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Andhra Pradesh
Naidu hints at austerity measures
HYDERABAD, JAN. 12. The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, has denied media reports and consequent criticism by the Opposition about heavy cut in the budgetary spending on backward classes welfare. "We are not considering any ...
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  • Tributes paid to Vivekananda
  • CPI(M) to obstruct bidding for power distribution


    Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad
    Fake job consultant nabbed
    HYDERABAD, JAN. 12. Commissioner's Task Force (North) sleuths today arrested a job consultant, Mallipeddi Babu Rao (38), who allegedly cheated the jobless to the tune of Rs. 30 lakhs with false promises of providing jobs in blue chip companies. ...
    It's a dream come true for Naidu
    HYDERABAD, JAN. 12.HITEX-Hyderabad, a state-of-the-art exhibition centre touted to be the most modern facility in the country, will be inaugurated by the Union Minister for Commerce, Industry and Disinvestment, Arun Shourie, here on ...
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  • Clarification on newspaper closure
  • Psychiatry meet concludes
  • Naidu asks youth to emulate Vivekananda
  • Vimalabai Melkote passes away
  • A long case of a short-lived dream


    Karnataka
    Distribution of yellow ration cards put off
    BANGALORE, JAN. 12. Bogus statistics provided by the officials is behind the Cabinet decision to order a resurvey for the identification of families living below the poverty line in seven districts for the distribution of yellow ration cards. ...
    'South benefiting much from Govt. assurances panel'
    BANGALORE, JAN. 12. The Chairman of the Committee on Government Assurances, S. Venugopalachari, has the satisfaction of implementing 2,500 of the 3,650 assurances given to the MPs in the Lok Sabha by the Ministers, during his stint of over two ...
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  • KMF to fight 'onslaught' of private producers
  • Mystery shrouds woman's death in road mishap


    Karnataka-Bangalore
    More premier IT institutes needed: Jaswant
    BANGALORE, Jan. 12. The Union Finance Minister, Jaswant Singh, has said that the country needed more institutions like the IIIT-B. Addressing the third convocation of the Indian Institute of Information Technology here today, Mr. Singh ...
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  • 'Missing' girl murdered?


    Kerala
    Eighth national youth festival begins
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JAN. 12.The enthusiasm and exuberance of over 2,000 youth from 25 States, a colourful march-past and a daredevil skydiver rang in the eighth National Youth Festival at the Chandrasekharan Nair stadium here this evening. The ...
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  • Thiruvabharanam procession sets off to Sabarimala
  • Ayurveda park to be set up soon
  • Sabarimala pilgrims undergoing untold hardships


    Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram
    Doubts over quality of poultry meat
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JAN. 12. 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 ...
    Murder case accused beaten to death
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JAN. 12. A 19-year-old youth, who was an accused in a murder case, was today hacked and beaten to death by a six-member gang at the Kallumoodu junction in Fort police station limits on Saturday morning. The victim was ...


    Tamil Nadu
    Cong. woos all 'secular' parties
    CHENNAI, JAN. 12.In a subtle move to woo the DMK, the State Congress today urged all "secular" parties other than the "anti-people" AIADMK and the BJP to extend support to its candidate in the coming election to the Sattankulam Assembly ...
    'External' factors delaying DMK decision
    CHENNAI, JAN. 12. The DMK withheld announcement on contesting the Sattankulam byelection after a daylong meet of the headquarters committee here today. The DMK's action plan committee will meet on January 20 to take a decision on the matter, ...
    Perambalur tense after town panchayat chief murder
    PERAMBALUR, JAN. 12.Tension gripped Perambalur today following the murder of the local town panchayat president and AIADMK town secretary, K. Selvaraj (45), who was hacked to death by four persons in broad daylight. In retaliation, Selvaraj ...
    New economic policy hurting industries: DMK
    CHENNAI, JAN. 12.The DMK, a key ally of the ruling NDA, today condemned the Centre and State Government for adopting economic reforms "which ran counter to socialism and considered part of the basic structure of the Constitution''. It demanded ...
    Karunanidhi unveils Kannagi statue
    CHENNAI, JAN. 12. The DMK president, M. Karunanidhi, today unveiled a statue of Kannagi, the Tamil icon of feminine courage, at the party's youth wing headquarters, Anbagam, here. Mr. Karunanidhi recalled that when he was Chief Minister, he had ...
    OPINION
    More outlets needed to make auto LPG a success
    A report in The Hindu, dated December 25, 2002 (`Prolonged wait for eco-friendly auto LPG'), said not a drop of fuel was sold at the two Auto LPG Dispensing Stations, inaugurated recently at Koyambedu and Guindy by oil companies. The ...
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  • Thambi Durai out of party Parliamentary board too
  • 'BJP, AIADMK dividing society on communal lines'
  • Acting on SHRC plea, DMO cracks down on quacks
  • A mere ritual for ryots this time


    Tamil Nadu-Chennai
    Public land 'grabbed' in Egmore for slum colonies
    CHENNAI, JAN. 12. Slum colonies continue to be created along important city roads by `slumlords', which later affect the locality in terms of traffic management and law and order — the latest being grabbing of public land opposite the ...
    'Evolve biotechnology policy to avert genetic divide'
    CHENNAI, JAN. 12. There is an imperative need for a national food and agricultural biotechnology policy through political consensus and no further time should be lost in evolving such a policy. The declaration was made at the end of a four-day ...
    Taramani residents yearn for clean drinking water
    CHENNAI, JAN. 12. It is part of the sophisticated Tidel Park district of Chennai, but residents of the many broken streets bearing names of national leaders at Taramani are crying for their most fundamental need, clean drinking water. "There is ...
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  • Two-wheeler rider knocked down


    Pondicherry
    Pondy needs one-way traffic system: Rangasamy
    PONDICHERRY, JAN. 12. The Chief Minister, N. Rangasamy said today that one-way traffic system in Pondicherry was necessary and relevant in view of the chaotic traffic scenario on almost all main roads. He was distributing spectacles to vehicle ...
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  • 'Centre must intervene to procure water for Karaikal'
  • Law exams rescheduled, students end strike

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