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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh Krishna delta panel to stage protest VIJAYAWADA, AUG. 24. The Krishna delta protection committee has demanded that the Government declare that it will release 50-60 tmcft of water from Nagarjunasagar to save the kharif paddy crop on 13.5 lakh acres in the delta and instil confidence ... Power levy hits cement unit BASANTHNAGAR (KARIMNAGAR DT.), AUG. 24. The Anthargaon spinning mill, the Fertilizer Corporation of India (FCI) and the APSEB Ramagundam-A Power House, major industrial units of the backward Karimnagar district have been closed creating unrest ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad 1 lakh award for arrest of prime accused HYDERABAD, AUG. 24. A reward of Rs. 1 lakh has been announced by the State Government to anyone who provides information leading to the arrest of Ravi, prime accused in the cases of cyanide poisoning in liquor shops in Guntur district. Ravi's ... Transco to monitor supply to farm sector HYDERABAD, AUG. 24.Even as the State received good rainfall over the past few days, the Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh is hopeful that the Srisailam and Nagarjunasagar reservoirs would receive substantial inflows in the next two ... Other Stories
Karnataka Drugged infants used in beggary racket BANGALORE, Aug. 24. With an infant in their arms, they beg for alms, and motorists often comply. But what these "generous" citizens don't realise is that the infant generally is not related to the boy or the girl who begs and that the baby is ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore 'Nittoor deserves Bharat Ratna' BANGALORE, AUG. 24. The former Chief Justice of India, Justice Ranganath Misra, has suggested that the Centre confer the Bharat Ratna on the former Chief Justice of the erstwhile Mysore High Court, Nittoor Srinivasa Rau, in recognition of his ... Air Deccan services to be launched today BANGALORE, AUG. 24. India's first no-frills, budget domestic airline will become a reality when Air Deccan flags off its first flight from Bangalore to Hubli on Monday. The fare is Rs. 2,275, and the flying time one hour and five minutes. The ... Other Stories
Kerala Decision on fee structure in a week: Antony THRISSUR, AUG. 24.The Kerala Chief Minister, A. K. Antony, said today that the fee structure this year for merit seats in the self-financing professional colleges would be decided within a week after the Cabinet sub-committee completed ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram State leads in suicide rate THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, AUG. 24. Changes in school youth festival pattern THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, AUG. 24. The Director of Public Instruction (DPI) has announced certain changes in the conduct of this year's school youth festival. According to an official pressnote, more children can participate in pencil drawing, water ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu CMC meet postponed to September 1 NEW DELHI, AUG. 24. The Cauvery Monitoring Committee meeting, scheduled for tomorrow to finalise a formula for distress sharing between Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry and Kerala, has been postponed to September 1, according to the Committee ... Plan to revive rail link to Dhanushkodi CHENNAI, AUG. 24.The rail link to Dhanushkodi, cut off during a cyclone in the 1960s, is to be revived soon following public demand. The Southern Railways has sent a project report to the Railway Ministry for approval. The Rs. 34-crore ... Move to find catering contract for SHGs CHENNAI, AUG. 24. Opening up another avenue for Self-Help Groups, the Tamil Nadu Corporation for Development of Women (DeW) has asked District Collectors and Block Offices to allow members to start canteens on their premises. Since April, the ... 'More BG conversions only after Madurai-Dindigul work' VELLORE, AUG. 24. More projects of converting metre gauge into broad gauge can be taken up only after the completion of the doubling of the Madurai-Dindigul broad gauge track, A.K.Moorthy, Minister of State for Railways, has said. Mr.Moorthy ... Other Stories
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Police step up campaign for helmetsCHENNAI, AUG. 24.The city traffic police today cornered scores of evening visitors to the Elliots beach, near Besant Nagar, here, as part of a road safety campaign and made them take a look at crash helmets, with the hope that they would start ... 
Nandanam colony adopting percolation methodCHENNAI, AUG. 24. Rainwater harvesting has become the most discussed topic in the city, thanks to the law making it mandatory for all buildings. It is also an opportunity to innovate, with simple technologies. Many buildings already bear ... Motive behind murder of STD booth owner ascertained CHENNAI, AUG. 24. The Chengai (East) police today said the motive behind the murder of an STD booth owner at Tirumullaivoyal on August 11 was ascertained following the interrogation of four persons who surrendered in a Tindivanam court. Viju ... Body found CHENNAI, AUG. 24. The body of a former BHEL employee was found floating in the Adyar river this morning. According to police sources, an autorickshaw driver noticed the body of the 40-year-old Rudraiah. Fire service personnel pulled out the body ... Pondicherry Computer software to be introduced in schools PONDICHERRY, AUG. 24.The Education Minister, K. Lakshminarayanan, today announced that computer software as curriculum would soon be introduced in government schools in Pondicherry. The software would help the students to grasp the subjects in a ... PMK to seek action against Rangasamy Govt. PONDICHERRY, AUG. 24.N. G. Panneerselvam, organiser of the Pondicherry PMK, said today that his party would soon present a memorandum of charges against the Rangasamy Government to the President and Prime Minister and would urge them to take ... Read Today's supplements: | Life | Metro Plus | Business | Send: Comments to: thehindu@vsnl.com Letters to the Editor to: letters@thehindu.co.in with full postal address |
  
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