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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh Naidu kicks off poll campaign GUNTUR, NOV. 19. Setting the stage for a major political show, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supremo, N. Chandrababu Naidu, today kicked off the party's election campaign from Guntur at a well-attended public meeting amid tumultuous fanfare. This ... 
CM accuses Cong. of backing naxalsMALLAVARAM (PRAKASAM), NOV. 19.The Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, has accused the Congress of supporting and cooperating with naxalites with its words and deeds. Pointing out that extremism has claimed the former Prime Ministers-- Indira ... Govt. urged to continue with old system HYDERABAD. Nov. 19. The Private B.Ed College Managements Association has urged the Government to continue with the previous system of earmarking 15 per cent to the management and 85 per cent to the Convenor in the B.Ed admissions till a final ... Too early to talk of alliances: APCC chief NIZAMABAD, NOV. 19. The Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president, D. Srinivas, has once again clarified that no talks have been initiated with other "friendly parties,'' including the Telangana Rastra Samiti (TRS). Mr. Srinivas was ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad 
MCH submits proposals for ODA fundsHYDERABAD, NOV.19. The Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad has submitted detailed proposals to the State Government for development of the slums in the twin cities for getting funds under the Overseas Development Assistance programme. The MCH ... `Cinema a better medium than books ' HYDERABAD, NOV. 19. Cinema as a medium can inform and influence children better than any other form, remarked P. Suneel Kumar Reddy, director of the Telugu movie `Hero' screened as part of the ongoing 13th International Children's Film ... Film-maker: Norwegian kids lead comfortable lives HYDERABAD, NOV. 19. With a host of facilities offered by the Government, children in Norway lead a comfortable life, observed Tove Cecilie Sverdrup, the Norwegian director who is participating in the 13th International Children's Film Festival ... New land acquisition policy to benefit weaker sections HYDERABAD, NOV. 19.The Government has modified the land acquisition policy by bringing assignees of Government lands on a par with patta-holders (of private lands) for payment of compensation under different projects. This will benefit SCs, STs ... Other Stories
Karnataka 
CBI not trustworthy: PoojaryBANGALORE, NOV. 19. The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President, B. Janardhana Poojary, has expressed serious doubts about the fairness of the investigation if the inter-State multi-crore stamp paper racket case is handed over to the ... Shankaramurthy reiterates demand for CBI inquiry SHIMOGA, NOV. 19. The Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, D.H. Shankaramurthy, on Wednesday, reiterated his demand that the State Government agree to an inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the inter-State ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore Police refute Telgi counsel's charge BANGALORE, NOV. 19. The Additional Director-General of Police, R. Srikumar, who is heading the Stamp paper investigation team (Stampit), probing the multi-crore racket, has dismissed the claim of M.T. Nanaiah, counsel for the main accused, Abdul ... State first to act against stamp paper racket: Kharge BANGALORE, NOV. 19. The Home Minister, Mallikarjun Kharge, on Wednesday, dismissed the imputation that the States ruled by the Congress were not extending proper cooperation in the investigation of the fake stamp paper racket. Mr. Kharge told ... Kerala I will lead campaign to unseat Antony: Karunakaran KOCHI, NOV. 19.The senior Congress leader, K. Karunakaran, today made it clear that he would be in the forefront of the campaign to unseat the Chief Minister, A. K. Antony. Speaking at the culmination of a rally taken out by his supporters on ... Nayanar stable THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, NOV. 19. The condition of the former Chief Minister, E.K. Nayanar, who was admitted to the Medical College Hospital here early Tuesday morning following a heart attack, is stated to be stable. Party sources said here this ... Murali predicts an `explosion' in Cong. KOCHI, NOV. 19.The KPCC president, K. Muraleedharan, today said that there would be an `explosion' in the State Congress shortly. Predicting an imminent ouster of the Chief Minister, A.K. Antony, Mr. Muraleedharan in his keynote address at the ... LNG Petronet project to be ready by 2006 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, NOV. 19. A conference of officials of LNG Petronet, Gas Authority of India (GAIL), National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and the State Industries Development Corporation (KSIDC), chaired by the Chief Minister, A.K. Antony, ... Mobile phone firms told to stop lottery game THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, NOV. 19. The Directorate of State Lotteries has issued notices to two private mobile phone companies to stop running lotteries game on their mobile networks as this was a violation of the State Lotteries and On-line Lotteries ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram Sewerage plant to be set up at Muttathara THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, NOV. 19. Steps are being taken to set up a sewerage treatment plant of 40 million litres a day (mld) capacity at Muttathara, the Water Resources Minister, T. M. Jacob has said. The initial investment expected for the project ... Report on ventilator issue due next week THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, NOV. 19. The Additional Health Secretary, M. N. Gunavardhanan, who is conducting an inquiry into the deaths of two patients at the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College allegedly due to the non-availability of ventilators, is ... Curbs on recruitments lifted THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, NOV. 19.The Cabinet today decided to lift all the restrictions on fresh recruitments to government services from December 1. The Chief Minister, A. K. Antony, told presspersons after the Cabinet meeting that the decision was ... Call recording system at police control room THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, NOV. 19. In a bid to make the police more accountable in their response to distress calls from citizens, a system for recording telephone and wireless communication is to be installed at the city police control room. The ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu 
Vijay Kumar replaced as Chennai police chiefCHENNAI, NOV. 19. In a sudden development, the Tamil Nadu Government today shifted the Chennai Police Commissioner, K.Vijay Kumar, and posted R. Nataraj, an Additional Director-General, as the new Commissioner. Mr. Nataraj, who now heads the ... 
Dharmapuri bifurcatedCHENNAI, NOV. 18. Dharmapuri, the biggest district in size in Tamil Nadu, has been bifurcated and a new district with Krishnagiri town as headquarters created. It will be the State's 30th district. An official release said though the ... Govt. to build new police headquarters at Taramani CHENNAI, NOV. 19. Close on the heels of its decision to construct a new Secretariat complex at Kotturpuram and create an "administrative city" at Thiruvidanthai, near here, the Government has announced that a new police headquarters will be built ... HODs begin issuing orders CHENNAI, NOV. 19. Knots of employees stood in the corridors of the Namakkal Kavingar Maaligai, 10-floor Secretariat complex here this morning, discussing a single issue — dismissal or reinstatement. In the morning, heads of departments ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai
Vijay Kumar replaced as Chennai police chiefCHENNAI, NOV. 19. In a sudden development, the Tamil Nadu Government today shifted the Chennai Police Commissioner, K.Vijay Kumar, and posted R. Nataraj, an Additional Director-General, as the new Commissioner. Mr. Nataraj, who now heads the ... 25 new buses to join MTC fleet CHENNAI, NOV. 19. The Metropolitan Transport Corporation will soon have a fleet of 25 new buses. This is part of a total of 54 buses for which orders were placed early this year. The Corporation has already begun using the 23 buses it bought ... 
Silt `enclosures' pose hardship to road-usersCHENNAI, NOV. 19. It becomes one of the symbols of Chennai's civic problems when it rains heavily. G.N.Chetty Road at T.Nagar becomes waterlogged, and this vital road to the textiles and gold market in south Chennai, becomes unmotorable. The ... Arumbakkam water supplier asked to pay Rs. 1.75 lakhs CHENNAI, NOV. 19. An Arumbakkam-based water supplier has been directed to pay a compensation of Rs. 1.75 lakhs to a consumer ``for marketing water not fit for drinking purposes''. The Chennai (North) District Consumer Disputes Redress Forum ... Other Stories
Pondicherry CM, Ministers pay homage to Indira Gandhi PONDICHERRY, NOV. 19.The Chief Minister, N. Rangasamy, accompanied by his cabinet colleagues and party MLAs paid floral tributes at the statue of the former Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, here on the occasion of her 86th birth anniversary ... 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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