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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh Higher growth rate possible: Naidu HYDERABAD, MAY 23.The State recorded a 6.7 per cent growth rate in 2000-01, and it was not difficult to achieve 9 to 10 per cent average annual growth with some additional effort, the Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, said today. ... 'Pressure gradient, a reason for heat wave' VISAKHAPATNAM, MAY 23. The abnormal pressure gradient from Thiruvananthapuram to Kolkata, ranging between 14 millibars to 16 millibars observed since March, is one of the reasons for coastal areas experiencing severe heat wave conditions during ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad CM wants action against errant teachers, doctors HYDERABAD, MAY 23. There was a furore at the Collectors' conference here this evening with the focus on doctors and teachers posted by the Government either not staying at the headquarters or being absent on one pretext or the other. Many ... A new `dawn' in learning process HYDERABAD, MAY 23.He is a one-man demolition squad. Wherever he goes, he leaves behind a changed scenario. His target, however, is not human beings, but their illiteracy. For close to three decades, Razi-ur-Rahman has been waging a ... Other Stories
Karnataka Corrupt can't go scot-free: Lokayukta BANGALORE, MAY 23. The Lokayukta, N.Venkatachala, in an open letter to doctors in government hospitals, has said that none can save corrupt government servants from the long arm of the law. The letter comes in the wake of a reported statement ... Two killed in bomb attack, Iritty tense KANNUR, MAY 23.The tense situation prevailing in Iritty and nearby areas here following the murder of an RSS worker late last night turned volatile as two persons, including a woman, were killed today in a powerful bomb attack on a jeep carrying ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore 150 children rescued from employers BANGALORE, MAY 23. Over 150 children brought here from poor families in and around Calcutta and made to work for goldsmiths were rescued from their employers here on Thursday. Brought to the City by agents, many children, aged between eight ... Property tax scheme to be restricted to three yrs. BANGALORE, MAY 23. The Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) has let down property owners again by going back on its assurance that property tax collected under the Self-assessment Scheme introduced on April 1, 2000 will remain unchanged for five ... Other Stories
Kerala Controversy over move for AKG statue KANNUR, MAY 23. The ongoing works in connection with the setting up of a statue of the late Communist leader, A.K. Gopalan, in the compound of the Kannur taluk office here have led to a controversy following the allegation that the party has ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram Driving test: surprise checks planned THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 23. The Government has decided to constitute vigilance squads to carry out surprise checks at the venue of driving tests in the State as part of strengthening the issuing of driving licence, the Transport Minister, K. B. ... Measures to contain Weil's disease THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 23. The Thiruvananthapuram Corporation has taken up an intensive sanitation drive in the city following the death of a 52- year- old woman due to a suspected outbreak of Weil's disease. The Mayor, J.Chandra, visited the ... Two Maldivian families assaulted THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 23. Four Maldivian citizens, including two women, were assaulted in broad day light by a two-member motorcycle borne gang at the P.M.G. junction under Museum police station limits today. The victims were identified as ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu Veeranam viability haunting again CHENNAI, MAY 23. The Veeranam water supply project for Chennai, which over the years has kicked up many a controversy, is back in the reckoning, raising serious questions about its viability. The questions have cropped up because of the abysmally ... Campaigning marked by charges, counter-charges VELLORE, MAY 23. The Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, and the DMK president, M.Karunanidhi, have completed their campaign for the May 31 byelection in Vaniyambadi, but it remains to be seen what impact the issues raised by them were going to have on ... Centre keen on Sethu project execution: Minister TUTICORIN, MAY 23. The NDA Government is firm in its commitment to implement the multicrore Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project (SSCP) and financial constraints will not come in the way of its execution, the Minister of State for Finance (Revenue), ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai Fresh fears among residents CHENNAI, MAY 23.In a crime peaking a season dominated by fear, a 55-year-old woman Siddha doctor was murdered in the heart of the city on Wednesday night, apparently during a robbery attempt. The murder of Malarkodi, who lived in her ... Govt. appoints counsellors at Fort St. George CHENNAI, MAY 23.With a spate of suicide attempts haunting the Secretariat complex here, the anxious State Government has decided to appoint 10 psychological counsellors at Fort St.George to deal with ``depressed'' petitioners. In an attempt to ... Other Stories
Pondicherry Stone laid for software technology park Pondicherry May 23. The Lt. Governor, Rajani Rai has said that Pondicherry had already emerged as hardware capital of the country and it is the hope of the Adminmistration with the creation of all the necessary facilities Pondicherry would emerge ... Other Stories
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