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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh Noon meal scheme to be revised TIRUPATI, JAN. 11. The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, today said that the Mid-day meal scheme launched on January 2 throughout the State was only under trial at present and was likely to be revised based on the experience ... Conditional offer to T.N. on Telugu Ganga water HYDERABAD, JAN. 11.Andhra Pradesh has given a positive reponse to a distress plea made by the Tamil Nadu Government for the release of Telugu Ganga waters for Chennai by offering to lift the dead storage, if need be, from the Kandaleru reservoir ... Rallies mark conclusion of Janmabhoomi HYDERABAD, JAN. 11. The 18th round of Janmabhoomi came to a close on the 10th day today, culminating in rallies allover the State, and participated on the last day also by the Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, in Nellore and Chittoor ... 
UN award-winner down in dumpsKURNOOL, JAN. 11. The recipient of the UNDP-instituted Race Against Poverty award, Fatima Bee, is slipping into poverty. Mrs. Fatima Bee, former sarpanch of Kalva village in Kurnool district, was shot into limelight when she received the ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad Stinking reminder of official apathy HYDERABAD, JAN. 11. For years this area has been saddled with a reputation for squalor and illicit liquor. While the last one remains, the place is fast pulling itself out of slime and sludge. Those travelling from Mangalhat to Puranapul will ... Rhodes scholarship for NALSAR student HYDERABAD, JAN. 11.Aarthi Anand S., a final year student of B.A.B.L(Hons) degree programme in the NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, has won the Rhodes scholarship for the year 2003. The international fellowship would be for two years of ... Automen to get ESI cover Hyderabad: Jan.11. Autorickshaw drivers will also be brought under the coverage of ESI hospitals soon, announced the Labour Minister, P. Babu Mohan. Speaking after inaugurating a yoga training camp for doctors and paramedical staff in the ESI ... Other Stories
Karnataka 
Rs. 14.36 cr. grant for KSCB projectBANGALORE, JAN. 11. The Union Minister for Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation, Ananth Kumar, has promised more assistance to the State for quick implementation of the Valmiki Ambedkar Avas Yojana. The scheme is aimed at ameliorating the ... State to launch 'video conferencing' BANGALORE, JAN. 11. As part of the initiative for taking information technology to every village and every house, the State Government will launch a novel venture, "Janaspandana'', on January 14. The programme will enable the rural people to ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore 
Custodial death sparks mob violenceBANGALORE, JAN. 11.Police resorted to lathicharge and firing in the air to disperse a mob which was protesting against the custodial death of a 23-year-old youth in Doddaballapur town in Bangalore Rural District on Friday afternoon. Four buses ... WB aid for health project for two more years BANGALORE, JAN. 11. The World Bank has extended credit for the Rs. 595 crore Karnataka Health System Development Project (KHSDP)-II for two more years from March 31, 2002. In a progress review report dated November 11, 2002, submitted to the ... FBAS helps BMP manage finances better BANGALORE, JAN. 11. It has taken a mechanism called the Fund-based Accounting System (FBAS) to bring the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) out of the mess that the Government and official organisations are perceived to be — ill-managed ... Emergency contraception helpline to be launched BANGALORE, JAN. 11. The much-debated issues of adolescent health and population stabilisation are what the Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Societies of India (FOGSI) will focus on, this year. The federation proposes to launch an ... Other Stories
Kerala Projects worth Rs. 31,000 cr. for GIM THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JAN. 11. The Kerala Government would showcase projects having a total estimated outlay of Rs. 31,000 crores at the Global Investors Meet (GIM) to be held in Kochi on January 18 and 19, the Industries Minister, P. K. ... State EC disqualifies 12,320 candidates THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JAN. 11. The State Election Commission (EC) has disqualified 12,320 persons, who had contested the last panchayat and municipal elections and had failed to submit statement of election expenditure, from contesting the ... 
`Petta thullal' heldKOTTAYAM, JAN. 11. In a unique expression of spiritual frenzy transcending religious fervour and dancing to the accompaniment of primordial rhythms, thousands of Ayyappa devotees paid homage to Vavar Swamy at Nainar Mosque at Erumeli today. The ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram `Sarojini Naidu' churns the seas THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JAN. 11.The Fast Patrol Vehicle, Sarojini Naidu, of the Coast Guard Service (CGS) truly showed its class today when it took off from standstill to clock a neat 30 knots in matter of minutes as part of the demonstration ... Doubts over quality of poultry meat THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JAN. 11. The increasing urban consumption of broiler chicken and the apparent lack of quality control over the poultry meat being sold at outlets in the city are emerging as a cause for concern for consumers of meat in the ... Infosys decision a shot in the arm for Govt. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JAN. 11. The decision of the IT software major, Infosys Technologies, to invest in Kerala has come as a shot in the arm for the Antony Government. The Infosys decision would help the State Government make a major ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu Sattankulam poll on February 26 CHENNAI, JAN. 11. The byelection in the Sattankulam Assembly constituency, which promises to be a multicornered battle, will be held on February 26. According to the schedule released by the Election Commission, the notification will be issued ... Govt. gearing for launch of meal scheme for ryots CHENNAITHANJAVUR, JAN.11.JAN. 11. As many as 26,000 noon meal centres in rural Tamil Nadu are gearing themselves to serve lunch to farmers and landless agriculural labourers and their families from Pongal day (January 15). The State ... 
Tamil refugees upbeat, eager to go homeCHENNAI, JAN. 11. ``The mood is upbeat among Sri Lankan refugees in various Tamil Nadu camps and they are all eager to return home'', the Union Minister of State for Home, CH. Vidyasagar Rao, said here today. The Minister, who visited some of ... Judges hear Coimbatore prison inmates COIMBATORE, JAN. 11. The principal district sessions judge, Mei. Thanikachalam, and the chief judicial magistrate, R. Mohandoss, today listened to the grievances voiced by the inmates in the Coimbatore central prison. Though judicial circles ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai Goodall anguished at ill-treatment of chimps CHENNAI, JAN. 11. The three chimpanzees rescued in the city on Thursday from the Great Royal Circus had an unexpected supporter today, in none other than Jane Goodall, internationally acclaimed researcher who has documented chimpanzees for over ... Other Stories
Pondicherry Special economic zone in Pondy soon: CM PONDICHERRY, JAN.11. The Chief Minister, N. Rangasamy has said that steps were intensified to set up a Special Economic Zone to ensure that the revenue base of Pondicherry improved a lot. Inaugurating a four-day PC Expo (Computer Exhibition) ... Other Stories
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