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Andhra Pradesh
Petrol pump scam: APCC stages dharna
HYDERABAD, AUG. 16. The Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee today organised dharnas all over the State in protest against the petrol pump scam, involving National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders The APCC president, M. Satyanarayana Rao, who ...
Ex-MLA escapes bid on life
CUDDAPAH, AUG. 16. The former Proddatur MLA, M.V. Ramana Reddy, survived an attempt on his life on Friday night when some assailants hurled bombs at his car on Mydukur road in Proddatur town on Thursday night. Two bombs exploded on the left ...
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  • Killer hangs himself at Tirumala
  • Ex-chairman of Allwyn dead
  • APCLC urges steps to prevent diseases in agency area
  • TTD launches probe into cracker offering
  • Transco does it again
  • Farmers lay `siege' to MRO offices for irrigation water
  • Rythu Sangham seeks all-party meet on drought in Anantapur
  • Fresh recruit deserts PW
  • Demand for grabbing charge against BJP president
  • Left demands probe into `rice scandal'
  • Dalit group to move NHRC against Centre


    Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad
    Arches land sari traders in trouble
    HYDERABAD, AUG.16.Authorities of the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad, Secunderabad division, have taken a serious view of the arches put up by two of the prominent sari sellers in the areas of General Bazar, M.G Road, Patny Centre and ...
    Cracking tricky murder case
    An empty liquor bottle helps the police zero in on the killers of a man whose body was found in a park recently, writes MARRI RAMU.
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  • Fake certificate racket busted
  • RBI directive to finance firm
  • HC refuses stay on gutkha ban
  • Drive to make city litter-free from today


    Karnataka
    Inmates attacked, house looted
    BANGALORE, AUG. 16. A six-member gang armed with knives and pistols barged into a house in Rajarajeshwarinagar here, stabbed three members of the family, and made away with cash and gold ornaments worth Rs. 1.25 lakh on Friday. The incident ...
    Kharge dismisses reports on Veerappan being sighted
    GULBARGA, AUG. 16. The Home Minister, Mallikarjun Kharge, today dismissed reports of Veerappan and his associates being spotted near Bandipur as a figment of the imagination and said the Special Task Force (STF) officials had not sighted the ...
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  • KPTCL revives post of DIG (Vigilance)
  • Gowda calls for judicial probe into police firing
  • A milestone in execution of UKP
  • DD to introduce `narrowcasting' in Bellary
  • Centre yet to release funds, says Krishna


    Karnataka-Bangalore
    Relief measures lacking: Sindhia
    BANGALORE, AUG. 16. The Janata Dal (U) leader, P.G.R. Sindhia (in picture), has criticised the State Government for its "lukewarm attitude" in dealing with the severe drought in the State. He told presspersons here today that the Chief ...
    Other Stories

  • `Mallya's appointment an insult'
  • Vayalar Ravi to seek consensus
  • Venkaiah holds teleconference


    Kerala
    HC stays cancellation of petrol pumps
    KOCHI, AUG. 16.The Kerala High Court on Friday at a special sitting stayed the cancellation of agencies of petrol pumps, LPG gas and kerosene allotted to various dealers in Kerala since January 2000. The Justice, Kurian Joseph, also directed ...
    Ambitious scheme for tourism unveiled
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, AUG. 16.The Tourism Department on Friday announced an ambitious project to spearhead improvement of infrastructure by developing roads connecting major tourist centres in the State as part of major tourism initiatives planned ...
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  • Salary to be paid earlier
  • CIFT-designed canoes for fishermen
  • `Fourth group' seeks Sonia's intervention
  • Labour law enforcement in IT sector
  • Nedumbasserry: State team for Centre in Sept.
  • EB officers apprehensive over power sector reforms
  • Nanjunda Swamy calls for scrapping land tax
  • State to sign MoU with Centre on e-governance
  • Staff of cultural bodies to get pension


    Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram
    Surprise checks on traders
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, AUG. 16. Officials of the Legal Metrology Department, the Civil Supplies Department and the Food Inspectors in charge of the district have been cracking down on shops and establishments to ensure that no black-marketing or ...
    Cine tickets in black
    The black-marketing of cinema tickets of new releases is emerging as a major cause of lawlessness in front of heatres in the city, writes G. ANAND.
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  • 'CPC reforms to speed up case disposal'
  • 'Payasamela' at Hotel Chaitram
  • Onam fete to begin on Aug. 19


    Tamil Nadu
    'Karnataka yet to release due share of water'
    CHENNAI, AUG. 16. Even as the Cauvery River Authority is expected to meet next week to decide on the water dispute, the Tamil Nadu PWD Minister, O. Paneerselvam, today charged that Karnataka was yet to release the due share and said that only ...
    Conditional bail for ex-Speaker, Madurai Mayor
    CHENNAI, AUG. 16. The Madras High Court today granted conditional bail to 100 DMK men — including the former Assembly Speaker, P.T.R. Palanivel Rajan, and the Madurai Mayor, C. Ramachandran — who were arrested after the August 9 ...
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  • PMK activists prevent `Baba' screening in Cuddalore
  • Madurai violence embarrasses DMK high command
  • Borewells to recharge Ramnad aquifer system
  • `Textile exporters must showcase products'
  • `College teachers should upgrade skills'
  • `Baba' reel recovered, PMK man held
  • Nedumaran associate arrested under POTA


    Tamil Nadu-Chennai
    The VIP threat to motorists
    Cars driven by VIPs have scant regard for traffic rules. The VIPs expect other vehicles move out of their path, says S. Shivakumar.
    Chennai-Madurai day train likely
    CHENNAI, AUG. 16. The Southern Railway is planning to introduce a day express between Chennai Egmore and Madurai before October, the Union Minister of State for Railways, A.K. Moorthi, said here today. Talking to presspersons, the Minister ...
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  • Demolition of coastal zone building stayed
  • Industrial units' plea against water royalty cost rejected
  • Villagers boycott gram sabha meeting
  • Forum orders arrest of ANZ official
  • Egmore-Beach gauge conversion likely to be over by this year
  • Snake skins worth Rs. 10 lakhs seized
  • Swamy blames Ramadoss for cinema violence
  • Rally against `impractical CPC provisions'


    Pondicherry
    Merger enhances Congress strength
    PONDICHERRY, AUG. 16. The Congress strength in the Territorial Assembly has increased considerably following the merger of the one-and-half-year-old PMC and six-year-old TMC .The integration of these parties has immediately established a distinct ...
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  • Yoga classes for teachers
  • Mill workers demand wage revision

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