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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh Naxals raid hot mixing unit, burn vehicles SUDDAPALLI (NIZAMABAD DT.), APRIL 3. Suspected People's War naxalites struck in a big way by raiding a hot mixing plant belonging to a Class I contractor at this village under Dichpalli police station, adjoining the National Highway - 7, and set ... Policemen still in naxal captivity ONGOLE, APRIL 3. Uncertainty continues over the fate of the kidnapped Pedaraveedu SI, P. Anjaneyulu, and three other policemen with the abductors, suspected to be People's War naxalites, not setting any demands and the police machinery being at a ... Revolutionary movement set to get a fillip HYDERABAD, APRIL 3.Signalling a quantum leap in their unity efforts, the two main revolutionary parties in India, the CPI-ML People's War (PW) and the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) have thrashed out differences on ideological and political ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad Postal officer jumps to death HYDERABAD, APRIL 3. Three days after a Transco employee jumped to death from Vidyut Soudha building, a polio-stricken Department of Posts officer, Bal Reddy (55), committed suicide by jumping from the ninth floor of Dak Sadan in Abids on ... Ex-newsreader decries raw deal for Urdu HYDERABAD, APRIL 3.This question was raised by Ameena Kausar of the MIM during the general body meeting. She was not satisfied with the Mayor, T. Krishna Reddy's explanation that software for Urdu and Hindi computers had been obtained and that ... Nine new courses in polytechnics HYDERABAD, APRIL 3. In view of the declining demand for a few courses in polytechnics, the State Government has decided to introduce nine new job-oriented courses in polytechnics from the next academic year. The proposed courses would be ... Other Stories
Karnataka 
4 killed, 20 injured in van-truck collisionMYSORE, APRIL 3. Four persons were killed and 20 injured, three seriously, when an overloaded maxi-cab collided with an Army truck near tollgate here on Thursday. While two persons died on the spot, two died at K.R. Hospital. One of the dead has ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore Call to boycott American goods BANGALORE, APRIL 3. A meeting of political leaders held here has threatened to launch a movement to boycott American products if that country does not end its aggression of Iraq. The meeting convened by the Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha ... Other Stories
Kerala Cong. Ministers offer to quit THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, APRIL. 3. The Congress in Kerala headed for a major crisis over nominations for the Rajya Sabha elections, with the veteran Congress leader, K. Karunakaran, today asking the Kasargod District Congress Committee president, ... Ravi, Thennala official candidates: Murali THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, APRIL. 3. The KPCC president, K. Muraleedharan, today asserted that the AICC general secretary, Vayalar Ravi, and the former KPCC president, Thennala Balakrishna Pillai, were the official candidates of the Congress for the ... Govt. unclear on abkari policy THRISSUR, APRIL 3. The UDF Government appears to be ambivalent on its abkari policy this year also as was the case with its toddy policy last year. Even though the Government had leaked out the reports that it was planning to sanction about 127 ... Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram Tussle over role of private parties in city development THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, APRIL 3.The ambitious Government proposal to prepare a Vision Document for the capital region up to 2033 and the major role envisaged for the private sector in the project have left town planners worried over their diminishing ... CM's promise on job quota for ex-servicemen THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, APRIL 3. The Chief Minister, A.K. Antony, today said the Government was favourably inclined to accept a proposal given by the Armed Forces for extending job reservation to ex-servicemen in class `C' and class `D' posts in the ... `State vulnerable to ISI threats' THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, APRIL 3. The General Officer commanding the Military in the Southern Region, Major General Anup Singh Jamwal, today said Pakistan's secret service agency, Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), had intensified its efforts to get a ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu Pay wards for all dt. hq. hospitals CHENNAI, APRIL 3. Pushing ahead with its policy of making patients who can afford pay for medicare, the Tamil Nadu Government has decided to set up "pay" wards in all its hospitals. The Health Minister, S. Semmalai, presenting his policy ... Condoms to be sold at PDS shops CHENNAI, APRIL 3After low-cost sarees and tea packets, contraceptives will soon join essential commodities found on the shelves of PDS shops. The unconventional foray of condoms into the fair price shops is to ensure "universal" reach of ... Birth and IMT rates to be reduced CHENNAI, APRIL 3.The Tamil Nadu Government has set for itself a series of family control goals to be achieved by 2007, including a reduction in birth rates and infant and maternal mortality rates, and increased male participation in ... 
New judges assume officeCHENNAI, APRIL 3.All eight newly-appointed additional judges of the Madras High Court today assumed office, after having been administered the oath of office by the Chief Justice B. Subhashan Reddy in the morning. Replying to a welcome note ... Ban on bumpy highway speedbreakers CHENNAI, APRIL 3. Setting up bumpy speedbreakers on highways has been banned, the Highways and PWD Minister, O. Paneerselvam, told the Assembly today. However, at railway crossings, a warning sign or rumble strips could be put up to slow down ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai Agitation takes ugly turn CHENNAI, APRIL 3. The one-day `blackout' of cable TV channels on Thursday took an ugly turn with reports of intimidation and snapping of cable lines in different parts of the city. The blackout itself was curtailed from one day to 12 hours by ... Look before you leap, Anna varsity tells students CHENNAI, APRIL 3. The Anna University, coordinating agency for engineering admissions, has asked students and parents to verify the claims of college managements or personally visit the institutions to get firsthand information on infrastructure ... Other Stories
Pondicherry Rangasamy raises funds for constituency development PONDICHERRY, APRIL 3. The Pondicherry Chief Minister, N. Rangasamy today conceded the plea of members in the Assembly for increased allocation of funds through the Local Administration and Public Works Departments for development of their ... Members oppose VAT implementation Pondicherry April 3. Legislators cutting across party lines today opposed implementation of the Value Added Tax in Pondicherry. Participating in the Assembly debate on budget, Malladi Krishna Rao, an Independent member from Yanam supporting the ... Other Stories
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