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Andhra Pradesh
Prime accused shot dead in police station
VIJAYAWADA, JULY 14. In a significant development, Kodeboina Srinivas alias Budda Santhan (25), prime accused in the sensational murder of the Telugu Desam leader, Edupuganti Satyanarayana, was shot dead in the Governorpet Police station in the ...
MIM to keep off presidential poll
HYDERABAD, JULY 14. Elaborate arrangements have been made for the conduct of the presidential elections on Monday. The polling will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in committee hall (1) in the Assembly building. The election is only of academic ...
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  • Currency racketeers become tech-savvy
  • Cong. delegation picks holes in CM's promises
  • Vote Kalam without fail, Naidu tells partymen
  • Opposition identifies issues for Assembly session


    Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad
    Power position improves
    HYDERABAD, JULY 14. The power supply position in the State improved considerably today with the Unit - 8 of KTPS (110 MW) and BSES (140 MW) coming back into service, Simhadri stepping up generation and an increase in the assistance from Eastern ...
    Retired cops to go after video pirates?
    HYDERABAD, JULY 14.Retired police officials will once again wield their batons, this time to contain video piracy if the plans of AP Film Chamber of Commerce (APFCC) bear fruition. In order to eradicate video piracy in the State, the APFCC is ...


    Karnataka
    20,929 habitations lack potable water
    GULBARGA, JULY 14. Of the 56,682 habitations in Karnataka, 20,929 are not getting safe drinking water. While 5,822 habitations face the problem of excess fluoride in water, 6,628 face excess iron and 4,077 excess nitrate. Water in 4,401 ...
    Parents defend private tuitions
    HASSAN, JULY 14.It was an unequivocal plea to the Government to provide a level playing field in education. Rattled by raids on tuition centres and worried over the future of their children, especially those studying in II PUC, parents held an ...
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  • Committee unfolds tourism plan
  • Rly. zone: Lukewarm response perplexing


    Karnataka-Bangalore
    Tight security at Vidhana Soudha
    BANGALORE, JULY 14. Tight security arrangements have been made at the Vidhana Soudha here in connection with Monday's voting by the MLAs, who are part of the electoral college for the election of the President. The arrangements for the voting ...
    Spice announces new tariff from today
    BANGALORE, JULY 14. The cellular scene in Bangalore and elsewhere in the State is getting hot. Close on the heels of the launch of Hutch, Spice Telecom has come out with three new aggressive tariff plans from July 15. Of the three plans, two ...


    Kerala
    Crisis in Cong. over selection of YC chief
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JULY 14.The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president, K. Muraleedharan, has said that he is contemplating some strong action, including submitting his resignation from his post, in the context of the AICC's appointment of a ...
    Allowing 26 p.c. FDI in print media `deceptive'
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JULY 14. The decision of the Union Government to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the print media in the country would result in the Indian newspapers getting wiped off from the scene over a period of five years, ...
    2,000 acres still in private hands
    PALAKKAD, JULY 14.A contour sketch prepared by Forest Department officials after the latest evictions in the 6,000-acre Mathikettan Shola in Idukki district last month makes startling revelations about 2,000 acres of forest land still under ...
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  • Girls bag top ranks in KU B.Sc exams
  • `Leader' basks in love and adulation
  • Karunakaran has no comments
  • `Strong case for Endosulfan ban'
  • Joseph may harden his stance


    Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram
    Student I-cards getting ready
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JULY 14.The University of Kerala is all set to commence issuing computer-generated identity cards to its students. A hold-up due to some technicalities at the University Computer Centre notwithstanding, the cards would be ...
    Kannappar Thidal puts Corpn. on a sticky wicket
    CHENNAI, JULY 14. Efforts are on by the Corporation officials to reclaim Kannappar Thidal, a notified playground in Salt Quarters (Ward 47) from fish vendors, who have occupied the land since April. Ironically, the land was handed over to the ...
    BSNL draws flak for delay in updating directory
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JULY 14. The failure of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to come out with an updated telephone directory for the Thiruvananthapuram SSA came in for a lot of flak at the open house that had been organised by the BSNL here ...
    TIFF to begin on July 26
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JULY 14.The seventh Trivandrum International Film Festival (TIFF), being organised by Chalachitra, will begin at Kalabhavan on July 26. The Chalachitra secretary, V.K.Narayanan, said in a release here on Saturday, that the ...


    Tamil Nadu
    Cong. trying to capitalise on Kamaraj
    CHENNAI, JULY 14.As Tamil Nadu celebrates the centenary of its ``black Gandhi'', Kamaraj, tomorrow, the Congress has rediscovered the `Kamaraj rule' slogan. With the Tamil Maanila Congress set to merge with it on August 14, the Congress hopes to ...
    `No difference between social work and spiritual activity'
    CHENNAI, JULY 14.The Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, today solemnised the marriage of 1,008 Hindu couples near a temple in Tiruverkadu today. Though conducting mass marriages was not new for the AIADMK, this was the first time the State Government ...
    CM's assertion contrary to facts, says MDMK
    CHENNAI, JULY 14. The MDMK today described as ``contrary to facts,'' the Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa's assertion that the party's executive committee had passed a resolution stating that its very purpose of existence was to support the cause of ...
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  • 'Officials indifferent to SC/ST welfare'
  • Tight security for CM's Ramnad visit


    Tamil Nadu-Chennai
    Water distribution network needs to be streamlined
    CHENNAI, JULY 14. The internal water distribution network of Chennai's southern suburban local bodies appears to have compounded the woes of residents, who receive meagre supply. This is despite the Alandur Pallavaram Combined Water Supply Scheme ...
    Crime prevention drive a success: police
    CHENNAI, JULY 14. A serious attempt is being made by the city police along with other government agencies, including corporation personnel, for giving a facelift to the Flower Bazaar area, the commercial district of Chennai. Though even now ...
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  • Compensation for TNHB allottees
  • Make efforts to fix tamper-proof meter in autos: HC
  • Police hope seized vehicle will lead to clues on murder


    Pondicherry
    Pondy gearing for presidential poll
    PONDICHERRY, JULY 14. With the elected legislators of the Pondicherry Territorial Assembly also forming part of the electoral college in the presidential election scheduled for tomorrow, the Assembly secretariat has made all arrangements. The ...
    French Republic Day celebrated
    PONDICHERRY, JULY 14. The French Consul General, Yves Barelli and the Pondicherry Collector, A. Anbarasu, led a large number of persons to pay homage at the statue of Soldat Inconnu on the beach road here on the occasion of the 213rd French ...

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