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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh Rs. 10,000-cr. plan to develop irrigation CUDDAPAH, MARCH 9. The Andhra Pradesh Government formulated an action plan to develop 1,168 irrigation sources at a cost of Rs. 10,000 crores, said the Finance Minister, Yanamala Ramakrishnudu. Addressing a press conference here today, Mr. ... Blast in TDP activists' house, maid killed KURNOOL, MARCH 9. A 60-year-old maid servant died in a blast at the house of a TDP activist at Injedu in Uyyalawada mandal of Kurnool district on Sunday. According to reports, the maid servant, Chennamma, was cleaning the house of Viswanatha ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad Ray of hope for pavement dwellers HYDERABAD, MARCH 9. There is a ray of hope for the thousands of hapless persons, estimated to be around 50,000, who live on pavements in the twin cities following offer of support from several voluntary organisations. This offer was result of ... State bags CSI award HYDERABAD, MARCH 9.Living up to the expectations on the advancement in the information technology sector, Andhra Pradesh has bagged the prestigious `Best e-Governed State' award instituted by the Computer Society of India (CSI) in association ... Fillip to e-Governance HYDERABAD, MARCH 9.Promising the necessary help to promote e-Governance initiatives by States, the Union Minister of State for Information Technology and Communications, Sumitra Mahajan, has said that the Centre is committed to developing a ... Other Stories
Karnataka 'Education policy illogical, unscientific' BANGALORE, MARCH 9. Baragur Ramachandrappa, former Chairman of the Kannada Development Authority, said that the State Government's proposed policy to do away with grant-in-aid for educational institutions was a result of "backseat driving" of the ... Mysore goes without water for eighth day MYSORE, MARCH 9. Even as the Minister for Water Resource, H.K.Patil, announced that the water crisis in cities and towns in the Cauvery Basin is not evident, the ground reality is posing a different picture with Mysore city continuing to reel ... Karnataka-Bangalore BDA, BATF allay fears on flyover BANGALORE, MARCH 9. The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has assured the residents of Indiranagar that the park on Airport Road would not be damaged. The BDA Commissioner, Jayakar Jerome, and the Bangalore Agenda Task Force (BATF) member, ... Immense potential for GPS in luxury cars BANGALORE, MARCH 9. There was a report recently that said that the pop star and actress, Jennifer Lopez, used six super luxury cars to move from one high end hotel to another, a mere 100 yards away. Perhaps J Lo, as she is known, would not need ... BMP to develop 100 more parks soon BANGALORE, MARCH 9.The Mayor, C.M.Nagaraj, said on Sunday that the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) would develop 100 parks in the second phase of its park improvement programme. He was distributing free sewing machines to women who had ... BMP park inaugurated BANGALORE, MARCH 9. A playground and a park, developed on a site below a high tension wire in Sanjaynagar were inaugurated on Sunday. The park and the playground have been developed by the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) at a cost of over Rs. ... Kerala 
17 from Kerala killed in road accidentDINDIGUL, MARCH 9.Seventeen persons, including two children, were killed and five, including a woman and a two-year-old, injured when a van going to Ernakulam from Velankanni was involved in a head-on collision with a TNSTC (Division-IV) bus ... Sangma convening MPs' meet on Muthanga THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MARCH 9.The former Lok Sabha Speaker and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader, P. A. Sangma, said here today that he would convene a meeting of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Members of Parliament so as to raise the ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram One more baby in Amma cradle THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MARCH 9. Yet another baby was found abandoned in the Amma electronic cradle at the adoption centre of the State Council for Child Welfare at Thycaud. The baby, which was found in the cradle at around 10 p.m. on Friday, was ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu DMK strategy affecting ties at Centre: BJP CHENNAI, MARCH 9.Just as the DMK called a meeting of all Opposition parties, including the Congress, to discuss the continued detention of MDMK leader, Vaiko, under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, the State BJP today insisted that the DMK's ... 16 fishermen arrive from Sri Lanka RAMANATHAPURAM, MARCH 9. Sixteen Tamil Nadu fishermen, who were taken into `custody' by Sri Lankan fishermen on February 3, on charge of trespassing, arrived in Rameswaram today. The fishermen, who looked emaciated, complained that Indian High ... Take a vow to protect forests: Jayalalithaa DHARMAPURI, MARCH 9. The Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, today urged people to take a vow to protect forests and not to cut down trees. The destruction of forests and excessive use of groundwater have contributed to the present drought conditions ... How Dharmapuri got its name DHARMAPURI, MARCH 9. How did Dharmapuri get its name? The Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, had an observation to make in this regard. The river Cauvery meandered its way into Tamil Nadu through Dharmapuri providing wealth to the State. But not a ... Unaided engg. colleges seek review of regulations CHENNAI, MARCH 9.Almost all private managements are prepared to heed the State Government `advice' on fixing an annual fee of Rs.30,000 per student for B.E/B.Tech courses. While students and parents are exploring ways of raising Rs.2 lakhs, ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai Corporation yet to streamline tax collection CHENNAI, MARCH 9. Though the Chennai Corporation has been hard at work to prepare its budget for 2003-2004, which will be presented in the council on Monday, there has been hardly any effort on its part to streamline collection of various ... 'Ramakrishnan made Bhavan ambassador of Indian culture' CHENNAI, MARCH 9. Prominent scientists, journalists, doctors, spiritualists, businessmen and others recalled with personal anecdotes the services of the former Executive Secretary and Director-General of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Worldwide, S. ... Other Stories
Pondicherry Civic polls in next few months: Rangasamy PONDICHERRY, MARCH 9. The Pondicherry Chief Minister, N. Rangasamy has said that civic polls (due since last three decades) would be held in the next few months. Addressing a meeting organised by women's wing of the ruling Congress here on ... Other Stories
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