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Alappuzha

  • Kuttanad farmers reap the success of organic farming
  • Karshaka Congress' plea to Government

    • Anantapur

  • Plea to implement panel report on surplus land
  • No gas this! It's natural gas from borewell
  • `Problems can be solved in Praja Patham'
  • Placement drive in SKU on April 21
  • Intermediate girl hangs self

    • Andhra Pradesh

  • TCS signs pact with A.P. Government on SEZ
  • No Deputy Chief Minister for A.P.
  • Stress on setting up more coir units in State
  • Towards a safe ride
  • INTUC for constitution of jute wage board
  • MPRS leader's threat
  • Cashing in on sentiment
  • Gold rush
  • Briefly

    • Andhra Pradesh - Others

  • Suspected cholera cases surge in Medak district
  • TD leaders rap YSR, Minister on Babli
  • CPI wants Galeru Nagari works expedited
  • Toilet complexes for Kakinada
  • TDP to stage dharna on April 24
  • `Postpone date of admissions to IIMs'
  • Plea to fight against corrupt political system
  • YSR coming on May 3
  • `Form teams to control gastroentritis cases'
  • Constable killed in road accident at Sangareddy
  • MLA pulls up SW hostel incharge
  • `Create awareness on rule of law'
  • Praja Patham posters released

    • Badminton

  • Easy for Siddarth

    • Bangalore

  • BDA criticised for not safeguarding its property
  • `He should never be allowed near a girl'
  • BBMP raises property tax
  • Increase in guideline value slows down property registration in city
  • Boy falls into drain near Kamakya, dies
  • Governor urged to withhold assent
  • Drought relief funds released by Centre not being used properly: Dharam Singh
  • For a richer cup of coffee
  • Security guard arrested
  • `Solve people's problems at the district level'
  • 28 mm rain in city
  • Celebrating dance through variety
  • For that precious drop
  • Role of knowledge management highlighted
  • Around The City
  • In Bangalore Today
  • Crime Notes: Two die in accident while running away with diesel

    • Barometer

  • Bullion rates
  • Exchange rates

    • Belgaum

  • Applications for financial help

    • Bellary

  • Congress team to meet Governor

    • Bidar

  • Power struggle grips JD(S), BJP
  • Delay in salary hike worries medical college teachers
  • Bidar villages to get facelift under Suvarna Gramodaya

    • Bijapur

  • Congress protests against `misrule'

    • Billiards & Snooker

  • Advani qualifies

    • Briefly

  • Tata Chemicals wins tax case in CESTAT
  • Banks increase service charges
  • JPMorgan India opens first fund
  • MCX signs MoU with AFET
  • Schenker expands India operations
  • Munoth Financial launches research division
  • HMT, subsidiaries turnover at Rs. 611 crore
  • Alcan to open office in Mumbai
  • Emaar, MGF take stake in Singapore co.
  • Preity Zinta is GoAir's brand ambassador

    • Business

  • Exim Policy scheme announced to promote high-tech exports
  • Nissan launches Teana
  • Export credit quota for SMEs
  • Biocon net up at Rs. 200 cr.
  • Olympia Technology Park given `LEED gold rating'
  • CSS gets further funding
  • Sensex reacts
  • Rupee declines further

    • Cartoons

  • CARTOONSCAPE

    • Chennai

  • State Textile Vision 2012 to be unveiled soon
  • Premkumar challenges departmental proceedings
  • Children share space at anganwadi with insects
  • Double life term for youth upheld
  • From Kabuki to Shinkansen, these stamps tell you all
  • Warning signboard put up near lake in Tiruneermalai
  • Special cancellation postal cover released
  • Temporary snag in BSNL's mobile switching unit
  • A subdued affair in Chennai
  • Cho's play `Vande Mataram' now on VCD, DVD
  • Man killed at home, wife arrested swiftly
  • Rajinikanth launches `Billa' remake with Ajith in the lead
  • Man arrested, gold recovered
  • New international mail booking centre
  • Applications invited for vedic education
  • Mayor to hear grievances of the disabled
  • Free eye camp to be held
  • All India Radio music prizes distributed
  • 16-point agenda for development of Chennai presented
  • Public hearing held on Cuddalore power project
  • Naresh Gupta orders thorough verification of fresh applications
  • Foster spirit of research among women scientists: Ponmudy
  • Filling of teacher posts in excess of notified vacancies opposed
  • Around The City
  • In Chennai Today

    • Chess

  • Three players share lead
  • Winning start for Negi

    • Coimbatore

  • T.V. Swamy Road all set to become model street
  • Mettupalayam areca tree climbers on indefinite strike
  • Six arrested
  • Around The City
  • In Coimbatore Today

    • Cricket

  • Sri Lanka cruises to victory
  • Duncan Fletcher to step down on Saturday
  • PCB denies reports of players going to Jamaica
  • Cricket training programme
  • Itinerary finalised for Australia tours
  • East Zone u-15 cricket camp
  • Tough task for Vengsarkar and Co.
  • Tait and Bond — birds of the same feather
  • Australian bowlers have silenced the critics
  • The cutting edge to their sides' attacks
  • Tamil Nadu downs MP
  • Malik appointed Pakistan captain
  • Wright to coach Pakistan?
  • Thumping win for Punjab
  • Five-wkt. win for NMDC

    • Crossword

  • The Hindu Crossword 8892
  • Solution to Puzzle 8891

    • Cuddalore

  • BJP disputes assessment of damage in Sendur explosion

    • Dharmapuri

  • Assistance disbursed to farmers in Dharmapuri district
  • Special camps to hear grievances of villagers

    • Dindigul

  • "Start residential schools on upper hills in Kodaikanal"

    • Editorials

  • Katara's human cargo
  • When the sins pile up

    • Erode

  • Ambitious target under Horticulture Mission
  • Students promised help to get education loan
  • Garment manufacturing park remains a dream

    • Football

  • Martins stars for Dempo
  • Jayaraman dead
  • Iran XI advances at Dinamo's expense
  • India loses again

    • Front Page

  • Chawla to be part of CD hearing
  • Disgust, anger in gunman's videos
  • Katara case handed over to Crime Branch
  • China hopes boundary talks will be positive
  • Minal was a quiet, focussed and sensitive girl: teachers
  • Sarwan shines for Windies
  • Kiwis hope to end Australia's run
  • Chelsea cuts Man U's lead
  • Exim Policy scheme announced to promote high-tech exports
  • IMD predicts normal Southwest Monsoon
  • Two mechanics found dead inside a car
  • Rules to be relaxed for establishing private ITIs in Tamil Nadu
  • State to challenge Cauvery award
  • Banks told to moderate growth of credit to high-risk sectors
  • Urvasi to become multiplex
  • Valparai attracts corporate tourists
  • Nursing institutions restrained from making further admissions
  • Babli: Congress bandh tomorrow
  • LPG emergency line cut for non-payment of bill
  • Train enquiry system launched
  • Deadline set for daily water supply
  • Three houseboats seized in Alappuzha
  • TCS signs MoU with State Government on SEZ
  • PM honours brave boy
  • No Deputy CM for State
  • ULFA's claim
  • Arms trade banned
  • Apex court moved

    • Golf

  • Indians struggle

    • Gulbarga

  • Basava Jayanti fete today

    • Guntur

  • Guntur stands 6th in Inter results
  • Exam cancelled

    • Haryana

  • Hooda woos Brahmins

    • Hassan

  • NREGS to cover 90,000 BPL families in Hassan
  • 17 courses to be started at Hassan ITI
  • Dharna called off

    • Himachal Pradesh

  • Shimla faces acute water shortage

    • Hockey

  • Jharkhand in semifinals
  • Punjab Police posts win

    • Hubli-Dharwad

  • Colourful processions taken out on a day of celebration in Hubli
  • A day of celebrations in Hubli
  • Sindhia seeks imposition of President's rule in State

    • Hyderabad

  • GHMC: host of issues need to be addressed
  • Urban ceiling, other lands to be regularised
  • Gold sales soar on Akshaya Tritiya
  • ASI embarks on major restoration of Charminar
  • Inter result: girls outshine boys
  • Traffic goes haywire
  • TDP for a more humane economic policy
  • BJP leaders' indefinite fast from April 23
  • Sufi mystic Rumi to be remembered
  • GMR signs lease agreement with Indian Airlines
  • Sack Maharashtra Government: Naidu
  • `Livelihood school' launched
  • Singapore Airlines offers special fares
  • US Consulate to function from 2008
  • Improved show by Government colleges
  • HUDA clarifies on ORR growth corridor regulations
  • Scooterist killed in accident
  • Check dog menace: BJP
  • Fire in hotel building's cellar
  • Congress ridicules Naidu's birthday fete
  • May Day contests
  • Power shutdown
  • Around The City
  • In Hyderabad Today

    • India & World

  • Immigration to get tougher in Britain

    • International

  • Disturbed childhood turned him into a mass murderer?
  • Student kills himself
  • Al-Qaeda prime suspect: U.S.
  • LTTE bases destroyed
  • Protest in Islamabad against religious extremism
  • Dispute over donkey
  • Killer's multimedia manifesto

    • Jammu & Kashmir

  • Pilgrim dies of heart attack

    • Kannur

  • Congress accuses police of colluding with CPI(M)
  • Tension prevails at Chalad
  • In Kannur Today

    • Karimnagar

  • Top Maoist surrenders
  • Naidu politicising beedi row: MLA

    • Karnataka

  • Cauvery: Karnataka clears draft petition
  • Entities for Knowledge City contract
  • Minister apologises to Lokayukta
  • Pejawar seer case: High Court comes down on police
  • `Can accept apology if given graciously'
  • 24 corporate entities shortlisted for Knowledge City contract
  • Briefly

    • Karnataka - Others

  • Assembly poll: political uncertainty looms in Goa
  • Farmer commits suicide in blazing sugarcane field
  • `BJP not projecting Budget as its own'
  • `BJP will seek JD(S) help if it gains majority'

    • Kerala

  • Kerala to challenge Cauvery Tribunal award
  • "Centre's response to Sachar report inadequate"
  • When law takes its own course
  • Chief chemical examiner questioned Abhaya case: CCE questioned
  • `Be socially committed'
  • Fishing ban period reduced in West Coast
  • Marginalisation of weaker sections feared
  • Politicians in dream roles
  • KMML not to align with private sector
  • A monument in a bad shape
  • A different crowd puller
  • Good response to benefit show
  • No dissolution of Wakf Board
  • Health hazard
  • Water world
  • Briefly

    • Kerala - Others

  • Government response to Sachar report inadequate: Banatwallah
  • Owaisi flays CPI(M) stand on Nandigram incident
  • Sankara jayanthi on Sunday
  • Kerala role model: information commissioner
  • Meeting seeks additional funds to solve water crisis

    • Kochi

  • Shackled and caparisoned, she suffered for elephants
  • Garbage treatment scheme yet to gain momentum
  • Chambers hail foreign trade policy
  • A sci-fi from Vinayan
  • Jack-up rig sails off after repairs
  • Namesake in Kochi
  • Joining the cable war
  • Lure of gold
  • Around The City
  • In Kochi Today

    • Kollam

  • Chattambi Swamigal spread message of Vedas: Bhatia
  • `Plight of Kuttanad farmers ignored'
  • NGO association flays VS statement
  • Computer training for jail inmates

    • Kottayam

  • Bus catches fire near Ponkunnam, three injured
  • In Kottayam Today

    • Kozhikode

  • SFI for agitation
  • Bombs' origin yet to be traced
  • Make use of Bahrain-U.S. trade pact: envoy
  • `Railway menu insensitive to South India'
  • Gold buying on Akshaya Tritiya
  • `Make use of Bahrain-U.S. trade agreement'
  • MCH jubilee fete
  • Nominated to panel
  • Workshop on RTI Act

    • Kurnool

  • Call to regulate coaching centres
  • Mini reservoir across Tungabhadra
  • Pigs' relocation reviewed
  • AISF solemnises marriage

    • Leader Page Articles

  • Militancy and small arms proliferation

    • Letters to the Editor

  • Worrying gun culture
  • Timely help
  • Immature
  • Doctors for villages

    • Madikeri

  • Horticulture mission: 2,630 farmers covered
  • `Funds not reaching STs '
  • Applications invited for recruitment to Army

    • Madurai

  • Captivating artwork is here
  • Information Minister declares open 45-day Chithirai expo
  • Learn from senior clerks, lawyers told
  • Circus is back in city
  • PWD hopeful of water release for festival
  • HC Bench orders notice to varsity
  • Camp for disabled
  • Three sentenced to life term
  • Contact classes
  • Around The City
  • In Madurai Today

    • Mangalore

  • Notification on public gatherings rejected
  • School students to speak Tulu soon
  • Fire Services Week observed
  • Renovation of temple from Friday
  • Back on track
  • In Mangalore Today

    • Mysore

  • Create awareness to curb trafficking: Selvakumar
  • `Use GIS data effectively'
  • Restaurants told to maintain hygiene
  • In Mysore Today

    • Nalgonda

  • Dalits protest against sexual assault on anganwadi teacher
  • TRS men show ire against SBS cadre

    • National

  • CD: verdict reserved
  • Don't let Kashmir stand in the way of trade ties: India
  • Mirwaiz too rejects invitation
  • Probe activities of communal outfits: CPI(M)
  • Moderate growth of credit to high-risk sectors: Minister
  • Babubhai Katara also faces poll-related case
  • Indian officials cautious about clinching civilian nuclear deal
  • All-party meet on Nandigram on April 22
  • Centre may seek transfer of Haj subsidy case to apex court
  • Sri Lanka to open second tourist office in south India
  • Medical rule is no respecter of merit
  • Goa polls: NCP for tie-up with Congress
  • News agency office closure condemned
  • Leela Ponappa is deputy NSA
  • Disgraceful episode: CPI (M)
  • POSCO: PM promises to expedite project
  • Paddy bonus period extended

    • New Delhi

  • Power situation improves, claims Department
  • Some thoughts for Planet Earth
  • DTC incurs huge financial loss, reveals audit report
  • Flash strike at DDU over death
  • CAT notice to ICAR on `cooked up' report
  • New initiatives by NCERT
  • Kiran Desai to engage television viewers
  • A tie for post of JNU Councillor
  • School Principal arrested
  • Water plan to be announced today: Sheila
  • `India untouched'
  • RWA candidates fared well in polls
  • New Chairman for BSES
  • Jai Kishan Sharma elected
  • Five get life imprisonment
  • A new role
  • Beating the heat
  • Delhi boy rescued from Uttar Pradesh
  • DU to enquire into harassment charges
  • Around The City
  • Briefly
  • In The Capital Today

    • News Analysis

  • The great game along the Silk Route
  • Now, global warming is a threat to all
  • Talks begin on global union
  • Corrections and Clarifications

    • Obituary

  • Obituary

    • Orissa

  • Protest against POSCO project continues
  • Man gets RI in Puri temple theft case
  • Women's commission takes up woman constable murder case
  • Ambitious plans afoot for Berhampur railway station
  • People seek better infrastructure at hospital
  • Postal staff stir from April 24

    • Palakkad

  • Forest Department opposes Pathrakadavu project
  • Pathrakadavu: agitation planned

    • Pathanamthitta

  • Paloli lauds EMS Government
  • Rubber park planned at Ranni

    • Puducherry

  • CII team holds discussions with Chief Minister

    • Racing : Horse

  • Dynasty catches the eye
  • Superb Success may make amends
  • Future Fame claims Summer Cup

    • Raichur

  • Call to guide farmers in sustainable farming

    • Rajasthan

  • Prepare inter-active websites, CIC tells PMO
  • `Raje trying to woo Dalits by gimmicks'
  • Nominated to ICAR society
  • NABARD focuses on resource-deprived districts

    • Ramanathapuram

  • His effort to keep them cool pays off

    • Religion

  • God's compassion

    • Salem

  • IOC's first auto LPG dispensing facility opened
  • West Zone is peaceful, says IG

    • Shimoga

  • `BJP will continue in coalition even if it gets majority in poll'
  • Math prepares to host cow conference

    • Shooting

  • Bad day for Indians

    • Sport

  • Sarwan shines for Windies
  • Kiwis hope to end Australia's run
  • Robin Singh enjoys coaching
  • Chelsea cuts Man U's lead
  • Federer advances

    • Sports : General

  • Failed Asiad bid: the blame game is on
  • Thiruvananthapuram in last eight
  • Ramnath scores win

    • Srikakulam

  • CITU State meeting

    • Table Tennis

  • Anirban Nandi impresses

    • Tamil Nadu

  • Government targeting Jaya TV shareholder: AIADMK
  • Gauge conversion works will be over by year-end: Velu
  • State to expedite Palar check-dam case in apex court
  • Acting is all that matters for this performer
  • Ramadoss for greenfield airport at Oragadam or Sriperumbudur
  • Mission to protect elephant pathways
  • Mock fire drill at airport
  • Celebrate prosperity with gold
  • "We are on the right path"
  • NIIT to conduct summer camps
  • Continuing education for judicial officers
  • World Neem Congress
  • Far from holy
  • Rs. 135 crore for renovating schools
  • "Kumaraswami has failed on all fronts"
  • Briefly

    • Tamil Nadu - Others

  • Enriching journey to the Muthupettai mangroves
  • Karaikal airport will benefit pilgrims
  • Police refusal to register FIRs criticised
  • `Modern farming technology essential to improve productivity'
  • A golden opportunity for jewellery lovers
  • CII plans to implement emergency disaster management programme in Puducherry
  • 18 village panchayats selected for award
  • New schemes for water supply
  • Residents' fast against land acquisition
  • Equal sharing of seats in medical colleges
  • Good response to MTC peak-hour specials
  • Sugar mill workers call off strike plan
  • Youth on a jogging expedition
  • Two persons arrested
  • Food cell personnel seize PDS rice

    • Tennis

  • Serena up for Fed Cup

    • Thanjavur

  • Rs. 135 crore for renovating schools: Minister

    • Thiruvananthapuram

  • Fourth pump to be operated at Aruvikkara
  • The soaring symphony of the air warriors
  • District panchayat to set up rural business hub
  • Structurally unsafe hoardings raise public concern
  • Relocation of fishermen before next monsoon, says K.P. Rajendran
  • Focus on paediatric cardiac care
  • Boon or bane
  • Back with a vengeance
  • Man drowns at Kadinamkulam
  • Safety concerns
  • Around The City
  • In Thiruvananthapuram Today
  • Campus Notes

    • This Day That Age

  • dated April 20, 1957: Nehru's poser to jurists
  • dated April 20, 1957: New Mysore Cabinet
  • dated April 20, 1957: London to India by bus

    • Tiruchi

  • Passport office plans to hold monthly meetings
  • "Knowing victims' right age counts"
  • New bridge being built across the Uyyakondan
  • Farmers' body flays online trading and entry of MNCs
  • Kumaraswamy has failed, says Jaffer Sharief
  • Summer is the season to hit the cool pool
  • Time extended for submitting pension applications
  • Around The City
  • In Tiruchi Today

    • Tirunelveli

  • Use new farming techniques to increase yield, ryots told
  • Three sentenced for submitting fake TCs
  • Mechanic killed in road accident

    • Tirupati

  • TTD unions gear up for elections
  • Tirupati girl is State topper

    • Tuticorin

  • Foodgrain production up
  • Plea to shift railway station in Tuticorin
  • Bank increases interest rates

    • Udhagamandalam

  • Entry fee collection at Rose Park resumes today
  • Kallar-Gudalur road to be strengthened
  • Stage set for India - China boundary talks
  • Rain in Udhagamandalam

    • Udupi

  • Road to be built along three coastal districts
  • History of Bunts to be rewritten
  • Banking award for Rama Moorthy

    • Uttar Pradesh

  • Vote for our candidates: Naxal diktat in U.P.
  • Rahul harps on youth power
  • No double standards on SEZs: Yechury

    • Uttaranchal

  • Bid to rein in land mafia

    • Vellore

  • Healthcare resources must be spent wisely: V-C

    • Vijayawada

  • Sorcar weaves a magic spell
  • Input dealers to help improve lot of farmers
  • Slow start to the gold rush
  • SAI trials begin on April 25
  • UDA joins issue with OPDR
  • Experts panel visits Prakasam barrage
  • Postnet services launched
  • Dies in wall collapse
  • Around The City
  • In Vijayawada Today

    • Visakhapatnam

  • Materials Management Day on April 23
  • Simhachalam decked up for Chandanotsavam
  • CPI(M) seeks one-hour water supply through public taps daily
  • ITIs vying for `Centre of Excellence' tag
  • Lorry driver `missing'
  • Fire safety programme held
  • BSNL customer meets on April 23
  • Plea to stop bauxite mining
  • Around The City
  • In Visakhapatnam Today

    • Warangal

  • Probe panel to look into KU incident

    • Weather

  • Weather

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