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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh White paper issue triggers controversy in Cong. HYDERABAD, MAY 2. The demand for a white paper on the development of three regions in the State from a section of Congress seems to have triggered a controversy in the party. While the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president, M ... NBW against police commissioner VIJAYAWADA, MAY 2. The Third Metropolitan Magistrate, D Venkata Ramana, has issued a `non-bailable warrant' (NBW) against the Vijayawada Police Commissioner, N.V.Surendra Babu, and four others in connection with a custodial death that occurred ... TDP MLA unseated HYDERABAD, MAY 2. C.Y.Somayajulu, Judge of the AP High Court, on Friday set aside the election of Sobha Hymavathi Devi (TDP) to the State Legislature from the Srungavarapu Kota (ST) Assembly constituency in Vizianagaram district. The Judge was ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad Cost-cutting helps MCH focus on development HYDERABAD, MAY 2. Compared to other civic bodies in the country, which earmark almost 60 per cent of their expenditure for establishment cost, the MCH was spending only 20 per cent on this account, the MCH Commissioner, Chitra Ramachandran, said ... CM's monumental shoot HYDERABAD, MAY 2. A strange spectacle of the Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, being given a dab of rouge by a make-up man greeted denizens of the Old City early on Friday morning. The Chief Minister, minus the normally large entourage, ... DGP pleads ignorance of NBW issue HYDERABAD, MAY 2. The DGP, P. Ramulu, pleaded ignorance about the non-bailable warrant issued against the Vijayawada Police Commissioner, N.V. Surendra Babu. Speaking to reporters here at his office, Mr. Ramulu said "I came to the city just ... Integrated dispensary planned in Secretariat HYDERABAD, MAY 2. A yoga centre and a naturopathy clinic are proposed to be set up in the Secretariat as part of an effort to improve health facilities for employees working there. This was announced by the Health Minister, Kodela Siva Prasada ... Other Stories
Karnataka Krishna sore over VAT postponement BANGALORE, MAY 2. The Karnataka Chief Minister, S.M.Krishna, today expressed his displeasure over the postponement of the Value Added Tax (VAT) regime. "It is unfortunate that a reform of this magnitude should get involved in such ... SC order on Bheema delights farmers BIJAPUR, MAY 2.The people of villages on the banks of the Bheema were delighted on Friday after hearing the judgment of the Supreme Court, which directed Maharashtra to release adequate quantum of water from the Ujani Dam to ensure at least 200 ... KPRS plans Statewide agitation on May 5 GULBARGA, MAY 2. The Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha (KPRS) will organise a State-level agitation on May 5 to protest against the State Government's move to privatise transmission and distribution of electricity. Disclosing this to presspersons ... 
UNESCO team's visit to Hampi begins todayBELLARY, MAY 2. The three-day visit of the two-member team from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to the world famous Hampi from tomorrow is considered to be crucial, as it will decide whether or not ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore Mariswamy takes charge as Police Commissioner BANGALORE, MAY 2. S. Mariswamy, who took over as the Commissioner of Police from M.D. Singh on Friday, hinted at some changes in the near future in the "procedures and policies'' followed by the City police. Mr. Mariswamy told presspersons that ... Vajpayee arriving in City today BANGALORE, MAY 2. The Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, will arrive here on Saturday night. After landing here at around 10 p.m., Mr. Vajpayee will go to the Raj Bhavan where he will to stay for the night, according to official sources. On ... Childcare institutions, a drain on the exchequer BANGALORE, MAY 2. The next time you visit an orphanage or charity home to spend time with needy children and provide monetary assistance, consider this: most children in childcare institutions have families of their own. They can be taken care of ... Burglars escape with gold ornaments BANGALORE, MAY 2. Four men broke into the house of Balakrishnan, an Ayurveda doctor, at 7th Main, G Block, Sahakaranagara, in Yelahanka Police Station limits early on Friday and escaped with gold ornaments. The Deputy Commissioner of Police ... Kerala Eight killed in Marad violence KOZHIKODE, MAY 2.At least eight persons were killed and 19 others injured in clashes between two groups in the communally-sensitive Marad beach in Beypore here today. The dead have been identified as Gopalan, Chandran, Santosh, Madhavan, ... No action against Karunakaran group THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 2. The Congress high command's decision not to take action against the Karunakaran faction for its rebellious positions during the Rajya Sabha elections brings to a temporary end to the problems in the Congress. The AICC ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram MCH: CT scanner develops snag THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 2. The whole body spiral Computerised Tomography (CT) scan machine went in limbo for the second time in a week, piling up the backlog of investigation requests of patients in the Casualty and in-patients in the ... Civil Services results a boost for CCDS THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 2. With the State registering a creditable performance at the all India Civil Services examination conducted in October-November 2002, the city-based Centre for Career Development Studies (CCDS) is sitting proud. As many ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu Hurdles no more to sewer project CHENNAI, MAY 2. The "ambitious scheme" to provide underground sewer systems in 14 municipalities and two municipal corporations, at an estimated cost of Rs. 844 crores, may become a reality this time, say urban managers. In recent times, such ... Funding prospects for road project bright: Carter CHENNAI, MAY 2.The World Bank country director, Michael F. Carter, today commended Tamil Nadu's economic reforms programme and indicated that a Rs.2116-crore loan package may be cleared by June for improving the rugged roads, especially along the ... 
Four Al-Umma men get life termMADURAI, MAY 2. Four persons accused of the murder of assistant jailer S. Jayaprakash (44) in Madurai on August 29, 1997 were today sentenced to life imprisonment by a Madurai court. The Second fast track court judge, V. Venkatasamy, held the ... SARS patient discharged from CMC Hospital VELLORE, MAY 2. Forty-year-old Ezhumalai of Chinna Pushpagiri in Tiruvannamalai district, who was admitted to the CMC Hospital here on April 24 and who was found infected with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, was today discharged from the ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai Open septic tank claims boy's life at Tambaram Sanatorium CHENNAI, MAY 2. Selvam, only five years old, was the latest victim of negligence on the part of government authorities at the Tambaram Sanatorium TNHB quarters. The boy died after he fell into an open septic tank on the premises of the quarters. ... 
`Nobody is bothered about water security'CHENNAI, MAY 2. Management of water bodies is best left to local communities, Ramon Magsaysay awardee, Rajendra Singh, who was in the city on Friday as part of his "Rashtriya Jal Chetna Yatra" said. The Jaipur-based rural development campaigner ... Confusion over BSNL packages CHENNAI, MAY 2. The first working-day after Bharat Sanchar Nigam unveiled its alternative basic telephony packages saw its officials struggling to convince subscribers about the finer aspects of the schemes, even as cellular operators experienced ... Other Stories
Pondicherry Govt. pursuing anti-labour policy: CPI PONDICHERRY, MAY 2. THE Former Minister, R. Viswanathan (CPI) today charged the Congress Government with pursuing the BJP's `anti labour policy' in Pondicherry. Talking to presspersons, Mr. Viswanathan said, whenever labour issues were taken up ... Villianoor shrine car festival tomorrow PONDICHERRY, MAY 2. The annual car festival of the shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes at Villianoor near here will be held on May 4 marking the grand finale of the nine-day-long programme at the shrine. Briefing newspersons on the highlights of the ... Read Today's supplements: | Life | Young World | Send: Comments to: thehindu@vsnl.com Letters to the Editor to: letters@thehindu.co.in with full postal address |
 
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