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Andhra Pradesh
Naidu vows to pursue power reforms
HYDERABAD, APRIL 9.The Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, has vowed to vigorously pursue reforms to cleanse the power sector regardless of the criticism by the Opposition. He said power sector reforms would start yielding result. After he ...
`Kurnool water crisis due to Karnataka's excess drawal'
HYDERABAD, APRIL 9.Excessive drawal of water by Karnataka rather than its allocated share from the Tungabhadra dam has resulted in acute drinking water shortage in Kurnool. The water level in the reservoir touched a new low at 0.569 TMC ft on ...
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  • Centre sanctions 3.25 lakh tonnes more rice for FFW
  • Pratyusha case: HC peruses DNA test reports
  • Cong. wants power tariff hike too to be poll issue
  • Kuwaiti woman, husband to call on Jayalalithaa


    Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad
    Drive against defacement of public places
    HYDERABAD, APRIL 9. The Commissioner's Task Force (North) teams, on Tuesday, conducted a special drive and booked cases against managements of 19 private organisations for allegedly affixing advertisements at public places. The affixed material ...
    RTC employee held for conning colleagues
    HYDERABAD, APRIL 9. The Uppal police, on Tuesday, arrested an employee of the APSRTC workshop, D. Vijay Kumar, at Miyapur in Ranga Reddy district, for allegedly duping his colleagues to the tune of Rs. 74 lakhs with a dubious money rotation ...


    Karnataka
    Exports growth set at 25 p.c. annually
    BANGALORE, APRIL 9.The State Government has set an ambitious target of achieving 25 per cent annual growth in exports compared to the 17 per cent growth in the last financial year. The Minister for Industries, R.V.Deshpande, who chaired the ...
    International honour for Mysore photographer
    MYSORE, APRIL 9.A shutterbug who has an uncanny eye for composing good pictures, he is an unusual mix of a businessman and a photographer. Meet U.A.Chakrapani of Mysore who has been awarded Associateship of the Royal Photographic Society of Great ...
    Other Stories

  • RPI to field Mogha for V-P's post
  • BSNL to focus on wireless phone service
  • Centre according top priority to Hampi: Jagmohan
  • Students `gherao' Mysore varsity VC
  • Acute drinking water shortage in Raichur
  • Remodelling of water-supply system to be completed next year


    Karnataka-Bangalore
    1-km. stretch of `plastic road' opened
    BANGALORE, APRIL 9.The Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, on Tuesday inaugurated an "experimental'' one-km. stretch of road at Bangalore University that may provide a solution to the problem of disposal of plastic waste in the City. The stretch ...
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  • Lukewarm response to Motor Vehicle Verification Counter
  • BMTC bus catches fire
  • Youth arrested for murdering cousin


    Kerala
    `Madrasas posing threat to Kerala's security'
    KOZHIKODE, APRIL 9. The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Vidya Sagar Rao, said here today that terrorist activities were taking place, centered in some `madrasas' in the State. He said that the mushrooming of these traditional ...
    Other Stories

  • Four held for attack on mosque


    Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram
    Diagnostic centres evading registration?
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, APRIL 9.Even as the District Medical Officer has fixed April 15 as the deadline for all private pre-natal diagnostic clinics in the district to register themselves, as required under the Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques ...
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  • Lack of title deed for ITDC property poses problems
  • KSRTC driver dies in mishap
  • Dalits protest against economic policy


    Tamil Nadu
    `Govt. forced to raise power tariff, bus fare'
    CHENNAI, APRIL 9.The Finance Minister, C. Ponnaiyan, today claimed that the Government was forced to go ahead with reforms and raise power tariff and bus fare because of the Centre linking Plan assistance to implementation of the reforms. As ...
    NDA will happily get rid of DMK: CM
    CHENNAI, APRIL 9.In a subtle hint that she was ready to replace the DMK in the NDA at the Centre, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, today said the NDA Government would gladly let the DMK go out of the ruling coalition. Intervening in ...
    TMC, Cong. protest partiality charge against Indira
    CHENNAI, APRIL 9.The Tamil Maanila Congress and the Congress together locked horns with the treasury benches when the Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, and the Finance Minister, C. Ponnaiyan, claimed in the Assembly today that the late Prime ...
    Walkout over denial of leave for raising poll violence
    CHENNAI, APRIL 9. The entire Opposition in the Assembly today staged a walkout after the Speaker, K. Kalimuthu, denied members permission for raising the issue of violence and booth capturing in Monday's local bodies byelection to the Chennai ...
    PSU staff propose strike on April 16
    CHENNAI, APRIL 9. Employees of the public sector undertakings, coal and mining industry and major ports will go on a day's strike on April 16 to condemn what they called anti-workers' policies of the Central and State Governments. A majority ...
    Fear, village diktat rob Dalits of victory
    MADURAI, APRIL 9.As expected, the puppets, put up by Pappapatti and Keeripatti villagers, were declared elected with an overwhelming majority in the polls for election of presidents of the reserved panchayats. Caste Hindus of both these ...
    Other Stories

  • Instant supplementary examinations
  • CAT upholds dismissal of 150 postal employees
  • Plan to project Dubai as family destination
  • TMC candidate elected in Sholinghur
  • Rs. 373 cr. for infrastructure, training
  • `Cement tax to undo looting by producer cartel'
  • Mixed response to trade bandh
  • DMK wins two wards, AIADMK one
  • I expect PM to decide on Gujarat: Karunanidhi
  • Plantation wages: HC bench stays single judge order
  • Orders reserved on plea against Ashok Kumar
  • Final arguments in JJTC case begin


    Tamil Nadu-Chennai
    Armed gang strikes at Taramani
    CHENNAI, APRIL 9.An armed gang broke into the office of the Computer Society of India (CSI-Chennai Chapter) at Taramani in the early hours of Tuesday attacked the watchman, bound him up, and escaped with computers and other electronic items ...
    A happy reunion with family awaits them
    CHENNAI, APRIL 9. For the two patients staying at the Mental Hospital here, it will be a happy reunion with their relatives in the next few days. Thanks to the State Human Rights Commission, which has asked the authorities to take steps for ...
    Other Stories

  • Cash stolen
  • Redesigned Metrowater web site has more features
  • AIADMK captures two wards in city
  • Concern over lack of full-time veterinarian in Guindy Park


    Pondicherry
    `Members should stick to allotted time'
    PONDICHERRY, APRIL 9. The Assembly Speaker, M. D. R. Ramachandran, today made it clear in the House that members should stick to the time allotted to them. If they went on speaking and repeating the points that had already been dealt with by ...
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  • Integration of schemes mooted
  • Pension benefits not reaching eligible persons: Jayakumar

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