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    Anantapur

  • Naidu to stage dharna today

    Andhra Pradesh

  • Telugu Ganga completion in two years, says YSR
  • Registration charges to go up in State
  • `Higher education in need of overhaul'
  • Mareppa leads farmers' team to Tungabhadra board
  • Chief Minister's concern over farmers' travails
  • Registration charges to go up in State
  • Pushkarams may attract three crore pilgrims
  • Lift veil on `mandapam' issue: Jeeyar
  • No breakthrough in pan shop owner murder case
  • MCH moves to help pedestrians
  • Heady days ahead for rural liquor shops in State
  • Man found murdered in car
  • YSR for better coordination among departments
  • TDP alleges raw deal to Krishna delta ryots
  • `Merger feelers from TRS leaders'
  • Congress steps up attack against KCR
  • Verdict on quota reserved
  • Panel to go into land allotment
  • Kisan card to be more attractive
  • Reservoir levels
  • Awards presented to Discom staff
  • YSR tunes in to Tamil mode
  • Sensitive issue: YSR
  • Notice to Niloufer ordered
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    Andhra Pradesh - Others

  • Mining workers extract promises from Minister
  • New safety system at Tirumala introduced

    Badminton

  • BSB men clinch title
  • Ruth Misha bags triple

    Bangalore

  • Two robbed of cash, jewellery
  • Restore roads, Mayor tells BWSSB
  • Wall collapses; girl, baby crushed to death
  • Cable TV strike: Bangalore spared
  • Accused remanded to CBI custody
  • Convention
  • Around the City
  • In Bangalore Today

    Barometer

  • Bullion rates
  • Exchange rates

    Basketball

  • IRRS scrapes through
  • SB College triumphs
  • American College HSS takes title

    Belgaum

  • `Puja to 32 deities' begins amid tension
  • Belgaum tops in implementing Jal Nirmal

    Bihar

  • Eight minor girls rescued from circus
  • Two criminals killed in encounter

    Billiards & Snooker

  • Alok, Manan to clash in final

    Briefly

  • SBI's ATM on wheels in Goa
  • No trading in GTB scrip from August 27
  • IOB opens ATMs
  • Training on knitwear production
  • SBI plan for self-help groups
  • 60 p.c. dividend from BHEL
  • World Phone ties up with Rediff.com
  • United India partners Indian Bank
  • Bank of Baroda pact with M&M
  • 1:1 bonus from Helios & Matheson
  • Dabur Foods' Siliguri unit on stream
  • Workshop on maintenance of CNC machines
  • Softsmith Infotech gets ISO 9001:2000
  • Manpower expands Bangalore division
  • United India partners Indian Bank
  • Logitech's exchange offer
  • TVS Motor pact with Andhra Bank
  • Mobile currency counters
  • AP State Corporation's project approvals

    Business

  • Private investors set to buy Intelsat for $5 billion
  • VSNL to get Rs. 786 crores
  • Birlas file for probate of 1982 `mutual Will'
  • Oil imports up 62 p.c. at $9.9 billion in April-July
  • Maruti improves rank in JD Power study
  • Unorganised sector blamed for steel price hike
  • Market turns weak after early rally
  • Piracy eating into revenues, says Autodesk
  • Tracking vehicle movement
  • Rupee recovers

    Cartoons

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    Chennai

  • Adyar creek `eco-park' work begins
  • These units will make dialysis more affordable
  • Suburban train services hit as wagons derail
  • Motorcyclist killed in accident
  • 2,000 pirated VCDs seized
  • Chimpanzee dies in Vandalur zoo
  • How to crack competitive exams
  • Awareness programme on cancer, TB
  • RPF drive against unauthorised travelling
  • Around the City

    Chess

  • Harikrishna scores over Shukhrat

    Coimbatore

  • Udavum Karangal seeks medical help
  • Bharathiar varsity results today
  • Special package for powerloom sector sought
  • IA initiative
  • Around the City
  • In Coimbatore Today
  • Reader's Mail

    Cricket

  • We need to lift our fielding standards: Ganguly
  • Telecast rights: BCCI defers decision
  • Bihar wins by four wickets
  • CAB enters quarterfinals
  • Big win for Santhome `A'
  • Muralitharan's operation a success: surgeon
  • Five Indians nominated for ICC awards
  • Easy for ERHSSS
  • State Bank of Travancore `B' crushes Haripad CC
  • India `A' makes final
  • Odumbe banned

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    Cuddalore

  • Dak adalat
  • Breastfeeding: safe and sustainable

    Dindigul

  • Fodder cultivation in 47 Dindigul panchayats

    Editorials

  • INDIA-JAPAN TIES
  • COWARDLY ATTACK

    Erode

  • Kadirampatty declared `clean village'

    Football

  • Kalaivanar wins
  • Pavendar Bharathidasan in semifinals

    Front Page

  • Set up panel to review closed riot cases
  • Rathore provides a silver lining
  • Renew resolve to fulfil promises: Sonia
  • India defeats South Africa
  • Parliament rocked
  • Centre ready for talks
  • Telgi remanded
  • Taslimuddin not to quit
  • MSOs' stir
  • ULFA owns responsibility
  • Chandrika's offer

    Golf

  • Amardip in lead

    Guntur

  • `Future belongs to animation industry'
  • 13 SFI activists held
  • Call to check child labour
  • eSeva centre to be inaugurated
  • Medical camp today

    Haryana

  • Haryana okays draft Bill on contract farming
  • Officers transferred

    Hassan

  • Govt. optimistic of getting Presidential assent for SEZ law
  • Biocon thinking of investing in Hassan

    Himachal Pradesh

  • Flash-flood threat hits tourism

    Hockey

  • India rallies to win

    Hubli

  • Simplify procedures for farm loans, banks urged
  • BeTS to launch bus service in Hubli today

    Hyderabad

  • A different `treat' for Safilguda residents
  • Power consumers warned
  • Water board plans to improve supply
  • Clarification
  • Rosaiah to open ward for children
  • Prudential, Vasavi depositors step up stir
  • Traffic snarl
  • Rationing Officer's plea to consumers
  • Around the City
  • In Hyderabad Today

    India & World

  • Pakistan PM may come in October

    International

  • Chandrika offers to meet Prabakaran
  • Not under pressure: LTTE
  • Peace mission arrives in Najaf
  • FBI `harassing' protesters
  • `U.S. troop reduction will not affect East Asia'
  • Flash floods ravage U.K. resort
  • Nepal Maoists kill journalist
  • Venezuela has entered a new era: Chavez
  • Shaukat Aziz set to win
  • Maoists close industries
  • 70,000 U.S. troops will return home in 10 years: Bush

    Kancheepuram

  • Innovative rural water scheme launched
  • Kancheepuram Collector felicitated

    Karnataka

  • Fresh tenders for Arkavathi Layout work
  • Doordarshan to open foreign channel
  • Government to review BMIC project
  • ESCOMs seen as white elephants
  • BJP plans indefinite stir from today
  • MEG team to help search for bodies
  • Elections to cooperative institutions postponed
  • Madhya Pradesh ideal for investments: Uma Bharti
  • Row over Udupi temple `gopuram' resolved
  • Transport corporations losing Rs. 50 lakhs daily
  • Govt. told to take steps to curb pollution
  • Hindalga Central Jail inmate commits suicide
  • BJP stages protests in Bangalore, Delhi
  • Concern over shortage of teachers in Pavagada
  • `Medical curriculum must encourage active learning'
  • Patent sought for Mysore silk
  • `Withhold decision to implement Belur Declaration'
  • Woman found dead, husband arrested
  • Pandey panel to have KFCC office-bearers
  • Briefly

    Karnataka - Others

  • Mookambika Trust to build temple, adopt high school
  • Faith healer fails to keep promise
  • Arrest of youth criticised

    Kerala

  • State to go ahead with IT initiatives
  • `CBI report biased'
  • Heavy rush at Sabarimala
  • Election petition: notice to P.C. Thomas
  • BSNL to offer broadband services
  • UDF panel to study proposal on private sector role in forestry
  • New twist to row over canonisation
  • CBI report biased: VS
  • Draft on delimitation not yet ready
  • Medical seats: ranks up to 7,700 covered
  • Doctors question IMA action
  • `I' group leaders hold discussions
  • Muthanga: fresh report sought
  • Award presented to Kathakali maestro
  • Admissions for Plus One extended
  • Logo for water harvesting
  • Rs. 1 crore for Keralotsavam
  • Today at Sabarimala
  • Teenager commits suicide

    Kerala - Others

  • Eldo's body laid to rest
  • Around the City

    Kochi

  • GAIL signs agreement with prospective customers
  • BJP supports NSS, SNDP stand on Narendran panel report
  • Heritage forum launched
  • Advocate dead
  • In Kochi Today

    Kollam

  • Malayalam New Year celebrated with gaiety
  • Noise pollution: notice sent to authorities
  • Onam celebrations from August 26
  • `Overtime wages being delayed'

    Kottayam

  • School building collapses

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  • Manipur situation
  • Manmohan's address
  • Oil crisis
  • Debates in Parliament
  • Inspector Lalu
  • On reservation
  • Death for Dhananjoy

    Madhya Pradesh

  • BJP MLA prevented from hoisting flag

    Madurai

  • Lorry crushes school student to death
  • Petitioner alleges threat to life
  • Former Kumbakonam tahsildar denied bail
  • Attempt to rob bank, one held
  • Around the City
  • In Madurai Today

    Mangalore

  • V-C favours govt. funding for colleges
  • University defends grace marks to BCA student
  • State facing power shortage of 2250 MW
  • Tempo mows down pedestrian
  • `Media can protect culture'
  • Mangalore lorry owners support strike
  • ENGAGEMENTS
  • Congress bags Moodbidri TP posts
  • Haveri man proud owner of miniature Koran

    National

  • Centre ready for unconditional talks on Manipur
  • Students take to the streets
  • RSS releases `proof' of its innocence
  • Aiyar's apology demanded
  • Chidambaram package today to contain oil prices
  • BJP changes tack
  • Lalu orders probe into irregularities
  • Cable TV strike widespread in north
  • `EPF rate will be hiked if there is surplus fund'
  • Luggage in pantry car
  • Maharashtra to pay interest on farmers' loans
  • Lynching case: 500 women to court arrest
  • KGL still in contact with captors
  • PDP indulging in horse-trading, says Omar
  • AIDWA to observe August 24 as `Demands Day'
  • Scholars honoured
  • Telgi aide arrested
  • Hold summary hearings, Pawar tells consumer courts
  • 13 feared killed as bus plunges into river
  • `A conspiracy against Kashmiriyat'
  • China giving `most useful' data
  • Ready for talks with surrendered militants, says Buddhadeb
  • Fresh arrest warrant against Manoj Prabhakar
  • PM lauds role of free press

    New Delhi

  • LeT militant shot dead
  • Question mark over pace of reforms process
  • Capital simians may bully the Kuno lions
  • Farmers' plea falls on deaf ears
  • Big bandobast for AICC session
  • Few feel the pinch in Capital
  • Murder mystery solved
  • Student bodies gear up for DU polls
  • LeT militant had received weapons consignment
  • Security scare at airport
  • Strike successful, claim cable operators
  • Visa racket busted
  • No code of conduct for Councillors
  • Robbery in Anand Vihar
  • Girl's body handed over to parents
  • DUTA demonstration
  • New chief of Bar Council
  • Gang smashed
  • Going green
  • Two more national film awards
  • Ministry to review DTH policy
  • Police release double murder suspects' portraits
  • Around the City
  • Briefly
  • In the Capital Today

    News Analysis

  • `Need for farmer-oriented marketing'

    Obituary

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    Olympic Games

  • India rallies to beat South Africa
  • Edwards' two-year ban upheld
  • Federer falls to Berdych
  • A more competitive field out there now
  • Chinese women record second straight win
  • It takes two kilos to avert a diplomatic row
  • A nation salutes the Major
  • Major Rathore does India proud
  • Inside the global village
  • Ferrero, Safin bow out
  • All eyes are on Malleswari
  • Another blow to the Indian contingent
  • Seon is Korea's hero
  • Greek sprinter leaves hospital
  • U.S. blanks China
  • McDowell's `Spirit of Success Tour'
  • Spain, Croatia keep clean slate

    Orissa

  • Youth Congress worker hurt in bomb attack

    Pathanamthitta

  • Laksharchana performed
  • Potholes pose hazard to motorists
  • BJP to observe fast on August 19
  • Pilgrim dies of heart attack

    Pondicherry

  • Speaker calls MLAs' meet on delimitation of constituencies
  • Telemedicine facility at Mahe hospital
  • Fast by health volunteers
  • Power shutdown tomorrow
  • Law students boycott classes

    Raichur

  • Lack of water hits sowing in several taluks

    Rajasthan

  • High Court clears Salim Ali centre
  • A unique plantation drive
  • Vasundhara urged not to withdraw notification

    Ramanathapuram

  • Will they get at least a bus?

    Religion

  • God is the Supreme goal

    Salem

  • New Collectorate complex soon

    Shimoga

  • Farmers demand action against official

    Sports : General

  • Niyaz cruises past Javed

    Tamil Nadu

  • Lawyers to continue boycott
  • Detention of three persons under COFEPOSA upheld
  • `Altering Neyveli stream course will turn 25,000 acres fertile'
  • Lawyers seek apex court judges' help
  • Train service
  • I'll discuss interlinking rivers with Manmohan, Sonia: Vaiko
  • Adventure tourism coming on Ariyaman beach
  • Protect service rights of non-provincialised staff: High Court
  • Scanning machine producers will come under the scanner
  • Distillery unit, U.K. firm to produce biofuel
  • Fund-starved panchayat chiefs threaten to quit
  • Court gesture to convicted person
  • Karunanidhi unveils Maran statue
  • Tirupur region municipalities to go online soon
  • DMK made stamp release family function, says Jayalalithaa
  • Order on clauses of panel reserved
  • Release more water: Nagapattinam farmers
  • Court proceedings paralysed
  • Examination fee reduced
  • Innovative rural water scheme launched
  • Lorry owner murdered, cotton bales looted
  • Women urged to avoid sex determination tests
  • Filariasis control programme
  • Tribals in turmoil over `eviction mission'
  • The power of positive reinforcement
  • Cheated jobseekers petition Chennai police
  • Briefly

    Tamil Nadu - Others

  • `Include names in voters' list'
  • Power shutdown
  • Case against woman vendor

    Tennis

  • Hewitt sails into second round
  • Masheer beats Arup
  • Hard fought win for Zainab Ali Sajjad

    Thanjavur

  • 3.8 lakh ha to come under samba cultivation

    Thiruvananthapuram

  • Missing spirit: chances of leakage high
  • Action council alleges real estate racket
  • Drinking water to be diverted to palace garden
  • Spirit seized from car
  • Around the City
  • In Tiruvananthapuram Today
  • Campus Notes

    This Day That Age

  • dated August 18, 1954: National Plan Loan
  • dated August 18, 1954: Bid to retake enclave
  • dated August 18, 1954: Tribute to India

    Thrissur

  • Mahila Morcha to stage march today
  • Music programme

    Tiruchi

  • New programme for total sanitation, water security
  • Interlinking of rivers in Tamil Nadu suggested
  • Construction workers seek pension
  • Autorickshaw drivers held
  • Around the City
  • In Tiruchi Today
  • Reader's Mail

    Tirunelveli

  • 73 more transmission towers for Nellai

    Tirupati

  • YSR unveils Rajiv's statue
  • Hectic day for Chief Minister

    Tuticorin

  • Matchbox production to be halted for 11 days
  • IGP visits rice godown

    Uttar Pradesh

  • U.P. approves Ordinance on Urdu varsity
  • Mulayam seeks special package

    Uttaranchal

  • Uttaranchal petrol pumps to remain closed for 3 days

    Vellore

  • NSS activities to be skill-centred

    Vijayawada

  • Major power shutdown
  • Seminar on `injustice to coastal areas'
  • Around the City
  • In Vijayawada Today

    Visakhapatnam

  • Lions liberated from Maharashtra zoo Brought to Animal Rescue Centre in Vizag
  • A problem gone astray
  • Nod for equalisation fund
  • English August
  • Two convicted
  • Woman ends life
  • Around the City
  • In Visakhapatnam Today

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