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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh Naidu pulls up top TTD officials TIRUMALA, OCT.12. The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, who was here on a two-day visit, today went hammer and tongs against top TTD officials for the poor maintenance of and lack of cleanliness in the famous hill temple of ... Naxals set ablaze RTC bus ADILABAD, OCT. 12. Three naxalites belonging to the Singapur squad of the banned People's War have set ablaze an APSRTC bus on the outskirts of Medipalli village under Nirmal rural police station limits, protesting against the alleged arrest of a ... Questions over setting up `pani panchayats' HYDERABAD, OCT. 12. Do the much-touted Water Users Associations ("pani panchayats"), which already exist in some States and to be constituted in some more, really democratic and decentralised? Are they becoming sitting ducks for easy takeover by ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad Meet on efficacy of `kanuga' oil for fuel HYDERABAD, OCT. 12. A workshop on the efficacy of kanuga oil (botanical name: pongamia pinnata) as bio-diesel was organised by the State Financial Corporation here. A demonstration on the use of the oil in a diesel engine was made on the ... Other Stories
Karnataka Krishna wants Centre to evolve water policy MANDYA, OCT. 12.The Karnataka Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, said today that a national water policy was needed to resolve inter-State water disputes. Addressing a public rally here, to mark the end of his six-day "padayatra" on the Cauvery ... Govt. in fix over sending emissary to Veerappan BANGALORE, OCT. 12. The Special Task Force (STF) personnel under the leadership of Kempaiah must have been elated when they arrested two persons who had close contacts with the forest brigand, Veerappan, some months ago, and recovered ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore Tamil films: Plea to Governor BANGALORE, OCT. 12. The Karnataka Tamils Coordination Committee today appealed to the Governor, T.N. Chaturvedi, to intervene to ensure screening of Tamil movies and airing of Tamil channels on television, which were withdrawn in Bangalore in the ... Rainwater harvesting gets a boost BANGALORE, OCT. 12. It took two decades for solar energy to find its place in the sun, and ordinary folks no longer find the idea of making the sun fulfil their energy needs laughable. Rainwater harvesting (RWH), though, is a different ball game ... Mentally disabled to get identity cards BANGALORE, OCT. 12. The State Government will shortly issue identity cards to persons suffering from mental disability in accordance with the notification issued by the Government of India, after determining the extent of their illness. Mental ... Other Stories
Kerala `Centre will be asked to bail out States' THRISSUR, OCT.12.The Kerala Chief Minister, A. K. Antony, has said that all the States will demand urgent steps by the Centre to bail out them from their extreme financial crisis at a meeting of the Chief Ministers being convened by the Prime ... NSS to start self-financing college at Konni PATHANAMTHITTA, OCT. 12.The Nair Service Society (NSS) is to start a self-financing college, named after the founder of the society, Mannathu Padmanabhan, affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University at Konni. Addressing a press conference here ... Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram `Space programme should help the poor' THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, OCT. 12.The need for setting up new institutions, which are consortia of industrialists, financiers, space organisations and educational establishments, was stressed by S.C.Gupta, former director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space ... Crime Branch to hold ID parade THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, OCT. 12. The Crime Branch team investigating the `intelligence letter' forgery case will be conducting an identification parade to enable the former Surya TV receptionist, Bindu, to identify certain persons suspected of having ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu 
Rally exposes politicised film industryNEYVELI, OCT. 12. The Tamil film industry's much-hyped rally here today for the Cauvery cause descended into an unbridled offensive on the superstar, Rajnikant, with the director, Bharatiraaja, calling him a traitor who had a tacit understanding ... ESMA threat will not deter us: striking teachers CHENNAI, OCT. 12. Agitating teachers in the erstwhile government colleges today said they were unfazed by the Government's warning that the provisions of the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) would be used against them and that they would ... Rain brings significant inflow SALEM, OCT. 12.From midnight last night, the inflow into the Mettur dam had gone up significantly to reach 10,254 cusecs. Till then, the realisation was hovering around 6,000 cusecs. With the increased inflow, the level today rose to 38.530 ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai All set for Rajnikant programme CHENNAI, OCT. 12. Chennai is not to be outdone by small town Neyveli. Even as the lorries ferried enthusiastic film personalities towards the slushy meeting ground at Neyveli, one corner of Chennai was bustling with activity, preparing for its ... Rain leaves them high and dry CHENNAI, OCT.12.When Chennai experienced the pre-monsoon showers this year, there was jubilation. However, it had another side to it as well. If the rain brings the much-needed water, it also brings in its wake flooding, traffic jams and ... Other Stories
Pondicherry France to strengthen ties with Pondy CHENNAI, OCT. 12.Kausalya Apparao Devi, a former academic, has been appointed honorary consul of France in Chennai, the French Ambassador, Bernard de Montferrand, has announced. ``This is a signal that France wishes to enhance its presence in ... Subbiah remembered PONDICHERRY, OCT. 12.The Chief Minister, N. Rangasamy, the Assembly Speaker, M. D. R. Ramachandran, N. Kalainathan and R. Viswanathan of the CPI, and representatives of the AITUC and other organisations today paid floral tributes at the statue of ... Read Today's supplements: | Life | Magazine | Send: Comments to: thehindu@vsnl.com Letters to the Editor to: letters@thehindu.co.in with full postal address |
 
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