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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh Mahanadu: Naidu hints at sops for ryots TIRUPATI, MAY 27. The Telugu Desam Party president, N. Chandrababu Naidu, placed before his party delegates at the Mahanadu today a re-packaged clutch of welfare measures, and hinted at fresh sops for farmers tomorrow in what appeared to be an ... 
Naidu decries Cong. campaign on droughtTIRUPATI, MAY 27.The Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, lashed out at Congress leaders for "misleading'' people over the drought conditions in the State. Speaking on the `natural calamities' and `drought' concept during the post-lunch ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad HUDA moves to save guest house HYDERABAD, MAY 27. Acting swiftly on a report published in these columns on Monday about the impending demolition of the Government-owned Greenlands Guest House, a notified heritage building, the Hyderabad Urban Development Authority (HUDA), on ... MCH asked to dispose of BRS applications HYDERABAD, MAY 27. People who have purchased flats in apartments pending clearance under the Building Regularisation Scheme (BRS) can now relax. So can individual house owners who have indulged in deviations. They can now look forward to having ... CM pays tributes to NTR HYDERABAD: The Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, paid rich tributes to the Telugu Desam Party founder and former Chief Minister, N.T. Rama Rao, on his birth anniversary on Tuesday. Mr. Naidu described NTR as an eminent artiste and ... DNA centre receives foetus sample of murdered poetess HYDERABAD, MAY 27. The Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) has received the foetus samples of Madhumita Shukla, the poetess who was murdered in Lucknow a fortnight ago, for DNA analysis here on Tuesday. Madhumita (24) was seven ... Other Stories
Karnataka `No renegotiation of Bachawat scheme' MYSORE, MAY 27. The Karnataka Chief Minister, S. M. Krishna, said today that the State would oppose any move to renegotiate the apportioning of the Krishna waters under the Bachawat Tribunal's Scheme `A'. Responding to a question on the ... Rs. 22 crores for employment generation BANGALORE, MAY 27. The Minister of State for Revenue, M. Mallikarjuna Nagappa, said today that the Government would take up an employment generation programme in all districts, and the Revenue Commissioner would release Rs. 22 crores for the ... Railways to link pilgrim centres UDIPI, MAY 27.The Railways would soon connect all centres of pilgrimage in the country, according to the Union Minister of State for Railways, Bandaru Dattatreya. Speaking after inaugurating the Kanakadasa Jayanti Mahotsava here today, Mr. ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore Bangalore scientists bag most of DRDO awards BANGALORE, MAY 27. Scientists of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Bangalore, bagged most of the annual DRDO awards given away by the Prime Minister, A.B. Vajpayee, recently. The Award for "Pathbreaking ... ZP may change school timings BANGALORE, MAY 27. The Bangalore Rural Zilla Panchayat is contemplating changing the timings of schools coming under its purview in the light of the high temperature being recorded every day. The panchayat President, Rajanna, told a meeting of ... CM's secretariat denies charge BANGALORE, MAY 27. The Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, has denied having released money from his Relief Fund to meet the expenditure on a dinner hosted by the Advocates' Association, Bangalore, in connection with its annual day. However from what ... Many leaders mourn seer's death BANGALORE, MAY 27. The Governor, T.N. Chaturvedi, in a condolence message has said, "I am deeply shocked and grieved to learn of the sad, sudden, and untimely demise of the Mooru Saavira Math Jagadguru, Gangadhara Rajayogeendra Swamigalu ... 
Laurels for Indian studentsBANGALORE, MAY 27. Four final year undergraduates from India now studying at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University have come up with an innovative computerised ``shopping cart." And in the process won prizes from Microsoft Chairman, Bill ... Other Stories
Kerala VAT will weaken State finances: Mitra THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 27. The former West Bengal Finance Minister and economist, Ashok Mitra, has said that the Value Added Tax (VAT) is a subterfuge meant to further weaken the State finances. Delivering the first Prof. I. S. Gulati Memorial ... Key accused in Marad case held KOZHIKODE MAY 27. The Crime Branch police investigating the Marad massacre case today arrested five more persons, taking the total arrests made so far to 80. Among those arrested today are Mohammed Ali, Nazir and Hanifa, who are believed to ... 
Joseph Kaimaparamban is deadTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 27. The noted kathaprasangam exponent, Joseph Kaimaparamban, who helped shape the literary sensibility of a generation of Malayalis through innumerable stage presentations in India and abroad, died here today. He was ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram Vested interests accused of scuttling ABC programme THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 27.Caught between public pressure to control the stray dog menace and Government orders prohibiting the killing of animals, the city Corporation is stepping up its efforts to launch an integrated rabies control programme. ... More IT majors weigh Kerala option THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 27. The Industries Minister, P.K. Kunhalikutty, has said that more IT majors are weighing the option of setting up their operating centres in Kerala. At a `Meet-the-Minister' programme of the Thiruvananthapuram Press ... Tamil Nadu HC stays Centre's order on heritage buildings CHENNAI, MAY 27.The Madras High Court today stayed a Union Ministry of Environment and Forests notification stipulating that "buildings of archaeological and historical importance or under public use should not be demolished or reconstructed ... 
4 DMK men held, Azhagiri role confirmedMADURAI, MAY 27.Nailing M.K. Azhagiri as the main "conspirator" in the murder of the former Highways Minister, `Pasumpon' T. Kiruttinan here on May 20, the city police today arrested four DMK functionaries on charges of plotting and executing the ... 
Prime accused surrendersCHENNAI, MAY 27. One of the accused in the former DMK Minister, T. Kiruttinan murder case, Ibrahim Sultan Sait (25) of Madurai, surrendered before the XIII Metropolitan Magistrate at Egmore here today. Accepting the surrender, the magistrate, ... Railway Ministry to focus on 8 projects CHENNAI, MAY 27. The Railway Ministry has targeted eight projects in Tamil Nadu for completion before the end of the current financial year. Though the fund allocation for these projects in the current budget is not substantial, the Ministry ... 8 killed in giant wheel collapse KARUR, MAY 27.Eight persons were killed, including three of a family, and 24 others injured when a giant wheel, put up on the Amaravathy riverbed here, as part of the annual festival of the Mariamman temple, collapsed this evening. Thousands ... Vaiko remand extended KANCHEEPURAM, MAY 27. Arguments on the discharge petitions filed by nine MDMK members, including the party general secretary, Vaiko, who were arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, began before L. Rajendran, special judge of the POTA ... Basic sciences losing out to professional education CHENNAI, MAY 27. A phenomenal increase in the demand for professional education seems to be causing a major identity crisis for the basic sciences degree programmes offered by different universities in Tamil Nadu. The State's higher education ... Other Stories
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Pallavaram civic federation chief attackedCHENNAI, MAY. 27.A savage attack on a civic federation president at Chromepet here by a four-member gang this morning shook residents and led to a public outcry. The four men, armed with deadly weapons, set upon V.Santhanam, president, ... Water for Chennai: Cloud seeding to be revived CHENNAI, MAY 27. After a decade, the Tamil Nadu Government has decided to revive attempts at `cloud seeding' to induce rain to meet the drinking water needs of the city. The Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalithaa, in a statement today, announced that ... Quacks thrive, thanks to indifferent police & lenient law CHENNAI, MAY 27. Early this year, the Government promised to crackdown on over 1,000 quacks in the State. Five months later, only a handful have been put out of practice, including two here last week. Health officials say that despite their ... Residents complain of water contamination CHENNAI, MAY 27. Reeling under the impact of shortage and an indifferent official machinery, several city residents lodged complaints of non-supply of drinking water through pipelines and contamination of the supply, at the Water Exnora Open ... Other Stories
Pondicherry Summer vacation for schools extended PONDICHERRY, MAY 26.Owing to the prevailing harsh summer conditions, the Pondicherry Government today announced extension of summer vacation by one more week for school students studying up to standard 8. This additional week of holidays is ... Read Today's supplements: | Life | Metro Plus | Opportunities | Send: Comments to: thehindu@vsnl.com Letters to the Editor to: letters@thehindu.co.in with full postal address |
 
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