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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh No hitch on Devadula project: Naidu MAHABUBNAGAR, MAY 3. The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, made it clear today that there was no hitch in taking up Devadula project and it would be completed as per schedule. Speaking to mediapersons, near Mogulamadka ... SARS: Australian quarantined HYDERABAD, MAY 3. An Australian student who came to the city along with a band of Christian missionaries was quarantined on suspicion of having Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) here on Saturday. Wilcox Luke Charles (19) was put in an ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad MCH comes in for praise from foreign Mayor HYDERABAD, MAY 3. The Municipal Corporation won appreciation from the San Fernando city Mayor and UN-Habitat representative for the sanitation and road widening works in the city. The visiting Mayor from Philippines, Mary Jane Ortega, and the ... Secretariat modernisation gathers momentum HYDERABAD, MAY 3. Demolition of the Nizam-time "D'' block in the Secretariat adjacent to the Chief Minister's office got under way today, now that the brand new four-floor building constructed in its place is ready for occupation. Dozens of ... TRAI will clear the air over tariff: BSNL HYDERABAD, MAY 3. Even as the criticism over the new tariff package effected by the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited is continuing, the BSNL AP Telecom Circle authorities are claiming that the final picture of tariffs will emerge only after the ... Other Stories
Karnataka Bangalore Metro Rail Project on track BANGALORE, MAY 3.After seven years, the much talked-about Bangalore Metro Rail Project is showing signs of getting on track with the Centre and the State Government stating that a memorandum of understanding (MoU) will be signed soon. The Union ... Unesco commends Hampi project HAMPI, MAY 3. ``Hampi is a magnificent site. It is an important heritage site not only for Karnataka and India but also for the world, and needs to be preserved,'' Minja Yang, Deputy Director of Unesco, has said. Ms. Yang, along with Paul ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore Vajpayee arrives to a warm welcome BANGALORE, MAY 3. Cool weather that followed late evening showers greeted the Prime Minister, A.B. Vajpayee, on his arrival at the airport here around 10.45 p.m. on Saturday. However, all that the Prime Minister had was a smile when a pressperson ... A crusade against lead poisoning BANGALORE, MAY 3. It is a virtually unknown school, in a run-down neighbourhood in Neelasandra, but everything, including its name, is positive: Bright High School, with around 800 students, all from lower middle class families, has, over the ... A fledgling institute with vision BANGALORE, MAY 3.The Admar Math from Udupi is committing funds and other resources to promote fundamental research in the basic sciences. A small campus is coming up for the Poornaprajna Institute of Scientific Research, 50 km. from here. The ... Other Stories
Kerala Weapons seized, 66 held in Marad MARAD (KOZHIKODE DIST.), MAY 3.The death toll in Friday's communal violence on the Marad beach here rose to nine with the recovery of the body of a youth this morning. A pall of grief has descended on the beach and its surrounding areas. The ... BJP seeks impartial probe THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 3. The BJP State general secretary, P.P. Mukundan, said here on Saturday that violence at Marad would spread, if the Government failed to carry out an impartial probe. Addressing a press conference here, the BJP leader ... CBI probe sought into Kozhikode incidents NEW DELHI, MAY 3. With the BJP in Kerala seeking Central intervention into Friday's killings of RSS workers in the communally-sensitive Marad area of Kozhikode, the Union Minister of State for Home, I.D. Swami, will visit the area on Monday and ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram E-Governance: Corporation awaiting Govt. nod THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 3. The City Corporation is awaiting the report of a Government audit to secure final clearance for its ambitious e-governance project aimed at streamlining administration and improving citizen service facilities. The ... Sporadic violence mars hartal THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 3.The 12-hour hartal in the State today called by the Sangh Parivar in protest against the communal clashes which claimed nine lives at Marad in Kozhikode last night was marred by sporadic violence. Incidents of ... Sex racket busted THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 3. The Kazhakootam police have arrested six persons, including two women, on charges under the Immoral Traffic Prevention Act (ITPA). Police said the accused were Biju (26) of Powdikonam, Haleema (30) of Kallara, Syed ... IT made a compulsory subject THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 3. Information Technology has been prescribed as a compulsory subject in classes eight and nine in all the schools in the State from the next academic year. IT will have the same status as any other main subject of the ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu 
Govt.-medicos talks end in stalemateCHENNAI, MAY 3. The talks between striking medicos and the Health Minister, S. Semmalai, ended in a stalemate today with the students insisting on an assurance that no private medical college would be allowed in the State. The Minister told them ... Vellore student tops in engg. in TNPCEE CHENNAI, MAY 3. The results of the Tamil Nadu Professional Courses Entrance Examinations (TNPCEE) 2003, held last month, will be published by the Anna University on Sunday. The marks obtained by the candidates, as well as details of questions ... 3 per cent horizontal quota in educational institutions for disabled CHENNAI, MAY 3.In a significant ruling, which will benefit hundreds of physically disabled students, the Madras High Court has directed the Government to reserve 3 per cent of the total number of seats for them in all government and aided ... More govt. colleges only way out, say medicos CHENNAI, MAY 3. With the talks between the Government and the striking medicos ending on Saturday without resolving the dispute over opening of new private medical colleges in the State, the issue of private sector participation in medical ... 
Passenger handling capacity poised for massive growthCHENNAI, MAY 3. With a Rs.80-crore international departure module here all set to be commissioned by the Prime Minister, A.B. Vajpayee, tomorrow the annual passenger handling capacity of the Anna terminal will grow from 1.5 million to 2.7 ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai Adalat finds property tax anomalies CHENNAI, MAY 3. Abdul Rehman of Mannady has appealed to the Taxation Appellate Committee (TAC) of the Chennai Corporation a couple of years ago against a steep increase in property tax after the revision in 1998. His appeal, along with thousands ... 
Advanced surgery for osteoarthritisCHENNAI, MAY 3. Terry Salo, a Canadian who underwent a Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Surgery (BHRS) at the Apollo Speciality Hospital, said he was ready to take up his rowing hobby afresh, thanks to the procedure. Terry was suffering from ... Jungle kings languishing in cages CHENNAI, MAY 3.They are supposed to be the kings of jungles. But, for a star-crossed bunch of four lions, abandoned by a circus company in the dusty small town of Sattur in Virudhunagar district, life could not have been more miserable. Confined ... Other Stories
Pondicherry Cong. to blame for industrial backwardness: CPI(M) PONDICHERRY, MAY 3. The Pondicherry CPI (M) secretary, T. Murugan, has charged the Congress with having adopted wrong policies for decades together, which led to industrial backwardness. In a statement here today, Mr. Murugan criticised the ... Convene Cauvery panel meet: Rangasamy KARAIKAL, MAY. 3. The Pondicherry Chief Minister, N.Rangasamy today said that a meeting of the Cauvery Monitoring Committee should be convened to help the Union Territory obtain its share of water. Talking to presspersons here today, Mr. ... Other Stories
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