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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh Naidu wants reforms in civil service HYDERABAD, AUG. 27. The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, today called for reforms in the `hierarchy-bound' civil service by looking at various international models to bring more professionalism and efficiency in the ... Naxals attack train VIZIANAGARAM,, AUG. 27.Suspected naxalites of the People's War attacked 238 Dn Visakhapatnam-Koraput (DMU) passenger train at Cooneru railway station in Komarada mandal of Vizianagaram district on Wednesday morning. As the train arrived on ... Row over water release deepens HYDERABAD, AUG. 27. In a new dimension to the row over release of water from the Nagarjunasagar and Srisailam reservoirs, R. Vidyasagar Rao, former Chief Engineer (Irrigation), and K. Mruthyunjayam, vice- president and general secretary of the ... KCR calls for united struggle LALBAHADUR NAGAR (NALGONDA DT.), AUG.27.The leader of the Telangana Rastra Samithi (TRS), K. Chandrasekhar Rao, has lashed out at political leaders of the region "for not coming forward to launch a united struggle for achieving due share of ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad Private schools at their wits' end HYDERABAD, AUG. 27.Caught unawares by the sudden crackdown of the Transport Department on school buses in the twin cities, private school managements are at their wits' end even as they took recourse to hiring APSRTC buses. While the transport ... Water Board to augment drinking water supply HYDERABAD, AUG. 27. With significant inflows into the Himayatsagar and Osmansagar (Gandipet) reservoirs after the recent spell of rain, the Hyderabad Metro Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) is drawing water once again from them to augment ... Other Stories
Karnataka 
Lawyers continue boycott of courtsGULBARGA, AUG. 27. The boycott of court proceedings by the members of the Gulbarga Bar Association demanding reversal of the decision of the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court, N.K. Jain, not to recommend the establishment of a permanent ... 
New features to attract tourists for DasaraBANGALORE, AUG. 27. This year's official Dasara celebrations in Mysore, proposed to be entrusted to private sponsors for the first time will, in addition to the traditional events, have new features with the emphasis on promotion of tourism. ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore 
Elephants feast on banana grovesBANGALORE, AUG. 27. A herd of elephants strayed into several orchards, including large banana groves, and damaged crops in Talaghattapura Police Station limits, off Kanakapura Road, on the outskirts of the city early on Wednesday. While farmers ... Constable attacked near Viveknagar BANGALORE, AUG. 27. Other Stories
Kerala Sebastian Paul to be LDF candidate THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, AUG. 27.The Opposition Left Democratic Front (LDF) has hit the by-poll trail in Ernakulam first by deciding to field the former MP, Sebastian Paul, as an independent candidate in the September 23 by-election. The CPI(M) ... HC stays cancellation of licence to Pepsi KOCHI, AUG. 27. The Kerala High Court today stayed for eight weeks the operation of the order of the Pudussery panchayat cancelling the licence granted to the Pepsico Holdings India Ltd. for manufacturing bottled soft drinks at Kanjikode in ... 
Boat of bottlesKOLLAM, AUG. 27.At a time when PET bottles are posing a threat to the environment, an innovative attempt has been made in Kerala to utilise this ubiquitous material, poly ethylene terephthalate, to make a useful product. PET bottles are ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram E-governance project hits another hurdle THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, AUG. 27. The much-delayed e-governance project taken up by the City Corporation has run into another hurdle following the move to invite fresh tenders for the purchase of computers and peripherals. The next meeting of the ... Heavy rush to view Mars THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, AUG. 27. City residents turned out in large numbers at the University Observatory and the Science and Technology Museum here late on Wednesday night to observe the rare celestial event of the planet, Mars, drawing close to ... Tamil Nadu Scrap Article 356 lock, stock and barrel: Jayalalithaa CHENNAI, AUG. 27.The Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, today called for "wholesale deletion" of Article 356 from the Constitution, saying the provision was open to political misuse. In her speech at the Inter-State Council meeting in Srinagar, ... 
Mechanic killed in boiler burstKANCHEEPURAM, AUG. 27. A mechanic was killed and four sustained burns when a boiler in a private rice mill at Erivakkam, near here, burst today. The building housing two new boilers, inaugurated this morning, was completely damaged. Police ... 
Economic empowerment will remove gender bias: CMATTUR, AUG. 27. Active participation by women in the Self-Help Group movement, leading to their economic empowerment, is the key to removing gender bias, the Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, said today. Laying the foundation stone for development ... 2 more groups lobbying to start medical colleges CHENNAI, AUG. 27.At least two more private groups have applied to the Government for permission to start medical colleges — one at Chromepet and the other at Melmaruvathur in Kancheepuram district. Calls to the Balaji Dental College and ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai Resolutions passed amid noisy scenes CHENNAI, AUG. 27. Amidst noisy scenes, 47 resolutions, including one informing the elected local council of the demolition of the structures on Marina beach recently, were passed in the Chennai Corporation today. The Deputy Mayor refused to allow ... Bid to smuggle star tortoises to Kuala Lumpur foiled CHENNAI, AUG. 27. In yet another successful attempt to thwart smuggling of star tortoises, officials of the Forest department seized 960 of the species from two persons at the Chennai airport, minutes before they boarded a flight to Kuala Lumpur ... Other Stories
Pondicherry States should promote khadi and village industries: Minister PONDICHERRY, AUG. 27.The self-employment projects, promoted under the Rural Employment Guarantee scheme, had been effective in tackling unemployment problem, as a little over 1.61 lakh small units had come up over the years in the country, ... 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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