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Alappuzha

  • People complain of shortage of doctors, medicines in hospitals
  • Gita Jnana Yajnam at Haripad
  • Gold merchants to down shutters

    • Anantapur

  • Sarpanches to be trained on Government schemes

    • Andhra Pradesh

  • Sonia Gandhi calls for pro-farmer policies
  • CBI enquiry a diversionary tactic: Naidu
  • Scourge of society
  • A sight to behold
  • Briefly

    • Andhra Pradesh - Others

  • Information campaign launched
  • Sonia releases water from Brahmamsagar
  • Left unhappy with probe
  • Centenary panel brings out book on Bhagat Singh
  • Housing for poor to pick up pace in Rajahmundry
  • Union Minister promises balanced growth
  • SHGs told to save and reap benefits
  • Land oustees to be adequately compensated
  • Ponnala raps Opposition
  • Rural banks' merger move hailed
  • Police seize crusher machines

    • Archery

  • Talukdar finishes ninth

    • Athletics

  • Top stars for AFI-Salwan throws meet

    • Bangalore

  • Shortage of staff renders scanner redundant at airport
  • Course in finance, banking soon
  • 100 major works to be reprinted
  • Land scandal finds an echo in both Houses
  • BEML may get tax waiver on metro coaches
  • Tourism Department plans major convention centre at Devanahalli
  • Mining: court pulls up State Government
  • Land issue `expose' fails to surprise police
  • LeT involved in IISc attack, says State
  • It will be `Bengaluru', resolves BMP
  • Jewels of India coming to Bangalore again
  • Centre should correct economic policies: CPI
  • `We approached Centre on NGEF'
  • `Schools should help students develop the three Hs'
  • Stop harassing poor children, Sangliana urges Government
  • Nine planets in acrylics
  • Goa suicide case: Family identifies victim
  • Music, drama, dance during special pujas
  • Exhibition on security equipment
  • Elders Walk on October 2
  • Around The City
  • In Bangalore Today

    • Barometer

  • Exchange rates
  • Bullion rates

    • Belgaum

  • Land grab: guilty to face the music
  • Will this costly exercise result in permanent good?
  • `Congress making wild charges'

    • Bellary

  • Bellary's tourism potential lying untapped

    • Bidar

  • Water-level recedes in Manjra river

    • Bihar

  • Singapore shows interest in revival of Nalanda varsity

    • Briefly

  • Escorts sells entire stake in Carraro India
  • IOC sells Rs. 1,450 cr. worth oil bonds
  • Dr. Reddy's ties up with ClinTec
  • SEBI fines Dilip Pendse
  • Sical Logistics to acquire Singapore co.
  • Volvo Bus Corporation pact with Jaico
  • DSP Merrill Lynch to raise Rs. 1,000 cr.
  • Bahwan Cybertek's new centre soon
  • Citigroup arranges finance for L & T's road project
  • `Emerging SMEs of India' publication series
  • Brady & Morris recommends bonus issue
  • Morf India to launch water purifiers

    • Business

  • TRAI roadmap for 3G spectrum
  • Sensex touches 12400 level on strong global trend
  • IOC, West Bengal sign pact for chemical hub
  • Sonata to take majority stake in German firm
  • India Land launches Tech Park project
  • Rupee gains further
  • Tata Motors launches new LCV
  • Wellspring to join hands with DDRC
  • Plea to restrict import of low-priced teas
  • U.S. private equity firm to invest in Eastern Group
  • Palakkad to become `total banking' district
  • New ultra mega power project for Jharkhand

    • Cartoons

  • Cartoonscape

    • Chennai

  • Manjubhashini's `dearest child' lives on
  • For actor Banupriya family comes first now
  • Nominations for local body polls pour in on last day
  • High Court sets aside dismissal of judicial magistrate
  • Will local body polls be a repeat of 2001?
  • Traffic snarls, noise and chaos reign supreme
  • Indian Airlines Family Tourism quiz conducted
  • Visa on arrival for Indian tourists in Malaysia
  • First-timers may take a lion's share of seats in Corporation
  • DPA will score a hat-trick: Vasan
  • History exhibition for children
  • Engineering student designs `pick-and-place' robot
  • Pirated film CDs seized, 10 arrested in city raids
  • Last-minute rush in Ambattur, Avadi
  • Focus on meeting demand for essential statistics: Vasan
  • India has "important role" in developing renewable energy
  • Police trying to trace `major contacts' of Raghu
  • Strict norms on college polls sought
  • Acupuncturist held for cheating, money recovered
  • Audience responds spontaneously to performance by special children
  • Software to store data in Tamil
  • US Ambassador presents award to Bangalore-based college
  • Terminal benefit claims distributed
  • CSIR celebrates 65th anniversary
  • Sify Alambana celebrates fifth anniversary
  • Classes suspended at college
  • DVD invitation for `Vattaram' audio launch
  • AIADMK members urge Speaker to disqualify Shanmugam
  • Karunya institute becomes university
  • Belgium team to visit Chennai
  • Police charge woman with killing daughter
  • World Tamils Economic Conference
  • Queen Mary's students union inaugurated
  • Special trains
  • Seminars on accelerated learning
  • Project in limbo
  • Passport offices for Madurai, Coimbatore
  • Walking tall?
  • Around the City
  • In Chennai Today

    • Coimbatore

  • BJP shuffle ruffles officials' feathers
  • Nominations filed but DPA list still not released
  • Vice-Chancellor advocates video conferencing to promote e-learning
  • Marching proud with handlooms
  • Over 12,000 file nominations
  • "Prosecution failed to comply with explosives rules"
  • Free anti-rabies vaccination camp
  • Hutch launches World Calling Card
  • Observer reviews poll arrangements
  • Pinning her hopes on a buyer
  • Around the city
  • In Coimbatore Today
  • Reader's Mail

    • Cricket

  • Dravid made a blunder by promoting himself
  • A new twist to Jones's comment
  • Yuvraj hopes to strike form
  • Shamshad leads U.P. fightback
  • Focus on performance: Raju
  • Karnataka beats W. Australia
  • Hat-trick by Kasi Viswanathan
  • BCCI rejects ICC's MPA
  • `MCA free to hire foreign players'
  • Inzamam's disciplinary hearing begins

    • Crossword

  • The Hindu Crossword 8719
  • Solution to Puzzle 8718

    • Cuddalore

  • No DMK ticket for incumbent
  • Huge turnout for filing of nominations

    • Dharmapuri

  • Rain lashes Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri

    • Dindigul

  • 14,398 candidates file nominations in Dindigul
  • 684 submit papers for 3 municipalities

    • Editorials

  • Accountable under rule of law
  • One nationalist after another

    • Erode

  • Rare Hero stone found near Erode
  • More than 18,000 file nominations in Erode district on last day
  • Paddy farmers shift to sugarcane cultivation
  • Voters threaten to boycott polls at Sivagiri Panchayat
  • Over 14,000 personnel for poll duty

    • Football

  • Ajoy scores eight
  • PSG excludes Dhorasoo

    • Front Page

  • Review quota regime after 5 years: panel
  • Chinese FDI hitting `national security' barrier
  • ULFA group pulls out of talks
  • Play bigger role in farm sector, corporates urged
  • SEZ: farmers plan satyagraha
  • UPA Government should correct economic policies: CPI
  • Tarani guilty of murder bid: Kode
  • Microsoft India to train Tirupur exporters
  • Robredo overcomes Peya
  • Patriots eye shift to pro mode
  • Dilip Vengsarkar to head National selection panel, takes over from More
  • ``Medicine is not all about curing but is also about healing''
  • Few takers in Pakistan for Musharraf's Kargil story
  • LTTE sending feelers for talks, says Colombo
  • TRAI roadmap for 3G spectrum
  • Dalit Panthers of India joins DMK-led alliance
  • Turahalli land issue rocks Assembly
  • Sensex touches 12400 level on strong global trend
  • Call for pro-farmer policies
  • State Government recommends CBI probe into Marad riots
  • Mattoo murder case judgment reserved
  • Rice procurement likely to be less this year
  • Changes in U.S. visa interview appointment
  • Protests over death for Afzal
  • `Childline' in 72 cities
  • Gauge conversion being expedited
  • Nirupama Rao is envoy to China
  • No Hyderabad link to explosive found in Jammu
  • Court reserves verdict
  • Musharraf backtracks on statements

    • Globescan

  • Surgery in zero gravity
  • 61 illegal migrants held

    • Golf

  • Kapur to lead Indian challenge

    • Gujarat

  • Modi's intervention mollifies Israeli troupe

    • Gulbarga

  • Need for quality education stressed
  • `Adolescents should be imparted sex education'
  • CPI(M) workers stage protest
  • HKCCI lauds move on tax exemption on pulses

    • Guntur

  • Reprieve for Ponnur depot
  • Early victory for Guntur civic body
  • Now, RTC tickets at rural eSeva centres
  • Police constable recruitment begins
  • Narasimha Rao mourned
  • First Guntur MP dead
  • Ward by-election peaceful

    • Haryana

  • Dismissal of Venod Sharma sought

    • Hassan

  • 28 tourist spots in Hassan to get a facelift
  • Rs. 5 crore for development of Kemmanagundi

    • Hockey

  • Easy win for SAI `B'

    • Hubli-Dharwad

  • It had all the ingredients of a Parliament session
  • Enthusiasts flock to see fight of rams
  • `Major political parties sidelining twin cities'
  • Conference of B-schools in Dharwad on September 30

    • Hyderabad

  • Writ petition adjourned
  • Krishna water project second phase to be completed in 10 days
  • Probe by sitting judge ruled out
  • Women groups condemn police action
  • `Gandhigiri' versus Dasara spirit
  • Plea to include new airport in CBI probe
  • Jalopies set hearts aflutter
  • Tourism is about how culture and tradition are showcased: Speaker
  • Need to disseminate census data to lowest level stressed
  • BJP to consult central unit on TRS plea
  • Electrification of rail section sought
  • Sanitation contractors threaten to stop work
  • It's simple to make money in sports
  • `ORR: CBI enquiry a diversionary tactic'
  • Telangana sentiment strong, says Janatha Party MLA
  • Joint mechanism a trap: BJP leader
  • Ryotu Sangham plans protest in Hyderabad
  • Manolya case: interim stay of proceedings
  • Photo expo on rock formations
  • Entrepreneurship awareness camp at JNTU
  • Nikhita handed over to her mother
  • IA announces lucky draw winners
  • Travel agency offices raided, five taken into custody
  • Power shutdown
  • Applications invited for recruitment in ITBP
  • Fresh trade licences must
  • Lecturers demand salary
  • Telangana issue: BJP refutes charges
  • Time to clear up
  • Nature's fury
  • Time to be sportive
  • Man dies in accident
  • Around the City
  • In Hyderabad Today

    • India & World

  • `Do not tolerate terrorism sponsors'
  • Musharraf backtracks on statements

    • International

  • Few takers in Pakistan for Musharraf's Kargil story
  • LTTE sending feelers for talks, says Colombo
  • Self-promotion, says Opposition
  • General asks Erdogan to check Islamism
  • Israel frees Palestinian Deputy Premier
  • The Juliet question
  • New York opera house's Puccini on the pavement
  • 25 militants killed in Afghanistan
  • 27-year jail term for Serb leader

    • Interviews

  • "We want to let the people defeat the Taliban"

    • Kannur

  • In Kannur Today

    • Karimnagar

  • Congress to fight on development plank

    • Karnataka

  • LeT involved in IISc attack, says Karnataka
  • Kalasa-Banduri: State opposes Goa's suit
  • Raising their voice
  • Locking horns
  • Briefly

    • Karnataka - Others

  • It will be a memorable day for the Manes
  • Kalasa-Banduri: State opposes Goa's suit
  • Breather for farmers' cooperative society
  • Banks asked to provide more farm loans
  • Proposals for expressway, convention centre opposed
  • Public contact programme conducted
  • Patavardhan dead

    • Kerala

  • Marad riots: Kerala for CBI probe
  • Befriending snakes
  • Wise words
  • Visual spectacle
  • Rustic techniques
  • Briefly

    • Kerala - Others

  • IUML welcomes CBI probe in Marad case
  • Smart City talks: Tecom seeks Achuthanandan's intervention
  • `Childline' in 72 cities
  • Sreesanth denied passage to Dubai
  • Munnar tea estate to lock out six units

    • Kochi

  • Tourism is not a mere market commodity: Achuthanandan
  • No modification in minimum marks
  • Court declines to stay panel order
  • Bank staff strike on October 3
  • Shortage of vehicles hampers garbage collection
  • Centre promises steps to boost tourism
  • Cusat meet disrupted
  • Merchem denies role in `fish kill'
  • Professional students form new society
  • Government has failed, says Chennithala
  • Around The City
  • In Kochi Today

    • Kollam

  • Mata expresses concern over growing suicide rate in State

    • Kozhikode

  • Civic body indicted for unhealthy slaughterhouses
  • Festivities in full swing
  • Ahamed should resign, says BJP
  • Drive on to beautify National Highway
  • Health survey, tree planting undertaken
  • Senior Citizens Week from October 1
  • Women pharmacists' meet inaugurated
  • Panel report biased: NDF

    • Kurnool

  • Sonia Gandhi declares open Kotla park
  • Emphasis on irrigation projects
  • MLA's plea to Sonia

    • Leader Page Articles

  • Gandhigiri — a philosophy for our times

    • Letters to the Editor

  • Musharraf's claims
  • Welcome verdict
  • Congress conclave
  • Tipu Sultan row
  • Distressing
  • Gruesome
  • Inter-caste marriages

    • Madhya Pradesh

  • Bailable warrant against Raja Bhaiyya

    • Madikeri

  • `Cost of education rising, but quality is not'
  • Sadananda Gowda hits out at R.R. Patil
  • Retired policemen to meet in November

    • Madurai

  • 585 file nomination papers
  • "Hold civic, Assembly byelection together"
  • `Imam Ali ordered accomplice to open fire on escort police personnel'
  • It's 33 per cent in NCC too
  • Rush at employment office for assistance
  • Man creates flutter on court premises
  • Modern tools for RPF soon
  • 19 candidates left in the fray
  • Around The City
  • In Madurai Today

    • Mangalore

  • Coming to grips with child labour
  • `Timing of decision on schools wrong'
  • Federation asks Government to reduce interest
  • Coastal region to introduce a brand ambassador
  • KCCI to press for road repairs
  • Boy drowns in river
  • In Mangalore Today

    • Mysore

  • Yuva Dasara: new dimension to traditional festivities in Mysore
  • Call for better infrastructure to promote tourism in Mysore
  • Seminar discusses ways to preserve digital information
  • Sidde Gowda resigns from Congress
  • This traditional sport is on the decline
  • Rehearsal for Dasara Air Show attracts many
  • Melodious tunes delight audience
  • Dasara Half Marathon evokes good response

    • Nagercoil

  • 5,500 persons file papers in Kanyakumari district

    • Nalgonda

  • IT park in Nalgonda soon, says YSR

    • National

  • Manmohan lays stone for freight corridor
  • Congress, Trinamool take out rally
  • Jharkhand needs elections: Karat
  • Afzal to seek Presidential pardon
  • Restore UNI's status: CPI
  • 17.5 p.c. productivity linked reward for port workers
  • Gram sabha nod must for SEZs: Medha
  • Rajnath forms panel on SEZs
  • Manmohan praises Lalu
  • PDS kerosene marking to begin on October 1
  • Now Speed Postpassport service at 1,093 post offices
  • Magistrate's presence not a must for dying declaration
  • 3 international airlines to operate flights to Goa
  • ULFA group pulls out of talks
  • 7 million hit in West Bengal floods

    • Nellore

  • New housing number system

    • New Delhi

  • Lyngdoh panel report welcomed
  • Residents' Front calls for more powers for apartment owners
  • A new glimmer of hope for budding artistic talent
  • Pinjore Heritage Festival in Haryana from October 5
  • Supreme Court takes exception to NDMC stand on Super Bazar
  • Delhi Metro on Vastu track
  • Pressure on MCD to find ways to de-seal shops
  • Art in colours of mysticism
  • Spread message of healthy living, says President
  • DMRC repairs damage caused during "Delhi bandh"
  • Captain Bhandral to be cremated with military honours
  • SIT team takes Tehelka tapes for probe
  • Court auctions prime property
  • Law against homosexuality may go
  • Around The City
  • Briefly
  • In The Capital Today

    • News Analysis

  • Corrections and clarifications
  • Why Tony Blair has to go
  • Ramifications of resurgent nationalism

    • Obituary

  • Obituary

    • Palakkad

  • In Palakkad Today

    • Pathanamthitta

  • Philately exhibition draws crowds
  • In Pathanamthitta Today

    • Pondicherry

  • e-payment of service tax mandatory
  • Mithi tours dumping yards
  • JIPMER autonomy move withdrawal urged

    • Racing : Horse

  • Diabolical in great heart
  • Hunting Hawk pleases
  • Rain God, Caramel excel
  • Three Of Arts shows out
  • Saratoga Sizzle claims feature event
  • Amazing Time wins Arur Plate

    • Racing : Motor

  • Germany loses one F-1 race

    • Raichur

  • Raichur city infrastructure to get a boost
  • Samajwadi Party to stage `rasta roko'
  • Seven arrested on dacoity charge

    • Rajasthan

  • Rajasthan reaches another mark
  • Doctors may get `hard duty' allowance
  • No nod for Congress rally

    • Religion

  • Aside on Dharma

    • Salem

  • Route map ready for shifting poll materials
  • Filing of nomination ends
  • `Choose right teaching methods'

    • Shimoga

  • Residents of Sagar taluk oppose minor irrigation project
  • Call to make people aware of the need for environment protection

    • Sport

  • Robredo overcomes Peya
  • Patriots eye shift to pro mode
  • Dilip Vengsarkar to head National selection panel, takes over from More
  • Indian women lose to the Netherlands
  • Tamil Nadu makes it to the pre-quarterfinals
  • Vaishali, Divya bag five golds each

    • Sports : General

  • Nitin stars in All Saints's big win
  • Leelamma, Angad Kumar bag top honours

    • Srikakulam

  • Popularise tourist spots in Srikakulam, says Collector

    • Tamil Nadu

  • Internet for marketing
  • Equip yourselves to be employable, students told
  • Students get tips on facing interviews
  • We, the equals
  • Fun in the sun
  • Groundnut prices to remain stable
  • Potential entrepreneurs make their pitch at camp
  • A rare chance for 22 children
  • NCC plans to induct more women
  • `Grid drop' hits operation of windmills
  • Madurai to have yet another tourist attraction
  • Briefly

    • Tamil Nadu - Others

  • Hide shandy troubles Sattayampudur residents
  • 3,909 submit papers in Karur
  • CISF ready to guard Bangalore metro trains
  • Voters wait for an opportunity
  • Heavy rush at Namakkal, Rasipuram and Tiruchengode municipal offices
  • Gold chain snatched from aged woman
  • Readers Circle to launch `book saving scheme' on Vijayadasami
  • 3 burglars held, articles recovered
  • Poll Observer reviews arrangements in Theni
  • 18 bags of PDS rice seized

    • Tennis

  • Henman eases past Murray
  • Binu and Neha triumph
  • Saranya makes it to final

    • Thanjavur

  • Thousands of aspirants file nomination papers

    • Thiruvananthapuram

  • Three policemen injured in armed attack
  • Probe into graft charges against sports council
  • The Hindu-Young World Quiz
  • Seizure of illicit spirit: constable suspended
  • Steps to guard against communal riots mooted
  • Capturing the beauty of Kerala
  • Thunchan Smarakam gets ready for Vidyarambham
  • Minister promises to end graft in Transport Department
  • Youth arrested on the charge of possessing bullet
  • Possession of bullet: one held
  • Hunger strike to protect hills and wetlands
  • Malayattoor award presented
  • Around The City
  • In Thiruvananthapuram Today

    • This Day That Age

  • dated September 28, 1956: Suez issue at UN
  • dated September 28, 1956: Vice-President in Jakarta
  • dated September 28, 1956: Quit India memorial

    • Thrissur

  • In Thrissur Today

    • Tiruchi

  • 611 file nominations for 60 wards
  • Innovation brings in success
  • Koothapar residents to boycott elections
  • Election Observer, Collector inspect arrangements
  • Bringing medical facilities under one roof
  • A legend fades into oblivion
  • Book exhibition to open tomorrow
  • Applications for diploma course
  • Around The City
  • In Tiruchi Today

    • Tirumala

  • TTD showered with floral honour
  • Gaiety marks `Simha vahanam' procession

    • Tirunelveli

  • Nellai Youth Congress cadres on indefinite fast

    • Tirupati

  • TTD staff panel unhappy with YSR
  • Woman barber on fast unto death

    • Tumkur

  • Getting to know their winged friends

    • Tuticorin

  • Employees stage demonstration

    • Udhagamandalam

  • Lights, camera, action - in Ooty Botanical Gardens again
  • Heavy rush to file nominations in the Nilgiris

    • Udupi

  • Package tours to be promoted to enhance tourism in Udupi
  • Bhagat Singh remembered

    • Uttar Pradesh

  • FIRs against Rae Bareli officials on Sonia's complaint
  • Poll panel applies brake on use of money power

    • Vijayawada

  • Drive on to check child labour
  • Impressive show by APTDC
  • They like to swim and run too
  • Eco walk marks World Tourism Day
  • Railway wagons to cart sand to Hyderabad
  • TV crew assaulted at railway office
  • Rs. 25 to be collected from pilgrims carrying recommendation letters from VIPs
  • Spiritual splendour
  • Around the city
  • In Vijayawada Today

    • Visakhapatnam

  • Housing projects galore in city
  • RIAD may upset Maoist recruitment drive
  • `IT companies exempted from eco clearance'
  • CPI(M) opposes land acquisition for SEZ
  • Meet on right to education
  • Winners of contests held by Sathya Sai organisations
  • Talent test on October 6
  • Plant of Dr. Reddy's Lab inaugurated
  • Naval chief in Vizag
  • Three arrested, released
  • Yoga classes
  • New idol of Lord Hanuman
  • Around the City
  • In Visakhapatnam Today

    • Weather

  • Weather

    • West Bengal

  • Tatas hopeful of acquiring Singur land

    • Wrestling

  • Manoj Kumar in last four

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