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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh Drought relief package soon, says Naidu WYRA (KHAMMAM DIST.), OCT. 25. The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, said here on Friday that the Government was ready with its plans to go to the rescue of the drought-hit farmers. Addressing a well-attended public meeting ... New row over Krishna tribunal award implementation HYDERABAD, OCT. 25.Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra find themselves locked in a fresh dispute over the implementation of the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal (KWDT) award in terms of storages/ utilisations. Maharashtra is yet to decide ... General Sales Tax rules amended HYDERABAD, OCT. 25. The State Government has amended the Andhra Pradesh General Sales Tax (APGST) Rules, 1957, to plug tax evasion by cold storages and seaports in the State. According to a press release of the Commercial Taxes Minister, K. ... Are bureaucrats slighting Ministers? HYDERABAD, OCT. 25. The Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, has mentioned "two or three recent instances'' of Ministers being slighted by secretaries of the departments concerned. Mr Naidu used the video-conference held on Thursday to ... Other Stories
Karnataka Mani granted bail in TADA case MYSORE, OCT. 25. The Tamil activist, "Kolathur" Mani was on Friday granted bail in the TADA case by the Principal District and Sessions Court, Mysore. Mani has been booked for his alleged involvement in the Palar blasts carried out by forest ... Large turnout as 'rail roko' enters 75th day BELLARY, OCT. 25. A large number of people from different parts of Bellary district converged at the Railway Station here on Friday to participate in the indefinite "rail roko'' of the Railway Action Committee demanding that the revenue earning ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore Kalam will be cynosure of all eyes at IT.com BANGALORE, OCT. 25. The organisers of the State's annual IT expo, BangaloreIT.Com, are counting on the tremendous media hype about the President, A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, taking a class at the event this year. The President will hold a session on ... Study shows problems in PDS, healthcare BANGALORE, OCT. 25.In the past three years, the S.M.Krishna Government set up a number of task forces, commissions, and introduced administrative reforms to streamline State-owned institutions to accelerate growth and improve services. But to ... Other Stories
Kerala I will not step down: Antony KOZHIKODE, OCT. 25. The Kerala Chief Minister, A. K. Antony, has categorically stated that there was no question of his stepping down from his post. ``There may be many provocations from different quarters. But a stage has come when I will take ... Kidney racket: IMA probe finds illegal money deals THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, OCT. 25. The Kerala branch of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), which conducted a probe into allegations of a renal transplantation racket in three hospitals in Kozhikode, found that illegal money transactions did take ... Special trains from November 2 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, OCT. 25.Southern Railway will run special trains from Chennai Central to Kayamkulam and Thiruvananthapuram Central, from Bangalore to Kollam and from Ernakulam to Rajkot between November 2 and February 3 to clear the rush ... Power thefts: doubts over Government claim ALAPPUZHA, OCT. 24. The magnitude of power thefts in the State as projected by the State Government to emphasise the need for enlarging the present anti-theft squad of the KSEB at a high cost has been questioned in the light of official ... Govt. has no tall claims: CM KOZHIKODE, OCT. 25. The Chief Minister, A. K. Antony, has said that his Government has no tall claims or will promise big things. But, he is proud to assert that his Government could streamline many things which were shattered by the previous LDF ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram Govt. denies permission to film Central Jail THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, OCT. 25. Despite the claims to give maximum encouragement to Malayalam cinema, the Government has denied permission to the noted director, R.Sharath, to shoot the exterior of the Central Jail for his latest film, `Sthithi,' ... Centre for food safety opened THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, OCT. 25. A national centre for ensuring quality and safety aspects of food materials began functioning at the Kerala Bureau of Industrial Promotion here. The Centre, which will work according to international norms, is the ... Special diarrhoea cell, ward at GH THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, OCT. 25.At least three more patients were diagnosed with cholera even as more diarrhoeal cases were admitted to various hospitals on Friday. The total number of confirmed cholera cases has risen to seven, of which two cases ... Poor sanitary conditions plague coastal belt THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, OCT. 25.Poor sanitary conditions and lack of access to safe drinking water plague the district's coastal belt where an outbreak of cholera has surfaced over the past week. The water-borne disease has struck in Vizhinjam, ... More pre-paid counters for capital city THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, OCT. 25.In a bid to improve facilities for travellers, the city Corporation is preparing to set up two pre-paid counters for autorickshaws and taxis at the Thampanoor bus terminal and the Medical College junction. The new ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu Walkout over ruling on Opposition motion CHENNAI, OCT. 25.A comedy of errors unfolded in the Tamil Nadu Assembly today as ruling AIADMK MLAs shouted "yes'' instead of "no'' to an Opposition-sponsored motion disapproving of an ordinance extending the term of special officers of ... Call off strike and come for talks: Govt. CHENNAI, Oct. 25. As the strike by government employees' unions entered the third day, the Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, today agreed to meet representatives of unions. When DMK, Congress, PMK and Left leaders pressed for an adjournment motion ... Show-cause to minority schools CHENNAI, OCT. 25. CBI begins probe into Tiruchi passport racket TIRUCHI, OCT. 25. The Central Bureau of Investigation has initiated a probe into a major racket in obtaining passports by furnishing fictitious details of applicants through the Tiruchi regional office. The racket is suspected to be operated by a ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai Police open fire at 'gangster' CHENNAI, OCT. 25. Police opened fire on a `gangster' who attempted to flee after snatching a chain from a woman sub-inspector at R.A.Puram this evening, injuring him. The alleged gangster, identified as `Kaka' Ramesh (23) was injured in the ... Subscribers, PCOs hit CHENNAI, OCT. 25. Telecom services were further affected in the city today, as the agitation by a section of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam engineers continued. Subscribers in many parts complained of access-related problems, particularly in ... BG locals to stop at Moore Market complex CHENNAI, OCT. 25. Due to gauge conversion work at the Chennai Beach yard on Saturday and Sunday, the following BG EMU locals scheduled to arrive/depart at Chennai Beach station will instead arrive/depart from the Chennai Moore Market ... 138 mentally ill 'rescued' from nursing home CHENNAI, OCT. 25. A total of 138 mentally ill patients, including 53 women, were `rescued' from a private `unlicensed' nursing home at Santoshapuram, Selaiyur, and admitted into the Institute of Mental Health, Kilpauk, today. Faced with the ... Pondicherry Vaithilingam, Ramachandran among 14 acquitted PONDICHERRY, OCT. 25. The Pondicherry principal sessions judge, G.M. Akbar Ali, today acquitted 14 persons, including the Speaker, M.D.R. Ramachandran, the former chief minister, V. Vaithilingam, and the AIADMK State committee secretary, K. ... 'CST Act amendment, a blow to Pondy industries' PONDICHERRY, OCT. 25. The Association of Small Industries of the Union Territory of Pondicherry has brought to the attention of the Chairman of the Empowered Committee, Asim Kumar Dasgupta, hardship faced by the Union Territory following certain ... Read Today's supplements: | Life | Young World | Quest | Send: Comments to: thehindu@vsnl.com Letters to the Editor to: letters@thehindu.co.in with full postal address |
 
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