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Andhra Pradesh
Couple found murdered in lodge
HYDERABAD, FEB. 27. A married woman and a man who checked into a lodge on Nampally railway station road three days ago were found murdered on Thursday. They were identified as J. Surya Kumari (45) Head Mistress of the Zilla Parishad Secondary ...
Theft case accused dies in lock-up
MAHABUBNAGAR, FEB. 27. An accused in a theft case Boya Venkatanna (26) of Dasaripally village of Maldakal mandal, died under suspicious circumstances in the lockup room of Maldakal police station in the wee hours of Thursday. The parents of the ...
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  • Sanitation scheme transforms schools
  • Mixed response to 'drought JB'
  • Railway commuters of Kurnool disappointed
  • Plea on Inter exam centres
  • Illegal tap connections removed


    Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad
    Big day for veterans
    HYDERABAD, FEB. 27. N. Chandrababu Naidu and his bitter political foe, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, reached a significant milestone in their political career on Thursday. The Chief Minister and the Leader of the Opposition completed 25 years in ...
    Woman dies of starvation?
    KUSUMANCHI, (KHAMMAM DT) FEB. 27.An old woman, Champali, deserted by her sons because of their abject poverty, died a pitiable death in the drought-hit village of Lokya Tanda late last night. The 60-year-old Lambada tribal, who failed to ...
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  • Call centre to register public grievances likely
  • BJP MLA welcomes open debate on draft budget
  • Pro-active approach pays off, says Industries Minister
  • TD trying to stifle Opposition, says Cong.
  • Naidu gives full marks to `team mates'


    Karnataka
    Govt. claims success in fiscal management
    BANGALORE, FEB. 27.The Karnataka Governor, T.N. Chaturvedi's address to the joint session of the Legislature here today was economical in the matter of setting out an agenda of governance for the next one year and in announcing new programmes and ...
    NCERT develops package on inclusive education
    BANGALORE, FEB. 27. The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has formulated a self-learning package on inclusive education. This will help teachers provide a better learning environment to children, including those with ...
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  • `Religion must be separated from politics'
  • Centre approves Rs.45-cr. RSVY
  • Tax to be collected under old scheme
  • Security stepped up in Mysore Zoo
  • Rent issue rocks Corpn. meet again
  • Physique contest in Mangalore
  • `Indian ports ready to face modern challenges'
  • Meet to seek scrapping of mini-hydel project
  • `Rich nations plundering Third World countries'


    Karnataka-Bangalore
    `Forest officials neglecting core duties'
    BANGALORE, FEB. 27. Wildlife conservation groups that have long felt that World Bank funding or any financial aid for forest conservation and protection is no solution are now saying this is the very lesson to be learned from the recent ...
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  • Somayaji on Centre's Sanskrit panel
  • `Exit policy, a draconian move'
  • Cong. eyeing Deputy Chairman's post in Council
  • Opposition dubs Governor's address insipid
  • `Appoint more TTEs for passengers' safety'
  • KHSDP completion by March
  • `Drought-relief aid inadequate'
  • 10 lakh farmers get health cover
  • Govt. target: 80 p.c. literacy by 2005


    Kerala
    Muthanga sparks uproarious scenes
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, FEB. 27.The Kerala Assembly today witnessed uproarious scenes as an enraged Opposition took on the Speaker, Vakkom Purushothaman, for his refusal to allow them to make even a mention of the police firing on the Adivasis at the ...
    LDF calls hartal on March 11
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, FEB. 27. The Opposition LDF has called a hartal on March 11 to press for a judicial inquiry into the police firing at Muthanga in Wayanad on February 19. The Leader of the Opposition, V. S. Achuthanandan, told a news ...
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  • Call to rehabilitate tribals
  • Muthanga: support for AGMS mounting
  • New bridge to be opened today
  • Admission for students turning controversial
  • Panel to submit report to President


    Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram
    Govt. to ban pan masala
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, FEB. 27. The State Government would ban `pan masala' and edibles containing narcotics and other psychotropic substances, said P. Sankaran, Minister for Health, during question hour in the State Assembly today. There was the ...
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  • Police action: protest mounting
  • Two bridges being rebuilt
  • Special squads to fight fundamentalists
  • BJP to hold Adivasis' conference
  • No question of ordering probe, says Hassan
  • A case for judicial probe
  • LDF calls hartal on March 11


    Tamil Nadu
    High time to streamline organ transplants
    CHENNAI, FEB. 27. When Kannambal was declared `brain dead' after a two-wheeler accident, her daughter, Chitra Bharathi, despite the suddenness and shock of the event, decided that her mother's organs be harvested, so that they could be used to ...
    Dark clouds still over financial horizon
    CHENNAI, FEB. 27. Now that the Sattankulam Assembly byelection is over and the Union budget is to be presented to Parliament tomorrow, the State budget exercise will have to move into top gear. Though the Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, may ...
    Parties ganging up just to oppose me: CM
    VILLUPURAM, FEB. 27. The Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, today accused Opposition parties of coming together despite their differences, merely to oppose her even as she was striving to help the State achieve all-round development. Even as her ...
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  • BSF constable among 5 held in murder for gain cases
  • `Ensure compulsory education to children between 6 and 18'
  • Coaching classes for TNPCEE 2003
  • Meagre allocations may derail ongoing projects
  • Anxious parents awaiting engg. admission policy
  • Equal treatment for transsexuals in state-run medical institutions
  • Joint operation against money launderers launched
  • NAAC team not influenced by any factor: official
  • RSS office blast case accused granted bail
  • `No evidence of conspiracy charge against Jayalalithaa'


    Tamil Nadu-Chennai
    DMK members evicted from council meet
    CHENNAI, FEB. 27. The DMK councillors were evicted from the Chennai Corporation Council meeting today after vociferous protests over remarks made by the Deputy Mayor, `Karate' R. Thiagarajan, about a Union Minister's kin running a cable TV ...
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  • 50 ml ghee free for half-litre Aavin card
  • Hotel ordered to suspend discotheque operation
  • Four children injured as auto, fishcart collide
  • Police to get tough with drunken drivers


    Pondicherry
    We are working for economic betterment of the poor: CM
    PONDICHERRY, FEB. 27. The Pondicherry Chief Minister, N. Rangasamy, has said his Government was implementing various welfare schemes for betterment of the weaker sections of the society. With a view to ensuring education of girl children of ...
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  • Chamber of commerce hails railway budget
  • Science park to be set up
  • Legislators resent uniform fund allocation for constituencies

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