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Andhra Pradesh
TDP, Cong. close ranks against naxals
HYDERABAD, DEC. 30. In a rare show of unity, the TDP and the Congress decided that the kin of elected representatives killed by naxalites would be elected unopposed for the balance of the tenure. The decision applies to all elected posts from ... More


Hariswar to be new Dy. Speaker
HYDERABAD, DEC. 30. Mr. K. Hariswar Reddy, TDP MLA from Pargi in Rangareddy district, will be elected Deputy Speaker of the Assembly on Monday. His was the only nomination filed by the 5-p.m. deadline on Sunday. Mr. Reddy submitted nine ... More
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  • Villagers still to come to terms with killing
  • SCR to adopt anti-collision device on two sectors
  • A grassroot-level leader
  • WLL connections to 1.30-lakh villages

    Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad
    Battle royale between MIM, MBT
    HYDERABAD, DEC. 30. A no-holds-barred battle is on the cards for the MCH divisions in the Old City. The Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen will be crossing swords with its arch rival, the Majlis Bachao Tehreek (MBT), yet another time. What will be the ... More


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  • No nominations for Mayor post
  • TSS renews appeal on unity to TRS
  • PCC chief authorised to select candidates
  • Toddler dies of burns
  • Naik killing inhuman: Dattatreya

    Karnataka
    Two die in family suicide pact
    BANGALORE, DEC. 30. Suicide pact by a family of four led to the death of an HAL employee, Parameshwaran Nair (54), and his son, Rajesh (21), in their Murugeshpalya house in Airport Police Station limits here on Sunday morning. Parameshwaran ... More


    Son not involved in murder case: Minister
    BIJAPUR, DEC. 30. The Minister for Agriculture Marketing, Mr. B.S.Patil Sasanur, has refuted the allegation that one of his sons has been involved in the murder of a Janata Dal(U) member at Sasanur in Basavanabagewadi taluk. At a press ... More
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  • 15,000 attend `Datta Jayanti' celebrations
  • Consumer affairs: DICs on the anvil
  • `Dialects of Kannada are full of life'
  • Polls to Tumkur CMC posts today
  • 'Mahamastakabhisheka' of Sri Bahubali from Feb. 16
  • `Stop KHB's move to buy pvt. layouts'
  • Kannadigas should get priority, says seer
  • Stage set for taking on underworld dons
  • 3 stabbed; ban orders at Lakshmeshwar

    Karnataka-Bangalore
    Pedestrian movement hard hit by one-way system
    BANGALORE, DEC. 30. The decision of the Bangalore City Police to launch the second phase of the Central Area Traffic Management Plan (one-way system) from January 6 on a trial basis has evoked mixed response from the residents. While a majority ... More


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  • Traffic regulations for New Year-eve
  • Move on bifurcation of colleges flayed
  • A boon for autistic children
  • BMP to remove hoardings in Cantt. area

    Kerala
    'Forest' land for tribals: AG's caution
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DEC. 30. The State Government is in receipt of legal opinion against proceeding with the assignment of forest land to tribals at the function being organised at Marayur, in Idukki district, on Tuesday. The Advocate General, ... More


    Adivasis to be given 'conditional pattayams'
    KOCHI, DEC. 30. In a significant step to forestall the sale of land to be allotted to the landless Adivasis shortly, the pattayams (title deeds) of the lands will have inbuilt pre-emptive provisions. The likelihood of future alienation of ... More
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  • Minister flays anti-people fete
  • KSRTC depots to be computerised by Jan. 26
  • Cell to redress rly. passengers' woes
  • Social significance of toddy
  • CPI(M) meetings: Manipulative tactics fail
  • Govt. to start cultural centres
  • CPI(M) for continuity of leadership in Kannur

    Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram
    Guru's teachings very relevant now: CM
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DEC. 30. The 69th Sivagiri pilgrimage organised by the Sree Narayana Dharma Sanghom got off to colourful start at the Sivagiri Madhom at Varkala near here today. Inaugurating the pilgrimage meeting, the Chief Minister, ... More


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  • Bid to retrieve rare books from Chennai
  • Flower show venue changed
  • All about safety on the road
  • Another festival ends

    Tamil Nadu
    PMK, Congress vulnerable to `poaching'
    CHENNAI, DEC. 30. Apart from the PMK, which openly accuses the AIADMK of trying to poach on its MLAs, other parties in Tamil Nadu such as the TMC and the Congress have become apprehensive of what they see as attempts to engineer defections from ... More


    NMR services not likely in near-future
    UDHAGAMANDALAM, DEC. 30. ``Even if work commences forthwith and is done expeditiously, train services on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) between Coonoor and Udhagamandalam can be restored only after four or 5 months.'' This is the view of ... More
    Elangovan charge, `a bid to cover up Cong. confusion'
    TUTICORIN, DEC. 30. The AIADMK headquarters secretary, Mr. K.A. Sengottaiyan, today said the TNCC president, Mr. E.V.K.S. Elangovan, had been levelling ``baseless charges'' against the ruling party with a view to covering up ``confusion and ... More
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  • DMK to contest in Andipatti
  • Award for Vallam polytechnic
  • 2 lakh devotees throng Chidambaram
  • Cable operators black out pay channels
  • We won't flinch from taking up people's cause: Vasan
  • Rope car proposal finalised, says Minister
  • Oil industry almost completes groundwork

    Tamil Nadu-Chennai
    Magnificence restored
    IT'S A sprawling 25,000 sq.ft edifice with none other than masons to caress it. Not the real masons, but those of the order of the Grand Lodge. The Grand Masters and others down the line, adept in the use of masonry tools for promoting fatherhood ... More


    Substantial rise in level of reservoirs
    CHENNAI, DEC. 30. After a gap of three years, the combined storage of Chennai reservoirs on New Year Day will be 3,300 mcft this time, i.e., the storage points will have water to the extent of 40 per cent of their capacity (7,412 mcft). This, ... More
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  • A `beautiful' contest
  • `New grinder ideas'
  • National law school soon
  • Musical electronics
  • Between you and me
  • Only a tranquil mind can cure society's ills: Radha Burnier
  • Trader robbed of cash
  • Police warning to revellers
  • Encroachments on NH near Tambaram removed

    Pondicherry
    Textile units hit
    PONDICHERRY, DEC. 30. The AIADMK legislator, Mr. A.Anbalagan, has brought to the notice of the Railway Minister, Mr.Nitish Kumar, on the impact of the Centre's globalisation policies on the textile mills. Presenting a copy of the memorandum to ... More


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  • Relief distributed to fire victims
  • `Indigent artistes will be cared for'

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