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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh Liberal drought relief promised for A.P. HYDERABAD, AUG. 4. The Union Government has promised liberal aid to Andhra Pradesh in tackling the grim drought situation which includes a monetary assistance of Rs. 140 crores to Rs. 150 crores in two instalments. An assurance to this effect ... Singareni staff strike from today HYDERABAD, AUG. 4. Singareni staff are going on an indefinite strike from tomorrow over their 40-point charter of demands with several rounds of management-union talks yesterday and today ending in failure. The decision to this effect was taken ... 
Kids speak out before NaiduHYDERABAD, AUG. 4. At least six employers in Rangareddi district will have to cough up Rs. 20,000 each to children whom they engaged as labour, thanks to the intervention of the Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, during the Chaduvula Panduga ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad A `shocking' testimony of official apathy HYDERABAD, AUG. 4.The tragic death of nine-year old girl, Nandini, who was electrocuted on Saturday at Bandanagar in Domalguda area, has brought into sharp focus the safety of electric poles and transformers installed at various places in the ... Woman's murder: cops make no headway HYDERABAD, AUG. 4.Fifteen days after the sensational murder of a housewife, Mangala, on July 17, the Vanasthalipuram police continue to grope in the dark making no headway. It was suspected that the victim was allegedly raped, when police ... Collection of walkers fee resented HYDERABAD, AUG. 4. The Indira Park Walkers Association has strongly condemned the imposition of walkers fee by the MCH. A general body meeting of the association held in the park premises on Sunday resolved unanimously to protest the decision ... Karnataka Karnataka Minister disputes audit report BANGALORE, AUG. 4. The Karnataka Minister for Social Welfare, A. Krishnappa, today disputed the charge in the special audit report of the Divisional Commissioner that the Bangalore Urban District Registrar of Registration had transferred excess ... Legislature session to be adjourned today? HASSAN, AUG. 4. The Karnataka Government is planning to adjourn the current Legislature session sine die on Monday. The Government had extended the session up to August 8 on the insistence of the Opposition. The Minister for Revenue, ... Change of guard at Raj Bhavan to be a smooth affair BANGALORE, AUG. 4. It is going to be a smooth change of guard at the Raj Bhavan with the appointment of Trilok Nath Chaturvedi being welcomed in particular by the Chief Minister, S.M.Krishna. It is one of the few gubernatorial appointments made ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore Illegal house demolished, site recovered BANGALORE, AUG. 4. The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) on Sunday demolished an illegally constructed house in Jayanagar here. The BDA Commissioner, Jayakar Jerome, who along with the Deputy Commissioner, Rameshappa, supervised the ... Check environmental pollution: Nittoor BANGALORE, AUG. 4. How environmentally conscious can a man in his 100th year be? Much more than anyone else, if that person is Nittoor Srinivasa Rao. The former Chief Justice of the Mysore High Court and the first Central Vigilance Commissioner ... Spice offers two more plans BANGALORE, AUG. 4. Spice Telecom has announced two offers under which the subscribers can receive free incoming calls at a monthly rental of Rs. 999. The offers will be available to all Spice subscribers on post-paid and pre-payment mode on ... `Act against erring housing societies' BANGALORE, AUG. 4. Grahak Shakti, a consumer rights and awareness organisation, has urged the Government to take action against erring co-operative housing societies in Bangalore, which allegedly had taken large sums of money from members on the ... Pennywise BMTC creates drought of bus passes BANGALORE, AUG. 4. Holders of BMTC monthly bus passes of Rs. 200 denomination were in for a shock on Saturday as the BMTC announced that it had run out of passes. In fact, all 35,000 passes of Rs. 200 denomination were sold out on a single day ... More facilities, discipline can ease congestion BANGALORE, AUG. 4. The Action Plan for Bangalore Traffic prepared by the City traffic police and the Transport Advisory Forum has components going beyond flyovers and underpasses. The work already taken up involves reorienting the traffic ... Kerala Power tariff: CPI(M) threatens stir THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, AUG. 4. The CPI(M) has threatened to launch an agitation if the Kerala Government goes ahead with the move to enhance power tariff. The party's State secretary, Pinarayi Vijayan, told a news conference here today that there ... Plan to tap business potential of airports THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, AUG. 4. The Centre is prospecting increased private participation for the development of business potential of select international airports in the country, the Union Civil Aviation Secretary and Chairman of Air India, K. Roy ... Poaching posing threat to Kerala wildlife PALAKKAD, AUG. 4. Poaching is posing a major threat to Kerala's wildlife. Poaching of wild elephants is on the rise in many forest areas and the State capital is the hub of illegal trade in ivory. The State has a large number of domestic ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram Serious lapses detected in TDB accounts THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, AUG. 4. Serious lapses have been detected in the maintenance of records on foreign currency offerings received, advances and auction diaries by the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) during the last Manadalam-Makaravilakku ... Declining importance of Assembly THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, AUG. 4. The developments that led to the ending of the Assembly session ahead of schedule on Friday was indicative of the declining influence and prestige of the House. Disruption of the proceedings of the House over various ... `Body dumped on rly. track' THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, AUG. 4.The Rural police are of the view that the 14-year-old boy, whose body was found on the railway track near Aiyuthukondakani, at Parassala, was murdered elsewhere and his body dumped on the tracks. The body of Arun, a ... Tamil Nadu 
Rehabilitation key to cure illnessRAMANATHAPURAM, AUG 4."Everybody else died in the fire. My mother took me away. Thank God I escaped''. In Saravanan's mind, the truth is twisted by mild retardation and psychosis. Now that he is alive, the twenty-year-old has only one goal: go ... Discontent brewing in PMK CHENNAI, AUG. 4. With the PMK strongman and Member of Parliament, P.T. Ilangovan, making known his dissatisfaction with the party leadership, the PMK looks set for a spell of troubled times. Mr. Ilangovan and his brother, P.T. Arulmozhi, have ... Sri Lankan Minister seeks release of Vaiko, Nedumaran CHENNAI, AUG. 4. State seeks Rs. 720-cr. drought aid CHENNAI, AUG. 4. Drought-hit Tamil Nadu has asked the Centre for a Rs.720-crore aid from the National Calamity Contingency Fund besides two lakh tonnes of additional food grains free of cost. The Government has sent a memorandum to the Centre, ... 
Paddy on 4,000 hectares affectedNAGERCOIL, AUG 4. With the rains playing truant, farmers in the Kanyakumari district are a dejected lot as paddy raised on 4,000 hectares in Agasteeswaram, Thovalai and Kalkulam Taluks has been affected. The crop will completely wilt if no water ... Tamil nationalist party ready to face ban CHENNAI, AUG. 4.The Tamil Nationalist Movement would continue to support the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and it was ready to face the State Government's moves to ban the party, its general secretary, Suba Veerapandian, said today. After a ... Other Stories
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Picking `wealth' from dumping yardsCHENNAI, AUG. 4. Twenty-year-old Kasturi's work at the Perungudi dumping yard of the Chennai Corporation begins by 7 a.m. She toils till 5 p.m., rummaging the city's load of garbage for `masala' and `super'. `Masala' is ragpicker parlance for ... Sharp fall in dengue cases in Chennai CHENNAI, AUG. 4. Though relieved that the mosquito-borne dengue virus has been rather docile this summer, paediatricians in the city feel that there is still sufficient need to exercise caution. ``Unlike last year, there is no dengue epidemic ... Double track planned between Chennai-Madurai KANCHEEPURAM, AUG 4. The Minister of State for Railways, A. K. Moorthy, today said there was a plan to provide double railway track between Chennai and Madurai as this would benefit commuters on this sector. In a week's time, a passenger train ... `Media cannot ignore politics, cinema' CHENNAI, AUG. 4. The four institutions that make an impact on society are politics, media, cinema and judiciary, the former union Minister, P. Chidambaram, said here today. Addressing the diamond jubilee function of the Bharathan Publications ... `3 were given immediate relief' CHENNAI, AUG 4. The Secretary-I to Chief Minister, Sheela Balakrishnan, with reference to a news item published in The Hindu dated August 3, under the heading `Secretariat flooded with transfer pleas,' writes: ``The report has sought to ... 
A `heritage run' down memory laneCHENNAI, AUG 4. It was a memorable journey for hundreds of passengers who travelled by a steam-hauled special train on a `heritage run' from Chennai Central to Tiruvallur on Sunday. Organised by Southern Railway to commemorate the 150th ... Other Stories
Pondicherry Pondy AIADMK calls for CBI enquiry PONDICHERRY, AUG. 4. The AIADMK legislator, A. Anbalagan, has called for a detailed probe by the CBI into the whole aspects of the intrusion of two criminals from Tiruchi into Pondicherry, their arrest and seizure of explosives and lethal weapons ... Farm workers to observe fast today PONDICHERRY, AUG. 4.Members of the Pondicherry unit of the all-India Agricultural Workers Union will observe a token fast simultaneously at 20 centres in Pondicherry and Karaikal regions tomorrow. A communication from L. Kalivarathan, ... Cong.-TMC panel formed to receive Sonia Pondicherry Aug. 4. A broad-based committee comprising leaders, Ministers, legislators and representatives of different wings of the ruling Congress-TMC combine has been formed with the PCC president, V. Narayanasamy, as its chairman to make ... Read Today's supplements: | Life | Metro Plus | Business | Send: Comments to: thehindu@vsnl.com Letters to the Editor to: letters@thehindu.co.in with full postal address |
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