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Andhra Pradesh
Rural backwardness due to naxals: Naidu
ADILABAD, FEB. 15. The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, on Saturday appealed to people in the rural areas to support the Government in effectively curbing the naxalite problem. Mr. Naidu was addressing a public meeting at ...
19 students taken ill after mid-day meal
NIZAMABAD, FEB. 15. Nineteen students of a Government upper primary school at Nehrunagar in Yedpalli mandal were admitted to the District Headquarters Hospital here after they began vomitting on taking the mid-day meal served in the school ...
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  • MPEDA testing centre for Nellore
  • A `green' privilege for juvenile home boys
  • Primary society polls augur well for weavers
  • MLA's padayatra culminates in dharna
  • MPEDA to set up 11 testing centres


    Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad
    Gulf NRIs submit memo to CM
    HYDERABAD, FEB. 15. The NRIs Gulf Forum has demanded an exclusive ministry at the Central and State levels to look after NRIs interest. On the lines of Kerala, the State Government too should nominate a minister to deal with NRI issues, said S.A. ...
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  • Water for industrial use may be cut
  • Indian team should address weaknesses, says Azhar
  • Water release termed a gimmick
  • Probe Neeru-meeru fiasco: CPI
  • Strategy against PW in Palnadu pays off: DGP
  • B.Ed college applicants' claims to be verified on Feb.18
  • BJP to corner Govt. on water crisis


    Karnataka
    'Order on water release will be obeyed'
    BANGALORE, FEB. 15.The Karnataka Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, today defended the State Government's handling of the Cauvery waters issue and the Veerappan menace, and rejected any suggestion for defying the Supreme Court and the Cauvery River ...
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  • Koujalagi to open fair at Siddaganga Math
  • 2 students from Mysore drowned in Cauvery
  • Drought triggers migration
  • Attend to relief work, officials told
  • Hassan ZP President resigns
  • Govt. stops pension to ailing sculptor
  • 'Ram temple issue not negotiable'
  • New economy anti-labour: CITU leader


    Karnataka-Bangalore
    SIM card shortage hits BSNL's cell phone service
    BANGALORE, FEB. 15. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL), Karnataka Circle, is unlikely to reach the target of having at least two lakh subscribers within three months of the launch of its cellular phone services as it is unable to get SIM cards in ...
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  • 'Bangladeshi migrants working against India'
  • Applications invited for post of junior division judge
  • 'Retrenched workers being paid Rs. 500 a month'
  • Glaxo, Apollo Hospitals to have talks on collaboration
  • Corps of Signals turns 92
  • Move to improve facilities in Social Welfare Dept. hostels
  • Groupism won't be tolerated: Poojary


    Kerala
    Anthony silent on tribal land issue
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, FEB. 15.Insensitivity of the political establishment to environmental issues is the biggest tragedy in Kerala nowadays. And it was on display at the latest Cabinet briefing of the Chief Minister, A.K. Antony. It is more than ...
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  • Farmers demand hike in MSP for paddy
  • Plea to make harbour project operational
  • 'Gopikannan' emerges winner in elephant race
  • 'Oil price may stabilise soon'
  • Village threatened by sand-mining
  • 'Defence projects being considered for State'
  • Save India from becoming a Pak.: Akhtar


    Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram
    Bank fraud case: CBI conducts raids
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, FEB. 15.A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team, on Friday, raided the premises of Muralikrishnan, owner of Creative Systems, as part of a probe into a Rs 75-lakh cheque fraud at the Chalai branch of the Indian Bank. ...
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  • Seeking support for the Myanmarese cause
  • Goondas switch to new tactics
  • Centre to consider Kinfra request
  • New dept. for consumer affairs
  • MLAs from Malabar rally behind Murali
  • Doubts over 'fool-proof' PUC certificates


    Tamil Nadu
    AIADMK on a gift spree in Sattankulam
    SATTANKULAM (TUTICORIN DISTRICT), FEB.15.As the campaign for the bitterly-fought byelection in this Assembly constituency hots up, the AIADMK is luring voters with not just pre-poll assurances but with instant "action" on promises and an ...
    Voters have never had it so good
    SATTANKULAM, FEB. 15. It is election time in Sattankulam and dhoti-clad Santa Claus' have laid siege to the Christian-dominant constituency. Polls normally showcase political munificence. But Sattankulam voters have never had it so good. "Ask, ...
    Now the rivals call on Tuticorin bishop
    TUTICORIN, FEB. 15.Close on the heels of their meeting the Tirunelveli CSI bishop, S. Jeyapaul David at Palayamkottai, AIADMK and Congress men called on the Roman Catholic bishop, Peter Fernando here to seek his "blessings and support" for the ...
    Dementia, a threat looming large
    CHENNAI, FEB. 15. Is dementia important in India? Considering that this fatal memory and cognitive impairment disease of the elderly is projected to affect about four million Indians by 2025, it is. Medical practitioners and researchers in the ...
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  • CM campaign begins tomorrow
  • 'HC Bench building defects minor, structure sound: Hoda
  • Two elephant calves rescued from water trough
  • Even next kuruvai prospects are bleak
  • Ethanol-blended petrol to be launched in March
  • Parents, engg. students complain of harassment by management


    Tamil Nadu-Chennai
    'School cannot wash its hands of employee misconduct'
    CHENNAI, FEB. 15."A reading of the complaint, which narrates the horrifying experience of an innocent child at the hands of a beast in the guise of a human being, sends shock waves through this forum", a consumer court has said. The forum was ...
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  • Lack of operators renders lifts unusable in GH
  • 4 college students held
  • Mobile PCOs on long-distance trains, buses planned


    Pondicherry
    Tap opportunities in IT, youth told
    PONDICHERRY, FEB. 15. The chief executive officer of the Bangalore-based Netnow Software Private Limited, Bhavani Palyagar, has called upon the youth to make use of the opportunities available in the information technology and emerge as ...
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  • Financial aid for hut dwellers
  • 'Cong. Govt. failed to keep promises'
  • 'No place for casteist forces'

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