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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh Naxalites loot three houses in famine raid ANANTAPUR, APRIL 23. In a famine raid, naxalites belonging to the People's War and their sympathisers looted three houses at M. Bandameedipalli of Rapthadu mandal, 25 km from here, in Anantapur district in the wee hours of Wednesday. According to ... TDP polls: 9 partymen suspended HYDERABAD, APRIL 23. The Telugu Desam Party president, N. Chandrababu Naidu, suspended nine lower-level party functionaries who disrupted organisational elections to mandal-level committees on Tuesday. Issuing a stern warning, he said the ... A.P.-Karnataka row over water sharing HYDERABAD, APRIL 23.Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka appear to be heading for a long legal battle, this time over Paragodu. Andhra Pradesh has cited 11 new violations by Karnataka covering four rivers, the Chitravathi on which Paragodu is being ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad Cop charged with vehicle lifting jumps to death HYDERABAD, APRIL 23.A constable working in the Yadagirigutta police station in the adjoining Nalgonda district jumped to death from a commercial complex in Secunderabad on Tuesday night. Thirty-six-year-old Narasimha Raju was being brought to ... Other Stories
Karnataka Software exports record 25 p.c. growth BANGALORE, APRIL 23. Despite the slowdown in the global economy, software exports from Karnataka in 2002-03 recorded Rs. 12,350 crores, a growth rate of 25 per cent over the previous year. Bangalore, the fourth largest technology hub in the ... Ghorpade to retire from politics BANGALORE, APRIL 23. The Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, M.Y. Ghorpade, has decided to retire from active politics after the completion of the five-year term of the Congress Government. ``I am tired and will retire from active ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore Trucks hit the road as strike is off BANGALORE, APRIL 23. Lorries began to ply in the State on Wednesday evening after the 10-day strike by truckers was called off nationwide. Initial reports said that the strike was withdrawn after talks between the All-India Motor Transport ... Other Stories
Kerala 'Annihilation of rebels not Cong. style' THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, APRIL 23. ``Annihilation of the enemy (within) is not the style of the Congress,'' the Chief Minister, A.K. Antony, said here on Wednesday in reference to the dissidence he was facing in the party. Talking to presspersons ... Hike in water charge ruled out THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, APRIL 23. The Water Resources Minister, T.M. Jacob, has refuted reports about another increase in water charge. He said here today that there was no proposal to increase the charge now and that reports to the contrary were ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram No shortage of vegetables, prices stabilise THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, APRIL 23. Ten days into the truckers' strike, vegetable prices have more or less stabilised in the market and there is no shortage as such. However, the demand for vegetables, which plummeted in the first few days of the ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu The Hindu reports for privileges panel CHENNAI, APRIL 23. The Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker, K. Kalimuthu, today suo motu referred three reports published in the The Hindu to the Privileges Committee, charging that they ``lowered the fame and reputation of the State ... No culprit will be spared: Jayalalithaa CHENNAI, APRIL 23. With the Opposition demanding stern action against the sand mafia behind Sunday's killing of a revenue inspector at Kancheepuram, the Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, today warned that ``no culprit even if he were God'' would be ... `Sand miners dig in with official, villager connivance' CHENNAI, APRIL 23. While villagers in Tiruvallur district and real estate contractors in Chennai city allege that the sand quarry mafia is ruling the roost with its muscle power and political clout, those involved in mining say they are only ... High Court declines to extend quarrying permits CHENNAI, APRIL 23. Putting an end to the controversial issue of indiscriminate sand quarrying on the Palar river basin in Kancheepuram district, the Madras High Court declined to extend quarrying permits to a batch of licensees. Justice V.S. ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai Police intervention help or hindrance? CHENNAI, APRIL 22. On whose side are the police? Child rights activists in the city are perturbed by the inconsistent police response to rendering justice to a child and allege that police personnel even go as far as taking the side of the ... Other Stories
Pondicherry `Declare Pondy also a drought-hit region' PONDICHERRY, APRIL 23. The PCC president, V. Narayanasamy has urged the Government to declare Pondicherry also a drought-hit region. In a statement today he said that already Karaikal lying at the tail end of Cauvery had been declared a ... UGC panel to go into complaints against VC PONDICHERRY, APRIL 23. A high-level fact finding committee, constituted by the University Grants Commission to look into complaints against the Vice-Chancellor of the Pondicherry University, V. T. Patil, and others, would be on a three day visit ... Other Stories
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