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Andhra Pradesh
Fissures in Cong. over Telangana
HYDERABAD, MAY 19. Fissures in the State Congress have begun to show up with the leaders from Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema deciding to go ahead with a meeting here on May 22 to "discuss and analyse'' the damage being caused to the party by the ...
Three CMs share dais
HYDERABAD, MAY 19.Three Chief Ministers, N. Chandrababu Naidu of Andhra Pradesh, S. M. Krishna of Karnataka and Vilasrao Deshmukh of Maharastra shared the platform in the city on Sunday on an invitation from the former Prime Minister, P.V. ...
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  • Women, ryots told to confront Ministers
  • CITU backs stir by Transco staff
  • Criminal arrested
  • Scribes resent police action


    Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad
    Palestinian uprising day observed
    HYDERABAD, MAY 19. The Palestinian Ambassador to India, Khalid El-Sheikh, has said that the people of India have always extended unqualified support to the struggle of the Palestinians. Dr. Sheikh said that the Israeli Army had tried to and ...
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  • Inter-state dacoit gang busted
  • Corporator seeks action against two contractors
  • MCH worker found killed


    Karnataka
    'Congress misusing official machinery'
    BANGALORE, MAY 19. The Janata Dal (S) has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission against the Minister for Cooperation, D.K. Shivakumar, and the Congress for the alleged misusing of the official machinery and doctoring of the electoral ...
    Presidential polls: JD(U) seeks Cong. support for Hegde
    BANGALORE, MAY 19. The Janata Dal (U) leaders who are canvassing the idea of making Ramakrishna Hegde the next President of India are seeking the support of the Congress leaders in Delhi. One of them, who spoke to The Hindu on the ...
    Other Stories

  • Sedam unfazed by reports of his removal
  • Girls outshine boys in VII std. examination
  • 4 aides of Muthappa Rai arrested near Davangere
  • Mixed response to academic reforms
  • Maxicab services to be curbed in Bidar
  • 36 take part in wrestling competition
  • Civic rights activist terms SAS illegal
  • Water supply to be augmented by June


    Karnataka-Bangalore
    Raise funds for AIDS patients: Minister
    BANGALORE, MAY 19. The Health and Family Welfare Minister, A.B.Malaakaraddy, on Sunday stressed the need for mobilising resources to enable free supply of drugs to HIV/AIDS infected persons in the State. He was inaugurating the "2002 ...
    Developing the child through the IT way
    BANGALORE, MAY 19. Computer education institutes that promise a secure career and lots of money in the long run are too many in Bangalore. Of late, these institutes, which range from the good to the mediocre, are going by the adage "catch them ...
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  • School ties up with tennis academy
  • Three die in fire mishap at Budigere
  • Water adalat today
  • IA flights rescheduled
  • Transport Dept. to enforce rule on seat belt


    Kerala
    Tariff revision inevitable: Kadavoor
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 19.The KSEB's slide into the depths of a financial disaster has been arrested through a series of measures adopted during the last six months, according to the Electricity Minister, Kadavoor Sivadasan. At a press ...
    Ajit Singh's volte-face on soya oil import
    PALAKKAD, MAY 19. The National Farmers Protection Committee (NFPC) has urged the Central Government to bring down the tariff of palm oil at par with soya oil to encourage oil palm cultivation and help consumers to get both the palm and soya oil ...
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  • National seminar on copyright rules
  • Kalathiparambil ordained Kozhikode Bishop
  • Concern over fall in education standards
  • Land acquisition runs into rough waters
  • Sharma demands withdrawal of load-shedding
  • `Setback for reformist movement'
  • Rs. 2.7 cr. project for Adivasi welfare


    Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram
    Corpn. to take up flood control measures
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 19. The City Corporation will take steps for flood control in the city in view of the impending monsoon rains, the Mayor, J. Chandra, announced here on Saturday. At a meeting convened by the Mayor, it was decided to ...
    Telco ordered to return purchase price of vehicle
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 19. The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has ordered the Tata Engineering and Locomotive Co. Ltd. (Telco) and its zonal service office in Kochi to pay Rs. five lakhs to a customer as compensation for manufacturing ...
    Other Stories

  • `Freedom' sought for 25 model panchayats
  • Govt. backtracking on decentralisation: VS
  • Cong. leader's plea to Oppn.
  • `Overwhelming' response to ITDC's VRS
  • Filca awards presented
  • Concern over ecological impact


    Tamil Nadu
    Malaysia keen on Chennai airport lease
    CHENNAI, MAY 19. With the Centre planning to privatise the four major metro airports through a leasing arrangement, Malaysia shows interest in taking on lease the Chennai airport, thanks to its proximity to South-East Asia. A ...
    Merger date still a suspense
    CHENNAI, MAY 19. The Tamil Maanila Congress and the Congress have agreed to tie the knot but the date of their long-awaited political marriage continues to remain in the realm of suspense. The dates have not been finalised yet, said the TMC, ...
    Century-old Sethu project set to take off
    MADURAI, MAY 19. The MoU signed between the Tuticorin Port Trust and the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) last week for undertaking a feasibility survey of the 142-year-old Sethusamudram project has rekindled hopes of ...
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  • Consumer forum asks phone dept. to refund rent for deficiency
  • Funds allotment will speed up TN projects: Rajagopal
  • Over 2 lakhs visit flower show
  • Cradle baby goes missing from GH
  • Extend hearing, Nedumaran tells Sadasivam panel
  • Teachers strike over, uneasy questions remain
  • Jayalalithaa points to DMK `misrule'


    Tamil Nadu-Chennai
    No major announcement in Saidapet campaign
    CHENNAI, MAY 19. Saidapet is swarming with politicians knocking at the door of residents, with no specific promises for the remaining Assembly term, but displaying great anxiety to win the poll. The residents have to bear with deafening ...
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  • Property tax Lok Adalat
  • Lorry with PDS rice seized
  • MTC bus conductor assaulted
  • Sex workers adopting new methods: study


    Pondicherry
    Tourism alone can ensure firm revenue base: Rangasamy
    PONDICHERRY, MAY 19. The Chief Minister, N. Rangasamy, has said with the uniform sales tax coming into operation, the revenue to the exchequer had dwindled. Hence tourism was the only alternative to ensure a firm revenue base. Declaring open a ...
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  • Communist parties to stage demo today
  • Prohibitory order clamped
  • Pondy industrialists, traders meet today

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