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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh Four policemen still held hostage ANAKAPALLE, AUG. 24. Belying the police claims that the CPI-ML People's War (PW) is on the defensive, the ultra-left extremist party carried out simultaneous precision attacks on two police stations at Anakapalle and Chodavaram besides blasting a ... 
Sri Lankan PM worships at Tirumala templeTIRUMALA, AUG. 24.The Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, who arrived here on Friday, on a two-day visit to the temple town, offered prayers in the hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara this morning, accompanied by his wife and other ... Wickremesinghe meets Naidu HYDERABAD, AUG. 24. The Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, who flew into Hyderabad on a short visit on Saturday, was given a glimpse of the development strides made by Andhra Pradesh by its Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu. It ... 
Defying a century-old social tabooVIJAYAWADA, AUG. 24. It wasn't `Sri Ramanavami', but the temple bells rang incessantly and scores of coconuts were broken much to the chagrin of the temple priest at the century-old Ramalayam in Cheepurugudem village of Chatrai mandal in Krishna ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad Hi-tech security system at Secretariat HYDERABAD, AUG. 24. An integrated security system, costing Rs. 6.5 crores, is being implemented for the Secretariat in the light of new risks and threats. As part of this, "automatic x-ray scanners'' are to be installed soon below the ground ... Other Stories
Karnataka Centre biased in release of grains: CM GULBARGA, AUG. 24.The Karnataka Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, today charged the Union Government with adopting a discriminatory policy in releasing foodgrains to the States which were facing drought. In a brief chat with presspersons at the ... 'No plan to seek fresh WB loan' GULBARGA, AUG. 24. The Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, said on Saturday that there was no proposal to seek any fresh loan from the World Bank for any project during his visit to the U.S. to participate in the World Kannada Meet. Addressing ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore International airport work on schedule BANGALORE, AUG. 24. Work on the international airport at Devanahalli, near here, is expected to be completed on schedule by 2005, though the financial closure for the project has been postponed beyond the deadline of September-end. The reason ... Other Stories
Kerala State's finances 'back on the rails' THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, AUG. 24. The State's finances are back on the rails, surmounting all the difficulties the UDF Government had been saddled with the time of assuming office, according to the Finance Minister, K. Sankaranarayanan. In a ... E-governance sans e-heart THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, AUG. 24.The Government decision to go in for e-governance in a big way has been widely welcomed. But the general complaint is that the Government is doing it without paying any attention to the dictates of even the virtual ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram KU ventures into television-oriented courses THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, AUG. 24.For the first time since its inception, the University of Kerala has put in place Television-oriented certificate courses to be offered via the Centre for Adult Continuing Education and Extension (CACEE). The first ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu Subsidy squeeze on non-agro SSIs likely HOSUR, AUG. 24. The small-scale industry sector in Tamil Nadu, long nourished in a regime of capital subsidies, should cease to expect continuation of support from the State Government, unless enterprises are going to be in the agro-sector or ... Media playing up party feud, says Karunanidhi CHENNAI, AUG. 24. The DMK president, M. Karunanidhi, today sought to downplay the problems in the Madurai unit and said that the media playing up ``microscopic incidents'' would not create big fissures in the DMK. The leadership would take a ... Yet another shake-up in bureaucracy CHENNAI, AUG. 24. In over a dozen reshuffle in the State bureaucracy in about 15 months of the AIADMK regime, the Industries Secretary, Arun Ramanathan, who was appointed to the high-profile post only two months ago was shifted today. While the ... 
250 villagers converted to ChristianityMADURAI, AUG. 24. Periyasami, Veerannan and Harikrishnan, all youths in their Twenties, belonging to the southern districts, would henceforth be called by Christian names. They were baptised today by a team of pastors belonging to the Seventh ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai Hurdles to ECR project being removed CHENNAI, AUG. 23. Even as Highways Department engineers are working on a war-footing to complete widening and strengthening of the East Coast Road between the Thiruvanmiyur bus terminus and Sholinganallur here three months ahead of the July 2003 ... Railway booking on Internet CHENNAI, AUG. 24. Booking of railway tickets through the Internet will be extended to Chennai soon, following good response in New Delhi. Preliminary work has begun at the Southern Railway's main computer centre in the Moore Market Complex ... 4-year-old pedals for a cause KANCHEEPURAM, AUG. 24. He pedalled all the way to Kancheepuram from Chennai, a distance of a little over 75 km. Even after the journey that lasted close to a dozen hours, four-year-old Kishore looked fresh. When reporters tried to strike a ... Other Stories
Pondicherry AIADMK to observe fast on Sept. 2 PONDICHERRY, AUG. 24. The AIADMK has announced that it will observe a one-day fast on September 2 demanding supply of PDS rice at Rs. 3 per kg. Rice was now being sold at Rs. 9 a kg following a hike in price by the Centre. The party State ... Other Stories
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