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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh Mine accident: 4 top officials suspended HYDERABAD, JUNE 20. Admitting failure on its part, the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has slapped suspension orders on four senior officers in connection with the flooding of seven Life Extension Project (LEP) underground mine at ... YSR seeks social security net for the rural poor HYDERABAD, JUNE 20. The CLP leader, Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, has urged the Government to evolve a comprehensive social security system to help the poor and marginalised people of society. Interacting with mediapersons at a meet-the-press ... Mystery deaths trigger panic in village KURNOOL, JUNE 20. The death of three persons in quick succession spread panic in Vadala, a remote village in Pamulapadu mandal of Kurnool district on Friday. Twentyone persons who developed giddiness and other complications were shifted to the ... Paragodu: Sonia expresses inability to meet team HYDERABAD, JUNE 20. An all-party delegation led by the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, is leaving for New Delhi on Saturday to submit a memoranda to the Prime Minister and the President seeking a halt to the construction of ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad VCDs of Osama speeches seized, one held HYDERABAD, JUNE 20. The city police seized several Video Compact Discs (VCDs) containing speeches of Osama-bin-Laden and visuals of the training camps run by the terrorist group, Al- Qaida, posters with provocative messages from Shaik Fareed, an ... 
Call of the skies beckons themHYDERABAD, JUNE 20. In these days, when dollar dreams seem to motivate most young people, why have these youngsters decided to dedicate their lives to what have been termed "flying coffins''? ``It's very unfair to use such terms,'' retorts a ... Other Stories
Karnataka Somashekar is AIPJD Legislature Party chief BANGALORE, JUNE 20. Former Minister and senior leader of the All India Progressive Janata Dal (AIPJD), B.Somashekar, was today elected leader of the AIPJD Legislature Party at a meeting here. P.G.R.Sindhia, who was the Leader of the ... Erring colleges to lose recognition BANGALORE, JUNE 20. The Minister for Higher Education, G. Parameshwar, said today that the Government had no "soft corner" for managements of private professional colleges which were planning to go ahead with admission of students in violation of ... Another institution quits consortium BANGALORE, JUNE 20. One more private unaided engineering college, the Bangalore Institute of Technology and Sciences (Bangalore), has withdrawn from the Consortium of Medical, Engineering, and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (Comed-K) and opted to ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore BMP, U.S. city of Reno sign MoU BANGALORE, JUNE 20. The Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP), on Friday, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the city of Reno in Nevada, U.S., for integrating strategic planning with Bangalore's development. An official delegation from ... GM to set up research centre BANGALORE, JUNE 20. The Minister for Large- and Medium-scale Industries, R.V. Deshpande, said today General Motors had shown interest in setting up a research centre in Bangalore, while Dell would make further investments here. Inaugurating a ... Bangalore student bags GE award BANGALORE, JUNE 20. Ravali T.Raju, a 12th standard student of the National Public School, Indiranagar, Bangalore, was presented the GE Star Award on Thursday. This award is given to meritorious 12th standard students whose parents are employed ... Other Stories
Kerala Implement development projects: Minister THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 20. The Kerala Industries Minister, P. K. Kunhalikutty, has said that 50 per cent of the policy decisions being taken by the Cabinet, Legislative Assembly, with regards to the budget and collective decisions being taken ... Curtailed benefits restored THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 20. The Government has issued an order restoring the curtailed benefits of the employees. It provides for among other things the payment of DA and other allowances in addition to basic pay to the new recruits. Those ... Pilot's son to perpetuate father's legacy THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 20. Sachin Rajesh Pilot, 26-year-old son of the late Rajesh Pilot, has said that he would carve out political space in the Congress by making efforts to perpetuate the legacy of his father. Addressing a press ... Frequent power disruptions plague Pathanamthitta PATHANAMTHITTA, JUNE 20.The frequent power disruption at the district headquarters as well as various other satellite towns has been affecting the normal life in many parts of the district for the past few days. The local authorities of the ... Expensive Onam likely as vegetable prices soar KOCHI, JUNE 20. Kerala can well brace up for an expensive Onam this year with market watchers predicting that vegetable prices are unlikely to move south until past the festive season. Kochiites will bear the brunt of the price rise with the ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram Sanitation measures to be stepped up THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 20. The City Corporation has decided to step up ward-level sanitation activities during the monsoon season to check the spread of epidemic diseases. The Mayor, J. Chandra, told the Corporation Council today that the ... Three die of viral fever THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 20.Viral fevers claimed three lives, including that of a girl, at the Medical College Hospital here on Friday. An MCH official said that two youth from Nedumangad had been hospitalised in a critical state with high ... Other Stories
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Kamal Hassan drops `Sandiyar' titleCHENNAI, JUNE 20.The controversy over Kamal Hassan's latest movie ended in an anti-climax today with the actor buying peace with protesting Dalit outfits, by dropping the controversial title Sandiyar. With a new title but the same script, ... Police heave a sigh of relief CHENNAI, JUNE 20.More than the Government, it is the police, who are visibly relieved at the actor-producer Kamal Hassan's decision to change the title of his controversial film, `Sandiyar'. While the Government did not want to get ... 
'Video piracy throwing cinemas out of business'CHENNAI, JUNE 20. The increasing incidence of theatres being pulled down has not only shaken movie makers but also rattled the Kollywood stars, who are convinced that the "VCD and CD piracy" has ruined the Tamil film industry. At least 797 ... Counselling for medical courses begins on June 26 CHENNAI, JUNE 20.Counselling for admission to State medical colleges will be held on the Directorate of Medical Education premises here on Thursday (June 26), a department press release said today. The first 135 rankholders in the open ... NEWS ANALYSIS Govt. must take the cost-cutting initiative CHENNAI, JUNE 20. When he made a critical remark on the spiralling cost of higher education at a function here on Thursday, the President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, was only articulating a major concern voiced by experts for long. Also when he went ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai Heated debate over Krishna, Veeranam projects CHENNAI, JUNE 20. Marred by evictions and walk outs, the Chennai Corporation Council meeting today witnessed unruly scenes and frayed tempers as an AIADMK member rushed intimidatingly towards the opposition benches following a heated debate over ... Police acted under pressure of media reports: Velammal school CHENNAI, JUNE 20. Authorities of the Velammal Matriculation Higher Secondary School, mired in the controversy over Ramu Abhinav suicide, today sought to deflect public criticism, claiming that police had acted against Kannappan, Mathematics ... Exposing chinks in the ATM Facility to change PIN numbers frequently, including using online access, will be critical to ensure that the integrity of the system is maintained, says k. Manikandan. Other Stories
Pondicherry Number of Assembly segments may rise to 23 PONDICHERRY, JUNE 20. Pondicherry region's entitlement of Assembly seats might go up from present 21 to 23 constituencies, the Chairman of the Delimiation Commission, Justice Kuldip Singh has said. Addressing newsmen here today at the end of ... 'Declare Pondy LS seat as reserved' PONDICHERRY, JUNE 20. The president of Pondicherry based National Integrated Dalit Forum, V. P. M. Samy said here today that he had presented a memorandum to the Delimitation Commission during its sitting here today urging the Commission to ... Corporal punishment issue being politicised: CPI (M) PONDICHERRY, JUNE 20. The Pondicherry CPI (M) Secretary, T. Murugan said here today that while it was basically objectionable for any teacher or authority to resort to corporal punishment inflicting pain on students, the issue of a schoolboy ... 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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