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Andhra Pradesh
MIM retains Karwan seat
HYDERABAD, SEPT. 29.In a fiercely fought battle, the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) retained the Karwan Assembly seat result for which was declared on Monday. The MIM candidate, Mohd. Mukhtada, scored an emphatic win over his BJP rival, ...
Woman throws 3 children into well, jumps to death
NALGONDA, SEPT.29.A woman threw her three children into a well before jumping off to death at Eedulagudem in Miryalaguda town last night. The local DSP, Madhusudan Reddy, on Monday said that Chimata Sridevi (28) left her house along with her ...
Sacred garlands coming from Andal temple
TIRUMALA, SEPT. 29. The sacred flower garlands tied along with the sacred `Thulasi' leaves shall be reaching the famous hill temple of Lord Venkateswara, Tirumala, on Wednesday from the ancient shrine of goddess Andal at Srivilliputtur in Tamil ...
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  • Top naxal leader killed
  • Ghazal programme at Tirumala temple
  • `Cardiology week' begins
  • Junction-widening on in Kurnool
  • Probe sought into affairs of Minorities Finance Corpn.
  • State BJP chief for Nellore
  • Lifting of stocks from FCI godowns sought
  • Tungabhdra receives substantial inflows
  • Dharna staged for basic amenities
  • Last-minute nod for dental college puts UHS in a fix
  • Top naxal killed


    Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad
    Govt. vows to check trading in kidneys
    HYDERABAD, SEPT. 29. The Government has thrown some light on the controversial issue of kidney transplantations with a statement in the Assembly that 21 such transplantations took place in five different hospitals in Hyderabad during 2002-03 and ...
    Cloud-seeding yet to bring rain
    HYDERABAD, SEPT. 29. The cloud-seeding experiment to induce rain in the chronically drought-hit Anantapur district has drawn a blank so far - a week after its launch on September 22. Agni Aviation, the Indan representatives for Weather ...
    Other Stories

  • Uproar over `delay' in constituting SC/ST panel
  • TDP, Cong. clash over Krishna waters issue
  • Speaker concedes Cong. demand
  • `Chaduvula Pandaga' likely from Oct. 13: CM
  • Ban on inter-dt. transfer of teachers may go
  • Minority students fear foul play


    Karnataka
    NHRC orders inquiry into suicide by family
    NEW DELHI, SEPT. 29. The National Human Rights Commission has asked its Special Rapporteur, K.R. Venugopal, to conduct an on-the-spot inquiry into the suicide by a family of six members in Koppal district and send a report within four weeks to ...
    Hampi Utsav from Nov. 3
    BANGALORE, SEPT. 29.The Karnataka Minister for Environment and Information, Allum Veerabhadrappa, said today that the three-day annual Hampi Utsav would be held at Hampi from November 3. He told reporters here that a committee headed by the ...
    Sonia to visit villages
    BANGALORE, SEPT. 29. The Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, will arrive here on Tuesday morning to visit the villages where farmers have committed suicide. She is coming here from Indore and will be returning to Delhi in the evening. The KPCC ...
    Other Stories

  • Work on mini hydel plant progressing well
  • Farmers seek removal of unauthorised pumpsets
  • Backward communities told to work for progress
  • India tops in biomedical waste generation
  • Hassan ZP taking steps to ease water crisis
  • Expert allays fears on irradiation of food items
  • Recruitment office to be shifted to Hubli
  • Nada kusti as popular as ever
  • Preparations on for Dasara
  • Reservoir levels lower than 10-year average
  • Lakshmi Parvathi for Dasara poets' conference
  • Lawyers to go on fast in Belgaum
  • An endorsement of Sonia's leadership: Congress


    Karnataka-Bangalore
    Order on rainwater harvesting likely
    BANGALORE, SEPT. 29. The State Government, in view of the low storage in the Cauvery Basin reservoirs, is expected to issue a notification on rainwater harvesting and appeal to the people in the entire Cauvery belt to conserve water and be ...
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  • Minister hits out at World Bank's `doublespeak'
  • IT directory to be launched next month
  • Govt. agencies yet to send reports on water use
  • Meet on IT governance on Nov. 17
  • Govt. implementing reforms: CM


    Kerala
    LDF wins with handsome margin
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, SEPT. 29. The LDF Independent, Sebastian Paul, today won the Ernakulam by-election by a handsome margin of over 22,000 votes, defeating his nearest rival, M.O. John, of the Congress. The BJP-supported Independent, V. ...
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  • Menon's men speak in different tongues
  • Vigilance court dismisses petition against Thomas
  • Women-empowerment project planned in Peravur
  • Lobbying in `I' group?
  • Doubly sweet win for LDF
  • CM admits defeat
  • `An eye-opener'
  • Murali blames it on Marad, CM's remark
  • Significant changes on the cards: JD(S)
  • Take note of verdict: Thangal


    Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram
    MVR to discuss Vizhinjam project with Centre
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, SEPT. 29. The Minister for Cooperation and Ports, M.V. Raghavan, leaves for Delhi on October 3 for talks on the proposed Vizhinjam International Port. The main issues to figure during the discussions will be the ...
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  • BJP strategy comes a cropper
  • Factional, communal anger helped LDF
  • Path-breaking initiative in science education
  • Antony must resign: LDF


    Tamil Nadu
    99 p.c. coverage achieved in RWH
    CHENNAI, SEPT. 29. Rainwater harvesting structures have been installed in 99 per cent of the estimated one crore buildings in the State. ``We hope to achieve cent per cent coverage over the next two or three days,'' a senior government official ...
    Give us education, children tell Govt.
    CHENNAI, SEPT. 29.More than 150 children today asked for their basic needs of clean drinking water, nutrition and good education to be met by the State Government. ``I would like to study, but my parents are not permitting me. My mother wants ...
    Resolution on property tax revision deferred
    CHENNAI, SEPT. 29. The Chennai Corporation Council today deferred a resolution, which sought to revise property tax, setting at rest doubts that it would resort to a hike immediately. The resolution, aimed at restructuring the property tax ...
    No further extension of deadline
    CHENNAI, SEPT. 29. About 10 lakh persons who have a monthly income of over Rs.5000, have got their ration cards stamped `honorary', according to Food department estimates. Officials expect that another 10 lakh cardholders will get the `H' stamp ...
    I was molested, faeces-mixed water thrown at me: Dalit woman
    MADURAI, SEPT. 29. ``What happened to me last week should not befall on any other woman in the world.'' The visibly upset, P. Muthumari (38), a Dalit of Keezha Urappanur in Madurai district, let out a scream of pain, failing to control her ...
    Other Stories

  • Hand over PDS shops to private parties: Swaminathan panel
  • Groupism-hit State Cong. still out of AICC radar
  • `Bring in ordinance to curb panchayat culture'
  • Vetrikondan freed on bail, rearrested
  • Tourism Ministry to turn spotlight on Tamil Nadu


    Tamil Nadu-Chennai
    Transport officials seize 380 vehicles
    CHENNAI, SEPT. 29.The Transport department authorities have seized a total of 380 vehicles of different types during raids conducted over the past fortnight in the city. Share autorickshaws, maxicab vans, vehicles bearing other State registration ...
    Political slanging dominates council session
    CHENNAI, SEPT. 29. Political slanging once again dominated the Chennai Corporation council proceedings on Monday leading to the passing of all the 48 resolutions without any discussion. Trouble started when the Deputy Mayor `Karate' R. ...


    Pondicherry
    PONTEX sets Rs.1-crore sales target for Deepavali
    PONDICHERRY, SEPT. 29. PONTEX, the apex cooperative handloom weavers society here, aims at a sales turnover of Rs.1 crore during Deepavali this year, according to the Chief Minister, N. Rangasamy. He told presspersons after inaugurating an ...
    Cong. demo today
    PONDICHERRY, SEPT. 29. Volunteers and legislators of the ruling Congress will stage a demonstration at the head post office on Rangapillai Street here tomorrow to condemn `the anti-people policies of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance ...



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