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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh Gale wreaks havoc in Proddatur town CUDDAPAH, MAY 11. Heavy gale that lashed Proddatur town for about an hour blew away hutments and tin roofs of several houses, uprooted several large trees, hoardings and electric poles and snapped electric wires, resulting in injuries to over a ... Drugs worth Rs. 4 cr. seized in raid HYDERABAD, MAY 11.In a major haul of drugs, officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized mandrax with a local value of nearly Rs. 4 crores from two premises in Nalgonda and Ranga Reddy districts on Friday. In all, about ... PWG-MCC merger moves launched HYDERABAD, MAY 11.In a move that is bound to cause extreme concern to the police agencies in different States, the CPI-ML People's War Group (PWG) and the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) have begun efforts to resolve their differences and work ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad 10 leather parks to be set up HYDERABAD, MAY 11.As part of the action programme to make Andhra Pradesh a leather centre, harnessing its full potential for creating 1.25 lakh jobs in the next three years, 10 leather parks are being set up immediately. Work on them will be ... Other Stories
Karnataka Lukewarm response to BJP bandh call BANGALORE, MAY 11. Normality prevailed in most parts of the State as the bandh called by the BJP to protest against the proposal to hike the power tariff evoked a lukewarm response. However, stray cases of stone-pelting were reported from some ... CoD to probe BJP activist's murder BANGALORE, MAY 11. A Corps of Detectives (CoD) inquiry has been ordered into the murder of a BJP activist at Bhalki in Bidar District on Friday night. The murder, which has serious political ramifications, will be probed by the CoD, highly ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore Issue of photo-identity cards for voters begins BANGALORE, MAY 11. The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday began the process of issuing photo-identity cards to voters in Bangalore through the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike's (BMP) Election Cell. The BMP will launch an intensive campaign from ... 'Southern States must fight AIDS jointly' BANGALORE, MAY 11. The Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, has called for coordinated effort on the part of the Southern States in particular to check the spread of HIV and AIDS. Addressing the first International Policymakers' Conference on HIV/AIDS ... Other Stories
Kerala Antony's assurance to local bodies ALAPPUZHA, MAY 11. The Chief Minister, A K Antony, has assured local bodies in the State that the Government would provide all the four instalments of grant due to them for implementing the People's Plan in the current year. Delivering the ... Five killed in road accident PALAKKAD, MAY 11. Five persons were killed and four seriously injured when a Tata Sumo car collided with a lorry near the petrol pump at Kuzhalmannam, near here, today. The car was on its way to Kottayam from Bangalore. The lorry was parked near ... 
Conservation gets into political agendaTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 11. The Mathikettan incident and the subsequent developments have suddenly transformed conservation into a political issue in the State. And, as a pleasant surprise to the environment activists in the State, they find ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram Police on high alert at Vizhinjam THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 11. The rampant use of country-bombs, called "thotta'', by a section of fishermen for harvesting fish at sea is threatening to upset the fragile communal peace at the sensitive Vizhinjam harbour area. The use of ... Diabetes centre to open in July THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 11.The research and training centre of the Indian Institute of Diabetes which is being set up in Pulayanarcotta in Thiruvananthapuram by the State Government with the assistance of the Mayo Clinic of the U.S. will start ... Gujarat Day tomorrow THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 11.The State unit of the All India Democratic Women's Association will submit a memorandum to the Governor coinciding with the submission of a memorandum on the Gujarat issue to the Prime Minister by the national ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu High spending, low returns? CHENNAI, MAY 11. The just-concluded budget session may go down in the annals of the Tamil Nadu Legislature history for the slew of contentious Bills it passed. But, for the State's financial managers, it is the Rs. 1.75-crore bill the session ... Battle shifts to poll arena CHENNAI, MAY 11. With the curtains down on the budget session of the Assembly, attention now shifts to the May 31 Assembly byelections. The poll will witness bitter fights and personal attacks between the main parties. For the anti-AIADMK ... No Sri Lankan signal on refugee repatriation CHENNAI, MAY 11. Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in the State have been informally sounded out on their desire to return home. But there are no signals yet from Sri Lanka of the launch of an official exercise to repatriate the refugees. According to ... 
Computerised rail reservation in all districts: RajagopalMETTUPPALAYAM, MAY 11.The Railway Department would strive to computerise passenger reservation systems (CPRS) in all districts, the Union Minister of State for Railways, O. Rajagopal, said here today Talking to reporters on board the Nilgiris ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai Burglar arrested after hot chase in sea CHENNAI, MAY 11.A burglar who attempted to give the slip by jumping into the sea, after stealing 40 sovereigns of gold jewellery from an engineer's house at Besant Nagar, was chased by police personnel along with fishermen in a catamaran and ... 
Power lines uprootedCHENNAI, MAY 11. Several colonies in and around Chennai, including parts of nearby Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts suffered a blackout on Saturday evening for several hours due to damage to overhead power lines. The posts supporting the ... Other Stories
Pondicherry `Amend labour legislation' PONDICHERRY, MAY 11. The Health and Labour Minister, E. Valsaraj, has called upon the Standing Labour Committee to effect amendments to labour legislations to ensure socio-economic welfare of labourers. Mr. Valsaraj, who has been elected ... When winds took over Auroville PONDICHERRY, MAY 11. The high velocity wind that struck Pondicherry and nearby Auroville on Friday evening left behind a trail of destruction. Those 15 minutes of wind and rains caused enough havoc in Auroville. Tiles flew off roofs of several ... 
Two new ships for AndamansPONDICHERRY, MAY 11.Two passenger-cum-cargo vessels built at the Pondicherry port are expected to sail to the Andaman and Nicobar islands by the end of this month. The craft, m.v. Onge and m.v. Pilomillow, built by Goodwill Engineering Works, a ... Other Stories
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