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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh Naidu to take up truckers' issue with PM HYDERABAD, APRIL 18. The failure of talks between the Government and truck operators in New Delhi saw a shift in scene to Hyderabad on Friday with the All-India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) seeking the intervention of the Chief Minister, N. ... Fastest train soon VIJAYAWADA, APRIL 18. The country's fastest passenger train developed to run 150 km per hour will be shortly introduced by the Indian Railways on the Mumbai-Madgaon-Goa route. The proposed new train's engine and coaches are being designed at ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad Spurt in diphtheria cases sets experts thinking HYDERABAD, APRIL 18. Concerned at the rising incidence of diphtheria in the last few years, experts at the Sir Ronald Ross Institute for Tropical and Communicable Diseases are initiating a study on the disease. Statistics show a sharp rise in ... Telecom, APERC websites defaced HYDERABAD, APRIL 18.Two websites belonging to Government agencies in Andhra Pradesh fell victim to cyber vandalism on Friday. The sites belonging to Andhra Pradesh Telecom and the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) were ... Other Stories
Karnataka Kharge rules out CBI probe into Nagappa episode HUBLI, APRIL 18. Mallikarjun Kharge, Minister for Home and Minor Irrigation, made it clear here today that it was the policy of the Government not to refer the investigation of any case in the State to the CBI. Mr. Kharge, who was talking to ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore 
Bangalore metro rail project on the trackBANGALORE, APRIL 18. The Centre will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Karnataka Government within a month on the Metro Rail Project for Bangalore. "Metro Rail is on the move, and I am confident it will take off by November ... Kerala 
Govt. to intervene in marketTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM, APRIL. 18.The Government has decided to swing into action now that the first round of talks between the Centre and the truckers has failed and the strike shows every sign of continuing for a few more days. The Food and Civil ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram Rains ease drinking water crisis THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, APRIL 18.The water supply situation in the city continues to be safe with the Peppara reservoir recording water levels higher than that recorded during the same period last year. According to officials of the Kerala Water ... Arrangements complete for entrance exams THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, APRIL 18. Arrangements are complete for the conduct of the entrance examinations for admission to the professional colleges in the State in the next academic year. The entrance test for the engineering courses will be held ... Power sector reforms sluggish: study THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, APRIL. 18. A study commissioned by the Union Ministry of Power and the Power Finance Corporation describes Kerala's performance in the matter of implementing the reforms agenda in the power sector as `below average'. The ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu 
Petrol tanker operators to rejoin strikeCHENNAI, APRIL 18.Petroleum tanker operators today threatened to rejoin the five-day-old nationwide strike by truckers, even as several more sections including labourers and the construction industry began feeling the pinch of the ... Bureaucracy hindering judicial appointments: SC judge CHENNAI, APRIL 18. Justice Santosh Hegde of the Supreme Court today flayed the bureaucracy for furnishing `astronomical estimates' and deterring even genuine and willing governments from implementing the apex court verdict on improving the ... Opposition to stage demo on April 23 THANJAVUR, APRIL 18.Members of all Opposition parties, except the CPI (M), will participate in a demonstration in front of the Collectorate here on April 23 to protest the withdrawal of free power supply for agriculture pumpsets. A decision was ... Review panel report soon CHENNAI, APRIL 18.A three-member committee headed by a retired Punjab Chief Justice, Arun B. Saharia, constituted to go into allegations of the misuse of the Prevention of Terrorism Act by the State Governments will soon present its views to the ... 
Poulterers have a rotten timeNAMAKKAL, APRIL 18. The ongoing truck strike has sent shock waves in the poultry industry, which is saddled with an average daily production of 1.30 crore eggs. A perishable commodity, the egg could not be stored for long, and particularly during ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai Hawkers all over again at Rattan Bazaar CHENNAI, APRIL 17. Roadside vendors and hawkers have made a comeback at Rattan Bazaar and Flower Bazaar areas occupying nearly half of the road space, while the Police and the Chennai Corporation prefer to overlook the frequent traffic snarls and ... Petrol supply improves CHENNAI, APRIL 18. It was a good Friday for motorists as the demand-supply position of petrol in the city improved considerably, even as the truckers strike moved into the fifth day with threats by the leaders to intensify their agitation. The ... Doctors dispute Govt. claim on TB control CHENNAI, APRIL 18. The claims by the Government that tuberculosis has been contained do not seem to ring true based on studies by some doctors who notice a resurgence of the disease. At least 75 per cent of those treated by the Health India ... Anna Varsity extends deadline for collges to surrender seats CHENNAI, APRIL 18.Unaided minority and non-minority engineering colleges can surrender management quota seats to the single-window pool till May 31, the Anna University has stated. On Friday many engineering colleges expressed their willingness ... Construction work comes to a grinding halt CHENNAI, APRIL 18.The continuing truckers' strike has severely affected real estate and the construction industry in Tamil Nadu, especially in Chennai and its adjoining districts. Chennai, Thiruvallur and Kancheepuram districts have lakhs of ... Other Stories
Pondicherry Elumalai warns traders against hoarding More cycles on roads PONDICHERRY, APRIL 18. The Local Administration and Civil Supplies Minister, A. Elumalai, said here today that the Administration was keeping a vigil on the situation arising out of the indefinite strike by truck operators and there would be no ... Other Stories
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