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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh Blast toll up, pall of gloom in A.P. HYDERABAD, NOV. 19. The landmine blast set off by the PW, in which 14 persons travelling in an RTC bus were killed and 17 others hurt in Eturu Nagaram forest area in Warangal district on Monday night, has cast a pall of gloom on the State. The ... Energy scenario set to change: Ram Naik HYDERABAD, NOV. 19. The Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Ram Naik, has envisioned great future and prosperity for Andhra Pradesh in the coming years as the 'second biggest State to have oil and gas'. The recent discovery of major ... Survivors shell-shocked ETURNAGARAM (WARANGAL DT.), NOV. 19.Those who have providentially survived the landmine blast triggered by the PW naxalites on Monday are yet to recover from the shock. Those undergoing treatment at the Community Health Centre at Eturnagaram ... Face-lift to ancient Buddhist stupa CHANDAVARAM (PRAKASAM DT.), NOV. 19. The 2nd Century B.C. Buddhist stupa at Chandavaram is getting renovated to host the Prakasam tourism festival to be organised in January. Bricks used for the stupa and other structures which now are strewn ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad The bulldozer moves on... HYDERABAD, NOV. 19.The image of a slumbering behemoth has gone for a toss. The civic body is alive and kicking. Not a day passes without some unauthorised construction in some part of the city getting pulled down. Yet there is no hype or hoopla. ... Second though smallest HYDERABAD, NOV. 19. The smallest municipality in the State -- Gaddi Annaram in Ranga Reddy district -- has been placed in second position among all the municipalities in the State in the recently-introduced grading system by the State Government. ... Other Stories
Karnataka `Female foeticide prevalent in urban areas' BANGALORE, NOV. 19. Karnataka might be emerging as a progressive State, but certain urban areas in the State are gaining an unsavoury reputation for having very low child sex ratio (females per 1,000 males in the age group of 0-6). According ... Govt. plans campaign to check dengue fever BANGALORE, NOV. 19. Taking a serious view of the spread of dengue fever in Bangalore, the State Government has chalked out a programme with the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike to educate people on preventive measures. The Minister for Health and ... Groups of JD factions to form new party? BANGALORE, NOV. 19. The much awaited merger of the two factions of the Janata Dal is poised to take a different turn, and in all likelihood, the Janata Dal (Secular) and a group of the Janata Dal (United) at the national level are likely to stay ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore Mayoral election on November 30 BANGALORE, NOV. 19. The countdown for the Mayoral elections has begun. The Mayor, K. Chandrashekar, who completes his term on November 24, announced on Tuesday that the elections would be held on November 30. There is not much speculation over ... Festival on water issues in Bangalore from Nov. 29 BANGALORE, NOV. 19. Max Mueller Bhavan will host a unique nine-day festival on the theme, "Water in the City — Water of the people", focussing on water issues in Bangalore from November 29. The festival is jointly organised by Max Mueller ... Woman kidnapped near HMT factory BANGALORE, NOV. 19.A man kidnapped a 20-year-old construction worker, after throwing chilly powder into the eyes of a mason who was accompanying her on Tuesday night. The incident took place in a thickly wooded area adjoining the Horological ... Other Stories
Kerala Karunakaran group demands CLP meet THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, NOV. 19. The Karunakaran faction today formally demanded the convening of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting to discuss the Government's functioning, including that of the Police Department. If this was not ... Restoration of TS Canal proposed KOLLAM, NOV.19.The Kollam Mayor, Sabita Beegum, said here today that an ambitious Rs. 12-crore project for the restoration and beautification of the Kollam city portion of the Thiruvananthapuram-Shoranur (TS) Canal had been submitted to the Union ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram Stinking garbage turns a law and order problem KOLLAM, NOV. 19.The menace posed by garbage in Kollam city appears to be heading not only towards serious health hazards but even a law and order problem. While the Corporation-recognised garbage dumping points have turned into stinking mounds in ... Time-bound programme for NAAC accreditation THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, NOV. 19. The Education Minister, Nalakath Soopy, has announced that a time-bound programme has been prepared for availing of accreditation by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) for colleges in the State. ... Cholera outbreak: review meeting today THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, NOV. 19. A review meeting will be held on Wednesday to evaluate the measures taken to counter the outbreak of cholera in the district. Besides officials engaged in cholera prevention programmes, the Corporation Health ... Tamil Nadu Bus services set to go private CHENNAI, NOV. 19. In another major step on the path of reforms, the State Government has initiated steps towards partial privatisation of the transport sector, issuing notifications outlining the modalities. In this exercise of opening up ... Infrastructure initiatives stifled CHENNAI, NOV. 19. Political rivalry, a rigid regulatory mechanism and a general reluctance among people to pay user-charges are slowly killing any private initiative to improve infrastructure in Tamil Nadu. Even the initiatives mooted by local ... DVAC identifies 'huge assets' of DMK leaders MADURAI, NOV. 19. The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption is said to have identified ``huge assets'' belonging to DMK leaders, including former Ministers, in India and abroad. Having ascertained that the immovable property was amassed ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai Adalat for passport applicants on Nov. 23 CHENNAI, NOV. 19. The Chennai Regional Passport Office is organising an adalat on November 23 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Shastri Bhavan here to redress grievances of passport applicants. Applications filed this year till September-end, ... Congestion eases, but passengers suffer CHENNAI, NOV. 19. The "sudden" transfer of omni-bus operations to Koyambedu from Monday, to prevent them from congesting traffic in the city, put commuters arriving in Chennai on these private vehicles to unexpected difficulties today as they ... Encroachments on waterways removed CHENNAI, NOV. 19. The Kancheepuram district administration today removed concrete buildings and huts which were encroaching upon waterways in the Kirugambakkam and Alandur municipal areas. In Kirugambakkam area near Porur, about 50 buildings, ... Medical council to crack down on erring doctors CHENNAI, NOV. 19. The Tamil Nadu Medical Council will take action against the urologist and the nephrology of a Chennai-based hospital following complaints against them in a case of kidney transplant. But, action could not be initiated in a ... Egmore-Beach MG EMUs to be suspended from December 1 CHENNAI, NOV. 19. The Southern Railway administration has decided to suspend metre gauge EMU services between Chennai Egmore and Beach from December 1 to facilitate gauge conversion. All the MG EMU services from Tambaram will be terminated at ... Other Stories
Pondicherry Rangasamy administers national integration pledge PONDICHERRY, NOV. 19. The Chief Minister, N. Rangasamy, administered the national integration pledge to Congress workers and others before the statue of the former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the occasion of her birth anniversary today. A ... Other Stories
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