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Andhra Pradesh
527 quintals of FFW rice seized
HYDERABAD, NOV. 18. Rangareddy district officials led by the Joint Collector raided a defunct poultry farm, near Rachaloor village of Kandukur Mandal on Srisailam road, on Monday and seized 527 quintals of rice meant for the Food-for-work ...
Vietnam to supply vaccine for brain fever
HYDERABAD, NOV. 18. Julie Jacobson, programme officer of an international NGO, PATH, whose Childrens Vaccine Programme (CVP) is supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has said that the State Government had concluded an agreement with ...
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  • Students harden stand
  • High official to look into charges against AU V-C
  • Inter admissions to be liberalised


    Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad
    Gang involved in extortion busted
    HYDERABAD, NOV. 18.A three-member killer gang, allegedly involved in extortions and settling civil disputes, was busted by the north zone team of the Commissioner's task force. Three revolvers - one .38 and two country-made, 12 live rounds, three ...
    Energy board fact-finding team visits NFC
    HYDERABAD, NOV. 18. A fact-finding team of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board arrived at the Nuclear Fuel Complex here on Monday to inquire into the explosion that occurred there on Sunday morning when the uranium bearing solution was being ...
    4 escape from lock-up
    HYDERABAD, NOV. 18. Four persons who had been arrested by the Anti-Dacoity and Robbery Team of the Central Crime Station (CCS) in the city escaped from the CCS lock-up on Monday morning. According to the police, the four persons - Khaja ...
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  • Beverage giants' war hots up
  • A samaritan in word and deed
  • Another LPG dispensing unit coming up
  • OU teachers resent delay in CAS interviews


    Karnataka
    UKP Scheme 'A' by 2004: Krishna
    ALAMATTI (BIJAPUR DT.), NOV. 18. The Karnataka Chief Minister, S. M. Krishna, said here on Monday that Scheme "A" of the Upper Krishna Project (UKP) would be completed by mid-2004. As per Scheme "A" of the Bachawat Award, the UKP had been ...
    Disregard for Nature causing scarcity: CM
    GADAG, NOV. 18. The Krishna and the Cauvery were like the two eyes of the State and the State Government will not like any harm done to them, the Chief Minister, S.M.Krishna, said here today. Mr. Krishna was inaugurating a ...
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  • `Samudayadatta Sahakara' likely in all taluks
  • `Tribal people in Kodagu will not shifted by force'


    Karnataka-Bangalore
    `Toon Yatra cancelled for children's safety'
    BANGALORE, NOV. 18. Cartoon Network said it decided to cancel its Toon Yatra event on Sunday "to ensure the safety of thousands of children gathered at the Palace Grounds.'' Shana Parihar, Director, Marketing and PR of Cartoon Network said: ...
    Lokayukta moved on tree felling in forests
    BANGALORE, NOV. 18. It is a case of the fence eating the crop. A complaint filed with the Lokayukta on November 12 by V.Sudhindra has alleged that officials at the Savanadurga reserve forests, the 1,600-acre expanse in Magadi on the outskirts of ...
    Company to make use of city waste
    BANGALORE, NOV. 18. Vennur Organic Fertiliser Private Limited, a City-based company, has joined hands with the Mysore City Corporation (MCC) to operate, maintain, and market its products and technology based on aerobic microbial decomposition of ...
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  • Tokyo Governor visits HAL
  • Slum-dwellers criticise KSCB
  • `Health City' planned
  • Press Academy Award to Laxman, 14 others
  • Squads formed to nab dacoits


    Kerala
    Kalam flays mutilation of religious teachings
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, NOV. 18.The President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, today lamented that opportunistic interpretations and mutilations had disfigured the teachings of great personalities like Sree Narayana Guru. Inaugurating the platinum jubilee ...
    Sabarimala pilgrims unhappy with facilities
    PATHANAMTHITTA, NOV. 18. The plight of Sabarimala pilgrims at Pampa and Nilackal continues to be miserable as the authorities remain apathetic to their hardships at the two main base camps. A large number of pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh, Tamil ...
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  • RSS worker's murder: CPI(M) area secretary arrested


    Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram
    President jumps barricade
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, NOV. 18.The huge gathering of women at the Sivagiri Auditorium where the President, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, inaugurated the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of the Sree Narayana Dharma Sanghom Trust, were in for a pleasant surprise ...
    Talks with ADB enter final lap
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, NOV. 18.Representatives of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are having discussions with top functionaries of the State Government and the KSEB here on Tuesday and Wednesday on issues pertaining to power sector reforms. The ...
    Slum areas a soft target for cholera
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, NOV. 18. The outbreak of cholera in the district has highlighted the grave health hazards faced by the residents of the slums and those dwelling on the banks of the canals criss-crossing the city due to lack of sanitation and ...


    Tamil Nadu
    CM for firm strategy to nab Veerappan
    CHENNAI, NOV. 18.A seven-member delegation from Karnataka, led by its Home Minister, Mallikarjuna Kharge, today called on the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, and initiated discussions on evolving a strategy to secure the release of the ...
    Good beginning in ties, but no breakthrough at meeting
    CHENNAI, NOV. 18. Except that a high-level Karnataka delegation came and met the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, here today and that they agreed to stay in touch, there was little that she could offer in ensuring the early and safe ...
    TANSI attachment released
    CHENNAI, NOV. 18. The attached TANSI property, purchased jointly by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, and N. Sasikalaa, was released today by the Court of Small Causes. In his order, the Chief Judge of the court, S.R. Singaravelan, ...
    CM seeks technology transfer, investment from Western Australia
    CHENNAI, NOV. 18. The Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, today sought technological transfer and investment from Western Australia in the energy-petrochemical projects under the consideration of the Tamil Nadu Government. Noting that Western ...
    `SERC cannot change policy decision'
    CHENNAI, NOV. 18.Several political parties and farmers' organisations today made a forceful plea for continuation of free power supply for agricultural connections and huts. The scheme was not a concession but should be regarded as an ...
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  • Engg. students can take exam, results subject to HC orders
  • Hi-tech cellphone deactivators for Central prisons
  • Finance Minister responds to Hindu article


    Tamil Nadu-Chennai
    Fleeing gangster shot dead
    CHENNAI, NOV. 18. In a pre-dawn operation a gangster who allegedly attempted to flee after attacking two police sub-inspectors with country bombs and a knife was shot dead near Clive Battery in north Chennai. The gangster was identified as Sura ...
    `Serious security lapse', Jayalalithaa leaves in hurry
    CHENNAI, NOV. 18. The inauguration of the Chennai Moffusil Bus Terminus (CMBT) today at Koyambedu, touted South Asia's largest bus depot, was a dampener with the Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, leaving the facility in a hurry following a "serious ...
    It was not cholera death: Corporation
    CHENNAI, NOV. 18. The Chennai Corporation today denied that the death of a person, who was admitted to the Periyar Nagar Peripheral Hospital with diarrhoea and vomiting, was due to cholera. In a release, the civic body said A. Selvaraj (50) of ...
    `Vibrant Indian' award conferred on Mahalingam
    CHENNAI, NOV. 18.The `Vibrant Indian' award was today conferred on the industrialist and educationist, N. Mahalingam, for his accomplishments in the corporate sector, humanitarian initiatives, social activism and contribution to Indian thought ...
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  • Indian Airline's humanitarian gesture
  • Empowering citizens to monitor road quality
  • Modified route for lorries
  • Concern over water stagnation in Chromepet GH


    Pondicherry
    Circuitous journey for Pondy students
    PONDICHERRY, NOV. 18. The new traffic regulation declaring important thoroughfares as one-way routes in the heart of the town came into force today. While some people welcomed the regulation, others wanted the police to operate the system for ...
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  • Banks adopting anti-farmer attitude, says Vaithilingam
  • Archives exhibition from Nov. 20
  • House site pattas distributed

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