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Alappuzha

  • Coir Board develops pneumatic loom

    • Andhra Pradesh

  • Flood situation turns grim in Andhra Pradesh, toll 40
  • TDP worker killed in poll-related violence in Kandukur
  • Contempt notice to YSR, APCC chief
  • Briefly

    • Andhra Pradesh - Others

  • 13 deaths in Vizianagaram
  • Rain claims seven lives in East Godavari
  • Flood of 5 lakh cusecs expected at barrage
  • Polls put off in Gurramgadda
  • Trees uprooted, power supply disrupted
  • Red Cross to organise blood banks
  • Major rivers overflowing in Adilabad district

    • Badminton

  • Double for Guru Sai
  • Sanave advances
  • Kanetkar, Trupti crash out

    • Bangalore

  • Filmmakers have a responsibility
  • Panel for lifting 15 tmcft water from Tunga to Bhadra dam
  • Travails of High Grounds police
  • Whitefield property acquired legally, says Kumaraswamy
  • `Contemporary historians should try to be objective'
  • Bangalore-Hubli flights from August 23
  • Restrictions should go to facilitate road widening, says Jairaj
  • Panel suggests use of recycled asphalt
  • India under-investing in health, says expert
  • `They have left an indelible mark on State's legislature history'
  • Know your boss, go up the ladder
  • Set right lapses in sanctioning of colleges: MLA
  • The myriad ways of telling a story
  • Load shedding likely to affect water supply
  • Massive housing scheme planned
  • Corporate support for film awards
  • Coalition blamed for growing irregularities
  • Viewers should protest against films glorifying crime: Tara
  • Two murdered in separate incidents
  • Training people in local self-governance
  • `He loves IT, won't say it'
  • Gaiety marks Varamahalakshmi puja
  • Four Kannada bhavans to be built in Bangalore
  • Chain snatched
  • Chief promoter of `money doubling' firm held
  • Magistrate gets bail in dowry harassment case
  • Two caught by Lok Ayukta
  • Mild quake experienced
  • Around the City
  • In Bangalore Today
  • Hoax calls put pressure on the police

    • Barometer

  • Exchange rates
  • Bullion rates

    • Bellary

  • `Bribery charge will not affect Government'
  • Sushma Swaraj performs Varamahalakshmi puja

    • Bidar

  • Kannada neglected in border districts?
  • Quota: Narayana Murthy criticised

    • Bijapur

  • Forest Department to plant eight crore saplings

    • Bridge

  • Team MMS wins

    • Briefly

  • Deora rules out subsidy to Reliance
  • Deadline for wheat import extended
  • Inflation rate climbs to 4.67 p.c.
  • IBM acquires Indian American-owned IT firm
  • Punjab Tractors moves CLB over Swaraj Mazda
  • 1:1 bonus from Vishnu Sugar Mills
  • ResMed launches India operations
  • IDBI launches tax-saving fixed deposit
  • Sunil Hi-Tech bags contract from Tata Projects
  • Bank of India in pact with UTI Mutual Fund
  • Oriental Bank of Commerce hikes deposit rates
  • ISO 9001:2000 for SRM Learning Tree
  • New President and VP for EFSI

    • Business

  • Board nod `must' for PSBs raising interest rates
  • Roland Junck named Arcelor Mittal CEO
  • SABMiller to acquire Foster's India assets
  • Legal outsourcing firm gets funding
  • Cos. need to e-file papers
  • Collaboration crucial in "today's flat world"
  • Panel to study use of technical textiles
  • Principal Pnb MF AUM up 18 p.c.
  • Birla Sun Life infuses Rs. 30 cr.
  • Rupee rules steady
  • Early rally not sustained on BSE

    • Cartoons

  • Cartoonscape

    • Chennai

  • Land acquisition a major factor for delay in flyover projects
  • Breastfeeding is also a human rights issue: Minister
  • Scheme drawn up to improve drinking water supply at Maraimalai Nagar
  • Tale of a graduate turning a burglar
  • English sees them through to Japan
  • Theatre, to these teenagers, is more than a pastime
  • Finding use for garments donated towards tsunami relief
  • Heritage grove in museum likely
  • Bill to bring illegal sand miners under Goondas Act
  • RmKV launches reversible silk sari
  • Court declines bail in advocate murder case
  • Manpower shortage begins to grip fuel outlets
  • Privilege issue against Tamil daily
  • A feel of the business world
  • Additional buses for city routes, says Nehru
  • Court suggests separate authority to monitor illegal hoardings
  • Will actor Vishal hit a hat-trick with `Thimiru'
  • 240 schools upgraded
  • Jayalalithaa refutes Karunanidhi charge
  • An invitation is all it takes
  • Tamil Nadu wants education on State list
  • Forum for grievances about sewerage project in Pallavaram
  • Conservancy staff stage protest
  • "Storm water drains to be de-silted"
  • AIDS rally on August 15
  • Around the City
  • In Chennai Today
  • Road users go for alternative routes

    • Chess

  • Ram S. Krishnan is second
  • Hari Krishna stays in the lead

    • Coimbatore

  • Strong supply chains give competitive edge: DRDL director
  • Face of Coimbatore
  • Refresher course in biological science postponed
  • GETIT directory
  • In support of school education
  • Farmers' meeting
  • Lotus Eye Care Hospital branch
  • Dental camp
  • Around the City
  • In Coimbatore Today
  • Where flouting norms is the rule

    • Cricket

  • Narrow win for Tirunelveli
  • Four-wkt. win for KSCA XI
  • Zaheer claims season's 60th first class victim
  • Players' union optimistic of new contract
  • Indian colts squander advantage
  • `Monty Python' bowls Warne over

    • Crossword

  • The Hindu Crossword 8674
  • Solution to Puzzle 8673

    • Cuddalore

  • Special literacy programme for women in Vellore district
  • New Vice-Chancellor for Thiruvalluvar University

    • Dharmapuri

  • Applications invited for CWC chairperson post

    • Editorials

  • A moral and political indictment
  • Reforms on a pause

    • Eluru

  • Rain hits power supply in Eluru

    • Erode

  • `Make farmers aware of Government benefits'
  • Worker dies after consuming liquor

    • Football

  • Bagan posts narrow win
  • Mohun Bagan boys for Man. Utd. Cup

    • Front Page

  • Natwar helped Sehgal get contracts: Pathak report
  • Natwar says he has more to disclose
  • Murali keeps South Africa in check
  • Pietersen packs a punch
  • Government colleges to operate in shifts
  • Report leak will be probed: Dasmunsi
  • More stations to get ticket vending machines
  • Court notice to Coca Cola, Pepsico on plea to disclose ingredients
  • Mumbai blasts: man held in J&K
  • Flood situation grim, toll 40
  • Floods: 3.6 lakh hit in 159 villages
  • Official gifts stolen from Manmohan's special aircraft
  • Metro rail alignment retained
  • Contempt notice to YSR, APCC chief
  • Export mats help weavers come out of red
  • Government optimistic about talks with DIC
  • Vizhinjam project hits a roadblock
  • Petrol retail outlets to come under scanner
  • State gets incentive for fiscal management
  • Eye specialist lays stress on tele-ophthalmology
  • Two Hizb militants arrested
  • 4 washed away in flash flood
  • War room leak: directive to CBI
  • SBI to set up ATMs in railway stations
  • Indian convoy fired at
  • Relief to blast victims

    • Golf

  • Jeev in third place; Chopra's fortune fluctuates

    • Gulbarga

  • Contracts signed for circuit Bench buildings
  • Flood situation grim in villages on the banks of Krishna, Bhima rivers in Gulbarga district
  • Residents alert officials about breach in canal

    • Guntur

  • Guntur civic body yet to finalise new market cess

    • Haryana

  • PGI seeks Rs. 100 crores additional Central grant for new facilities

    • Hassan

  • Encroachment of tanks in Hassan a cause for concern: environmentalists
  • Government urged to install Karim Khan's statue in Hassan

    • Himachal Pradesh

  • SFI moves women commission

    • Hockey

  • Coorg Blues, SAI `C' in title clash
  • St. Joseph's triumphs

    • Hubli-Dharwad

  • Construction of building for Dharwad Circuit Bench begins
  • `Cooperative sector facing mounting problems'
  • Three killed in accident

    • Hyderabad

  • Many plump for complete board for HUDA
  • Rain throws water on election spirit
  • Rainwater floods many areas
  • Name of the game is... yawn
  • Stem cell therapy brings hope to paraplegics
  • HUDA chief denies allegations on Outer Ring Road, ready to face legal action
  • Chief Minister tells officials to study extension of metro rail
  • Warsi is now in hot `circuit'
  • Uniform code in line with CVC Act soon
  • State Government nod likely for Tirupati-Tirumala ropeway project
  • Extend liberal relief to victims: Naidu
  • Indira Prabha: 10 districts behind in implementation
  • 24 families evacuated
  • Civic wings on complete guard, says Collector
  • Make available all info: YSR
  • Students' murder case: Naveen surrenders in Delhi
  • Teegala unfit to be Mayor, say BJP corporators
  • Gang loots petrol bunk with toy pistols
  • Hospital inaugurated
  • Training course for special education teachers
  • Travel plans in a jiffy
  • Collectors told to put off polls
  • TRS to seek policy statement from Centre on Telangana
  • Reservoirs not so full despite incessant rain
  • Info sought on collapsed schools
  • Two Mumbai traders held from lodge
  • Around the City
  • In Hyderabad Today
  • On a `pseudo police' hunt

    • International

  • 'A shocking, crude attempt'
  • Civilian toll rises, 40,000 trapped in Sri Lanka
  • Sharp expansion of Israeli air strikes in Lebanon
  • SLMC team meets Indian envoy
  • Domesday Book, online
  • Life after an intriguing Mars fantasy
  • Fisherman impaled by giant marlin
  • 25 Taliban men killed
  • Soprano Schwarzkopf dead

    • Jammu & Kashmir

  • Bill ensuring equal development of all J&K regions passed

    • Kannur

  • In Kannur Today

    • Karimnagar

  • Naidu playing `gunya politics'

    • Karnataka

  • Karnataka gets incentive for good fiscal management
  • 159 villages inundated in border districts
  • Briefly

    • Karnataka - Others

  • Bagalkot villagers moved to high altitude places
  • Mystery shrouds death of air hostess from Bangalore and her boyfriend
  • Ashraya selection norms draw flak
  • Goa getting ready for tourist season
  • Displeasure over appointment of members to Coffee Board
  • Fund for people with disabilities to be set up
  • A model in her own right
  • Notice issued on immovable property
  • Security at Kaiga to be strengthened
  • Miraculous escape for journalists

    • Kerala

  • Smart City project: Kerala Government optimistic
  • Government intervention needed for quality service
  • New initiative in policing in Kozhikode
  • Infopark will create 25,000 job opportunities: Achuthanandan
  • `Go in for borrowing, private funds to meet deficit'
  • Government to review plea to cut fee for NRI seats
  • Body of missing student found; youth arrested
  • Managements oppose MES formula
  • Kareelakkulangara spirit case: main accused arrested
  • Lok Ayukta order stayed
  • Wayanad hartal peaceful
  • Next issue
  • Vizhinjam project: security clearance denied
  • Briefly

    • Kerala - Others

  • Haj orientation camp in Kozhikode
  • Ascend starts at university
  • Congress adopting double standard: Sudhakaran
  • Rally marks end of `mazha yatra'
  • Redeployment to tackle panchayat staff shortage
  • Two seamen `taken for a ride'

    • Khammam

  • Third flood warning issued at Bhadrachalam

    • Kochi

  • Village offices will be renovated with Central aid, says Minister
  • Chief Minister presents award to Adoor
  • `Government will address problems of residents'
  • Minister, MLAs felicitated
  • Water supply likely to resume today
  • `Karunyam' health scheme inaugurated
  • Plea against road widening dismissed
  • Foreign car seized
  • Around the City
  • In Kochi Today

    • Kozhikode

  • Plan for a new policing initiative in Kozhikode
  • Raids unearth 67 kg of banned carrybags
  • Government to disburse funds to khadi workers: Minister
  • Traders allege harassment
  • Campaign to make civil station litter-free

    • Kurnool

  • Police broker truce between factionists
  • Veterinary doctors on week-long strike
  • ABVP stages dharna
  • Srisailam crest gates opened

    • Leader Page Articles

  • American claims and questions of fact

    • Letters to the Editor

  • Gut-wrenching
  • The cola row
  • Ban on child labour

    • Madhya Pradesh

  • Insurance scheme for tribal students

    • Madikeri

  • Meeting on Monday to find solutions to Kodagu's problems
  • `Drop move to create national park'

    • Madurai

  • Nashik Press wants Serina case cash sent to Mysore
  • "Study of jazz music will reveal American history"
  • New orthopaedic block to be established in GRH
  • Sangeetha talks about her recent success
  • Nasik Press wants Serina case cash sent to Mysore
  • Higher secondary teachers thank Chief Minister
  • Joyous reunion for octogenarian couple
  • High Court Bench modifies conviction, life sentence
  • Selection list for MBA
  • Around the City
  • In Madurai Today
  • To revive networking of ambulance services

    • Mangalore

  • BJP workers should have faith in coalition Government: Minister
  • Ananthamurthy favours `common school concept'
  • Lorries carrying iron ore disrupt traffic on NH 17
  • Colleges face shortage of teachers
  • Auto fare hike demanded
  • Youth held on theft charge
  • Hostel to celebrate silver jubilee
  • Samiti to hold festival
  • In Mangalore Today

    • Mysore

  • Setting an example for tribal girls
  • Opposition against Rs. 350-crore mega housing project
  • A meaningful show promised for Dasara
  • Former Union Minister Gurupadaswamy to be felicitated
  • Protest against Israel's aggression in Lebanon
  • Corporation begins survey to determine value of properties
  • In Mysore Today

    • Nagapattinam

  • New outfits to manage natural disasters

    • Nagercoil

  • Protect forest wealth of Kanyakumari district: forum
  • Floriculture research station for Thovalai
  • Collector gets award

    • National

  • Furore over report leak, Parliament adjourned
  • International consultant to decide on Iran gas price
  • Natwar a scapegoat: Advani
  • Notice on plea against wheat import
  • Congress to study Pathak Authority report
  • U.S. wants Pakistan to move against terrorists: Boucher
  • Court rejects Sehgal's plea
  • Manmohan must respond to debate: Left
  • Sri Lankan police personnel have left: Karunanidhi
  • Natwar admits to writing letters to Iraq
  • Anbumani insists on quota
  • Don't interfere with Ten Sports' rights: court
  • CSE report: statement on Monday
  • Praise for Buddhadeb
  • Dalmiya moves court again
  • Nandini Satpathy passes away

    • New Delhi

  • New DDA flats to have lifts, underground parking
  • Not just another alumni meet
  • MCD fails to stop functions in banquet halls
  • Ex-cop held for `burning' daughter-in-law
  • CEA official's `charge' exposes discoms' claims
  • Phase V of widening Ring Road begins
  • A tryst with French cinema
  • Finance firms officials held
  • Committee to look into JNU violence
  • Stay on giving case diary to Sharma extended further
  • "Bureaucratic hurdle" to learning
  • Sonia Vihar plant water testing to start soon
  • Fewer low birth weight children in ICDS areas
  • Medicos stage protest
  • ED will take `appropriate action': Chidambaram
  • Cabinet nod for Bill on Cr.PC amendments
  • SBI to set up ATMs at 681 rail stations
  • Rajasthan bans soft drinks in educational institutions; Punjab in Assembly canteen
  • Around the City
  • Briefly
  • In the Capital Today
  • Delhi traffic police to be armed with simputers

    • News Analysis

  • Why Mumbai escaped a flare-up
  • Lebanon: the follies of fantasies
  • Environment "needs Apollo-scale project"
  • Corrections and clarifications

    • Obituary

  • Obituary

    • Ongole

  • Collector sure of completion of Gundlakamma project in time
  • Naidu to inaugurate new office building of TDP

    • Palakkad

  • Record water storage in Malampuzha dam
  • Two-day workshop on HIV/AIDS
  • In Palakkad Today

    • Pathanamthitta

  • `Create awareness on customs at Sabarimala'
  • BSNL launches CLI-based Internet service
  • Congress(S) district president dead

    • Pondicherry

  • Teaching children with help of laptops
  • "Tribunal directives not followed"

    • Punjab

  • "Crop rotation alone cannot cause fall in water level"
  • Jet links Amritsar to London

    • Racing : Horse

  • Adam's Star appeals most in Akkasaheb Maharaj Trophy
  • Aperitivo wins main event
  • It's Arizona Legion vs Prince Of Dance
  • Khaleels Pride shines
  • Alekona excels
  • Forces Of Destiny pleases

    • Racing : Motor

  • Massa sets the pace

    • Raichur

  • Kharif sowing affected owing to lack of water supply

    • Rajasthan

  • Rajasthan to set up Diammonium Phosphate plant
  • Waterman seeks support of Raje Govt.

    • Ramanathapuram

  • Good response to inclusion of two panchayat unions
  • Emphasis on breastfeeding

    • Religion

  • Dispelling false pride

    • Salem

  • 10-day shooting training programme concludes
  • Collector inspects works
  • Councillors seek polling booths at accessible spots
  • Training ends 10-day shooting training programme concludes

    • Shimoga

  • Tailors submit memorandum containing demands to Minister
  • Subsidy to be given for drip irrigation

    • Sport

  • Murali keeps South Africa in check
  • Pietersen packs a punch
  • Wright was viewed with doubt and suspicion
  • A dynamic leader

    • Sports : General

  • Idayam Rajendran to meet St. Britto's
  • Laser National sailing from tomorrow
  • PB restrained in telecast case
  • Surendran to lead
  • Bhullar triumphs

    • Squash

  • Dan Jenson is top seed

    • Srikakulam

  • Flood loss put at 200 cr. in Srikakulam district
  • Desperate cry for help

    • Swimming

  • More records tumble

    • Tamil Nadu

  • "Car with bombs was parked near venue of Advani's meeting"
  • Rescued marmoset `is recovering'
  • A peek into the evolving world of diagnostics
  • Centre must pass Bill on quota for OBCs: Veeramani
  • Vaiko's charge against Karunanidhi
  • Rights panel closes pleas seeking medical treatment for Maudhany
  • Karunanidhi's assurance to advocates' delegation
  • "Charge of suicide by farmers mischievous"
  • Vigil urged while taking prisoners to court
  • Briefly

    • Tamil Nadu - Others

  • No break in ritual of breaking coconuts on heads of devotees
  • Focus on personal hygiene among children
  • If you don't pay, we'll go hungry
  • Theni medical college will get more facilities, says Minister
  • SBI thanks Ponparappi villagers
  • Clarification sought on status of 3 regions of Pondicherry
  • Pallipalayam bus stop, road users' nightmare
  • Conservation efforts in State to get a boost
  • Tourism Festival a big draw
  • Recalling their sparkling JIPMER days
  • Tourism fete a big draw in Kolli Hills
  • Approval: residents queue up in festive spirit
  • Eco-friendly idols for Vinayaka Chathurthi
  • Four held by RPF
  • Helping students to face challenges

    • Tennis

  • Sweet revenge for Daniel Raj
  • Sania makes her exit

    • Thanjavur

  • Exhibition of old coins, currencies
  • Three students drowned

    • Thiruvananthapuram

  • Suspected pesticide contamination of water at Venganoor grama panchayat
  • Teasers steal the show
  • Usual story of revenge
  • Plea to retain Anert headquarters in city
  • Youth dead
  • Around the City
  • In Thiruvananthapuram Today
  • Bid to crackdown on criminal gangs

    • This Day That Age

  • dated August 5, 1956: Deshmukh's proposal
  • dated August 5, 1956: It is a threat, says Nasser
  • dated August 5, 1956: A significant event

    • Tiruchi

  • Convert challenges into opportunities, youth told
  • Collector asks bankers to extend helping hand
  • Tiruchi Chapter of National HRD Network inaugurated
  • BUTP training courses to commence on August 14
  • Plea for even treatment of teachers with B.Ed. qualification
  • Handloom exhibition begins in Tiruchi
  • Around the City
  • In Tiruchi Today
  • Police evolve crisis management plan

    • Tirunelveli

  • ``PWD officials answerable for sand mining violations''

    • Tirupati

  • TDP regains lost ground in Chittoor
  • Stringent security norms for women at workplace mooted
  • Decision to auction Chittoor Dairy draws flak
  • In Tirupati Today

    • Tuticorin

  • Renewable Energy Park inaugurated
  • Three arrested for bootlegging

    • Udhagamandalam

  • Call to streamline functioning of Tribal Research Centre

    • Udupi

  • Trust to open home for the aged
  • People asked to move to safe places

    • Uttaranchal

  • Centre extends special package for Uttaranchal

    • Vellore

  • Found dead

    • Vijayawada

  • 4,000 moved to safer places
  • Three biogas power plants on the anvil in Krishna
  • Vijayawada, Gudivada farmers vie for information advisory centre
  • No fun in this `Game'
  • Even at relief camp, they are worried
  • Multi-lingual theatre fete unfolds today
  • Mohan Kanda to deliver memorial lecture on rural development
  • VGTM-UDA chairman gladdened by stand of property-owners
  • 3 new bus services
  • Around the City
  • In Vijayawada Today

    • Visakhapatnam

  • Five dead in Vizag agency, 25 go missing
  • Few lessons learnt
  • Gale leaves a trail of destruction
  • Fallen trees vanish in a trice!
  • Discom gears up for challenging task
  • Extensive damage in Visakhapatnam
  • Promotion issue: VSP union to approach Paswan
  • Oration lecture in memory of Gnaneswar
  • Prisoner dies in hospital
  • Train services cancelled
  • Tonight is the nite
  • Coast Guard to rescue
  • Wiz Kids finals
  • Discom opens control rooms in all districts
  • Dial-in programme
  • Around the City
  • In Visakhapatnam Today

    • Weather

  • Weather

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