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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh Naidu to seek approval for Devadula project HYDERABAD, APRIL 28. In a prompt reaction to the huge public response to the Telangana Rashtra Samithi's rally at Warangal, the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, is despatching the Major Irrigation Minister, Kadiam Srihari, to ... SSC results on May 1 HYDERABAD, APRIL 28. SSC results will be announced on May 1 at 9 a.m. as disclosed by the School Education Minister, Mandava Venkateswara Rao, here on Monday. Mr. Rao added that the results would be posted on-line and hard copies would be ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad Himayatsagar fast depleting HYDERABAD, APRIL 28. Himayatsagar, one of the major drinking water sources for the twin cities, is fast depleting. On Monday, its storage capacity was put at 0.225 tmcft as against 2.967 tmcft at Full Reservoir Level (FRL). The water level was ... Govt. water policy flayed HYDERABAD, APRIL 28. The Magasasay Award winner for his water conservation works in the deserts of Rajasthan and member of the Rashtriya Jal Biradari (National Water Partnership), Rajendra Singh, has castigated the State Government's water policy ... EAMCET key released HYDERABAD, APRIL 28. The initial key of EAMCET-2003 was released on Monday by the EAMCET Committee for both the engineering and medical streams. Academics, students and parents can give their suggestions and comments regarding the key to the ... Teachers' transfer exercise from May 1 HYDERABAD, APRIL 28. The process of rationalisation, transfers and promotions of school teachers begins on May 1 and continues till June 20, the School Education Minister, Mandava Venkateswara Rao, announced here on Monday. The transfer ... Other Stories
Karnataka Revised admission norms notified BANGALROE, APRIL 28. The Karnataka Government, on Monday repealed the earlier rules of the admission to professional colleges in the State and issued a fresh Government Order, notifying the revised norms of admission. Called the Karnataka ... Qualifying marks cut to 35 p.c. BANGALORE, APRIL 28. The Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell has brought down the qualifying marks from 45 per cent to 35 per cent in the second PUC or equivalent examination for candidates opting for engineering and technology courses for the ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore Importance of earthquake engineering highlighted BANGALORE, APRIL 28. India needs a holistic approach to correct the lacunae in earthquake engineering, the Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), K.Kasturirangan, has said. Dr. Kasturirangan was speaking after dedicating to ... Councillor moots tax on cable operators BANGALORE, APRIL 28. Days after the Government-cable operators stand-off was resolved, the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) is examining a proposal to levy entertainment tax of Rs. four per connection per month on cable operators for running ... Other Stories
Kerala Sreedharan Pillai to be Kerala BJP chief THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, APRIL 28. The BJP national council member, P.S. Sreedharan Pillai, emerged as the consensus candidate for the presidentship of the State unit of the BJP at a conference of the State level office-bearers and district presidents ... BJP will aim for 300 seats: Venkaiah THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, APRIL 28.The BJP president, M. Venkaiah Naidu, said today that the party had no plans for early elections to the Lok Sabha. ``We propose to hold elections as scheduled (at the end of the normal term next year). But we have ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram SARS paranoia grips city residents THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, APRIL 28. A SARS paranoia seems to have gripped the city even as reports about new victims of the killer pneumonia are flooding the pages of newspapers. Doctors point out that there is no basis for panic as so far there have ... SARS: more security masks arriving THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, APRIL 28. As part of augmenting SARS surveillance measures, the Government will be procuring more security masks to be worn as a self-protection measure by professionals who are likely to come in close contact with suspected ... Suspected cases test negative THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, APRIL 28. Infection with the deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) virus has been ruled out in the confirmatory tests conducted by the National Institute of Virology, Pune, on serological samples of the two suspected ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu Law and order well maintained: CM CHENNAI, APRIL 28.The Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, today declared in the Assembly that the law and order situation in Tamil Nadu was being maintained "very well" compared to any State. As the Opposition turned its critical focus on two recent ... Govt. will challenge Central notification CHENNAI, APRIL 28. The Tamil Nadu Government will challenge the April 22 notification of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests, banning demolition or reconstruction of any public use building falling under Coastal Regulation Zones without ... Daily hire charge for Govt. buses reduced to Rs. 2,000 CHENNAI, APRIL 28. State Transport Corporation buses can now be hired at Rs. 2,000 a day on a contract basis, the Transport Minister, R. Viswanathan, announced in the Assembly today. To encourage tourists, the Minister said the daily hire ... POTA is not misused here, asserts Govind CHENNAI, APRIL 28. The Director-General of Police, I. K. Govind, has declared that there is no `misuse' of the Prevention of Terrorism Act in Tamil Nadu. His assertion comes in the wake of repeated charges by the Opposition. The DMK and other ... Gopal back in judicial custody KANCHEEPURAM, APRIL 28.L. Rajendran, judge of the special court at Poonamalle, today remanded R. R. Gopal, editor, Nakkheeran, arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, to judicial custody till May 23 and ordered that he be lodged in ... "No fee hike without consulting medicos" CHENNAI, APRIL 28.With the State Government giving an undertaking that it would not resort to any fee hike in medical colleges without considering medicos' views, the Madras High Court today `advised' the striking students and interns to `get ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai Red tape, disorganisation plague CGHS CHENNAI, APRIL 28.The Central Government Health Scheme, started in 1984 with an objective of providing comprehensive health care to Central Government employees and their families, has been handicapped by reams of red tape and disorganisation in ... Pollution board notice to HLL on water contamination CHENNAI, APRIL 28. The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board today served a show cause notice on the Hindustan Lever Limited under section 26 of the Water Act 1974, for discharge of chemical and solid waste generated from the industry just above the ... Rs. 55-cr. plan to sustain Chennai water supply CHENNAI, APRIL 28.Faced with a depleting storage and rising demand, Chennai's water managers are working on a Rs. 55-crore plan to sustain supply for the next five or six months. "More and more private wells of agriculturists will be tapped. If ... Other Stories
Pondicherry Rangasamy to press for State-owned medical college PONDICHERRY, APRIL 28.The Chief Minister, N. Rangasamy, said he would hold talks with the Planning Commission in Delhi soon to persuade it for granting approval for a medical college for Pondicherry in the State sector. Replying to sustained ... Enhanced pay for college teachers PONDICHERRY, APRIL 28. The Education Minister, K. Lakshminarayanan, today announced in the Assembly suo motto that college teachers getting wages on the basis of hours of work put in by them would get Rs. 125 for an hour against the ... Other Stories
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