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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh Naidu talks to Krishna on Alamatti water HYDERABAD, DEC. 18. The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, held a telephonic talk with his Karnataka counterpart, S. M. Krishna, today to reiterate his Government's request for the release of 37 tmcft of water from Alamatti dam. ... Panel set up for empowering people HYDERABAD, DEC. 18. A commission headed by former Central Vigilance Commissioner, N. Vittal, has been constituted by the State Government for empowering people through simplification of official procedures and controlling corruption. ... 'Trial run' of mid-day meal scheme on December 23 HYDERABAD, DEC. 18. A `trial run' of the mid-day meal scheme proposed to be implemented from January 2 will be carried out in Government and aided primary schools all over the State on December 23. This was decided during the video conference ... TTD notices assume political overtones TIRUPATI, DEC. 18.The controversial lawyer notices, which the TTD had served on hundreds of households in Tirupati that they must be ready to vacate their houses as the sites where their houses were built belonged to the Devasthanams, appear to ... Other Stories
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11 killed in van-lorry smashTUMKUR, DEC. 18. Eleven persons were killed and 21 injured when a van in which they were travelling collided with a lorry on the Bangalore-Mangalore National Highway at Kunigal in Tumkur District this morning. The lorry, carrying LPG ... Govt. adopts Unesco guidelines to develop Hampi BELLARY, DEC. 18. In tune with the operational guidelines of Unesco, efforts are on to get the world-famous Hampi out of the list of "World Heritage Sites in Danger". The Deputy Commissioner and Chairman of the Hampi World Heritage Site ... Housing society trying to grab land: Corpn. panel chief MYSORE, DEC. 18. The Chairman of Taxation, Finance and Appeals Standing Committee in the Mysore City Corporation, M.C.Chikkanna, has alleged that a private land developer is trying to grab government land adjacent to J.P.Nagar here. The land ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore Advocates' strike puts litigants to hardship BANGALORE, DEC. 18. Advocates in the State boycotted work today in response to a call for a nationwide strike to protest against the provisions of the Legal Services Authorities (Amendment) Act. Work in courts was severely affected in the ... 'Tanzania keen to replicate Bangalore's IT success' BANGALORE, DEC. 18. The Tanzanian President, Benjamin W. Mkapa, said today that his country was keen to replicate the success of Bangalore in IT and other technological sectors for the speedy transformation of his country's community. The ... Other Stories
Kerala Orthodox Metropolitans end fast KOCHI, DEC. 18. The three Orthodox Metropolitans called off their fasting agitation after a mass was celebrated by their Catholicos at the disputed St. Peter's and St. Paul's church at Kolencherry which opened today after remaining closed for ... Church ceasefire may not hold for long KOCHI, DEC. 18. The truce between the Orthodox and Jacobite factions, facilitated by the Cabinet sub-committee, is not expected to last long. It is considered to be a temporary ceasefire. The warring groups may confront each other before the ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram Woman's death: meditation group leader held THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DEC. 18. The city police have arrested a 48-year-old man who runs a meditation centre at Vizhinjam on charges of abetment of suicide in connection with the death of a 30-year-old woman whose body was fished out of a well of a ... New twist to abandoned child case THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DEC. 18.In a new twist to the tale of Chinnu, the three-and-a-half-year-old child who had been found abandoned in the electronic cradle of State Child Welfare Council on December 9, the council has received a letter from a ... Entrepreneurial clubs in colleges THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DEC. 18.The Kerala Institute of Entrepreneurship Development (KIED) in association with the State Industries Department would be setting up entrepreneurship clubs in select educational institutions in the State with the aim of ... Tamil Nadu AIADMK council calls for criminal proceedings against Karunanidhi CHENNAI, DEC. 18.The AIADMK general council today urged the party Government to initiate criminal proceedings against the DMK president, M. Karunanidhi, for "hurting the feelings of the Hindu majority community" by describing them as ... Opportunities will decide future: CM CHENNAI, DEC. 18.Responding to the strident demand by members of the general council that she enter politics at the national level, the Chief Minister and AIADMK general secretary, Jayalalithaa, today said her future course of action would be ... 
Judge pulls up prosecutor for delaying charge sheetKANCHEEPURAM, DEC.18. The remand for the MDMK general secretary, Vaiko, and eight other party leaders, who were arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, was extended till December 30 today by L. Rajendran, judge of the Special Court at ... TEL up for sale CHENNAI, DEC. 18. The Tamil Nadu Government has decided to put up the profit-making Tamil Nadu Industrial Explosives at Vellore for sale. The cash-strapped Government will shed its entire 82.14 per cent equity shares in the company, ... I've nothing to do with land exemption order: Thambi Durai CHENNAI, DEC. 18.The former Education Minister, M. Thambi Durai, has said he did not play any role in the issue of an order exempting land belonging to the Hosur-based Adhiyaman Educational and Research Institution, of which he was founder, under ... Nip it in the bud, says Karunanidhi CHENNAI, DEC. 18. The DMK president, M. Karunanidhi, today said the recent demands of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, including punishing anti-Hindutva forces, should be "nipped in the bud.'' The VHP secretary-general, Praveen Togadia, had stated ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai Malaria incidence declines in North Chennai CHENNAI, DEC. 18. The four-month long `Malaria Free Chennai' campaign jointly undertaken by the Public Health department and the Chennai Corporation has revealed an apparent reversal of the trend of high incidence in the endemic areas of North ... Prefix `2' for phone numbers from Dec. 22 midnight CHENNAI, DEC. 18. Improved passenger amenities at Chennai Central CHENNAI, DEC. 18. Train commuters, just like any other resident of the metropolis face an acute problem. They cannot reach their offices without passing across at least one stretch with an unbearable stench near any railway station. At Tambaram ... Chennai Telephones to popularise Centrex CHENNAI, DEC. 18. Seeking to survive amid dropping demand for fixed lines and with increasing competition from private operators, Chennai Telephones is laying greater emphasis on strengthening of its network to popularise value-added ... Other Stories
Pondicherry Assured potable water in problem areas soon: CM PONDICHERRY, DEC. 18. The Pondicherry Chief Minister, N. Rangasamy, said here today that a master plan to provide assured potable water in problem areas in peripheral pockets and also in some parts of the town would be implemented soon. A ... 'Convene Assembly session to discuss plight of students' PONDICHERRY, DEC. 18. A call for convening a special session of the Pondicherry Assembly to discuss the `hardship' caused to students by a privately managed self-financing medical college at Kalapet was made at a meeting of the Association of ... Other Stories
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