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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh State seeks 33.3 p.c. quota for women HYDERABAD, MARCH 10. After a two-hour discussion on women empowerment in the context of recent International Women's Day, the Andhra Pradesh Assembly today adopted a resolution moved by the Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, asking the Union ... Nellore renamed Potti Sriramulu dt. HYDERABAD: The Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, has announced the renaming of Nellore as `Potti Sriramulu Nellore' district. Mr. Naidu made a suo motu statement to this effect in the Assembly on Monday in the wake of a non-official ... TRIBUTE Burgula: statesman and versatile administrator Burgula Ramakrishna Rao, whose 104th birth anniversary is being celebrated on March 13, 2003, was the first elected Chief Minister of the erstwhile Hyderabad State and a great stalwart who led the struggle against the Nizam in the erstwhile ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad 'Club Inter exam with entrance test' HYDERABAD, MARCH 10.The Muslim Educational Society, A.P (MES) suggested conduct of the entrance test for admission into professional courses along with the Intermediate examination itself. The present practice of conducting the test before the ... Other Stories
Karnataka Power to cost more BANGALORE, MARCH 10.The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has allowed an average overall tariff increase of 2.02 per cent for 2003-04. This means almost all metered category consumers will only pay 10 paise more per unit. Now, ... 'Power consumers will not be forced to pay dues' BANGALORE, MARCH 10. The Karnataka Minister of State for Energy, Basavaraj Patil Humnabad, has said that electricity consumers in rural areas will not be compelled to clear their dues till the onset of monsoon. To a question by nominated ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore Mob storms church at Davargere BANGALORE, MARCH 10.A group of at least 20 persons, shouting pro-Hindutva slogans, disrupted a prayer in a church in Bangalore Rural District and allegedly assaulted a Padre on Sunday. The police, however, denied that anyone had been ... Walkout over nominations to BMP BANGALORE, MARCH 10. The 100-member Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) will have an additional ten nominated members as against the present five, once the Karnataka Municipal Corporations (Second Amendment) Bill, 2002, adopted by the Legislative ... Other Stories
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SFI march turns violentTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MARCH. 10.Two policemen and two Fire Force personnel were injured and two cars torched when an SFI-led march to the Secretariat turned violent this afternoon. The chain of events commenced at about 12-30 noon when a group of ... Balakrishna Pillai assumes office THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MARCH 10. The Kerala Congress (B) leader, R. Balakrishna Pillai, today assumed charge as Minister of Transport in place of his son, K.B. Ganesh Kumar, who had resigned to give way to his father and party leader. Mr. Pillai ... Govt. awaiting decision of NHRC THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MARCH 10. The Government is awaiting the decision of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on its conducting an inquiry into the police action against tribals at Muthanga in Wayanad. The Commission has sought a report ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram Special Council to thrash out issues THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MARCH 10. An all- party meeting convened by the Mayor, J.Chandra, today to resolve the strained political relations between the rival political fronts in the Corporation remained inconclusive though both sides agreed to tone ... Serum shortage hits anti-rabies unit in G.H. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MARCH 10. A critical dearth of life-saving anti-rabies serum at the anti-rabies treatment unit in the General Hospital here is hampering the functioning of what is the only referral refuge for rabies victims in the southern ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu SERC order soon on EB proposal CHENNAI, MARCH 10. The State Electricity Regulatory Commission will issue by Saturday an order on the proposal submitted by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board for tariff revision, A. Balraj, SERC chairman, said today. He was chatting with ... I'm wearing a crown of thorns: Jayalalithaa TIRUCHI, MARCH 10."I am sitting on a throne of nails and wearing a crown of thorns," the Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, said today, referring to her "unenviable" task of rebuilding the State in the wake of a crippling financial crunch and a severe ... PDP cadres detained under NSA COIMBATORE, MARCH 10. The Coimbatore City Police Commissioner, Sanjay Arora, today ordered detention of two Kerala-based People's Democratic Party cadres under the National Security Act. M.A. Shabir (24) and Naushad (23) were arrested during ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai Corpn. fixes Rs. 240-cr. property tax target CHENNAI, MARCH 10. A substantial increase in property tax collection is the foundation for this year's ``surplus'' budget of the Chennai Corporation presented today, with major allocations for roads and stormwater drains. Women SHGs to manage parking lots CHENNAI, MARCH 10. The Chennai Corporation in its budget for 2003-2004 today said women self-help groups will manage parking lots in the city, hitherto handled by the Tamil Nadu Ex-Servicemen's Corporation (TEXCO). The civic agency will ... Book on history of TN universities released CHENNAI, MARCH 10.A compilation recording the history and growth of 16 universities, eight deemed universities and institutes of national importance in Tamil Nadu, was released here today by the Governor-Chancellor, P.S. Ramamohan Rao. At a ... Other Stories
Pondicherry Panel orders JIPMER to pay Rs. 5 lakhs compensation PONDICHERRY, MARCH 10. The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission here has directed the Centrally-administered JIPMER to pay a compensation of Rs. 5 lakhs with 12 per cent interest from December 1, 1998, till the date of the order, to the ... Other Stories
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