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Wednesday, March 19, 2003
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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh Govt. firm on secularism: CM HYDERABAD, MARCH 18. Unfazed by criticism from the BJP and the VHP over Monday's arrest of Praveen Togadia, the Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, said on Tuesday that his Government would not allow anyone to damage the secular fabric of the ... Naidu to visit Delhi on Mar. 21 HYDERABAD, MARCH 18. The Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, is visiting New Delhi on March 21 to impress upon the Central leaders to increase the quantum of drought assistance to Andhra Pradesh. The Task Force on Drought, headed by the ... Togadia issue rocks House HYDERABAD, MARCH 18.The VHP leader, Praveen Togadia's visit to Andhra Pradesh, his subsequent arrest and release and the Bajrang Dal attack on Andhra Pradesh Bhavan in New Delhi rocked the State Assembly on Tuesday with the entire Opposition, ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad CID looking into `official' angle to Vasavi scandal HYDERABAD, MARCH 18. The Crime Investigation Department, even while being on the lookout for six more absconding directors of the Vasavi Bank, is also probing into the role played by officials of the Registrar of Cooperative Societies as well as ... Six ex-convicts held, property recovered HYDERABAD, MARCH 18. In a major haul, the Central Crime Station of the City Detective Department has arrested six ex-convicts, who have been indulging in a series of burglaries and vehicle thefts under various police station limits in the city ... Quacks face action HYDERABAD, MARCH 18. The Minister for Medical and Health, K.Sivaprasada Rao, told the House on Tuesday that the Government was contemplating launching a drive against illegal medical practitioners causing harm to patients posing as RMPs and PMPs. ... Other Stories
Karnataka "Northern parts being neglected" BANGALORE, MARCH 18. Hitting out at the Government for discriminating against north Karnataka in development matters, the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly today said if the Government continued to neglect the region, it would vocalise those ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore Governor looking into case of plagiarised Ph.D. BANGALORE, MARCH 18. The Governor, T.N. Chaturvedi, who is the Chancellor of the universities in the State, is seized of a glaring case of plagiarism to secure a Ph.D. degree from Bangalore University. He is stated to be going into the case of ... Other Stories
Kerala Stormy end to Assembly session THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MARCH. 18. The dawn-to-dusk hartal called by the Opposition LDF to protest against the lathicharge on LDF activists and leaders on Monday was by-and-large peaceful today, but an irate Opposition raised a furore in the Assembly ... CM to launch UDF counter-campaign THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MARCH 18. In an apparent bid to turn the tables on the CPI(M)-led LDF, which is leading a rather violent agitation on the Muthanga issue, the ruling UDF has decided to launch a counter- campaign, the highlight of which would ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram Hartal hits normal life in city, district THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MARCH 18. The dawn-to-dusk hartal called by the LDF to protest against the police action on Opposition leaders on Monday was near total and generally peaceful in the city and district. Though the LDF had exempted all modes ... Plan to ease pressure on anti-rabies unit at GH THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MARCH 18. Even as the threat of rabies has increased with the onset of summer and the expanding population of stray dogs in the city and suburbs, the health authorities are planning to equip physicians on managing dog-bite ... Scribes hurt in scuffle with police THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MARCH 18. Three mediapersons suffered minor injuries in a scuffle when the city police stopped a march taken out by the Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) to the Police Headquarters (PHQ) here today. The march was ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu 
HC to rescue of boy held under POTACHENNAI, MARCH 18.The controversial arrest of an SSLC student under the Prevention of Terrorism Act in Dharmapuri district took a curious turn today, with the Madras High Court rapping the special court judge for having entertained a Q Branch ... Red signal goes for finances? CHENNAI, MARCH 18. After going through a rough patch, the State's finances may be looking up a bit this year. At least, Tamil Nadu has reached a stage when the Government can focus once more on development and growth, instead of remaining bogged ... 
Farmers won't pay power tariffCHENNAI, MARCH 18. The farmers' associations meet convened by the DMK farmer's wing today decided not to pay the charges levied on agricultural power supply. It also announced a three-phase agitation beginning from April. The meet also decided ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai Subscribers to fight against cable operators' demands CHENNAI, MARCH 18. Dozens of subscribers of cable television today decided that they would rather settle for a few free channels that Doordarshan has to offer rather than accept arbitrary demands from the cable operators and Multi System ... 
Missing child located at Egmore hospital wardCHENNAI, MARCH 18.The baby which was missing from the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Egmore on Saturday was located in a ward today under the care of another woman whose girl baby was in the neo natal ward, ending the crisis for the ... 
Will Corpn. revive ITI complex?CHENNAI, MARCH 18. For a civic agency that has drawn a `surplus' budget to the tune of over Rs.2 crore, the revival of its ITI complex situated in Lloyd's colony (Zone VI) by allotting Rs. 30 lakhs for equipment seems to be a low priority even ... Other Stories
Pondicherry 
Make Pondy number one: RangasamyPONDICHERRY, MARCH 18. The Chief Minister, N. Rangasamy, today called upon the heads of all departments to strive to make Pondicherry number one State in the country. Releasing `Pondicherry Vision 2020' here, a document prepared by the Madras ... DMK boycotts cycle distribution function PONDICHERRY, MARCH 18. The DMK MLAs today boycotted a function organised by the Adi Dravidar Welfare department at Thattanchavady (the constituency of the Chief Minister, N. Rangasamy) to distribute free cycles to poor students. The DMK ... Read Today's supplements: | Life | Metro Plus | Opportunities | Send: Comments to: thehindu@vsnl.com Letters to the Editor to: letters@thehindu.co.in with full postal address |
 
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