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Andhra Pradesh
Mt. Abu echo: House adjourned
HYDERABAD, NOV. 12. The Andhra Pradesh Assembly adjourned for the day on Tuesday evening amid an uproar triggered off by yet another remark about the Congress Chief Ministers' conclave at Mt. Abu, this time by a TDP member, Dadi Veerabhadra Rao. ...
Three naxalites killed in encounter
GUNTUR, NOV. 12. Three naxalites belonging to the outlawed People's War were killed in an encounter with the police at Chandrajupalem village of Bellamkonda mandal around 6.45 pm on Tuesday. According to the Superintendent of Police, ...
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  • Notices served on nine buildings
  • Row over temple land sharing
  • Better coordination between police and judiciary urged
  • SKU in eye of storm again
  • Rain causes damage to roads, tanks


    Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad
    Compensation sought for ryots
    HYDERABAD, NOV. 12. The Leader of the Opposition, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, has sought compensation for farmers at the rate of Rs 2,000-3,000 per acre for the crops damaged due to drought. The other demands put forth by him while participating ...
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  • Karnataka ERC team visits AP Central discom
  • Furore over `selective' sanction of farm power connections
  • Govt. flayed for spending on `unproductive' schemes
  • Debate on drought sparks Cong.-TDP clashes
  • 7 IPS officers transferred
  • Oppn. demands suspension of Seeds Corporation MD


    Karnataka
    Kidnap: Opposition threatens stir
    BANGALORE, NOV. 12. The Opposition parties, on Tuesday, warned the Karnataka Government of an intense agitation if it continued to delay action to secure the release of the Janata Dal (U) leader and former Minister, H. Nagappa, who was abducted ...
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  • Railway official promises to look into passengers' demands
  • Finance management vital, says minister
  • River-water: Lack of guidelines detrimental to State
  • Metering of IP sets will help farmers: Mescom MD
  • Canara Bank staff to strike work on Friday
  • Students of Gulbarga college bag 13 ranks in three exams.
  • Three-day IAPT meet from Nov. 14
  • This 9-year-old job order is yet to be implemented


    Karnataka-Bangalore
    TTSL launches basic phone services
    BANGALORE, NOV. 12. Tata Teleservices Ltd. (TTSL) today launched basic telecom services in Karnataka with its Chairman, J.J. Irani, making a call on a CDMA mobile to the Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna. The Chief Minister, who inaugurated the ...
    Other Stories

  • `Don't compromise on border row'
  • CRPF to launch recruitment drive
  • 11 watersheds planned in Kolar Dt.
  • Govt. to enforce ban on old vehicles
  • Coffee growers promised relief
  • Farmers to get health insurance


    Kerala
    Electricity regulatory panel decision today
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, NOV. 12. The Kerala Electricity Minister, Kadavoor Sivadasan, has said that the Cabinet would take a decision on Wednesday on constituting the State Electricity Regulatory Commission. The selection committee, chaired by the ...
    Kerala on Microsoft's investment map
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, NOV. 12.Microsoft will soon introduce a Malayalam Windows platform, besides setting up a Malayalam database. This was stated by the Microsoft chairman, Bill Gates, during his meeting with the Industries Minister, P.K. ...
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  • Science Park opened
  • DPC approves 54 projects
  • Convention seeks steps to save Kuttanad
  • Drop Sankaran from Cabinet: Kerala Cong.(J)
  • WIPO to help India on IPR issues
  • TCMC to probe kidney racket
  • IUML candidate elected with BJP support
  • UDF team visits Peermade
  • Rs. 567-cr. scheme proposed for coconut sector
  • Govt. norms for small hydel CPPs, IPPs


    Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram
    `Air Force capable of facing tough situation'
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, NOV. 12. The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal S. Krishnaswamy, has said the deployment of the Air Force since September last year has led to the furtherance of its operational, logistics, engineering and overall ...
    President to launch scheme for tribals
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, NOV. 12. The President, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, would inaugurate a Rs. 34-crore `Total Development Project' for tribals in Attappady on November 17. The Rural Development Minister, C. F. Thomas, told a news conference here ...
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  • Vettucaud church fete from Nov. 15
  • Six Rest Houses not given out on lease: Muneer
  • Sharp decline in diarrhoeal incidence
  • They tease animals for kicks
  • Alpasi festival concludes
  • Row over transfer: NGO assn. gheraoes Revenue official


    Tamil Nadu
    Denial of land drives Dalits to Islam
    MADURAI, NOV. 12.Dalits of Chockadevanpatti hamlet in Madurai district have been waging a battle since 1981 against powerful caste Hindus who refuse to vacate the land assigned by the Government for constructing houses for Adi Dravidars. To ...
    Marketing a weak link in TN wooing big names
    CHENNAI, NOV. 12. Tamil Nadu does not "talk much'' of its achievements in Information Technology or its unique features as an investment destination. That is why some of the big names are missing here, consultants and officials told an ...
    `Education-for-all project let down the disabled'
    CHENNAI, NOV. 12.Disability rights activists in the State have taken up the nationwide call to implement the hitherto dormant disability component of the Sarva Shiksha Abiyan project and include children with disabilities in the `education for ...
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  • TRAI move to improve 'operational efficiency'
  • German Consulate makes changes in visa procedure
  • All set for recount
  • Alert against water-borne diseases
  • Dalits, minorities plan Raj Bhavan rally
  • `Educate urban population on source segregation of waste'
  • Panruti hooch victims out of danger


    Tamil Nadu-Chennai
    CM announces Rs. 12 cr. for maintenance of roads
    CHENNAI, NOV. 12.The Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, who undertook an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas in South Chennai and suburbs, today announced a Rs seven-crore scheme to address the inundation problem at Velachery and surrounding ...
    42 students hurt in Kodungaiyur school roof collapse
    CHENNAI, NOV. 12.The tiled roof of a CSI Middle School came crashing down at Kodungaiyur today injuring 42 students who were attending classes. The students, aged between seven and 13 years and studying in classes second, fifth and seventh, ...
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  • EMUs diversion for gauge conversion
  • More a sewer canal than waterway
  • Aerial survey evokes little response from residents
  • Karaikal orphanage children stopped at Central


    Pondicherry
    `Promote moral, academic standards of children'
    PONDICHERRY, NOV. 12. A plea to promote moral, psychological and academic standards of school children was made by the Pondicherry-based Women Employees Consortium of India. In a 15-point charter of suggestions presented to the authorities the ...
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  • Runaway school boys located in Chennai
  • Police to enlist public help to arrest spurt in crimes
  • Special pay for fire service personnel

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