORE, MAY 14. The Chief Minister, S.M.Krishna, has expressed displeasure over the ``violence, looting, killing, and burning of human beings and property'' in the country. ``Such senseless killing, looting and arson around us is happening ...
    JD(U) leaders support Kanta's candidature
    GULBARGA, MAY 14.In a rare show of unity, the Janata Dal (United) leadership today supported the candidature of the former minister, S.K.Kanta, to the Upper House from the North-east Teachers' Constituency. Senior leaders such as the working ...
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  • `Basaveshwara's principles confined to textbooks'
  • People told to live by Basaveshwara's ideals
  • Cong. promises to develop Mangalore
  • Silt to be removed from Neerasagar


    Karnataka-Bangalore
    International seva conference in Bangalore in July
    MADIKERI, MAY 14. An international seva conference of the Sri Satyas<149>ai Seva Institutions will be organised at the <149>Prashanti Nilayam in Bangalore in July, Nagesh G. Dhakappa, President of the State unit of the institutions, said here on ...
    Four held for youths' murder
    BANGALORE, MAY 14. Four persons, who allegedly stabbed to death three youths during the "Malligepallakotsava" procession in Ulsoor on Sunday, have been arrested. Police have identified those arrested as Viji alias Siddu (24), a painter and ...
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  • Task force for mental health units
  • Math to start Sanskrit University


    Kerala
    PM to open Global Investor Meet
    THIRVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 14.The Prime Minister, A. B. Vajpayee, will inaugurate the Global Investor Meet being organised by the State Government in Kochi on November 23 and 24, this year. Briefing presspersons about the objectives of the meet, the ...
    Modi alone is not responsible: Kanchi seer
    PATHANAMTHITTA, MAY 14. Swami Jayendra Saraswathi, the Sankaracharya of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetom, has opined that it was not proper to fix the responsibility of the recent violence in Gujarat on the Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, ...
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  • Cong. workers should deepen relationships: Karunakaran
  • CII sees development prospects for State
  • Duty-free shop inaugurated


    Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram
    Modern equipment for capital airport
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 14. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) will raise the height of the perimeter wall of the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport at a cost of Rs. 3.5 crores and install imported state-of-the-art hand-held and ...
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  • SCTIMST unveils expansion plan
  • Govt. to curb ill-effects of Western influence


    Tamil Nadu
    We are back on top: Jayalalithaa
    CHENNAI, MAY 14. Describing the first year of the AIADMK Government as a ``roller-coaster ride'' for her and the party, the Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, today insisted that ``we are back on top.'' Talking to reporters after presiding over ...
    Train robbers thriving on lack of co-ordination among police wings
    CHENNAI, MAY. 14. Come summer, it appears to be bonanza time for criminals who operate on trains. The latest chain snatching on the Bangalore- Tuticorin Express near Moolakaranpatti in the wee hours of Monday is almost a repeat of the series of ...
    TNPCEE results today
    CHENNAI, MAY 14. The results of the Tamil Nadu Professional Courses Entrance Examinations 2002, will be published on Wednesday. The marks obtained by the candidates will be displayed at the Anna University Examination centre and made available on ...
    EC allows Slum board letters, residence certificates
    CHENNAI, MAY 14. Despite repeated Opposition appeals and protests, the Election Commission has permitted the electorate in the three constituencies, where by elections are to be held on May 31, to produce any of the 19 alternative documents to ...
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  • Sivam papers rejected in Acharapakkam
  • Policemen suspended
  • Cauvery panel to meet on May 17
  • Azhagiri men drove Mayor to the wall
  • Peeved bureaucrats petition Chief Secretary


    Tamil Nadu-Chennai
    Power blackout brings life to a standstill
    CHENNAI, MAY 14. The power supply breakdown, which the city and suburbs suffered this evening, brought life to a standstill for hours, making the sweltering metro even more difficult for its residents. Train services, both suburban and long ...
    New pantry car for Brindavan Express
    CHENNAI, MAY 14. Passengers of the Brindavan Express no more need to stand in a cramped pantry car and have their breakfast, sip a coffee/tea or drink a cola. The Southern Railway as part of its move to modernise and to `automate' the ...
    Chromium detected in Adyar river
    CHENNAI, MAY 14.The detection of chromium in the Adyar river near Anakaputhur on the city outskirts has alarmed pollution watchdogs as much as it has pointed out a drawback in the system of common effluent treatment plants for ...
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  • Man found dead
  • Astronomy course offered
  • Gang rivalry behind Rs. 40-lakh robbery?


    Pondicherry
    TMC merger will be a boon to Rangasamy Govt.
    PONDICHERRY, MAY 14. Efforts for the merger of the six-year-old TMC with the Congress in Tamil Nadu are a boon to the Congress in Pondicherry where the two parties are now jointly holding the reins of administration. Once the merger is ...
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  • Schools to reopen on June 17
  • Govt. not utilising Central funds: Natarajan

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