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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh CM seeks release of aid, foodgrains NEW DELHI, MARCH 21.The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, today sought to impress the Centre on the urgent need to release financial grant and foodgrains to the State which was facing the ``severest'' drought in the last four ... Other Stories
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Flight from jaws of deathHYDERABAD, MARCH 21. Anguish, distress, pain and relief. A cycle of mixed emotions ran through the first batch of Kuwait-based Andhraites who returned here this morning. Their flight from the war-torn zone is nothing short of escape from the jaws ... Pilot project to check vehicular pollution HYDERABAD, MARCH 21. The 4.5-km stretch from ESI to Khairatabad may well become the ideal corridor with reduced transit time and vehicular pollution with the launch of Sustainable Transportation Pilot Project here on Friday. The project was ... MCH cracks the whip on BSNL HYDERABAD, MARCH 21. For the second time in the last fortnight, the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad (MCH) locked up seven offices of the BSNL in different parts of the city on Friday for non-payment of property tax dues. For nearly an hour, ... Mass murders: DGP's pat for cops HYDERABAD, MARCH 21. The DGP, P. Ramulu, on Friday presented cash awards to policemen of Malkajgiri division in Cyberabad for their "outstanding work'' in nabbing the culprits responsible for the killing of the railway official, B.R. Seth, and ... Karnataka Rs. 105.68 cr. deficit budget presented BANGALORE, MARCH 21. The Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna's budget proposals for 2003-04 have sought to peg the total deficit at Rs. 105.68 crores, which is lower than the deficit for 2002-03. He has promised to make good a part of the deficit ... Govt. can adhere to Mid-term Fiscal Plan: Krishna BANGALORE, MARCH 21. Though the State is emerging out of the financial year 2002-03 with a revenue deficit of Rs. 3,405.47 crore, the Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, has exuded confidence that he will be able to adhere to the Fiscal Responsibility ... 
Amorous constables get sound thrashingMYSORE, MARCH 21. Two police constables attached to the City Armed Reserve (CAR) were tied to an electricity pole and thrashed by the public for allegedly misbehaving with women and girls at Gundu Rao Nagar. The accused, Chikkanayaka and ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore Mob goes on a rampage in City Market area BANGALORE, MARCH 21. Chaos prevailed in the City Market area on Friday after hundreds of Muslims armed with choppers, swords, and wooden logs attacked policemen and damaged more than 45 BMTC buses and an equal number of private vehicles. After ... Our hands are tied, say police BANGALORE, MARCH 21. The City police, who have been victims of recurring attacks by some sections of society in the recent past, say they are being restrained from containing the menace due to political interference. They state that the increased ... MoU soon on Indo-French centre BANGALORE, MARCH 21. An Indo-French "virtual centre" to study climate change will be established at the Centre for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation (C-MMACS) here. The Indo-French Centre for Environment and Climate (IFCEC) will be ... Bedlam in BMP Council over budgetary allocation for wards BANGALORE, MARCH 21. High drama prevailed in the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) Council on Friday with the Opposition Janata Dal (S) members staging a dharna and the BJP members walking out of the House. Trouble started when the Janata Dal ... Kerala LDF calls off fast by MLAs THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MARCH. 21. With the Antony Government deciding to seek a CBI inquiry into the police firing on Adivasis at the Muthanga forest, the Opposition LDF has decided to call off its indefinite fast before the Secretariat to press for ... Centre clears health project for WB aid THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MARCH 21. The Union Government has cleared a Rs. 810-crore scheme for infrastructure development in the health sector for World Bank (WB) assistance, the Health Minister, P. Sankaran, has said. At a press conference here ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram Exam fee hike proposed in Kerala varsity budget THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MARCH 21. The budget of the University of Kerala for the year 2003- 2004 proposes hikes in various fees, a new medical insurance scheme for employees and the winding up of the Lexicon department among other things. The Rs. ... AKS ends agitation before Secretariat THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MARCH. 21. The CPI(M)-affiliated Adivasi Kshema Samithi (AKS) today called off its two-day agitation before the State Secretariat expressing its solidarity with the LDF MLAs who had been observing fast demanding a judicial ... Low-floor bus to have trial run on Monday THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MARCH 21. Travel agents assn. seeks extra flights to Kuwait THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MARCH 21. The Kerala Association of Travel Agents has asked the Chief Minister, A. K. Antony, to put pressure on the Union Government to operate additional flights to bring back Malayalis who have been stranded in Kuwait ... Waiting patiently for new homes THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MARCH 21. Kannan and Babu were full of excited chatter when they came back from the creche. No, their mothers were not waiting for them, but the three-and-half-year olds did not put up any fuss. They waited patiently to be ... Tamil Nadu Ponnaiyan emphasis on reform priorities CHENNAI, MARCH 21. As the entire Opposition staged a walkout in the Assembly, protesting the reforms path taken by the State Government, the Finance Minister, C. Ponnaiyan, today sought to integrate ``reform priorities'' with ``development ... 
Govt. pulling out of manufacturing sectorCHENNAI, MARCH 21.The State Government is planning to "generally withdraw" its presence from the manufacturing sector, the Finance Minister, C. Ponnaiyan, announced today. "We have formulated our disinvestment policy on the lines set out by the ... Green levy imposed on old vehicles CHENNAI, MARCH 21.The Tamil Nadu budget for 2003-04 introduces a "green tax" on old vehicles and increases the rate of motor vehicles tax on various categories, including for educational institutions. It also proposes a new basis for levying a ... Tax on rentals of landlines, cellphones CHENNAI, MARCH 21. The levy of tax on the rental of phones, including cellular telephones, retention and expansion of the entry tax, revamping of the electricity tax and a proposal to introduce the value-added tax system after obtaining the ... 
`Black' humour, brief bonhomie and noisy protestCHENNAI, MARCH 21.Minutes before the Finance Minister, C. Ponnaiyan, began his address at 10 a.m. sharp, CPI (M) members, walked into the House, dressed in black — men were in black shirts and the woman MLA was clad in a black saree. ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai Poor collection of cable TV entertainment tax may hit Corpn. CHENNAI, MARCH 21. The abysmal performance of the Chennai Corporation's revenue department in the collection of Cable TV entertainment tax for the year 2002-03 is likely to cost the civic agency dearly, with the proposed budgetary taxation ... `Tax on phone rentals, a heavy burden on subscribers' CHENNAI, MARCH 21. It is a jarring ring for telephone subscribers. Even as their protest against the TRAI recommendations grows louder, the State Government in its budget for 2003-04 imposed a 12.5 per cent tax on telephone rentals, including for ... 
Tributes paid to Kanchi AcharyaCHENNAI, MAR. 21. The golden jubilee of the ascension of the Kanchi Sankaracharya, Jayendra Saraswati, to the Kanchi Peetham, began here on Friday with the honouring of 180 eminent artistes and social workers at a function here. The release of ... Other Stories
Pondicherry Ban order promulgated PONDICHERRY, MARCH 21. The Superintendent of Police, V.J. Chandran, said in a communication here today that a regulatory order under the Police Act would be in force for 15 days from tomorrow. He said the order would cover Grand Bazaar, ... Other Stories
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