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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh Naidu launches LPG kit for autos HYDERABAD, NOV. 16.India's first LPG-conversion kit meant for autorickshaws, brought out as a marketable product by Hyderabad-based Shri Shakti LPG Limited, was launched here today by the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, who ... A.P. Bar Council action against lawyer upheld NEW DELHI, NOV. 16. The Supreme Court has upheld an order of the Andhra Pradesh Bar Council removing the name of a lawyer from its rolls after he was found guilty of "grave professional misconduct" in the discharge of his duties. A Bench ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad Rationing of water likely, says Minister HYDERABAD, NOV. 16. A serious water crisis is facing the City with the levels in Osmansagar falling below the dead storage point. The position in the Himayatsagar is hardly comforting where the water level is less than 1 tmcft. The only hope left ... MCH to cancel parking lot contracts HYDERABAD, NOV. 16. The Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad is planning to terminate the contracts awarded to parking lots in the City in view of the Standing Committee's proposal to go for prepaid parking system. The Corporation has allotted 152 ... Probe sought into 'custodial death' HYDERABAD, NOV. 16. The City Police Commissioner, M.V. Krishna Rao, has sought a magisterial inquiry into the death of an accused, Mirza Zahidullah Baig who was summoned to the Falaknuma police station on Friday. The Police Commissioner had ... Drought scuttles rabi prospects HYDERABADHYDERABAD, NOV. 16.NOV. 16. Minor irrigation in the State was never hit as bad as this year due to drought with the area under cultivation shrinking drastically. Against 29.2 lakh acres irrigated by tanks in the kharif every year, the ... Other Stories
Karnataka Gang selling adulterated oil busted BANGALORE, NOV. 16.In perhaps the biggest haul of its kind in recent years, the Bangalore City police have seized adulterated engine oil and equipment worth Rs.10 lakh. They have arrested four members of a gang which was involved in the sale ... Karnataka Tamils still deprived of entertainment BANGALORE, NOV. 16. Even after a month-and-half, to the utter dismay of Tamilians living in Karnataka, the screening of Tamil films and airing of Tamil TV channels continue to be suspended. The farmers agitation in Mandya and Mysore districts, ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore Mixed reaction to ban on old vehicles BANGALORE, NOV. 16. The ban on commercial and transport vehicles, 20 years and older, inside City limits from January 1, though anticipated, has drawn mixed reactions. The Karnataka Lorry Owners' Association has opposed the move and threatened ... `Press should reflect people's voice' BANGALORE, NOV. 16. The press should exercise self-restraint, have ethical responsibility, and be committed to social activism, Justice A.J. Sadashiva, former judge of the Karnataka High Court, said here today. Inaugurating a function organised ... Other Stories
Kerala Adivasis call off agitation KANNUR, NOV. 16. The nine-day-long `occupation' of Nelaimala, near Chathirur, under the control of the Forest Department, by activists of the Adivasi Vimochana Munnani (AVM) was called off following talks between AVM leaders and Forest officials ... Sabarimala temple opens SABARIMALA, NOV. 16.The Lord Ayyappa temple here was opened this afternoon for the annual Mandalam-Makaravilakku pilgrimage. The Melsanthi, A. R. Raman Nampoothiri, opened the sanctorum and lit a traditional lamp amid chants of `Swamiye ... `Akshaya' project to bridge digital divide THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, NOV. 16. The `Akshaya' project, to be inaugurated by the President, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, on Monday, envisages the establishment of 9,000 community information centres across the State as part of a campaign to bridge the ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram Central aid for capital development THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, NOV. 16. The development of a satellite township at Aakulam and the construction of a Habitat Centre at Kowdiar are two of the major projects for the capital city that have been identified for Central assistance under the ... `Spirit' of the season worrying police THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, NOV. 16. With the demand for cheap liquor likely to peak during the Christmas-New Year season, spirit smugglers have stepped up their operations, according to reliable sources among prohibition activists. An activist says ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu 'Dangerous trends' shock rights activists CHENNAI, NOV. 16. Human rights groups and social activists have expressed outrage and serious concern at two recent events in the State - the plan by a group of ayacutdars to hand a whipping sentence to two farmers and the persistent move in ... 
Inter-State gang behind call girl racketMADURAI, NOV. 16. The call girl racket busted by the city police here on Friday has provided leads to a notorious gang operating in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The gang would lure young girls from these States, with a promise of ... CM's `intemperate' remarks draw opposition flak CHENNAI, NOV. 16. Though the Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, today wrote to the Prime Minister, A. B. Vajpayee, withdrawing her "insinuations" against him and the Cauvery River Authority, opposition leaders criticised her for making the ... Verbal support to Eelam Tamils no offence: Vaiko NEW DELHI, NOV. 16. The general secretary of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) and Member of Parliament, Vaiko, in his writ petition filed before the Supreme Court has contended that mere verbal support for the cause of Tamils of ... Nine killed in bus smash VIRUDHUNAGAR, NOV. 16. Eight women passengers and the driver of a private bus were killed when a Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation bus collided with it near Aruppukkottai on the Virudhunagar-Aruppukkotai road today. Thirtyfour others were ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai Restoring children to their real home CHENNAI, NOV. 16. Walking in step with the global principle of `de-institutionalisation', the Directorate of Social Defence has added fresh impetus to its project of restoring children under its care to their parents. So far, over 100 children ... Rs. 1,000 fine for rash driving CHENNAI, NOV. 16. Rash driving will attract a fine of Rs.1,000 from now on. Section 184 of the Motor Vehicles Act lists driving dangerously for the biggest compounded fine along with driving uninsured vehicle. A repeat offence will attract a ... Other Stories
Pondicherry AIADMK MLAs held PONDICHERRY, NOV. 16. Two AIADMK legislators, A. Kasilingam and A. Anbalagan, and the secretary of the AIADMK Pondicherry committee, K. Natarajan, were among 89 volunteers of the party who were taken into custody at Karaikal today when they ... Narrow escape for Rangasamy PONDICHERRY, NOV. 16. The Pondicherry Chief Minister, N. Rangasamy had a providential escape from being hurt when a tall wooden screen fell almost a foot behind his back at the lounge of the airport at Lawspet today. The incident occurred when ... New traffic regulation from Monday PONDICHERRY, NOV. 16. The traffic wing of the Pondicherry police will enforce a new one-way system on thoroughfares here from November 18 to ensure smooth flow of traffic and bring down congestion. A communication from the Senior ... 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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