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Andhra Pradesh
Power theft case against former MLA
HYDERABAD, JULY 15. A case of power pilferage has been booked against D.K. Bharatsimha Reddy, a former MLA belonging to the Congress, under Section 39 of the Indian Electricity Act as amended through the recently introduced State anti-pilferage ...
Assembly session till July 27
HYDERABAD, JULY 15. The monsoon session of the Assembly, which opened here on Monday, will continue till July 27. This was decided at a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee of the House. It would now sit for 11 working days, although the ...
Rackets involving blackmarketing of Seva tickets unearthed
TIRUMALA, JULY 15.Two rackets involving the blackmarketing of Arjitha Seva tickets were unearthed by a TTD Joint Executive Officer, P. Balasubramanyam, on Sunday. Perturbed at the increasing reports of blackmarketing of darshan tickets, the ...
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  • PM talks to Naidu
  • PW sympathiser booked under POTA
  • Ban on PW extended


    Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad
    Voting in Presidential poll smooth
    HYDERABAD, JULY 15.Elections to choose the next President went off uneventfully in the premises of the State Assembly today with the MLAs going through the motion of voting without much enthusiasm. At the close of polling at 5 pm, 283 MLAs ...
    Gemini, Teja to be pay channels
    HYDERABAD, JULY 15.The popular Gemini and Teja TV are going pay. Come November, viewers hooked onto these channels have to pay to watch them, if plans of the Chennai-based Sun Network are any indication. For these 24-hour entertainment channels ...
    Speaker hosts breakfast
    HYDERABAD, JULY 15. The Speaker, K. Prathibha Bharati, hosted breakfast to the Chief Minister, his Cabinet colleagues and floor leaders of Opposition parties before the Assembly began its monsoon session here on Monday. The occasion provided ...
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  • Road divider at Greenlands to go


    Karnataka
    Seven killed in bus-van collision
    HASSAN, JULY 15. Seven persons died on the spot and three were injured in a collision between a Toyota Qualis, in which they were travelling, and a private bus at Annenahalli gate on the Bangalore-Mangalore National Highway 48 early today. All ...
    Kannada cinema bandh from today
    BANGALORE, JULY 15. In protest against the "exorbitant and arbitrary rentals" charged for Kannada films by an influential section of cinema owners, the Kannada film industry is observing an indefinite bandh from tomorrow. The Kannada Film ...
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  • Tulu fit to be included in Eighth Schedule
  • Joint police exercise to curb crime on Kodagu-Kerala border
  • Revenue-earning line goes to Guntakal


    Karnataka-Bangalore
    Kalam gets overwhelming support of MLAs
    BANGALORE, JULY 15. All but three of the 223 eligible members of the Legislative Assembly cast their votes in the 12th Presidential election here today and overwhelmingly for the NDA candidate, A.P.J.Abdul Kalam. The ruling Congress, the ...
    Mahadev warns suppliers of adulterated milk
    BANGALORE, JULY 15. The Minister for Animal Husbandry and Sugar, M. Mahadev, told the Legislative Council on Monday that the State Government would take stern action against people supplying and transporting adulterated milk. He was responding ...
    BJP hits out at Govt. on BMIC project
    BANGALORE, JULY 15. The BJP members in the Legislative Assembly today termed the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project anti-farmer and accused the Government of favouring the private sector Nandi Infrastructure Corridor ...
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  • SriLankan Airlines begins flights to City
  • Closed-circuit TV to help remove touts from RTOs


    Kerala
    Small bridges to be excluded from toll
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JULY 15.The Government will amend the Toll Act to exclude small bridges from the purview of the Act, the Minister for Public Works, M.K. Muneer, told the Assembly on Monday. Replying to a debate on the demand for Public ...
    Chennithala meets KPCC chief
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JULY 15. The AICC secretary, Ramesh Chennithala, today met the KPCC president, K. Muraleedharan, during the course of the Parliament proceedings and discussed issues relating to the revamp of the feeder organisations of the ...
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  • Sabarimala temple opens today
  • Preventive measures for Leptospirosis
  • Murali-Antony ties may take a beating
  • Engg.: 15 p.c. quota for foreign nationals


    Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram
    Lack of trained staff hits anti-rabies treatment
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JULY 15.The anti-rabies treatment unit, which was shifted from the Public Health Laboratory (PHL) to the General Hospital, the only referral centre for rabies cases for the southern districts, is facing dearth of staff trained ...
    Public address system for Cheshire home
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JULY 15.The public address system for the Cheshire Home, sponsored by the State Bank of Travancore (SBT), will be formally handed over to the Home at a function to be held here on Tuesday. The secretary of the Cheshire Home, ...
    Sewage lines for major areas in city
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JULY 15.A long-awaited Sewerage Augmentation Scheme, which will be formally inaugurated by the Chief Minister, A.K. Antony, on July 16, is expected to bring the most important areas of the city within the drainage network and ...
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  • `SAE could boost entertainment industry'
  • Surya TV case: KJU to move High Court


    Tamil Nadu
    Emulate Kamaraj: Jayalalithaa
    CHENNAI, JULY 15.The birth centenary of the former Congress Chief Minister, K. Kamaraj, was celebrated throughout Tamil Nadu today with the State Government holding an official function in Chennai. Rallies and processions marked the occasion in ...
    Vaiko votes amid high drama and tight security
    CHENNAI, JULY 15. Amid tight security, the jailed MDMK leader, Vaiko, and seven other MPs from Tamil Nadu, besides 234 MLAs, cast their votes in the presidential poll held in the State Secretariat complex here today. As the polling began at 10 ...
    Govt. not perturbed at NDA concern
    CHENNAI, JULY 15. The Tamil Nadu Government is not unduly worried about the reaction of the National Democratic Alliance, which met in New Delhi on Sunday and expressed its concern over the arrest of the MDMK leader, Vaiko, under the Prevention ...
    `No food given during long journey to jail'
    VELLORE, JULY 15. The MDMK general secretary, Vaiko, was not given any food by the police from the time they took him into custody at the Meenambakkam airport in Chennai last Thursday evening until he reached the Vellore jail on Friday evening, ...
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  • Liquor retailers challenge licence termination
  • Notices to Centre, RBI on plea against FDI in print media
  • `No ill-treatment in prison'
  • Higher Education Secretary shifted in another shake-up
  • Swamy flays Tamil leaders' plea
  • Coimbatore serial blast case trial to resume on July 22
  • MDMK to challenge FIR


    Tamil Nadu-Chennai
    Move to make Pallikaranai marsh `protected wetland'
    CHENNAI, JULY 15. The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board will approach the Centre to accord a `protected wetland' status for the Pallikaranai marsh as a step towards preserving the disappearing eco assets of the area. Indiscriminate dumping of ...
    Hazardous pollutants envelop T.Nagar
    CHENNAI, JULY 15. Two of the deadly pollutants breathed in by residents in some city areas were more than twice the permitted limit through a full year, studies of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) reveal. Respirable Dust Particles ...
    Rail bookings through Internet by year-end
    CHENNAI, JULY 15. Railway ticket booking through the Internet is likely to come into force in Chennai by the year-end. The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), which will undertake the Internet ticket booking on behalf of the ...
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  • Women chain snatchers strike at temple festival
  • SC declines status quo on unseating of Stalin


    Pondicherry
    Launching of welfare schemes mark Kamaraj birth centenary
    PONDICHERRY, JULY 15. Launching of various schemes and processions by different political parties marked the birth centenary of Kamaraj in Pondicherry today. The Lt. Governor, Rajani Rai, the Chief Minister, N Rangasamy, Ministers, the PCC ...
    Foundation laid for Jawan Bhavan
    PONDICHERRY, JULY 15.The Pondicherry Lt. Governor, Rajani Rai, said the Central and State governments were providing package of measures to promote welfare of ex-servicemen and their families. It was, therefore, the bounden duty of the ...
    Late voting in Pondy, in support of protesting media
    PONDICHERRY, JULY 15. All 30 elected legislators of Pondicherry exercised their franchise in the Presidential poll, only in the afternoon today as a mark of solidarity with protesting newsmen. The polling was fixed for 10 a.m. but the Chief ...

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