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Andhra Pradesh
Focus on girl child during Janmabhoomi
HYDERABAD, DEC. 27. The Women Development and Child Welfare Department has come up with an ambitious programme of clearing all applications under the Girl Child Protection Scheme (GCPS) during the 18th round of Janmabhoomi between January 2 and ...
Naxals blow up MDO office
ADILABAD, DEC. 27.Suspected People's War naxalites blew up the office of the Mandal Development Officer at Khanapur mandal headquarters, 120 km from here, in the wee hours of today. The Khanapur CI, Uday Kumar Reddy, said that two unidentified ...
Other Stories

  • Cyber crime spells confusion in Tirupati
  • Vizag-Howrah OFC link commissioned
  • BJP chief for nationwide campaign
  • TRS bandh peaceful
  • Naidu writes to Centre on payment to cane-growers


    Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad
    No curbs on private water suppliers, says Minister
    HYDERABAD, DEC. 27.The Commercial Taxes Minister, K.Vijayarama Rao, has clarified that no restrictions were imposed on private water suppliers in the city. He was reacting to the decision of private water suppliers going on a week-long ...
    New initiative for emergency medicare
    HYDERABAD, DEC. 27. A new initiative to help cases of emergency medical care by networking various services and hospitals has taken roots in the State. A number of Government and private functionaries met here recently to plan and execute the ...
    Cases that still puzzle police
    In spite of improvement in technology, the police fail to achieve any breakthrough in several murder cases. MARRI RAMU lists such cases.
    Other Stories

  • Hospital denies negligence charge
  • TRS bandh partial
  • CM to open industrial expo on Jan. 1


    Karnataka
    Transfer IT benefits to rural masses: Kalam
    MYSORE, DEC. 27.The President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, today emphasised the need for transferring the benefits of Information and Communication Technology to the rural masses. Inaugurating the MysoreIT.Com 2002 amidst unprecedented security here, ...
    Kalam to work for education reforms
    MYSORE, DEC. 27. The President, A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, said here today that the school syllabus and the education system should help bring out latent creativity of students and he would strive to work for it. He was interacting with schoolchildren ...
    Eviction: Oppn. takes Govt. to task
    BANGALORE, DEC. 27. M.C. Nanaiah (Independent) has said that the Opposition will move identical but separate resolutions in both the Houses on Monday seeking immediate steps by the Government on the issue of eviction of poor and SC and ST people ...
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  • JD factions stick to their guns on probe


    Karnataka-Bangalore
    `Reforms have benefited banking sector'
    BANGALORE, DEC. 27. Financial sector reforms had brought about significant progress in the use of information technology, human resource development, market discipline, and supervision and regulation in the banking sector. All these had increased ...


    Kerala
    Karunakaran mocks at disciplinary actions
    KOCHI, DEC. 27.With comments and veiled criticism of the Antony Government and the KPCC leadership, soon after his son's warning against such criticism, the senior leader, K. Karunakaran, opened the two-day Congress leadership camp here on ...
    Hundreds witness Mandala pooja
    PATHANAMTHITTA, DE. 27. The 41-day annual Mandalam pilgrim season at the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple came to a close with the closure of the shrine after the Athazha pooja amidst chanting of the sacred lullaby `Harivarasanam' this ...
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  • HC adjourns Catholicos' plea
  • Church truce going awry
  • Discipline in party is important: Soni
  • AIR bid to preserve Renaissance plays
  • Maudany's wife alleges police excesses


    Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram
    Captured whale shark dies at aquarium
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DEC. 27. A juvenile whale shark that was trapped in a fishing net off the cost of Vizhinjam died at the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) aquarium today. The 95-cm long fish which was handed over to CMFRI ...
    Mata to arrive on Jan. 2
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DEC. 26. The spiritual leader, Mata Amritanandamayi, will arrive at the Kaimanam Mata Amritanandamayi math on January 2 in connection with the anniversary of the Brahmasthana temple at the math from January 2 to January 5. ...
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  • Automated services at RTO offices soon


    Tamil Nadu
    Show of unity marks DMK protest
    CHENNAI, DEC. 27. The DMK today took out rallies in 29 district and 300 taluk headquarters to protest the ``anti-people policies'' of the AIADMK Government. The rallies and meetings focussed on the increased burden on the common man, brought ...
    Karunanidhi rules out patch-up with State BJP
    CHENNAI, DEC. 27. Ending all chances of a rapprochement between the State unit of the BJP and the DMK, the former Chief Minister, M. Karunanidhi, today said he agreed with the BJP that there could a political realignment in the next ...
    Divorcee plea against talaaq mode dismissed
    CHENNAI, DEC. 27. A divorcee's petition seeking to declare the Talaaq-ul-biddar form of divorce under the Shariat Act void and unconstitutional was dismissed by the Madras High Court today. Ruling that Parveen Akthar's apprehension was based on ...
    Other Stories

  • `Mamallapuram to get major facelift'
  • Egmore-Villupuram BG line ready for electrification
  • Tirukurral palm leaf manuscripts found
  • CRA meet in early January to save samba crop
  • Azhagiri presence enthuses cadres
  • Christian council seeks protection for Tirumavalavan


    Tamil Nadu-Chennai
    Malayan seeks fresh statement on hoardings
    CHENNAI, DEC. 27.The Leader of the Opposition in the Corporation Council, C. V. Malayan, today demanded a fresh statement from the Deputy Mayor, `Karate' R.Thiagarajan, on advertisement hoardings, charging that he had not cleared himself of ...
    Corporation launches yet another probe
    CHENNAI, DEC. 27. The AIADMK-led Chennai Corporation has launched another probe into the M. K. Stalin regime, focussing on construction of buildings and "discrepancies" in use of materials. The Deputy Mayor, `Karate' R. Thiagarajan, today ...
    A handy tool for harassment
    Besides affecting career, anonymous letters have shattered the family lives of officials both in the government and in the private sector, says S. Shivakumar
    Advocates' role in efficiency of judiciary stressed
    CHENNAI, DEC. 27. The judiciary cannot be efficient and independent without the constructive participation of advocates, said Justice Y.K. Sabharwal, Judge of the Supreme Court. Addressing the members of the Madras High Court Advocates ...
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  • Title for Kalyanarama Baghavathar
  • Stamp on Dhirubhai Ambani
  • PF adalats on January 11
  • PIL against damage to flyovers


    Pondicherry
    New Year gift to red cardholders
    PONDICHERRY, DEC. 27. The Director of the Civil Supplies and Consumer Welfare department, R. Ramachandran, said here today that red colour cardholders (Below Poverty Line) would be given 35 kg rice from January 1, 2003. Fifteen kg rice would be ...
    Clarify stand on professional colleges: Vaithilingam
    PONDICHERRY, DEC. 27. The former Chief Minister and ruling Congress MLA, V. Vaithilingam, today called upon the Rangasamy-led Government to clarify whether the professional colleges in Pondicherry had been declared minority institutions. ...
    Constable's honesty to the fore
    PONDICHERRY, DEC. 27. A traffic constable handed over a handbag containing gold jewellery and cash to its owner. R. Vengadesh, who was on duty on December 24 on the busy Mission Street, found the bag on the road, and immediately tried to ...

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