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Andhra Pradesh
Aqua farmers lathicharged in A.P.
NELLORE, SEPT. 2. A bid to lay siege to the office of the Superintending Engineer of AP Transco here by the functionaries of the United Action Committee of farmers, protesting against fixing of meters for those engaged in aquaculture and ...
Land in lieu of Hyderabad House in Delhi
HYDERABAD, SEPT. 2. The long-drawn tussle over compensating Andhra Pradesh for handing over to the Centre the prestigious Hyderabad House in New Delhi, which plays host to visiting dignitaries, has finally been resolved. In exchange for the ...
Krishna refutes charge on ransom
BANGALORE, SEPT. 2. The Karnataka Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, today termed as insinuation the allegation made by his Tamil Nadu counterpart, Jayalalithaa, that Rs. 30 crores had been paid on the Karnataka side to the forest brigand, Veerappan, ...
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  • AIDS scourge in Vijayawada


    Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad
    Land mafia operations to the fore
    HYDERABAD, SEPT. 2. The attack on a realtor, Rami Reddy, under the Kukatpally police station limits on August 13 turned out to be yet another case of dispute involving land mafia. Initially, it was suspected that some surrendered naxalites ...
    'Drive against power pilferage yielding results'
    HYDERABAD, SEPT. 2. Close to one lakh cases of power theft have been filed in the State since July 2000 as a result of intensive inspection campaigns and complete Government support to power reforms, according to K. Durga Prasad, Joint Managing ...
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  • Stone laid for indoor stadium
  • 'Art of living' tips for cops
  • Role of local bodies in nutrition programmes stressed


    Karnataka
    Centre to consider Karnataka's plea
    GULBARGA, SEPT. 2. The Deputy Prime Minister, L.K.Advani, today said that the Centre would consider the demand for bringing Karnataka under Article 371 to provide reservation in employment and education to the people of Hyderabad-Karnataka ...
    Ananth Kumar talks to Jayalalithaa on Nagappa's safety
    GULBARGA, SEPT. 2. The Union Urban Development Minister, Ananth Kumar, today said that he spoke to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, J. Jayalalithaa, about the apprehensions expressed by the family members of the former Karnataka Minister, H. ...
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  • Drought relief plan for Chikmagalur submitted
  • MLC alleges graft under `Mahiti Sindu'
  • Govt. keen on introducing new cropping pattern
  • Jurisdiction being redrawn in a hurry?


    Karnataka-Bangalore
    Special planning norms for IT corridor
    BANGALORE, SEPT. 2. By the year 2021, Bangalore's IT corridor, between the Electronics City and Whitefield, is expected to reach near maximum capacity. What will it be like? If those who are planning it and may be executing it are to be ...
    Norwegian aid to help revive air quality monitoring stations
    BANGALORE, SEPT. 2. The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) will finally breathe life into the real-time ambient air quality monitoring stations located at strategic points here, thanks to the Rs. nine-crore assistance from the ...
    `A great loss not only to theatre, but also the cultural arena'
    BANGALORE, SEPT. 2. The Governor, T.N. Chaturvedi, has condoled the death of the noted theatre personality, B.V. Karanth, and said that he was a distinguished director and playwright, passionate actor and renowned musician of modern Indian ...
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  • Come out with list of illegal structures, BDA urged
  • DIG's post raises hackles among Vigilance officers
  • Dog owners have to get licences for their pets: BMP


    Kerala
    Power tariff: violence in Kerala
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, SEPT. 2.Violent protests against the power tariff hike continued to rock Kerala today resulting in extensive damage to the KSEB offices, mainly in north Kerala, and injuries to several persons in stone-throwing and police ...
    Karunakaran tells Govt. to withdraw tariff hike
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, SEPT. 2. The senior Congress leader, K. Karunakaran, today strongly opposed the State Government's decision to hike electricity tariff and demanded a roll back of the rates. Addressing a press conference here, Mr. ...
    Stir against power tariff hike turns violent in Kasaragod
    KASARAGOD, SEPT. 2. Protests by LDF and BJP workers against electricity charge hike turned violent in different parts of the district with protesting party workers giving vent to their wrath by setting on fire the KSEB Section Office at Mavunkal ...
    Oppn. deliberately unleashing violence: Govt.
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, SEPT. 2. The Government said here on Monday that the reports from different part of the State showed that the Opposition was deliberately unleashing violence in the name of its agitation against power tariff hike. In an ...
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  • Sabarigiri renovation project: HC moved
  • HC moved against electricity tariff hike
  • Hike as ordered by ADB: Veerendrakumar
  • Kadavoor accepts VS' `alternative'
  • VS' alternative proposal unviable?
  • Hundreds of CPI(M) workers court arrest


    Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram
    Garbage collection partially restored in capital
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, SEPT. 2. Efforts to kickstart negotiations for a solution to the garbage crisis failed to take off today even as the City Corporation resumed garbage collection on a limited scale. Waste heaps that had accumulated over the ...
    Environ health profile for nine cities
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, SEPT. 2. The documentation of the state of environmental health in nine cities, including Thiruvananthapuram, is to be launched as part of the `National Environmental Health profile and Comparative Health Risk Assessment' ...
    Railway employee held for boy's murder
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, SEPT. 2. In a major breakthrough, the Parassala police have arrested the gatekeeper of a railway level-crossing near the Amaravila checkpost in connection with the gruesome murder of a 14-year-old school boy, Arun, hailing ...
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  • Local body byelections
  • Pension scheme for NoRKs


    Tamil Nadu
    Govt. suspends court fee hike
    CHENNAI, SEPT.2.Under sustained pressure from lawyers boycotting courts and faced with an unfavourable reaction from the higher judiciary, the Government today `suspended' the unprecedented hike in court fee. The Government decided to suspend ...
    Crisis-hit planters count on Govt.
    CHENNAI, SEPT.2.The United Planters Association of Southern India is meeting at its headquarters at Coonoor for an annual review of the plantation sector. The situation, particularly on tea estates continues to cause ``serious concern'', with the ...
    Massive land purchase suspected
    CHENNAI, SEPT. 2. Besides collating ``incriminating documents'' seized during searches in the houses of former DMK Ministers in ``disproportionate wealth'' cases against them, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption personnel are pursuing information on ...
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  • Salem Steel Plant to build Jan Shatabdi coaches
  • CPI(M) redrafting strategy to end Dalit alienation
  • DMK union sore over Left remarks, pulls out of JAC
  • Nedumaran appears in Tiruchendur court
  • One more effigy burnt, police yet to act
  • Murder probe exposes miserable conditions
  • MDMK alleges secret understanding between Jayalalithaa, Chandrika
  • Ashok Kumar promoted STF SP
  • Coimbatore Aavin woos consumers with prizes
  • Ryots want high-level panel to inspect crop, cattle damage
  • 6 killed in Cheyyar fireworks shop blast
  • Gender bias, caste roots still strong in panchayats: study
  • Speaker seeks more documents from MLAs
  • Suggestion boxes to prevent house breaks-in


    Tamil Nadu-Chennai
    Students continue stir even as teachers resume work
    CHENNAI, SEPT. 2. Groups of students staged demonstrations in government colleges in the State today, even as their teachers returned to work, ending a nine-day strke. Members of the TN Government Collegiate Teachers Association and the ...
    ACCT campus remains a bone of contention
    CHENNAI, SEPT. 2. Madras University authorities have written to the Anna University seeking maintenance of status quo in the issue of sharing space in the A.C. College of Technology (ACCT) campus, at Guindy, which is now used by both the ...
    `Baba' takes wing on Meghdoot cards
    CHENNAI, SEPT. 2. Even the Postal Department seems to be stuck on `Baba'. One may take the postcard as a mundane piece of office stationery. But it no longer seems so. A film advertisement with a picture of Tamil cinema's superstar, Rajnikant, ...
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  • Lawyers end court boycott


    Pondicherry
    Farmers want Pondy declared drought-hit
    PONDICHERRY, SEPT. 2. The Pondicherry unit of the Agriculturists Union affiliated to the all-India Kisan Sabha has called upon the administration to declare Pondicherry a drought-hit region. T. Geethanathan, general secretary, said here today ...
    AIADMK protests `anti-people' policies of Rangasamy Govt.
    PONDICHERRY, SEPT. 2. Volunteers and leaders of different wings of the AIADMK today observed a token fast here to condemn the `anti-people' policies of the Congress Government in Pondicherry. The party legislators, A. Anbalagan and A. ...
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  • Forum highlights vehicle riders' problems
  • Action sought against sale of banned lottery
  • Demonstration by Cong. women wing

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