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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh Naxals blast phone exchange KHAMMAM, DEC. 17. People's War naxalites blasted a telephone exchange in Sampathnagar village of Bodu police station limits in the early hours of Tuesday. According to reports reaching here, 15 armed naxalites, accompanied by an equal number ... Cong. squabbling to the fore again in A.P. HYDERABAD, DEC. 17. With only four days to go for its mega event at Warangal — a massive rally to be addressed by the Congress president, Sonia Gandhi— the party in Andhra Pradesh is once again caught in the throes of unseemly ... Tomatoes selling at 25 paise per kg.! KURNOOL, DEC. 17.The tomato growers of Pathikonda belt in Kurnool district are caught in the "fag end glut'' with prices nosediving to below 25 paise per kg. Some farmers could not meet even the transport cost from the sale of the ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad MCH relents on release of funds HYDERABAD, DEC. 17.Having turned down the request earlier, the MCH Standing Committee has decided to extend monetary aid to the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSB) to help procure Krishna waters to the city. At its ... 10 new polytechnic courses in the offing HYDERABAD, DEC. 17. The Department of Technical Education is planning to introduce 10 new diploma courses in polytechnics from the next academic year aimed at imparting specific skills to meet specific needs in the emerging fields of technical ... Biotechnology boom in the offing, says CM HYDERABAD, DEC. 17.Even while asserting that IT Enabled Services (ITES) and Business Process Outsourcing will lead to IT growth, the Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, said that developments in biotechnology will bring in another revolution ... Other Stories
Karnataka Karnataka to consider A.P.'s plea for water BANGALORE, DEC. 17.Karnataka is considering the request of the Andhra Pradesh Government for release of water from the Alamatti Dam for drinking purpose. The quantity of water to be released will be decided by the Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, on ... KPTCL makes 9 lakh consumers 'vanish' BANGALORE, DEC. 17. Can nearly nine lakh electricity consumers vanish in a year? And, if so, has the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) been misled into passing tariff increases these past two years? These were questions the ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore A bundle of errors in new phone directory BANGALORE, DEC. 17.Volume one of the 2002-2003 Bangalore Telephone Directory makes for interesting reading, especially when it comes to who is "in" and who is "not". Consider these few examples from the power sector. The Bangalore Electricity ... Other Stories
Kerala ADB loan: Opposition MLAs stage dharna THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DEC. 17.In a bid to send the message across that there is no political consensus in the State on the question of availing the $200-million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala ... Kerala launching insurance schemes for NRIs THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DEC. 17. The Department of Non-Resident Keralites Affairs (NORKA) and Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) are teaming up to offer a clutch of insurance schemes for non-resident Keralites. The Chief Minister, A. K. Antony, will ... Assurances given by Kerala Govt. to ADB THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DEC. 17. The following are the specific assurances given by the Central and State Governments to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for obtaining the Rs. 960-crore loan for Modernising Government and Fiscal Reforms ... LDF loses majority in Kollam Corporation KOLLAM, DEC.17.With the setting aside of the election of the CPI(M) member, Prasanna Earnest, from the Pattathanam Division, the ruling LDF has lost its majority in the Kollam Corporation council. However, the LDF can continue in power on ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram Drive against drunken driving THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DEC. 17.The city police will initiate a crackdown on drunken driving to discourage speedsters during the Christmas-New Year season. The City Police Commissioner, Rajan Singh, said breath-analyser equipped policemen will ... NHRC seeks report on `torture' of school student THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DEC. 17. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the DGP to submit a report on the alleged torture and harassment of Sherin S. Raj, a ninth class student, by three teachers of the Pattom St. Mary's Higher ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu 
Partymen want Jayalalithaa as PMCHENNAI, DEC. 17. Taking the cue from the Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, who wanted the AIADMK to play a bigger role at the national level, party functionaries at the general council meeting here today expressed their desire to see her as Prime ... Tannery effluents continue to pollute Palar VELLORE, DEC. 17. It is more than six years now since the Supreme Court directed closure of several tanneries in the State — most of them in Vellore district — which failed to comply with the court's repeated directions to install ... Allowance up for meal centres CHENNAI, DEC. 17. After an eight-month wait, children at noon meal centres in the State will now get a 12- paise increase each in the daily allowance for vegetables. Last week, the cash-strapped Government finally allocated Rs.20.98 crores to ... Coimbatore panchayat turns a role model COIMBATORE, DEC. 17. The Odanthurai panchayat, near Mettupalayam in Coimbatore district, has become a national-level role model in implementation of the Centrally-sponsored Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission for village ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai Bandobust, videography for tender processing CHENNAI, DEC. 17. The Chennai Corporation administration today increased the police bandobust at the Ripon Buildings and introduced videography of tender processing in a bid to provide a safe atmosphere for contractors bidding for the agency's ... Police grievances day meet out of bounds to photographers CHENNAI, DEC. 17. Following media reports on police grievances, the State police headquarters on the Marina became out of bounds to Press photographers today, second day the Director-General, B. P. Nailwal, received petitions from the ... Govt. cold to plight of poor: Alandur councillors CHENNAI, DEC. 17. Three weeks after the demolition of houses and shops on Medavakkam Main Road, the incident continued to have its echo at a meeting of the Alandur municipality held on Monday. Councillors wanted to know what steps had been taken ... Other Stories
Pondicherry Improve quality of higher education: VC PONDICHERRY, DEC. 17. The vice-chancellor of the Pondicherry University, V. T. Patil, today underscored the need for improving the quality of higher education to meet the challenges of globalisation. Inaugurating a one-day seminar and workshop ... Polytechnic students seek job quota PONDICHERRY, DEC. 17. Students of the Motilal Nehru Government Polytechnic (Commerce wing) and a women's polytechnic today abstained from classes and took out a procession, demanding that the Government ensure jobs for diploma holders. from ... Read Today's supplements: | Life | Metro Plus | Opportunities | Send: Comments to: thehindu@vsnl.com Letters to the Editor to: letters@thehindu.co.in with full postal address |
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