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Andhra Pradesh
Brokers system in RTA offices to go
HYDERABAD, OCT. 8. The present system of brokers or `authorised agents,' as officially called, at RTA offices in Andhra Pradesh will go from Thursday. Announcing this at a press conference here today, the Minister for Transport, M. Damodar ...
Guntakal-Pakala train derails: 3 hurt
ANANTAPUR, OCT. 8. The engine and three coaches of No.288 Guntakal-Pakala passenger train derailed, near Malakavemula village between Mudigubba and Kadiri stations, last night. Three passengers were injured in the mishap. According to ...
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  • Locating the train
  • `CM promise on transformers can be implemented'
  • Talks with PW: Initiative rests with Govt., says DGP
  • Minister asks Opposition not to politicise drought
  • BJP asks Govt. to show sense of urgency
  • Naidu calls for big push to R&D
  • Three of family commit suicide
  • Dowry case against IPS officer


    Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad
    Royal entertainer loses its sheen
    HYDERABAD, OCT. 8. Woes of the circus industry, which once had large crowds thronging for entertainment offered by it, are many. Dwindling crowds, onslaught of television channels, ban on use of animals, rising maintenance cost and uncertainty ...
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  • Ex-cop held
  • Postal Dept. striving for self-sufficiency


    Karnataka
    'Overwhelming support' to padayatra
    BANGALORE, OCT. 8. The Karnataka Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, said on Tuesday that unity was the need of the hour to maintain normality and peace in the Cauvery basin areas. Mr. Krishna, who resumed his "padayatra" from Bidadi along with his ...
    Krishna confers with Ministers on Veerappan's demands
    BANGALORE, OCT. 8. The Karnataka Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, today had an hour-long discussion with the Home Minister, Mallikarjuna Kharge, and the Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister, D.B. Chandre Gowda, on whether the Government should ...
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  • Rs. 1,818 cr. disbursed to priority sector
  • `Padayatra, a political stunt'
  • CACL expels State Convener for sexual abuse
  • Bangalore-Mysore bus journey longer, dearer
  • Opposition now wary of all-party meetings
  • KRRS to hold meet of State, TN farmers
  • Cong. High Command should act: Gowda


    Karnataka-Bangalore
    E-post to be launched by Dec.
    BANGALORE, OCT. 8. The Postal Week is being celebrated by the Department of Posts from October 7 to 12 to commemorate World Post Day on Wednesday. K.B.H. Nayar, Chief Postmaster General, Karnataka Circle, told presspersons here on Tuesday that ...
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  • TONIC D launched for medical professionals
  • Residents' association launches newsletter
  • Man stabs wife to death in Bagalur Layout
  • Mariswamy next Police Commissioner?
  • Stamp papers seized in Hyderabad


    Kerala
    Govt. to open up mineral sector partially
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, OCT. 8. The Kerala Cabinet on Tuesday decided to partially open up the mineral sands sector for private investment. The Chief Minister, A.K. Antony, told presspersons after a Cabinet meeting that joint sector projects for ...
    Sudhakaran privy to forest poaching, says VS
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, OCT. 8. The Leader of the Opposition, V. S. Achuthanandan, has accused the Forest Minister, K. Sudhakaran, of having become a pawn in the hands of the forest-sandalwood mafia. Mr. Achuthanandan told a news conference here ...
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  • IUML flays ordinance
  • Close down madrassas: Singhal
  • Private SSLC rules amended
  • Forgery case: HC dismisses bail plea
  • CPI(M) scared of SNDP: Vellappally
  • Ordinance on conversion opposed
  • Vallarpadam hurdles to be cleared soon
  • `Tariff hike at ADB's instance'


    Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram
    Antony breaks ice by calling on Karunakaran
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, OCT. 8.The Chief Minister, A. K. Antony, today broke the ice by calling on the veteran leader, K. Karunakaran, who is scheduled to leave for a one-week Gulf tour. The meeting assumes significance in the backdrop of the ...
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  • UDF leadership to meet on Oct. 22
  • Mineral policy lacks clarity on Govt. stake
  • TN bandh: trains rescheduled
  • Panel to study KSRTC revamp


    Tamil Nadu
    No bus, train services today
    CHENNAI, OCT. 8.In the first general strike over the Cauvery crisis in Tamil Nadu called for tomorrow, bus and train services would come to a halt, all schools and colleges would remain closed and government staff and advocates would stay away ...
    Banned chemical liberally traded: blast probe
    SALEM, OCT. 9. The inquiry into last month's blast at Athur, which claimed 17 lives, is in the final stages of completion. Indications are the probe leads to a finding that the blast was caused by "onion bombs.'' From a study by forensic ...
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  • All set for dawn-to-dusk shutdown in State
  • Rain brings some hope in delta
  • DVAC means business
  • Balamuralikrishna clarifies
  • Follow CRA directives, CPI(M) tells Karnataka
  • Delta farmers counter Patil's claim
  • Dismissal of defamation plea against CM challenged
  • AIADMK wins 7 panchayat union wards
  • Trains cancelled, rescheduled


    Tamil Nadu-Chennai
    Will the city roads withstand monsoon?
    CHENNAI, OCT. 8. If the lack of rain was a thing of concern for the city's administrators last year, it is now a question whether the metropolis has the infrastructure to handle the much expected North East Monsoon. The intermittent drizzle on ...
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  • BA seeks to augment air links from South India
  • Auto LPG dispensing station in Chennai soon
  • `CMDA regulation hits house builders, buyers'
  • Auto LPG dispensing station likely in few weeks
  • Accidents turn spotlight on rash driving, poor lighting
  • Armymen fall victim to biscuit bandits
  • Bring about change of heart: Gandhi foundation
  • Rajnikant back in city


    Pondicherry
    Call for 12-hour bandh in Pondy today
    PONDICHERRY, OCT. 8. Major political parties including the ruling Congress have called for a 12-hour bandh from 6 a.m. tomorrow to project the woes of ryots of Karaikal who have been affected by the Karnataka Government's refusal to release ...
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  • Hindu Munnani demands legislation to ban forced conversion in Pondy
  • Milk producers' plea to Govt.

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