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Alappuzha

  • Coir industry to utilise eco-friendly technology
  • Probe into helicopter sorties begins
  • Drop decision on post office, says MP

    • Anantapur

  • Police crack burglary case
  • Prabhakar murder case posted to November 7
  • 108 service saves 1,350 lives

    • Andhra Pradesh

  • International airport to be ready by March 2008
  • Things of beauty..
  • Briefly

    • Andhra Pradesh - Others

  • YSR to be apprised of project row
  • A pull at the heart strings
  • Congress leaders to complain to YSR
  • Kothakota awaits Prime Minister
  • Third phase of land distribution on Nov. 1
  • Sales soar on Ramzan eve
  • Lensman beaten up in clash
  • Police step up combing
  • Collector warns officials against malpractices
  • Ryots demand free power supply
  • Forest project for two lakh hectares
  • District Collector sanctions relief for rape victim

    • Badminton

  • Aswin beats Anant

    • Bangalore

  • Maintaining the State's place as a higher education hub
  • KIADB to acquire 1,200 acres for SEZ near Bangalore
  • `Allow news content on FM radio'
  • Sahitya parishat undecided on Ekikarana Award
  • Prayers mark Id celebrations
  • A forum to showcase the talent of disadvantaged children
  • Shelters yet to come up at Balekundri Circle
  • Many schools in State still have only one room
  • No policing in this layout
  • Showcasing the talent of disadvantaged children
  • A crusade to save trees
  • When work was miles away
  • Private firm seeks quashing of order in `Mysore Silk' case
  • Valuables missing from house after fire
  • Six-day theatre festival takes off
  • Young author and artist contest soon
  • Lead a life that does not cause harm to others: seer
  • R.R. Keshava Murthy passes away
  • A unique Deepavali with special children
  • Two killed, eight injured in separate road accidents
  • Hunting for young singing talent
  • Workshop for teachers
  • Firecracker-related injuries
  • Felicitation
  • Young faithful
  • Around the City
  • In Bangalore Today

    • Basketball

  • SB College records victory

    • Belgaum

  • S.J. Nagalotimath dead
  • BCH empanelled for government employees
  • Conduct impartial probe, police told

    • Bidar

  • Government to announce wine policy soon
  • Bidar ZP likely to hold elections

    • Bihar

  • Tiwari, Nitish meet at Id function

    • Bijapur

  • Farmers told to utilise solar energy
  • Four-year-old boy murdered

    • Briefly

  • U.S. court rejects Ranbaxy's petition
  • Bhilwara incorporates energy company
  • Kochhar to head ICICI Bank's Intl. business
  • USDA forecasts bumper sugar output
  • China charts next financial reform steps
  • Acer India ties up with Tata Sky
  • Huclin Research commences CRO operations
  • Syntel's Q3 net up 24 per cent
  • Perot Systems bags $110m contract
  • TTK Prestige ties up with HPCL

    • Business

  • City gas distribution policy in final stages
  • Exports up 37 p.c. at $59 b in first half
  • Corporate filing of IT, FBT returns: date extended
  • HAL-made Dornier aircraft proposed for northeast
  • Classic Polo to expand product range
  • Biocon to sell statins in the U.S. market this fiscal
  • NTB: Ministry seeks industry response
  • Indian to lease jets for Alliance
  • Indian Bank introduces Sweep facility
  • Cholamandalam DBS to raise subordinated debt

    • Cartoons

  • Cartoonscape

    • Chennai

  • Sarika plans film with mental illness as theme
  • Banyan will focus on equality for mentally ill
  • Rain brings into focus `monsoon preparedness'
  • Polls over, but complaints persist
  • Court quashes charge memo against official
  • Students may get to frame syllabus
  • Signal of growing customers
  • Consumer products fair
  • Rain woes for city's bus stands
  • One year of daily piped supply of water
  • Hyundai's gift to city police
  • Consumer Forum's order asking hospital to pay compensation upheld
  • Teenager releases hip hop album
  • Get ready to be a young achiever
  • Accolades for their green vision
  • Students do college proud
  • CII to tie up with NGO for training SHGs
  • Free mock aptitude test for students
  • Sai Shanti inaugurated
  • BSNL scheme for live match scores
  • Five surrender in Kathipara murder case
  • Research project for PG students
  • Date for admissions extended
  • `Vallavan' is 1000 ft shorter
  • Health camp for students
  • Plea for re-counting
  • Jeeyar to visit city
  • Four teenagers drown in sea
  • Calls to Malaysia cheaper
  • Diabetes training
  • A time for prayer
  • Antediluvian mode
  • Around the City
  • In Chennai Today

    • Coimbatore

  • Irugur line doubling project at a snail's pace
  • Ban on child labour: western region all set to step up campaign
  • Help yourself to lead a better life
  • Minimum support price increased for extra long staple cotton
  • Deepavali with a difference
  • Marring the beauty of the water
  • Id prayers
  • Around the City
  • In Coimbatore Today

    • Cricket

  • Watson in hospital
  • Harbhajan skips practice
  • Badani withdraws request for NOC
  • Krishna Chandran and Nigil shine
  • Pradeep slams century
  • Sharma on a new mission
  • Lara joins practice

    • Crossword

  • The Hindu Crossword No. 8741
  • Solution to Puzzle 8740

    • Cuddalore

  • DPA divided over sharing of spoils

    • Dindigul

  • Wild animals ravage farms in Kodaikanal villages
  • Id-ul-Fitr celebrated with fervour

    • Editorials

  • Get more assertive on Naga front
  • Ending the mosquito menace

    • Erode

  • Role of DMDK, Independents decisive
  • Communist parties face difficulty in securing allies' support
  • Student designs `natural' refrigerator
  • It's encouraging entry for DMDK into local bodies in Erode
  • All set to welcome members

    • Football

  • Saudi Arabia has its first practice

    • Front Page

  • Pranab is External Affairs Minister
  • We have credible evidence: Manmohan
  • Maximum devolution envisaged
  • Veteran returns to assignment more demanding now
  • Get ready for any eventuality, Patil tells Central forces
  • Accident leads to protest
  • LTTE team leaves for Geneva talks
  • De Villiers and Kallis shine
  • Battle between unpredictable teams
  • City gas distribution policy in final stages
  • Building the perfect beast
  • Anti-terror mechanism to be key item on agenda
  • Exports up 37 p.c. at $59 b in first half
  • Corporate filing of IT, FBT returns: date extended
  • DMK, Congress agree to share Mayor posts
  • Mini zoo in Puducherry soon
  • Ambareesh's elevation a solace to Vokkaligas
  • Gates Foundation commits more funds for AIDS initiative
  • Bids opened in media presence
  • Menaka goes digital
  • Air Deccan to operate Madurai-Bangalore service
  • Waste disposal: YSR warns civic bodies
  • Mystery shrouds disappearance of Japanese student from airport
  • "Bullet from PSO's pistol killed Singh"
  • New airport to be ready by 2008
  • Motorist-friendly speed breakers on highways
  • Antony is second Defence Minister from the State
  • Mullaperiyar: Chief Minister rejects precondition for talks
  • Driver asked to leave country
  • Frequent road accidents, a cause for concern
  • South Africa wins

    • Globescan

  • Tension in Paris
  • Discord at Pacific meet

    • Golf

  • Richest domestic event begins from Thursday

    • Gulbarga

  • Bring reservation under Ninth Schedule: DSS
  • 23 camels rescued in Gulbarga
  • Hyderabad-Karnataka to celebrate Ramzan today

    • Guntur

  • Garden of medicinal plants mooted
  • North Eastern crafts mela opens

    • Haryana

  • Govt. to focus on pulse polio drive
  • Haryana farm board launches new website

    • Hassan

  • Financial firms exploiting farmers: KRRS
  • Tombs damaged in Hassan

    • Himachal Pradesh

  • Manali-Leh highway to be closed
  • Sutlej Nigam posts record profit

    • Hubli-Dharwad

  • `No plans to shift corporation office'
  • Inscriptions dating back to 11th century discovered
  • Relief at last
  • Id-ul-Fitr to be celebrated today
  • In Hubli-Dharwad Today

    • Hyderabad

  • Congress leaders told to gear up for Karimnagar bypoll
  • It is `jingle' time at State Museum
  • `Congress doing volte face on WB loans'
  • V Matter living up to its name
  • Water tanker runs amok
  • Who will rein in these `killer' water tankers ?
  • WB loans: Left for trasparency
  • RTC rises to the occasion
  • Close encounter with Grandmaster
  • `Munnabhai' yet to get entertainment tax exemption
  • Collectors told to educate ryots
  • Take a musical ride soon
  • Moon sighted; Id-ul-Fitr today
  • Governor urges varsities to ensure research facilities
  • Row over death of accident victim in city hospital
  • `Row over mobilisation advances unnecessary'
  • TDP for white paper on SEZs
  • `Targets' set for MCH staff
  • OU opens new international centre
  • Coaching for NET to be conducted soon
  • Governor hosts `Iftar'
  • Naidu regrets TDP rally at Vijayawada
  • `Environment' month planned in State schools
  • Call for action plan to ensure quality seeds
  • National award for best B.E. project
  • St. Ann's College gets `A' grade
  • In Hyderabad Today

    • India & World

  • Anti-terror mechanism to be key item on agenda
  • Treat Islamabad as equal, says Musharraf

    • International

  • LTTE team leaves for Geneva talks
  • Pact puts onus on state
  • N. Korea not planning another test: China
  • CPC discusses training plan for party cadre
  • Objective achieved, says Hugo Chavez

    • Kancheepuram

  • Centre for issuing certificates coming up

    • Kannur

  • Proposal to set up marine academy in Kannur
  • Plan to protect Olive Ridley turtles
  • In Kannur Today

    • Karimnagar

  • TRS leader hits out at KCR

    • Karnataka

  • Ambareesh as Union Minister some solace to Vokkaligas
  • Private steel unit may come up in Tumkur dt.
  • Joining the party
  • Immersed in prayers
  • Briefly

    • Karnataka - Others

  • Government to develop Kittur into major tourist town
  • Car festival held at M.M. Hills
  • Rs. 1 crore released to resolve water crisis
  • Shopkeepers protest violence
  • `NGOs should help in checking spread of diseases'
  • Proposals invited for expressway in Goa
  • Schoolteacher arrested in rape and murder case

    • Kerala

  • Achuthanandan rejects precondition for talks
  • Traders to take out march to Parliament
  • Police prepare action plan for Pol-Com Action plan drawn up for Pol-Com
  • District panchayat plan to generate power from waste
  • Eco-friendly boat draws buyers at IIBS
  • Obesity in children on the rise
  • Supplyco begins daily price review
  • Comedy of errors
  • Few facilities on the beach
  • Death anniversary to be observed
  • Inter-school quiz
  • Ravishankar to visit Kerala
  • Portraying pastoral life
  • Tough navigation
  • Place to unwind
  • Briefly

    • Kerala - Others

  • Kottakunnu attracts large holiday crowds
  • Cleanliness drive organised in Kumbala
  • Two girls feared drowned

    • Khammam

  • Probe sought into kidnap bid

    • Kochi

  • Rs.10 crore to elevate SA Road to NH status
  • A lesser-known talent of Srividya
  • Hunger-free project
  • `Cultural leaders in the grip of mafia'
  • Greens plump for law
  • Dilapidated roads
  • Around the City
  • In Kochi Today

    • Kollam

  • BJP a divided house in Kollam district
  • More DIC(K) members returning to Congress
  • INTUC to launch stir for cashew workers
  • In Kollam Today

    • Kottayam

  • Two killed in accident

    • Kozhikode

  • Local people demand dredging in Korappuzha
  • Panel dissolution evokes protests
  • Bhatia to open technical fete
  • Protest against spurious liquor

    • Leader Page Articles

  • The search for a solution in war-torn Iraq

    • Letters to the Editor

  • Protect creamy layer
  • Exclude it
  • Statue for Narayan

    • Madhya Pradesh

  • Campaigning picks up
  • CPI (M) threatens to give `jolt' to Centre

    • Madikeri

  • Many civic works yet to be completed in Madikeri

    • Madurai

  • Drinking water, a scarce commodity
  • Mullaperiyar talks move evokes mixed reaction among farmers
  • Madurai Kamaraj University convocation on December 15
  • Id celebrated with religious fervour
  • Convocation on Dec. 15
  • Will lack of funds hinder their ability?
  • Varsity gets fund for constructing women's hostels
  • Flag-hoisting with a difference
  • Ratio of students high in rural areas
  • Around the City
  • In Madurai Today

    • Mangalore

  • Major roads in Mangalore still in poor condition
  • Lacunae in distribution of BPL cards to be addressed
  • Local, district panels of BJP to be in place soon
  • Mayoral polls tomorrow
  • Child labourers speak with photos
  • `Angiography in eight seconds'
  • In Mangalore Today

    • Mysore

  • Thousands offer prayers on Id
  • Freedom fighters get together for `Mysore chalo' anniversary
  • A Deepavali that reflected the changing times in Mysore
  • A `forest' in the heart of Mysore
  • Odissi dance to be popularised in Mysore
  • VHP blamed for Mangalore riots

    • Nagapattinam

  • `Guru Maha Yagam' at Vallalar Temple
  • `Skanda Sashti' festival begins at Singaravelar Temple

    • Nagercoil

  • BJP will capture Padmanabhapuram Municipal Chairman post once again

    • Nalgonda

  • Id celebrated in Nalgonda
  • Ryot commits suicide

    • National

  • We will exchange information: Pranab
  • China's dam plan will hit north-east, says Gogoi
  • Leaders extend Id-ul-Fitr greetings
  • Spurt in dengue cases
  • Confusion over Id celebration in Uttar Pradesh
  • Court: circumstantial evidence enough to prove dowry murder
  • New polio cases raise alarm
  • New GOC for Srinagar-based 15 Corps
  • BJP's poser on ISI penetration
  • Imported wheat arriving
  • New IGNOU Vice-Chancellor
  • Army planning to double number of psychiatrists to curb suicides
  • No middlemen in defence deals: Pranab
  • Air wing likely for ITBP soon

    • Nellore

  • 2 power plants to come up at Krishnapatnam
  • Ryots up in arms against delay in setting up fertilizer plant
  • One suspected dengue death in Nellore

    • New Delhi

  • BSES launches power saving initiative
  • MCD engineer was highly depressed
  • JNU all set to go `paperless'
  • Monitoring committee offers no relief to traders from sealing
  • Fresh polio cases send alarm bells ringing
  • Two arrested for abducting infant
  • Affluent Indians taking to luxury products: Survey
  • Alien waters, but close to the self
  • NDPL crackdown unearths power theft worth crores
  • Loyalists pitch in for Cabinet reshuffle
  • Vandalised, ruined, and now restored
  • Waltzing from one role to another
  • `Compassionate appointment to be done on merit basis'
  • Id is here
  • A treat to watch
  • "Mulayam resorting to melodramatic gestures"
  • Riot victims in dire straits
  • Around the City
  • Briefly
  • In the Capital Today

    • News Analysis

  • Not a dog's life catering to pets
  • Striking a balance
  • "Even other Muslims turn and look at me"
  • Corrections and clarifications

    • Nizamabad

  • Inter-State gang busted
  • Power supply to ryots: YSR flayed

    • Obituary

  • Obituary

    • Ongole

  • Call to make use of job guarantee scheme

    • Perambalur

  • Three killed in accident

    • Puducherry

  • JIPMER strike committee plans stir
  • Monthly allowance scheme
  • Action sought against official

    • Punjab

  • Amarinder's Id gift for Muslims

    • Racing : Horse

  • It's Tallahassee vs. Suryarath
  • Fairytaleending, Fort Knox shine
  • Daughter Of Light triumphs
  • Dama Grande catches the eye
  • Oyster Gem and Radical Power please
  • RCTC to host Indian Turf Invitation Cup

    • Raichur

  • Expedite repair of Tungabhadra canal: KRRS
  • Narayanapura right bank canal to be extended

    • Rajasthan

  • Police avert clash in Ajmer

    • Religion

  • Alleviating poverty

    • Salem

  • Rain lashes Salem, Namakkal districts
  • 32 bonded labourers rescued from a mill
  • Fresh certificates issued to winners
  • Councillors swearing-in today
  • Two killed in accident

    • Shimoga

  • Karnataka Sangha selected for award for contribution to the State
  • Raghu Samarth all set for `Mardani'
  • Upadhyaya receives award from sangha
  • Uliyaru Padmanabh Upadhyaya receives Sham.Ba.Joshi award
  • Devotees throng Shankar Math

    • Sport

  • De Villiers and Kallis shine
  • Battle between unpredictable teams
  • Pakistan should go all out for a win
  • Building the perfect beast
  • Bengal eyeing its 30th title
  • Indian Oil books qualification spot
  • Five new meet records set

    • Sports : General

  • Sabhay made to sweat
  • Warangal wins team championship
  • Jangra, Dipika get top billing
  • Harnamdaspura GHS has it easy
  • Saravanan scores the winner
  • Delhi posts win

    • Srikakulam

  • Indiramma-type villages for Vamsadhara oustees

    • Tamil Nadu

  • Coalition has come to stay in local bodies of State too
  • I am not what I look like: Manivannan
  • DMK goes all out to woo Independents in Coimbatore
  • 400 day care centres for students with disability
  • Yercaud turns `sanctuary' for winning candidates
  • Celebrating Id
  • Holidays are over
  • Employment of children: awareness level goes up
  • DMK list of candidates for local body chief posts
  • Care centres for disabled students
  • Briefly

    • Tamil Nadu - Others

  • Quizzing for wildlife awareness
  • Rs.3.29 crore for infrastructure development in tsunami-hit villages
  • Mini zoo coming up in Puducherry
  • Early elections to cooperatives sought
  • Women's role highlighted
  • Tough contest for chairmanship

    • Tennis

  • Harshitha and Preethi advance
  • Grosjean tames Mathieu

    • Thanjavur

  • Id celebrated with fervour
  • Kuruvai crop inundated in Thanjavur, Tiruvarur

    • Thiruvananthapuram

  • Bid to check illegal slaughter in Thiruvananthapuram city
  • `Publish EIA report on Koodamkulam project'
  • Travel agents demand more flights
  • Bid to check water-borne diseases
  • `Check illegal cross-border cattle transport'
  • The Six Sigma way
  • Water supply restored
  • Protest over attack on security staff
  • Government blamed for fever deaths in Rajiv Nagar
  • Settling scores
  • Outlets to market Kudumbasree products
  • Vector control gets attention
  • SilkAir touches milestone
  • Forester to be honoured posthumously
  • Teenager killed in accident
  • Man drowned
  • Hues of sunset
  • Dharna to be held
  • Around the City
  • In Thiruvananthapuram Today

    • This Day That Age

  • dated October 25, 1956: Algerian leaders held
  • dated October 25, 1956: Upper berths for sleeping
  • dated October 25, 1956: `Diet of speeches'

    • Tiruchi

  • Veteran's recipe for cracking CAT
  • They are in no mood to part with Thuvakudi chairman post
  • Need for another educational district
  • Call to bifurcate educational district for better governance
  • DMK plumping for the Mayor's post?
  • Students try out original ideas
  • Ramzan celebrated with gaiety
  • Rainy season gives the creeps to many
  • HMs find the easy way out
  • Farmers thank move
  • Around the City
  • In Tiruchi Today

    • Tirunelveli

  • Desalination plant to be commissioned shortly
  • Banana saplings destroyed
  • Their first meeting today

    • Tirupati

  • Demand for rail line to Chennai turns 50!
  • Inter-college sports meet gets under way
  • Ramzan celebrated with fervour in Tirupati
  • Ex-Speaker's statue at Tirupati

    • Tumkur

  • Tumkur CMC accused of delaying eviction

    • Tuticorin

  • Killed in freak accident

    • Udhagamandalam

  • Will the newly-elected council stem the rot in Udhagamadalam?

    • Udupi

  • Lack of infrastructure mars growth of Udupi
  • Man killed in road accident

    • Uttar Pradesh

  • UPA allies to back CPI(M) nominee
  • Governor seeks report on Haider issue
  • Confusion clouds Id-ul-Fitr celebrations

    • Vellore

  • Re-poll demanded
  • Zimbabwean to undergo rare tumour operation in CMC

    • Vijayawada

  • Of nano-tech and super goldsmiths!
  • Ration card must for LPG refill
  • New role for purohits
  • Rishitha makes State proud
  • 15 huts destroyed
  • Around the City
  • In Vijayawada Today

    • Visakhapatnam

  • 50,000 cr. for urban mission
  • Web-footed wonders The farmer's web-footed friend
  • Congress in election mode!
  • Training for paralegal volunteers
  • RTC package tours
  • New classroom of NWWA school opened
  • NGO to conduct programme for senior citizens today
  • NJR releases Rs.40 lakhs to S. Kota
  • Record loading at Vizag port
  • Train diversion postponed
  • Around the City
  • In Visakhapatnam Today

    • Warangal

  • Athletics meet begins
  • People should tackle viral fevers: Rosaiah
  • CARD programme on IT skills

    • Weather

  • Weather

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