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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh Food-for-work norms revised again HYDERABAD, SEPT. 18. The Andhra Pradesh Government has revised the Food-for-work programme norms for a second time in the wake of criticism against powers to incharge Ministers in the sanction of works. Now, Ministers have little or no role in it ... Naxals kill two in Kurnool KURNOOL, SEPT. 18. Armed extremists belonging to the People's War shot dead a close relative of the Atmakur MLA, B. Seetharami Reddy, and a money-lender in Vadlaramapuram village, near Atmakur in Kurnool district, on Tuesday night. According ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad CM calls for steps to check energy losses HYDERABAD, SEPT. 18. The Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, reviewing the performance of APTransco and Discoms in his chambers on Wednesday, directed the officials to organise a workshop for the ground- level mechanics to reduce losses. The ... Commercial Taxes Dept., civic bodies join forces HYDERABAD, SEPT. 18.A joint campaign is being launched by the Commercial Taxes Department with Municipal bodies to improve the collection of profession tax. The Department is obtaining Permanent Account Number (PAN) data for cross-check from ... Other Stories
Karnataka Five jump into Kabini, one missing MYSORE, SEPT. 18. The agitation against the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu took a turn for the worse today after five farmers jumped into the Kabini Reservoir in H.D.Kote taluk near here. While four of the farmers were rescued, one was ... Krishna to announce relief for Alamatti oustees BANGALORE, SEPT. 18.Even as the reservoirs in the Cauvery basin have low storage, leading to the wrangle with Tamil Nadu, the Government has the satisfaction that the Alamatti dam across the Krishna has been filled to the 519.6 metres limit fixed ... Railway zone: Bellary given raw deal BELLARY, SEPT. 18. Bellary District, which has always elected Congress to the Lok Sabha, including the party President, Sonia Gandhi, and has become a home away from home for the BJP leader and Union Information and Broadcasting Minister, Sushma ... Bandh tomorrow BELLARY, SEPT. 18. The Railway Action Committee, which is spearheading the agitation demanding restoration of the original jurisdiction of the Hubli Railway Division, has called for a "Bellary bandh" on Friday in support of its demand. The ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore Rs.8-crore flyover inaugurated BANGALORE, SEPT. 18. The Chief Minister, S.M.Krishna, is "supremely satisfied'' about the functioning of the Bangalore Agenda Task Force (BATF), constituted for the overall development of Bangalore. He told presspersons here on Wednesday that ... KHB plans Rs. 500-cr. township BANGALORE, SEPT. 18.The Karnataka Housing Board has planned a joint venture housing project to establish a full-fledged township on Hosur Road near Electronics City. The Minister for Housing, C.R. Sageer Ahmed, told presspersons here on ... Sir MV foundation left in the lurch BANGALORE, SEPT. 18. A foundation named after M.Visvesvaraya has no electricity to operate industrial training programmes at his birthplace, Muddenahalli. The Vice-Chairman of the Sir M.Visveswaraya Memorial Foundation, L.K.Raju, told ... Other Stories
Kerala `No UDF promise on Mahdhani's release' THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, SEPT. 18.The Kerala Chief Minister, A. K. Antony, said on Wednesday that the UDF had not promised help in securing the release on the PDP leader, Abdul Nasser Mahdhani, from jail in return for the party's support in the ... Seven more self-financing colleges THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, SEPT. 18.The Cabinet on Wednesday decided to sanction seven more self-financing colleges under the Mahatma Gandhi University. The Chief Minister, A. K. Antony, told presspersons after a Cabinet meeting that the colleges ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu `It was no explosive, only crackers' CHENNAI, SEPT. 18. The police are discounting fears that a powerful explosive could have triggered Monday's explosion at Athur in Salem district, which claimed 17 lives and caused extensive damage to houses. The police say the havoc was caused ... TN STF operations will continue: CM CHENNAI, SEPT. 18. While admitting that there was no official communication from Karnataka on withdrawal of its Special Task Force from the hunt for the forest brigand, Veerappan, the Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, today said the Tamil Nadu STF ... Disunity over choice of TNCC chief CHENNAI, SEPT. 18. With almost all State leaders in the race for TNCC presidentship, an AICC team, which came here today to find a replacement for the incumbent, E.V.K.S.Elangovan, found itself in a fix. A month after the merger of the Tamil ... Kabini water reaches Mettur SALEM, SEPT. 18. Water from Kabini said to have been released on Saturday by the Karnataka Government, reached the Mettur dam at 4 a.m. on Wednesday, to the relief of the PWD officials and farmers. About 3,000 cusecs was realised at the Mettur ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai Rain brings good inflow into reservoirs CHENNAI, SEPT. 18. The southwest monsoon this year may have failed many parts of the country but it has not disappointed Chennai's catchment areas. In September, the three storage points--Red Hills, Cholavaram and Poondi--recorded 154 mm in 18 ... NCW working on draft legislation CHENNAI, SEPT. 18.The National Commission for Women hopes to make public a draft legislation on prevention of sexual harassment at workplace, based on Supreme Court guidelines given in the Visakha case judgment. At a media conference here ... Dreams shattered, still lucky CHENNAI, SEPT.18. It is sheer coincidence that Santhana Kumar got back home in the Karungulam panchayat in Ramanathapuram district today. But for a strange turn of events, he might have been scavenging for a living in the Chennai ... Other Stories
Pondicherry Centre sanctions additional power to Pondy PONDICHERRY, SEPT. 18. The Union Power Minister, Anant G. Geete, has sanctioned an additional 50 MW power to the Union Territory of Pondicherry at the end of talks the Chief Minister, N. Rangasamy, had with him in New Delhi today. A ... Other Stories
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