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Andhra Pradesh
Power staff stir loses momentum
HYDERABAD, MAY 20. The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Employees Union (APEEU-1104), representing a major chunk of employees, called off agitation last night, while the remaining five unions in the Joint Council of Action announced that they would ...
Ragya Naik widow declared elected unanimously
HYDERABAD, MAY 20. Dheeravath Bharathi, wife of the slain Congress MLA, Dheeravath Ragya Naik, was unanimously declared elected MLA from the Deverkonda (ST) Assembly constituency here on Monday. This followed the withdrawal by the lone rebel ...
Other Stories

  • A sigh of relief for former naxals
  • Singapore to host WTF meet
  • Preparations under way for Mahanadu
  • YSR remarks on Janmabhoomi flayed
  • Yerran criticises Centre's move to levy tax on services
  • TD launches scathing attack on Cong.
  • Call to rebut charges against welfare programmes
  • Re-assessment of surplus lands sought


    Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad
    MLAs' team impressed by reforms in S-E Asian nations
    HYDERABAD, MAY 20. The 59-member study team of legislators, which toured five South-east Asian nations for a first hand appraisal of the ongoing development and reforms process, has returned a satisfied and informed lot. Equally satisfied was ...
    Other Stories

  • Cong. wants compensation to fire victims increased
  • Naidu holds review meet
  • `Magic mattresses' put Japanese firm on the mat


    Karnataka
    Girls outdo boys in 7th standard exam
    BANGALORE, MAY 20. Over 90 per cent of students who appeared for the seventh standard examination held in the State in April this year have passed. Of the 8,40,149 students who took the examination, 7,57,783 (90.2 per cent) have ...
    Other Stories

  • Disability didn't deter him from chiselling beautiful forms
  • Belgaum ZP standing panels not ratified
  • No toilets in girls' school
  • Hassan CMC decides to re-auction site
  • Parties begin campaign for bypoll
  • 88.36 pass percentage in Mysore Dist.
  • `Govt. committed to providing houses to houseless people'


    Karnataka-Bangalore
    Sangliana promises action against traffic offenders
    BANGALORE, MAY 20. Early Monday morning, a row of little heads bent pensively over sheets of paper at the Chitrakala Parishath on Kumara Krupa Road. The children, many of them enrolled in the parishath's summer art classes, had been asked to ...
    Other Stories

  • A model for environment conservation
  • Love affair turns sour for lorry driver
  • Rape accused nabbed near Nelamangala
  • BMP embarks on ambitious greenery programme
  • Uppara matrimonial meeting
  • BMP officer, peon caught taking money
  • KSRTC invites applications for agency


    Kerala
    Move to close vigilance court dropped
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 20. The Government has dropped the move to close down Vigilance court in Thrissur, the Chief Minister, A. K. Antony, said here on Monday. Talking to presspersons after a Cabinet meeting, the Chief Minister said the ...
    All roads to be rubberised: Muneer
    THIRUVANATHAPURAM, MAY 20. The Public Works Minister, M.K. Muneer, said on Monday that all roads in the State would be rubberised. The Minister, in an official release, said that this would require 65,000 tonnes of rubberised bitumen a year. ...
    Other Stories

  • Coast Guard equipped to clean up oil spill
  • `UDF failed to generate jobs'
  • Minister joins issue with Akademi chief
  • Multi-crore investment for oil exploration
  • `LDF packed cultural bodies with loyalists'


    Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram
    Concern over ecological impact
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 20. A proposal for deep sea sand-mining off the coast of Kerala for the construction industry has ignited a row within the scientific community and sent shockwaves among environmentalists and traditional fishermen who fear ...
    Other Stories

  • Award for Venugopalan
  • `Top priority to poverty alleviation'
  • The Hindu-Young World workshop begins today
  • `Overwhelming' response to ITDC's VRS
  • Filca awards presented
  • Reforms need of the hour: Minister
  • Film awards to be presented on Sunday


    Tamil Nadu
    Little prospect of mild summer
    CHENNAI, MAY 20. Even as a heat wave continues to sweep the entire State, the `kathri' sun seems to be particularly harsh on coastal areas, especially over northern Tamil Nadu. For days now the day temperatures have been hovering around 40 ...
    Bitter contest for control of Saidapet
    CHENNAI, MAY 20. The DMK is making an all-out effort to retain Saidapet, deploying in the city Assembly constituency its key leaders for almost the entire duration of the campaign, while the AIADMK seems confident that ``cleansing of the ...
    Plus-Two marksheets to be released on May 25
    CHENNAI, MAY 20. The Directorate of Government Examinations was today thronged by a variety of students who completed the higher secondary examinations recently — those seeking retotalling of marks, others wanting photo copies of answer ...
    Other Stories

  • Concessional ECR tariff put on hold
  • I meant no offence, CM tells IAS officials
  • Rare conifer species found in Anaimalais
  • CM completes campaign in Vaniyambadi
  • Students abuse eunuchs at Villupuram
  • Special operations hit Madurai police work
  • Why this language barrier to ranks?
  • A shifting problem for refugees


    Tamil Nadu-Chennai
    `Fall in number of MTC passengers'
    CHENNAI, MAY 20. Non-augmentation of fleet for the past two years, fare hike in December last year, problems of over-crowding and a fear of breakdowns during peak hours are making the public shift to other modes of commuting within the city, ...
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  • Bank security guard dies as gun goes off
  • No zero hour at Corporation council meet today
  • Saidapet fire renders 100 families homeless
  • Cooking job to commit thefts


    Pondicherry
    Performance of Govt. schools impressive, says Minister
    PONDICHERRY, MAY 20. The Education Minister, K Lakshminarayanan, said here today that the overall performance of government schools in Pondicherry in the Plus-Two examinations was impressive. Nineteen of the 34 government-run HSC schools had ...
    Other Stories

  • Farmers will be exposed to latest farm techniques
  • Ban order clamped in Pondy south also
  • Cong. volunteers leave for Sriperumbudur
  • Balasevikas go on relay fast

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