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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh MLA agrees to seek bail HYDERABAD, FEB. 20. Members of the House cutting across party lines unanimously appealed to the Kollapur Congress MLA, J. Krishna Rao, on Thursday to execute the personal bond as sought by the magistrate and come out of jail. Concerned over ... 
Srinivasa Mangapuram temple fete beginsTIRUPATI, FEB. 20.The nine-day annual Brahmotsavam of the TTD-run Lord Kalyana Venkateswara temple began on a colourful note with Dhwajarohanam on Thursday at Srinivasa Mangapuram, 15 km from here. Religious fervour marked the occasion as ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad Public hostage to automen stir or Govt. tough stance? HYDERABAD, FEB. 20. The Government on one side and the agitating autorickshaw drivers on the other. With the Government continued to adopt a tough stance and the drivers unrelenting, the inconvenience caused to the public was `near total' on ... 
Japanese Mayors marvel at city's clean lookHYDERABAD, FEB. 20.Two Japanese Mayors visited the Municipal Corporation headquarters here on Thursday and complimented their counterpart in Hyderabad, T. Krishna Reddy, for the clean look of the city. Bin Ogawa and Shin Mori, Mayors of Ogaki ... Other Stories
Karnataka 
Four injured during effigy burningMYSORE, FEB. 20. Four All-India Janata Dal (AIJD) activists, including a former MLA, suffered severe burns when they were setting fire to an effigy of the Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, here today. They were participating in a protest by ... Do not collect tax under new scheme, civic bodies told MYSORE, FEB. 20. With the new Self-assessment Scheme (SAS) for property tax embroiled in litigation and controversy, the Federation of Tax Payers' Associations, Mysore, has appealed to the civic bodies to accept property tax as per the old ... Water users' co-ops. becoming popular GULBARGA, FEB. 20. The concept of water users' cooperative societies (WUCS) under which the power to manage the water available in the reservoirs is transferred to the farmers is fast catching the imagination of the people in the State. The ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore 
Water problem unlikely this summerBANGALORE, FEB. 20. Though large parts of the State are facing a water crisis, Bangalore is unlikely to go through such a problem during this summer. The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), which is in charge of water and ... Silt: `BMP saving project cost' BANGALORE, FEB. 20. The dried-up Binnamangala Lake bed was chosen as an alternative site for dumping silt being removed from Ulsoor Lake, as residents around the B.Narayanapur Dump Yard objected to it. They were worried that due to a large number ... Other Stories
Kerala Probe sought into firing on adivasis THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, FEB. 20. Members of the Opposition LDF brought the proceedings of the Kerala Assembly to an early halt today demanding a judicial inquiry into the police firing on Adivasis at the Muthanga Wildlife Sanctuary in Wayanad ... Pall of gloom hangs over Muthanga MUTHANGA, FEB. 20. An eerie silence prevails in and around the Wayanad wildlife sanctuary which had witnessed bloody clashes between police and volunteers of the Adivasi Gothra Mahasabha yesterday. There were no war cries; no sound of gunfire or ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram Corporation puts KSEB in the dock THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, FEB. 20. The City Corporation Council today came down heavily on the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) for the failure to utilise the funds deposited for streetlighting. Calling for Government intervention, councillors, ... Injection mix-up: six PHC staff suspended THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, FEB. 20. A medical officer and five other staff at the suburban Kalliyoor Primay Health Centre (PHC) were today placed under suspension pending inquiry into the incident involving the administering of wrong injections to over ... Cyber terrorism, the latest threat: expert THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, FEB. 20.Cyber terrorism, which can strike a nation's critical infrastructure and cripple it, is one of the greatest threats faced by the world today, according to the Joint Director of ER & DC, V. K. Bhadran. Making a ... Computerised system for delivery of certificates THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, FEB. 20. A computerised system for speedy delivery of various certificates will start functioning at the taluk offices from this month end, the Revenue Minister, K. M. Mani, told presspersons here on Thursday. The Chief ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu 
`Why this new-found love for Sattankulam?'TUTICORIN, FEB. 20.With the AIADMK leader and Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, taking a day off electioneering in Sattankulam, where a byelection is scheduled for February 26, the focus has shifted to Congress campaign. It was the AICC secretary, ... Projects for poor: Japan, NGOs sign accord CHENNAI, FEB. 20. Five non-government organisations from Tamil Nadu and Kerala signed grant contracts with Japan here today, for various projects that will benefit pockets of less privileged people in the two States. Contracts worth $189,564 were ... Lukewarm response to TTDC privatisation move CHENNAI, FEB. 20. The Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation's move to let out its hotels and restaurants in the State, as part of efforts at encouraging privatisation, has elicited a ``lukewarm response''. Out of 54 hotels, the Corporation ... 
The arrack-free village now smells of milkPERAMBALUR, FEB. 20. ``Why should I sell arrack when I can make a decent living by selling milk,'' asks Jasmine, a former distiller-cum-seller of Pudukottai village in Perambalur district. ``My children can go to school now without any stigma,'' ... `Litigation process also quite testing' CHENNAI, FEB. 19. Victims of the recent tragedy at a Periyakulam eye camp, where many beneficiaries lost vision or suffered complications, may find it difficult to proceed legally against doctors. In cases of medical negligence, the law requires ... AIADMK seeks gag order on The Hindu CHENNAI, FEB. 20.Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK has approached the Madras High Court for a temporary injunction "restraining" The Hindu from "publishing in future publication, articles, caricatures, news items, cartoons, etc., defamatory or ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai Dual-voltage EMU trial run soon on Beach-Tambaram section CHENNAI, FEB. 20. A new dual-voltage Electrical Multiple Unit (EMU) which can be operated on both alternative current as well as direct current systems, manufactured by the ICF, Perambur, will be introduced on a trial basis in the Chennai ... Prime accused in ATM robbery case held CHENNAI, FEB. 20. The prime accused in the `ATM robbery case' whose picture was captured in the CCTV network was arrested by the police on Wednesday night. The city Police Commissioner, K.Vijay Kumar said acting on a specific information police ... Residents waging lone battle to save Putheri lake CHENNAI, FEB. 20. The State Government might be announcing periodically about the need to protect lakes and water bodies. But the arguments do not seem to have percolated down to other arms of the government machinery. This is the perception of ... 
`Thangam' commissioned at Chennai portCHENNAI, FEB. 20.The Chennai Port Trust is in the process of replacing many of its old cargo handling equipment, including seven 15-tonne wharf cranes, at an estimated cost of Rs.34 crores, the Chairman, P. Baskaradoss, said. Commissioning ... Other Stories
Pondicherry 
Unprecedented security for Kalam's Pondy visitPONDICHERRY, FEB. 20. Unprecedented security arrangements have been made in Pondicherry in connection with the visit of the President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, tomorrow. This is the first visit of Dr. Kalam to the Union Territory. Even more than 24 ... 
Annual contracts to maintain canals under studyPONDICHERRY, FEB. 20. In an effort to curb the mosquito menace in the Union Territory, the Government is thinking of awarding annual contracts for the maintenance of major and minor canals, according to the District Collector, A. ... Other Stories
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