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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh 'I want only my child' HYDERABAD, MAY 7.It is been more than three weeks since the baby boy Lata gave birth to was swapped with a girl child at the Government Maternity Hospital at Nayapul here. And, even as the police and medical authorities make frantic efforts to ... CM calls for liberal credit to ryots HYDERABAD, MAY 7.The Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, has asked commercial and cooperative banks to remove bottlenecks for extending credit to farmers liberally since the kharif season will begin in less than 45 days. Addressing the ... Identity cards soon for physically challenged HYDERABAD, MAY 7.The physically challenged in the State hereafter need not go from pillar to post for claiming the Government benefits due to them. Identity cards are being issued to them, by using which as a single-stop facility, they can take a ... Other Stories
Karnataka SARS case confirmed in state UDUPI, MAY 7. The State Nodal Officer for SARS and Additional Director of the Department of Health and Family Welfare, R.K. Kumar Swamy, said on Wednesday that the SARS virus had been found in the blood, throat swab and urine sample of the CEO of ... Loans for poor students at low interest rate BANGALORE, MAY 7. The Government proposes to create an endowment fund to help students fund their higher education, the Minister for Higher Education, G.Parameshwar, has said. Inaugurating the website of the State Collegiate Education ... Uncertainty for many govt. employees BANGALORE, MAY 7. The future of hundreds of government employees recruited on the basis of rural weightage between November 1998 and December 1999 hangs in the balance again. The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the State Government should ... Notification on seat-sharing on May 15 BANGALORE, MAY 7. The Government on Wednesday said it would issue the final notification on May 15 on sharing of seats and fee structure for professional courses even as the CET stalemate continued. Private college managements have filed ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore CMCs drew Rs. 221 cr. in excess from Treasury BANGALORE, MAY 7. The councils of seven city municipalities on the outskirts of Bangalore drew Rs. 221 crore in excess from the State Treasury, and the Finance Department was not aware of it, according to H. Sudarshan, Director, Vigilance, ... Mercury transit attracts hordes of students BANGALORE, MAY 7. Curiosity about the transit of the planet Mercury drew over 2,000 visitors to the Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium here on Wednesday. Those who were out for just a good show would have been disappointed as the transit appeared as ... Traffic police assistance programme launched BANGALORE, MAY 7. Empowerment of Children and Human rights Organisation (ECHO) — a project taken up by Norbertines — launched its traffic police assistance programme (TPAP) at Kammanahalli in the City on Wednesday. The programme ... Cabinet approves Metro Rail Project BANGALORE, MAY 7. The State Cabinet today gave in principle approval for the Rs. 5,000-crore Metro Rail Project for Bangalore, and paved the way for signing a memorandum of understanding with the Union Government. Briefing presspersons after ... Stamp duty: BDA site allottees can claim refund BANGALORE, MAY 7. The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has issued certain instructions to site allottees owing to the reduction of stamp duty and cancellation of stamp paper in the State from April 1. Allottees, who have submitted sale ... Other Stories
Kerala Judicial probe into Marad killings THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 7. The Cabinet on Wednesday decided to order a judicial inquiry into the massacre of nine persons at Marad in Kozhikode district. The Chief Minister, A. K. Antony, who briefed presspersons on the Cabinet decisions, said ... Marad calls for definite action KOZHIKODE MAY 7. The mayhem in Marad has made it imperative for the UDF Government to come out with confidence-building measures to remove the fear and anxiety generated by the attack by religious extremists in which nine persons were brutally ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram Garbage crisis likely to be resolved THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 7. The Government today unveiled a set of proposals to resolve the garbage crisis in the city and settle the protracted dispute between the City Corporation and its private partner involved in the Vilappilsala processing ... FILCA film fete from tomorrow THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 7. The Film Lovers Cultural Association (FILCA) is conducting an international film festival at Kalabhavan Theatre here from May 9 to 12. The festival is being organised in association with the National Film Archives of ... Tamil Nadu Salem shedding notoriety for infanticide SALEM, MAY 7.The `Salem Initiative,' adopted by the Government to tackle female infanticide, for which this district is notorious, has started throwing up positive signals. The mortality rate for female infants in the district, which stood at ... ESMA will be used against Govt. doctors: Semmalai CHENNAI, MAY 7.With the Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association threatening to join the fortnight-long medicos' strike, the Health Minister, S. Semmalai, today warned that the Government would put it down with an iron hand and use the stringent ... 'No competition in manufacturing sector' CHENNAI, MAY 7. The Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, today justified the move to privatise loss-making cooperative spinning and sugar mills, asserting that the Government did not have to compete with private enterprise in the manufacturing sector. ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai MTC drivers to be made accountable for road behaviour CHENNAI, MAY 7. Stung by criticism of "ineffective enforcement" especially during the night hours, the city police have chalked out a joint drive along with the Transport department to bring down the accident rate and ensure "quality ... 
A market for corruptionCHENNAI, MAY 7.The Chennai Corporation market complex on Palavoyal Street at Ayanavaram has become a symbol of public funds spent on big projects, which never take off in the way they were intended, for reasons of politics, bad administration and ... Packages are need-oriented, says Chennai Telephones CHENNAI, MAY 7. Putting up a brave face, Chennai Telephones today tried to mollify the public outcry on the alternative basic telephone service packages and tariff changes consistent with the interconnect user charge (IUC) regime saying "the ... Gang on robbery spree CHENNAI, MAY 7. Uniform credit system for Madras varsity affiliated colleges CHENNAI, MAY 7. Following the announcement that all its affiliated colleges will have to follow a credit-based semester system from the coming academic year, the Madras University has set out the details of the pattern. All undergraduate ... Other Stories
Pondicherry CPI (M) plans meetings ahead of general strike on May 21 PONDICHERRY, MAY 7.The secretary of the Pondicherry unit of the CPI (M), T. Murugan, said here today that with a view to mobilising people's support for the general strike organised by central trade union organisations on May 21, street corner ... Crime detection record excellent, says CM PONDICHERRY, MAY 7. The Chief Minister, N. Rangasamy, has said the Government had sought technical advice and experts' opinion to tackle the traffic congestion in the town and its peripherals. Laying the foundation for the Rs. 60-lakh ... Read Today's supplements: | Life | Metro Plus | Sci Tech | Send: Comments to: thehindu@vsnl.com Letters to the Editor to: letters@thehindu.co.in with full postal address |
 
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