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Centre calls meet on ParagoduNEW DELHI, JUNE 21. The Water Resources Ministry has called a meeting of officials of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka next week as a step to sort out the complaint of Andhra Pradesh that Karnataka is taking up projects across two rivers which ... Training programme for doctors on AIDS launched HYDERABAD, JUNE 21. The Confederation of Indian Industry, Southern Region, (A.P.), launched a training programme for doctors on HIV/AID here today, the first of the six cities, as a joint initiative with Australia-India Council. K. Damayanthi, ... State urged to focus on manufacturing sector HYDERABAD, JUNE 21.A World Bank commissioned study has suggested that Andhra Pradesh Government give greater focus to the manufacturing sector in order to attain the Vision document's stated growth rate of 14 per cent and declare 2003-2004 as ... Poor coordination hampers Velugu project BHIMAVARAM (WG DT.) JUNE 21. Lack of coordination between the Bhimavaram Municipal Council (BMC) and the official machinery casts a shadow over the execution of the UK-funded Andhra Pradesh Urban Services for the Poor (APUSP) project known as ... APCLC leader files complaint against police officials CUDDAPAH, JUNE 21. The AP Civil Liberties Committee State joint secretary and advocate, Kranthi Chaitanya, has filed a private complaint against the Cuddapah Additional SP, T. Narasinga Rao, the Pulivendula DSP, Liaqat Ali Khan, and the Rayachoti ... Srikkant to release CD on cricket soon TIRUPATI, JUNE 21. The former skipper of the Indian cricket team, K. Srikkant, will be releasing shortly a CD-Rom covering various aspects of cricket. In an informal chat with mediapersons at Srikalahasti temple on Saturday, where he earlier ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad MCH not to renew licence for skin, hide units HYDERABAD, JUNE 21.Though the residents of Gulshan Nagar and surrounding localities in Musheerabad are putting up with the worst kind of pollution for years, it is now that the A.P. Pollution Control Board (APPCB) has woken up to their plight. ... eSeva director joins issue with critics HYDERABAD, JUNE 21.The eSeva director, G. Phani Kumar, on Saturday hinted at the possibility of introducing a fool-proof security system to prevent hacking and goof-ups in its working. Addressing a seminar on "e-governance and the media'' ... Education system needs `Indianisation', says Venkaiah HYDERABAD, JUNE 21. The BJP president, M. Venkaiah Naidu, wants the education system in the country reoriented so as to be "Indianised". Speaking after inaugurating a private engineering college, Bandari Srinivas Institute of Technology, at ... Other Stories
Karnataka Krishna to lead team to President, PM BANGALORE, JUNE 21. The Karnataka Chief Minister, S. M. Krishna, will lead an all-party delegation to the President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, and the Prime Minister, A.B. Vajpayee, on Tuesday to explain to them the State's stand on the controversial ... STF personnel to get satellite phones BANGALORE, JUNE 21. A high-level meeting, chaired by the Karnataka Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, today, reviewed the operations of the Special Task Force (STF) to nab the brigand, Veerappan. The Home Minister, Mallikarjuna Kharge, and the ... 
Grains given by Centre misused: AnanthBANGALORE, JUNE 21. The Union Minister for Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation, Ananth Kumar, today accused the State Government of misusing the foodgrains provided by the Centre under the Food for Work Programme. Addressing presspersons ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore BWSSB looking into water diversion BANGALORE, JUNE 21. The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has begun an investigation into reports of diversion of Cauvery waters. The BWSSB Chairman, M.N. Vidyashankar, told presspersons here today that the board personnel and ... Make use of subsidies, Krishna tells farmers BANGALORE, JUNE 21. The Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, today exhorted farmers to make use of the facilities he had made available to them such as 50 per cent subsidy on drip irrigation equipment, 100 per cent subsidy for Scheduled Castes and ... `Bio 2004' to be unveiled in Washington BANGALORE, JUNE 21. The fourth edition of "Bangalore Bio 2004", scheduled for April next year, promises to be a mega event on all counts. The Vision Group on Biotechnology and the Department of IT and Biotechnology plan to announce Bio 2004 at ... Doctors adopt rare technique, save patient BANGALORE, JUNE 21. Two doctors at the City-based Trinity Hospital and Heart Foundation recently performed a rare "Inferior venacava (IVC) angioplasty and membrane automy" treatment to save a 31-year-old patient from the near fatal "Budd Chiari ... Other Stories
Kerala Cautious optimism in KSEB THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 21. Copious rainfall in the catchment areas of the hydel reservoirs has started easing the crisis situation on the power generation front in Kerala. The storage position on Friday morning was worth just 244 million ... Panels to tackle contagious diseases THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 21. The Kerala Government has set up district-level committees to tackle the increasing cases of contagious diseases reported from various parts of the State. Similarly, the State Government has issued orders raising ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram Child Welfare Council headed for crisis THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 21. The State Council for Child Welfare (KSCCW) is headed for a crisis, with a meeting of the executive committee chaired by the Chief Minister, A. K. Antony, held here today failing to take any decision on clearing the ... Girls bag top ranks in BA exams THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 21. Girls outstripped boys in bagging the top ranks in the BA degree examinations, the results of which were published today. Out of the 16 ranks, 12 went to girls and nine to boys. The pass percentage is 59.4 which is ... Intensive drive to fight contagious diseases THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 21. The State Government has set up district-level committees to tackle the increasing cases of contagious diseases reported in various parts of the State. Similarly, the State Government has issued orders raising the ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu Overcrowding in prisons unhealthy CHENNAI, JUNE 21. The recent death of a 26-year-old AIDS-infected jail inmate in a hospital here has turned the focus on the health of undertrials and convicts as also on their access to medical facilities. Officials argue that the total number ... Debate on bill payment uncalled for: Karunanidhi CHENNAI, JUNE 21. The DMK president, M. Karunanidhi, today described as ``unnecessary and uncalled for'' a debate over payment of hospital bills for the Union Minister, Murasoli Maran, both in the country and abroad. It was a personal ... `Give effect to unimplemented portions of Mandal proposals' CHENNAI, JUNE 21. The Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs, Sharad Yadav, has called upon the Centre to give effect to the hitherto unimplemented portions of the Mandal Commission recommendations. Participating in ... Beela Rajesh is Deputy Secretary of Adi Dravidar dept. CHENNAI, JUNE 21. After three months of "compulsory wait" without a posting, the former Special Officer in the Chief Minister's Cell, Beela Rajesh, has been posted as Deputy Secretary in the Adi Dravidar Welfare department. Ms. Beela Rajesh, ... Ministers, AIADMK MLAs keep off Kamaraj centenary meet VELLORE, JUNE 21.The Information and Rural Industries Ministers, K. P. Anbazhagan and K. Pandurangan, and all ruling party MLAs from Vellore district stayed away from a special meeting organised by the State Government as part of Kamaraj birth ... Not just one economic offence case against Jayalalithaa: Cong. CHENNAI, JUNE 21.The State Congress working president, E.V.K.S. Elangovan, today questioned the Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa's claim that only one case of economic offence was pending against her in the Union Finance Ministry. In response to ... Centre plans tie-ups with MNCs to develop computer hardware TIRUCHI, JUNE 21. The Centre has formed a special committee to identify and enter into a tie-up arrangement with 20 top multinationals the world over for launching projects for developing computer hardware in the country, the Union Minister of ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai 'Govt. move will cut down Corpn. revenue share' CHENNAI, JUNE 21. The State Government's new Act vesting the regulation and control of hoardings in the city with the Chennai Collector drew criticism from the Opposition councillors in the Corporation. At the council meeting on Friday, the ... 
Dead lizard found in soft drink bottleCHENNAI, JUNE 21. Next time you swig a bottle of soft drink, especially the cola varieties, make sure you get just what you have paid for: nothing more, nothing less. On Friday night, a consumer, found to his horror a dead lizard in a bottle of ... Low birthweight, a cause for infant mortality CHENNAI, JUNE 21. Every year in all the three State-run maternity hospitals in the city at least 100 children die soon after birth, despite the available medicare, indicating weaknesses in the antenatal care system at the Primary Health Centre ... Avadi pond, a dumping site for debris CHENNAI, JUNE 21. A pond at J.B. Estate, Avadi, which was catering for the water needs of about 500 families until about 10 years ago has now been converted into a dumping ground. `Thamarai Kulam', which was once on the guide map of the area, ... Woman chases robber, hands over to police CHENNAI, JUNE 21. A 25-year-old woman chased a robber, who snatched her chain, caught him with the help of local residents and handed him over to the police. Lakshmi, a resident of Jagaveeran Nagar in Adambakkam, was on her way home on her ... Pondicherry Parties may focus more on Pondy region after delimitation PONDICHERRY, JUNE 21. The total strength of the Territorial Assembly is 30 contained in Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam regions. If the proposed delimitation of the constituencies based on the current size of population to rectify the ... CPI demands action against bootleggers PONDICHERRY, JUNE 21. The Pondicherry CPI Committee Secretary, N.Kalainathan has urged the Chief Minister to come out with details about the persons involved in the reported hoarding of rectified spirit in several places. The seizure of the ... Read Today's supplements: | Life | Magazine | Send: Comments to: thehindu@vsnl.com Letters to the Editor to: letters@thehindu.co.in with full postal address |
  
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