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Andhra Pradesh
Naidu hints at 'reorienting' budget
HYDERABAD, JULY 30. Hoisting an alarm signal that the prevailing drought situation could turn grimmer, the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, has hinted that the budget may have to be `reoriented' to fund the initiatives to meet ...
Other Stories

  • APERC rejects Transco estimates
  • Agri exports set to get a boost: Rudy


    Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad
    Traders told to tap Africa
    HYDERABAD, JULY 30. The Union Minister of State for Industry, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, has called upon traders and exporters, especially in drugs and pharmaceuticals and agricultural fields to explore the vast untapped export potential in Africa. The ...
    AITUC plans nationwide stir
    HYDERABAD, JULY 30. Accusing the Central Government of adopting reckless economic policies resulting in job and wage cuts, the All-India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) general secretary, Gurudas Dasgupta, said Central trade unions would launch a ...
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  • Woman rowdy-sheeter surrenders
  • CBI probe directed into affairs of closed co.


    Karnataka
    "State's financial position improving"
    BANGALORE, JULY 30. The financial position of Karnataka was improving, and it continued to be one of the better-administered States, the Chief Minister, S.M.Krishna, asserted in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday. He was replying to the ...
    Other Stories

  • Kuvempu varsity to start Distance Education Scheme
  • PG centre of arts for Gulbarga varsity
  • Jain edicts found at temple


    Karnataka-Bangalore
    Voter ID cards to be issued today
    BANGALORE, JULY 30. The Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) will issue photo identity cards to eligible voters at the following designated photography locations in the City on Wednesday. BMP limits: Vasavi Vidyaniketan, Vani Vilas Road, V.V. ...
    Rowdy 'Rajani' kidnapped rich youths for a living
    BANGALORE, JULY 30. Rajaneesh alias Rajani (26), the rowdy who was shot at by the Chickpet Police Inspector, "Tiger'' Ashokkumar, on St. Mark's Road on Monday night, was wanted in at least half a dozen cases of kidnapping. The Police ...
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  • BMTF's pleas for powers go unheard
  • Mehmood fine, say doctors


    Kerala
    Turmoil in Assembly over boat mishap
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JULY 30. An Opposition motion seeking adjournment of the proceedings of the Kerala Assembly to discuss the Kumarakom boat tragedy ended in turmoil and an hour-long adjournment of the House today. The CPI(M) member, M. V. ...
    House adjourned early over funds row
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JULY 30. The unresolved Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) funds row continued to rock the Assembly today forcing adjournment of the proceedings much ahead of schedule. The Opposition was once again in a belligerent mood and did not ...
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  • U.K.'s move threatens ayurveda industry
  • Bishops call for action to protect minority rights
  • PCB ban on plastic festoons, banners


    Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram
    MDS and LLM admissions
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JULY 30. The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations has invited applications for admission to the MDS course in the dental colleges at Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode. The admission to the course will be conducted on the ...


    Tamil Nadu
    MLAs fund for drinking water supply
    CHENNAI, JULY 30.The State Government today announced a series of steps to deal with the drought situation, including release of Rs. 20 crores from the Calamities Relief Fund. At the end of a meeting of District Collectors, chaired by the Chief ...
    District Collectors sound the alarm bell
    CHENNAI, JULY 30.The meeting convened by the Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, to review the drought situation, provided an ideal opportunity for District Collectors from affected areas to provide a picture of what lies in store. According to some ...
    Convene all-party meet on Cauvery, drought: Congress
    CHENNAI, JULY 30.The Tamil Nadu Congress president, E.V.K.S. Elangovan today ``requested'' the Government to convene an all-party meeting to decide on a strategy to tackle the Cauvery crisis and the drought situation in the State. Talking to ...
    Dinamalar office ransacked
    THANJAVUR, JULY 30. The office of the Tamil daily, Dinamalar, was ransacked by a group of six here this afternoon. Five persons — two sub-editors, two proof-readers and an office assistant — were injured. Carrying logs of ...
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  • Probe premium phone services, HC tells Telecom Dept.
  • Sandminers make merry in dry Cauvery bed
  • SC declines to stay HC verdict on IMFL licence
  • HC notice on dropping complaints against Maran, Baalu
  • Banana, sugarcane crops withering in Tiruchi
  • SPP appointed for POTA court
  • Malaysia keen on tapping Indian IT skills
  • Revised rates for regularisation scheme
  • Dismissed for ragging
  • 2 held for student murder


    Tamil Nadu-Chennai
    Evicted slum dwellers shifted to Okkiyam Thoraipakkam
    CHENNAI, JULY 30. The Government today started evicting slum dwellers from along the Buckingham Canal but the Okkiyam Thoraipakkam Slum Clearance Board (SCB) flats to where they were shifted were without power and water supply and ``not ...
    Koyambedu bus terminus to be opened in September
    CHENNAI, JULY 30. The Koyambedu Bus terminus, the construction of which was completed early this year, would be inaugurated in September. This announcement was made at a meeting of the Legislative Assembly Assurance Committee, headed by the ...
    Chargesheet soon in flyover case
    CHENNAI, JULY 30. Nearly a year after a case was registered by the CB-CID in connection with the `flyover scam' during the previous DMK rule, investigation is nearing completion. The special unit is awaiting the reports of experts on ...
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  • IT returns: deadline extended
  • Criminal escapes from hospital
  • Thief caught by public
  • Burglars strike at Kodambakkam apartment


    Pondicherry
    Malkani swearing-in today
    PONDICHERRY, JULY 30.K R Malkani, who has been named Lt Governor of Pondicherry, will be sworn in at the Raj Nivas here at 10 a.m. tomorrow. He succeeds Rajani Rai, who already relinquished office and left Pondicherry on Monday. Mr. Malkani ...
    Homage to slain textile workers
    PONDICHERRY, JULY 30. Leaders and volunteers of CPI and the AITUC today paid homage to the 12 textile workers, who laid down their lives during an agitation for an eight-hour-work schedule for the working class 66 years ago at the Swadeshi Cotton ...
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  • British Council to offer membership through Net
  • Internship, residency sought for Pondy GH
  • CM gives funds for temple renovation
  • Revised financial aid for the disabled

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