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Tuesday, January 14, 2003
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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh Road accidents claim 16 lives CUDDAPAH, JAN. 13. Ten persons died and nine others sustained injuries, four of them critically, when a jeep collided head-on with an APSRTC bus near Kanapollapalli village, near Ramapuram mandal headquarters, today morning. Nine persons ... Rail accidents: staff blame poor safety infrastructure Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad Hussain painting stolen HYDERABAD, JAN. 13.Two paintings by M.F. Hussain and Alex Mathews which were kept on display at the recently-concluded Asian Social Forum Meeting at the Nizam College Grounds, were allegedly stolen. The two paintings were loaned by the artists ... Theft of painting pains Hussain HYDERABAD, JAN. 13. He is upset and a worried man. The loss of one of his best paintings, `Waqt', inspired by Javed Akthar's poem, left the renowned painter, M.F. Hussain, distraught. ``For me, a painting is like a beautiful daughter. This ... Focus on roads, street lighting HYDERABAD, JAN. 13. This is an area of dense population with intense construction activity. From main thoroughfares to the lanes and by-lanes, old structures are being broken down to make way for complexes - residential and commercial. Signs of ... Other Stories
Karnataka Primary level textbooks being revised SHIMOGA, JAN. 13. The Karnataka Minister of State for Primary and Secondary Education, B.K.Chandrashekar, said here today that textbooks at the primary level were being revised in the light of complaints, including the one saying that the ... Five charred to death as lorries collide HAVERI, JAN. 13. Five persons were charred to death, four of them on the spot, in a collision between two lorries near Shiggaon on the Haveri-Hubli section of the Bangalore-Pune National Highway today. Among the injured were the driver of one ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore Hostel inmates go on the rampage BANGALORE, JAN. 13. A mob comprising students, who hurled stones at vehicles, including buses, were caned by the police here on Monday morning. According to police, some students of the Government Arts College staying in the SC/ST Hostel on ... KHB set to achieve target: Sageer BANGALORE, JAN. 13. The Minister for Housing, C.R. Sageer Ahmed, has said that the Karnataka Housing Board (KHB) is all set to realise its ambitious plan of constructing 10,000 houses under 100 different projects under its joint venture/joint ... Banking Ombudsman appointed BANGALORE, JAN. 13. The Reserve Bank of India has appointed S.K. Mukerji, former Managing Director of State Bank of India, as Banking Ombudsman for Karnataka with effect from January 7. Mr. Mukerjee's office is at the RBI, II Floor, 10/3/8, ... Other Stories
Kerala State relaxes terms for power projects THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JAN. 13. The Kerala Government has relaxed the terms for construction of mini and micro power projects by private agencies in the State, the Electricity Minister, Kadavoor Sivadasan, announced here today. The Minister said ... Other Stories
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Youth fete fails to draw crowdsTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JAN. 13. Even as the competitive events of the eight national youth festival unfolded on stage on the first day today, the near-empty venues proved to be a dampener for the spirits of the youth talents from all across the ... Response to GIM 'overwhelming' THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JAN. 13.Delegates from 27 countries across the globe are attending the Global Investors' Meet (GIM) being organised by the State Government in Kochi on January 18 and 19. At a press conference here today, the Managing ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu Diversion will render delta barren: CM CHENNAI, JAN. 13. Invoking the Rig Veda, and the legendary Saraswathi river which "disappeared into aridity by diversion and depletion", the Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, today made an impassioned plea to the Prime Minister, A. B. Vajpayee, not ... Lottery agents won't suffer loss: Govt. CHENNAI, JAN. 13. Agents of the Tamil Nadu lottery will not suffer any monetary loss in view of the ban on lotteries, as they had furnished only bank guarantees and not paid in cash, the Government has submitted in the Madras High ... Chargesheet given to Vaiko, case posted for Feb. 10 KANCHEEPURAM, JAN. 13. Copies of the 518-page charge sheet and one video and two audio cassettes were today given to the MDMK general secretary, Vaiko, and eight other party leaders, arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, by L. ... INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT - I Resource crunch slows down projects CHENNAI, JAN. 13. The role of government in infrastructure development is becoming more limited. This is attributed partially to an acute resource crunch faced by the States and also to this critical sector having been opened up to private ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai Central-Koyambedu trains planned: Moorthy CHENNAI, JAN. 13. A proposal to provide passenger train connectivity between Chennai Central and Koyambedu via Villivakkam and Anna Nagar (West) has been planned, the Union Minister of State for Railways, A.K. Moorthy, said today. The railway ... Commercial establishments put on a cleaner look CHENNAI, JAN. 13. City motorists could not have missed the new sheen of brightness along some of the arterial roads over the last two weeks. The secret of the sudden clean appearance is the insistence of the Chennai Corporation to commercial ... Illegal occupants don't deserve sympathy: HC CHENNAI, JAN. 13.In a significant judgment, the Madras High Court has expressed deep concern at the rampant `encroachment culture' in the State and set a bunch of guidelines for evicting illegal occupants of poromboke land, especially tank ... Maths institute seeks donations CHENNAI, JAN. 13. The Chennai Mathematical Institute (CMI) has appealed for donations from individuals and institutions for funding student and research scholar programmes, providing fellowships and developing its library and campus buildings. ... Other Stories
Pondicherry Rangasamy indisposed, calls off Delhi visit PONDICHERRY, JAN. 13. The Pondicherry Chief Minister, N. Rangasamy, who had planned to participate in today's Cauvery River Authority meeting in New Delhi, cancelled his visit following `sudden indisposition'. An official source said the Prime ... Unrest, tension in Pondy law college PONDICHERRY, JAN. 13. Despite the efforts of the Pondicherry Government to restore calm in the Ambedkar Government Law college here, unrest prevailed there with a section of students alleging that the principal had declined to accept a government ... Other Stories
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