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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh Probe affairs of 15 private colleges, say medicos HYDERABAD, DEC.30.The indefinite strike by junior doctors and medical students entered the 19th day on Tuesday and medicos demanded that the Government order a CBI probe into the functioning of 15 private medical colleges and nationalise two ... Opposition memo to Governor on voters' identification HYDERABAD, DEC. 30. The heads of Opposition parties in a joint memorandum submitted to the Governor, Surjit Singh Barnala, today urged him to "thoroughly verify the 52 lakh fresh applications for voter enrolment by holding gram sabhas with proper ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad Cops to keep an eye on New Year revellers HYDERABAD, DEC. 30. The City Commissioner of Police, R.P. Singh, has announced several traffic restrictions, especially around the Necklace Road, on the night of December 31 and January 1. The traffic police will undertake extensive checks on ... Bid to loot bank, man murdered HYDERABAD, DEC. 30.A 65-year-old man was battered to death by unidentified persons who broke into the Jeedimetla branch of the State Bank of India here on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. Katikareddy Peddaramaiah, who was killed, ... 88 Hussain's works fetch $ 1 million HYDERABAD, DEC. 30. A set of 88 oil paintings which the celebrated artist, M.F.Hussain, put together when he turned 88 in September this year, has been bought by an unidentified art lover for US $ 1 million. According to Nazma Hussain, director ... Other Stories
Karnataka Mohammed Sayeed is 'kingpin', says Telgi BANGALORE, DEC. 30. The prime accused in the stamp paper scam, Abdul Karim Telgi, today named Mohammed Sayeed, another accused in the racket, as its "kingpin". Telgi told presspersons after being produced in the Second Fast Track Court here: ... Compensation for families of murder victims SHIRWAL (GULBARGA DT.), DEC. 30. The Home Minister, Mallikarjun Kharge, today announced several relief measures for the families of the four persons who were shot dead by gangsters here on December 21. The measures included immediate employment, ... Money released for crop insurance BANGALORE, DEC. 30. The Agriculture Minister, H.K. Patil, today handed over a cheque for Rs. 50.13 crore, the second and final instalment to settle crop insurance claims in full, to a General Insurance Corporation (GIC) official and asked him to ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore Soil testing begins for Metro Rail BANGALORE, DEC. 30.With the Bangalore Metro Rail project work set to be launched in March, Bangalore Mass Rapid Transport Ltd. (BMRTL) has taken up soil testing at various places in the planned route. Soil tests would be important because the ... Site for scientific landfills ready BANGALORE, DEC. 30. The Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) will soon set up scientific landfills at Kannahalli and Kyalsanahalli on the city outskirts for garbage disposal complying with the Supreme Court's Solid Waste Management Committee's ... 
Economic policies of NDA Govt. draw flakBANGALORE, DEC. 30. The NDA Government's economic polices are nothing different from those of previous regimes at the Centre, according to K.N. Govindacharya, former BJP General Secretary, and Steering Committee member of the Swadeshi Jagaran ... Other Stories
Kerala Unlimited ASEAN flights soon THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DEC. 30.The Centre has decided to offer ten ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) countries and Sri Lanka the facility to operate unlimited number of flights to Kochi, Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram, setting the ... Move to induct Murali into Cabinet NEW DELHI, DEC. 30. Faced with a possible early Lok Sabha election and under pressure to put its house in order in Kerala without further ado, the Congress appears to be considering a solution that entails a Cabinet reshuffle to bring in the ... Antony Ministry weathers many a storm THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DEC. 30. If any single term could be used to describe the biggest achievement of the Antony Government in office during the past year, it is survival. The Chief Minister and his Ministry survived many a storm, not only in the ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram Firms hiring `goondas' will be booked: DGP THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DEC. 30. The Director General of Police, Hormese Tharakan, has warned of stringent action against firms, such as money lending outfits and hire purchase agencies, that use `goondas' for various ends. In a chat with ... Eight-year-old fitted with artificial limb THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DEC. 29. Three years after a gruesome tragedy which shattered her childhood, Akhila's life is set to take a new turn. The eight-year-old who lost her right arm in an accident is recovering in a U.S. hospital after being fitted ... KSEB's new complaint recording system THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DEC. 30. The Kerala State Electricity Board is introducing a new telephone-based system for rectification of snags in power supply. The Electricity Minister, Kadavoor Sivadasan, announced here today that the new system would ... Other Stories
Kerala-Kochi Writ plea against tree felling adjourned KOCHI, DEC. 30. A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court adjourned to January 6 the hearing on a writ petition seeking a direction to the Union and State Governments to ensure that no trees, grassland and shola vegetations is cut and removed ... Tamil Nadu Vaiko likely to seek bail CHENNAI, DEC. 30. The general secretary of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), Vaiko, jailed under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), is likely to seek bail shortly. Mr. Vaiko, arrested in July 2002 for a speech he delivered ... 
Hope and fear in delta districtsTHANJAVUR, DEC. 30. A drive round the delta districts raises both hope and fear - hope over the striking green, all over, of the nearly 100-day-old Samba crop and fear at the thought of having to save it. Now that the Government has bowed to ... 1,100-year-old Chola stone inscription found CHENNAI, DEC. 30. A 1,100-year-old stone inscription of the Parantaka Chola period has been discovered at a Siva temple at Ezhuchur, near Padappai, in Sriperumbudur taluk of Kancheepuram district, 56 km from here. The inscription, datable to 920 ... 
`Democracy meaningful only with rule of law'CHENNAI, DEC. 30. The Madras High Court Chief Justice, B. Subhashan Reddy, today said democracy would have meaning only if the rule of law was established well. Majority in legislative bodies was "not all," he said at a function after receiving ... 
AIADMK members attack colleagueMADURAI, DEC. 30. The All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) councillor, K. Bose, was today attacked by five councillors belonging to the party including its leader in the Madurai Corporation council, S.D. Jeyabalan, and the monthly ... Police given time to file counter to Karunanidhi plea CHENNAI, DEC. 30. A city court today granted time till January 28 for the city police to file its counter to a petition by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president, M. Karunanidhi, seeking to dispense with his personal appearance at hearings ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai Revellers warned against causing nuisance CHENNAI, DEC. 30. The city Police Commissioner, R. Nataraj, today warned stern action against New Year revellers who "cross the limit." Talking to presspersons here, he said policemen would intervene only when revellers create problems to ... `Biscuit bandit' held at Central CHENNAI, DEC. 30. Railway Protection Force officials today nabbed a Bihar youth, said to be a "biscuit bandit." Mohammed Hasan of Dharbhanga district in Bihar was arrested while he was moving in a suspicious manner at the Central station here ... Corporation to focus on source segregation of garbage CHENNAI, DEC. 30. As the city's garbage dumps keep swelling, the Chennai Corporation has set its sight on source segregation of garbage and composting for reducing its waste load. When it finally plans to introduce this method in a few parts of ... Mamallapuram excavations reveal sea port, canals CHENNAI, DEC. 30. Ten years of excavation at Mamallapuram has revealed several structures including a sea port and helped in pushing its history back by 700 years, K.T. Narasimhan, Superintending Archaeologist, Temple Survey Project, ... Omnibuses allowed to enter city CHENNAI, DEC. 30. The Madras High Court today permitted hundreds of omnibuses coming from southern and western regions of the State to enter Chennai city through the Tambaram-Kathipara junction and Poonamallee High Road routes ... Other Stories
Pondicherry Chandirakasu assures entrepreneurs of clean environment PONDICHERRY, DEC. 30. The Pondicherry Industries and Commerce Minister, M. Chandirakasu, today said steps would be taken immediately to remove garbage piling up inside the Thattanchavady industrial estate. Launching a web site of the ... Other Stories
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