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Andhra Pradesh
Dacoits strike at two villages
NALGONDA, OCT. 13. A 10-member dacoit gang, including a woman, ransacked five houses in two villages after taking hostage a sub-inspector for nearly three hours in Bhongir sub-division in Nalgonda district last night. The gang decamped with Rs. ...
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  • Govt. to announce sops for toddy-tappers' kin


    Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad
    Sasyasyamala yatra serves its purpose: BJP leaders
    HYDERABAD, OCT. 13. The BJP sees a clear difference in an earlier yatra taken up by the party in the State for utilisation of Godavari waters and the present Sasyasyamala yatra, which concluded at Warangal on Saturday, in that it received ...


    Karnataka
    Efforts to rescue Nagappa suffer a setback
    BANGALORE, OCT. 13.The State Government's efforts to get the former Minister, H. Nagappa, released from the custody of the forest brigand, Veerappan, has suffered another setback as Ponnachi Mahadevaswamy, who was tipped as an emissary, is ...
    Lottery to gross Rs. 1,096 cr. in 5 years in Karnataka
    GULBARGA, OCT. 13. The Minister of State for Lottery and Small Savings, Baburao Chinchansur, said here on Sunday that the redefined online lottery system launched by the Karnataka Government would help earn a revenue of Rs. 1,096 crores in five ...
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  • Suspension of Cauvery stir, a victory for Krishna
  • Govt. plans to entrust PHCs to NGOs


    Karnataka-Bangalore
    Loopholes in SAS erode BMP revenue
    BANGALORE, OCT. 13.The errors in fixing rateable value for determining property tax under the self-assessment scheme (SAS) has reportedly resulted in a revenue loss of around Rs. 20 crore each for the Bangalore Mahanagara Palika in the last two ...
    Cauvery agitation overshadows mayoral poll
    BANGALORE, OCT. 13. Members of the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike Council will have to elect a new Mayor by November 24 when the present incumbent, K.Chandrasekhar, completes his one-year term. Normally, there will be hectic activity at this time ...
    Mini-buses, KSRTC's answer to maxi-cabs
    BANGALORE, OCT. 13. The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is all set to commence the mini-bus service in Kolar District from next week. The KSRTC Chairman and Managing Director, K. Jairaj, told The Hindu that the ...


    Kerala
    State mulls over posting of KSIDC chief
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, OCT. 13.Faced with propriety questions and protests from within, the State Government is understood to be reconsidering its decision to post the former Chief Secretary, V. Krishnamoorthy, as the executive chairman of the ...
    Atrocities against women on the rise
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, OCT. 13.Atrocities against women are on the increase in the State. The State Women's Commission and the law enforcement machinery have so far been unable to reverse the trend. Some of the cases being reported these days are ...
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  • Female foeticide on the rise: Kamalam
  • CM inaugurates engg. college
  • Floods, landslips in Kannur, Kasaragod


    Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram
    FRAT ready to help in garbage removal
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, OCT. 13. The Federation of Residents' Associations Thiruvananthapuram (FRAT) has expressed its willingness to join in the efforts to remove garbage in the city. The federation president, T. A. John, and the secretary, ...
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  • Financier ordered to return deposit
  • CPI launches `save capital' campaign
  • `Friends' to go in for free software


    Tamil Nadu
    Rajnikant protest a crowd-puller
    CHENNAI, OCT. 13. Yesterday's villain was today's hero. And yesterday's hero was today's villain. As the film star, Rajnikant, today held centrestage by observing a protest fast on the Cauvery issue, the film director, Bharatiraaja, who vilified ...
    Film stars, Opposition rally round Rajnikant
    CHENNAI, OCT. 13. Not only film personalities, but Opposition politicians too expressed their solidarity with the superstar, Rajnikant, as he undertook a one-day fast demanding that Karnataka abide by the Supreme Court order and release Cauvery ...
    `Centre must secure water under Art. 256'
    CHENNAI, OCT. 13.The film star, Rajnikant, has urged the Centre to exercise its powers under Article 256 of the Constitution for release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu by Karnataka. In a memorandum presented to the Governor here today, Mr. ...
    Views differ on subsidy for RWH scheme
    CHENNAI, OCT. 13.Divergent opinions persist among water experts, advocacy groups and senior officials on subsidy for the popularisation of rainwater harvesting (RWH) and the establishment's intervention for promotion of the concept, even as the ...
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  • Trauma care centres on highways await Govt. support
  • Police can't mobilise funds for extra duty
  • Tirukkural Express from today
  • Kanchi Acharya bereaved
  • `Preventive arrests tantamount to torture'
  • New vaccine to combat rabies
  • NIIT directed to refund course fee


    Tamil Nadu-Chennai
    People participation key to improving city conditions
    CHENNAI, OCT. 13. People's participation, implementation of various development projects and enforcement are the key ingredients to improving the living conditions in Chennai, according to participants in a workshop on Saturday to mark the World ...
    Accent on extra-curricular activities
    CHENNAI, OCT. 13.The role of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities in developing the overall personality of students was highlighted at the Arts and Crafts Teachers Conference organised at the St.John's International Residential School ...


    Pondicherry
    Fireproof houses allotted to poor
    PONDICHERRY, OCT. 13. The Agriculture Minister, A. Namassivayam allotted fireproof houses recently to amilies constructed by the Pondicherry Slum Clearance Board at Natarajan Nagar in Arumbathapuram in Oulgaret constituency. The houses which ...
    BJP allies only stand to lose: Bardhan
    PONDICHERRY, OCT. 13. The CPI general secretary, A.B. Bardhan, has appealed to the DMK to ``realise the propriety of continuing its ties with the BJP'' as the recent outcome of the Kashmir polls showed that whoever allied with the party would ...
    Rajnikant fans observe fast
    PONDICHERRY, OCT. 13. Members of the Pondicherry Rajnikant Fans Welfare Association (Headquarters unit) led by its leader A.Rajnisankar observed a 12-hour fast near Indira Gandhi statue at Ellaipillaichavady today to urge the Karnataka Government ...

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