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Andhra Pradesh
Naxal rampage on, MR office blasted
ADILABAD, DEC.5. The banned People's War Group naxalites continued to go on the rampage in the State by blasting the Sirpur (U) Mandal Revenue Office in the early hours of Wednesday and made an unsuccessful attempt to attack Regunta police ... More


PWG lifts the lid on Madhava Reddy killing
HYDERABAD, DEC. 5. The standard practice of changing the position of the VVIP vehicle in a convoy would have saved the former Panchayat Raj Minister A. Madhava Reddy. But, death was hovering over the Minister, who was travelling in a brand new ... More
Other Stories

  • Attack on IMA chief: action mooted
  • Two killed as train rams truck
  • Governor calls for judicious exploration of minerals
  • Clinical findings suggest rape
  • New system of village governance from Jan. 1
  • Dal-roti doing brisk in Kurnool district
  • Singareni union threatens to launch agitation
  • Govt. agrees to reclassify temples
  • Growing urbanisation hazardous to Begumpet airport: Panel
  • YSR seeks white paper on employment status

    Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad
    New main gate to Secretariat opened
    HYDERABAD, DEC. 5. To the staff and the visitors alike, the Secretariat will be a new experience hereafter. The bell-mouth mainway, constructed on north-east as if line with vaastu prescriptions, was thrown open to the public this morning ... More


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  • Govt. declared owner of prime 20-acre site near Hussainsagar
  • IAF air show to mark Tourism day fete
  • Test on new ORS yields good results

    Karnataka
    Ten Karnataka PSEs identified for closure
    BANGALORE, DEC. 5. The Public Sector Restructuring Commission (PSRC), which was set up by the Karnataka Government to study and evaluate public sector enterprises (PSEs) in the State, has almost completed its task. Sources in the Government ... More


    'Asian belt of IT cities' to be formed
    BANGALORE, DEC. 5. An ``Asian IT belt of IT cities'' is to be forged to meet competition in the Information Technology (IT) sector from the West. If officials of the governments of Karnataka and Singapore are to be believed, this formation ... More
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  • State not to adopt education framework
  • BSNL to introduce WLL in rural areas
  • Contractor given more time to submit copies of 'Koujalgi tapes'
  • A saga of a 17-year quest for justice
  • KERC to hold public hearings from Dec. 10
  • Karnataka takes a bold step towards slum clearance
  • Mysore Zoo plans to hand-rear giraffe calf

    Karnataka-Bangalore
    Lokayukta dismisses charge against BDA chief, DC
    BANGALORE, DEC. 5. The Lokayukta has dismissed the corruption charge against the Commissioner of the Bangalore Development Authority, Mr. Jayakar Jerome, and the Deputy Commissioner, Mr. Rameshappa, as ``wholly baseless and totally ... More


    Other Stories

  • Shared access to computers here to stay
  • PG course in Bioinformatics

    Kerala
    Incentives for Kerala IT companies
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DEC. 5. The State's new Information Technology (IT) policy, announced on Wednesday, promises a package of major incentives to the IT industry and freedom from the rigours of labour laws. The policy incorporates what is ... More


    Shivapuram tense as police open fire
    KANNUR, DEC. 5. Tension broke out in the Shivapuram and Padupara areas under the Malur police station limits as two groups of people, allegedly BJP-RSS and National Development Front (NDF) workers, clashed leaving seven houses damaged in ... More
    Other Stories

  • Major changes in agriculture debt relief Bill
  • CPI(M) State meet from Feb. 15
  • In the thick of action
  • Petition against Pillai referred to the DB
  • CPI(M) cadres make an open criticism of leadership
  • KPCC should protect members: Cong. MLA
  • Threat to launch mass movement against liquor policy
  • 'Uneerikutty's resignation pre-planned'
  • Munna murder accused smuggled spirit for ex-MLA: CBI
  • Kurien flays Sudheeran stand
  • Govt. violating pact: Janu
  • People have lost faith in Governments: Nanjundaswamy
  • Vigilance probe sought into KRL 'mismanagement'

    Tamil Nadu
    Bus fare, power tariff reduced
    CHENNAI, DEC. 5. A day after Ms. Jayalalithaa overcame the legal hurdles to her return to power, the AIADMK Government ``generously'' brought down the hike in bus fare and power tariff, and restored the supply of PDS rice to all ration ... More


    Jayalalithaa weighing issues
    CHENNAI, DEC. 5. Although the AIADMK general secretary, Ms. Jayalalithaa, is weighing various factors before deciding to formally stake her claim to chief ministership, partymen and also a large section of the officialdom want her back at the ... More
    Good news from madam soon: CM
    CHENNAI, DEC. 5. ``Madam will announce a good decision very soon,'' the Chief Minister, Mr. O. Paneerselvam, said, responding to media queries here today when Ms. Jayalalithaa would return as Chief Minister. The Chief Minister, who has already ... More
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  • Vigil stepped up in 3 southern dts.
  • New industrial policy will simplify procedures
  • Chennai, Salem, Pondy quake prone?
  • HC names CB-CID team to probe `Gingee prison gang rape'
  • EDO vacancy filled up for tiger reserve
  • Ramadoss joins stir
  • One held for hooch tragedy
  • Cheap IMFL at affordable price
  • Union Minister reviews PDS
  • DMK, Left stick to bandh plan, TMC yet to decide
  • 'Tanneries must conform to environment norms'
  • Scribe carried gadget for subversive acts: Karnataka

    Tamil Nadu-Chennai
    Ad films with a touch of Kollywood
    THE IDIOT box churns out ads worth millions everyday (a slight exaggeration) and rarely do we know `whodunit'. Suddenly, out of the blue, or should we say red, comes out a `gaana' scored by Harris Jeyaraj, directed by Rajiv Menon, starring ... More


    Software in your own language
    No, these are not veiled references to Communism or oil trade. The Chinese and Arabs operate their PCs in their own language software. That be the case, then South India, the IT knowledge bank of the world, has remained silent for long. After a ... More
    Other Stories

  • Man killed in attack
  • Course for women
  • It is AIDS awareness month
  • Jockey bash
  • Students interested in 'French Connection'
  • Kalam car hit by van
  • EMU services rescheduled
  • Time to file affidavits extended
  • Slum clearance board launches EDP in city
  • 3 tiger cubs dead in Anna Zoological Park
  • Pollution watch
  • Quiz contest for law students
  • Rain-battered roads being repaired: Corpn.
  • Corpn. allocates Rs. 1 cr. for road repairs

    Pondicherry
    Plan to make Pondy slum-free
    PONDICHERRY, DEC. 5. The Union Territory administration is finalising a master plan for building houses for the homeless and to ensure that all four regions in the Union Territory are slum-free, said the Chief Minister Mr.N.Rangasamy. He ... More


    Cabinet expansion likely before Sonia visit
    PONDICHERRY, DEC. 5. The Pondicherry Cabinet is likely to be expanded to include two more members. The expansion will take place before the proposed visit by the AICC chief, Ms. Sonia Gandhi early next month, according to the Chief Minister, ... More
    Other Stories

  • Two selected for National Child Award
  • Knowledge centre inaugurated in Pondicherry

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