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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh ZP chiefs to go to court against Govt. HYDERABAD, JULY 8. The A.P. State Zilla Parishad Chairpersons' Forum has decided to fight against the Government in courts and in the public front demanding transfer of powers which are legitimately due to them. As the first step, the forum ... Cultivation costs in A.P. very high KURNOOL, JULY 8. High cultivation cost appears to be the reason for impoverishment of farmers in Andhra Pradesh. The State farmers have been spending the largest amount in the entire country on cultivation of paddy, jowar, maize, cotton, ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad CMEY website launched HYDERABAD, JULY 8. The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, has launched the fifth training module of the Chief Minister's Empowerment of Youth (CMEY) programme and a website on CMEY, here on Monday. The reading material of the ... Arrangements for ushering in VAT regime in full swing HYDERABAD, JULY 8. Steps have been initiated in the State to prepare the commercial taxes system for introduction of VAT (value added tax) in place of the preset sales tax as wanted by the Union Government all over the country effective from ... Other Stories
Karnataka Shankara Murthy is Oppn. Leader in Council BANGALORE, JULY 8. D.H. Shankara Murthy of the BJP was on Monday named Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council after the BJP, which had the same number of seats in the House as the JD(S), won the post by a draw of lots. The Council ... `Action Plan 2002-2016' may boost conservation MANGALORE, JULY 8. While the fabled Western Ghats, which is one of the 18 hotspots of the world for conservation of biodiversity, is facing the threat of excessive and unwanted human interference causing irreparable damage to its endemic species, ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore BJP has right to stake claim: Shankar BANGALORE, JULY 8. The Chairman of the Legislative Council, B.L. Shankar, today ruled that the BJP, whose strength rose to 12 in the House after the recent elections, had a right to lay claim to the post of Leader of the Opposition in the ... Other Stories
Kerala Financial position better: Minister THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JULY 8. The Kerala Finance Minister, K. Sankaranarayanan, said in the Assembly on Monday that the Government had been able to ease the financial problems of the State. Replying to the debate on the demands for grants for ... Kerala sends SOS to Union Power Minister THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JULY 8. The State Government is sending an SOS to the Union Power Minister, Suresh Prabhu, to allocate an additional 350 MW of electricity to the State to tide over the ongoing power crisis. Top sources in the Government ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram Garbage project: hot debate on the cards THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JULY 8. Hectic political parleys are on to finalise the strategies to be adopted at the crucial Corporation Council meeting on Tuesday which will discuss the Opposition demand for scrapping the BoT agreement between the local ... Poll duty: lecturer seeks action THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JULY 8. Tito K. Cherian, a lecturer at the Mar Ivanios College here, who had been served with an arrest warrant for allegedly refusing to accept election duty during the Assembly elections last year, has sought action against ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu NBWs issued against 8 MDMK men MADURAI, JULY 8. A Tirumangalam court today issued non-bailable arrest warrants against eight MDMK cadres, including three district secretaries, who were booked under the Prevention of Terrorist Act recently. The police are making frantic efforts ... TMC folded up, party wants EC to freeze cycle symbol CHENNAI, JULY 8. Winding up the six-year-old Tamil Maanila Congress, its general council today ``unanimously'' decided to reunite with the parent Congress to pave the way for ``restoring Kamaraj rule'' in the State. ``We will make a new ... Korkai museum, a casualty of austerity measures TIRUNELVELI, JULY 8. A museum at Korkai, the chief port town of the Pandya Kings and seat of pearl fishery, is the latest victim of the State Government's austerity measure. The cash-starved Government has decided to shut down the museum and ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai HC restrains CMDA from processing applications CHENNAI, JULY 8. ICF to sign two MoUs with Maharashtra Police focussing on cases slain lawyer handled CHENNAI, JULY 8. With no clue yet to the identity of the assailants who shot dead the advocate, Madanagopal, at Pondy Bazaar here on Saturday, the police are focussing on various cases, which he was handling, as part of the probe. The exercise ... Madras varsity Senate House renovation work in a month CHENNAI, JULY 8. Work on renovating the stately Senate House, 127-year-monument and first official building of the Madras University, will begin in a month, the Vice-Chancellor, S. Ignacimuthu, said today. The distinct red brick masterpiece, ... A daily struggle for water CHENNAI, JULY 8. Rain or shine, it is an eternal struggle for water for the residents of the Housing Board colonies on Padi Kuppam Road near Mogappair. More than 500 families of the Five Star Apartments, Annai Flats and Golden Jubilee Flats ... Other Stories
Pondicherry Master plan to modernise markets in Pondy PONDICHERRY, JULY 8. A masterplan was being finalised by the Local Administration Department to ensure that the Big Bazaar, the Muthialpet market and the sales outlets in Nellithope and other areas were modernised. Stating this at a press ... Water scarcity hits farm works in Karaikal PONDICHERRY, JULY 8. With Karaikal not receiving water from the Cauvery, farmers have virtually abandoned the works. The region depends on Tamil Nadu and Karnataka for water release. Normally the kuruvai cultivation would begin on 1500 ... Read Today's supplements: | Life | Metro Plus | Open Page | Education | Book Review | Send: Comments to: thehindu@vsnl.com Letters to the Editor to: letters@thehindu.co.in with full postal address |
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