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Andhra Pradesh
Supreme Court rejects plea on dissolution of Assembly
NEW DELHI, JAN. 5.The Supreme Court today dismissed a special leave petition (SLP) against the judgment of the Andhra Pradesh High Court rejecting in limine a writ petition challenging the premature dissolution of the State Assembly by the ...
Panel to sanction probe against IAS officers
HYDERABAD, JAN. 5. A high-level committee with the Chief Secretary as chairman was constituted by the Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, today for sanction of investigations against All India Service officers, including those in the IAS, IPS ...
Other Stories

  • Congress gears up for public meeting
  • `No objection' certificates for 16 societies: Minister
  • Sitting MPs want to stick to their constituencies
  • Parents allege polio vaccine reaction leads to girl's death
  • Union Minister favours smaller States
  • Community fodder scheme turns farmers' saviour
  • Rythu bazaars help keep prices in check
  • Verification of voter list in progress, says poll official


    Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad
    Young woman hinges hopes on `Velugu'
    HYDERABAD, JAN. 5. What career choices does this young woman, Sangani Vinoda, have? A casual labourer or a nurse at best, which is not much judging by the immense opportunities open to young people nowadays, who are willing to work. However, ...
    No giving in to medicos' demands: CM
    HYDERABAD, JAN. 5. The Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, today refused to make any concession to the demands of the striking junior doctors for scrapping of user charges in Government hospitals and stopping the sanction of more medical ...
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  • Pseudo naxal gang busted
  • Pharmacology award for two
  • ZP chief questions panel moves
  • Chilly conditions prevail
  • High Court stays work on Vizag-Bhimili road
  • Forest officer joins TRS
  • Revenue inspector in ACB net
  • Congress a house divided despite `yatras'


    Karnataka
    Each gram panchayat to get Rs. 60 lakhs
    BANGALORE, JAN. 5. Formulation of a comprehensive drought-proofing plan, a proposal to devolve 60 per cent of the district sector funds to the gram panchayats, and a plan to address regional imbalances through an annual World Bank aid of Rs. 170 ...
    Other Stories

  • MP seeks Central aid for coffee growers
  • Ramakrishna Vidyashala jubilee from Friday
  • Govt. may further cut interest on crop loan
  • NDA has no right to continue in power: Mallya
  • Teachers shun govt. high school in Aurad
  • Rebels reject DCC plea, hold meeting
  • Central team finds drought acute in Bellary district


    Karnataka-Bangalore
    Governor's address dubbed dull, stale
    BANGALORE, JAN. 5. The Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly, Jagadish Shettar, today described the Governor's address to the joint session of the legislature as dull and directionless. He said the address far from giving an ...
    Warm farewell to 17 Council members
    BANGALORE, JAN. 5. Members of the Legislative Council, led by the Chairman, B.L. Shankar, the Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, the leader of the House, H.K. Patil, and the Opposition leader, D.H. Shankaramurthy, gave a warm farewell to 17 members ...
    Other Stories

  • More Ministers will quit for party work: CM
  • It's a performance report, says Opposition
  • Expenditure on salary, pension cut down
  • Projects worth Rs. 70,000 crore approved
  • State seeks Central aid for drinking water project
  • Judicial remand for Rehan Baig
  • Patil seeks views of officers
  • BSNL's offer to students


    Kerala
    High command to hear senior leaders
    NEW DELHI, JAN. 5.Though the final contours of the compromise formula to solve the crisis in its Kerala unit have more or less been drawn up, the Congress central leadership has decided to give a hearing to those who make up the anti-Karunakaran ...
    Muthanga: CBI to question police officers
    KOZHIKODE, JAN. 5. The Central Bureau of Investigation (Special Crime Branch) will question senior police officers in the State next week in connection with the probe into the alleged atrocities committed by the police against Adivasis at ...
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  • GCDA starts work on new bus terminal
  • `Use Gita for crisis management'
  • Modern academic complex for Pushpagiri Medical College
  • Sahib Singh to open ESI Model Hospital
  • Angamaly-Erumeli rail project to begin soon
  • All set for CBCI meet
  • 3.4 lakh BSNL mobile connections by March
  • NSS demand may put Antony in a spot
  • Muthanga: CBI to grill police officers soon
  • Tribal chieftain moves court to save forests


    Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram
    Airport terminal project remains on paper
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JAN. 5. The project for a modern terminal on the Chakka side of the international airport here still remains on paper due to legal wrangles. Though the foundation stone for the modern terminal was laid by the then Union ...
    Racket in duplicating passports unearthed
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JAN. 5.The State police and Central intelligence agencies are jointly probing a Gulf-based group involved in duplicating the latest `machine-readable' Indian passports. The security features were introduced recently on the ...
    Two milestones and a Chief Minister
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JAN. 5.The celebration in Kerala marking the 125th Anniversary of The Hindu today had one significant factor in common with the centenary celebration of the newspaper in the same capital city 25 years ago: both had the ...
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  • Awareness campaign on road safety
  • 600 litres of spirit seized
  • Kariyil canal facing slow death
  • Government preparing `vision statement'
  • VS seeks probe into official's Gulf trip


    Tamil Nadu
    Mettur supply suspended for delta irrigation
    CHENNAI, JAN. 5. Water release from the Mettur reservoir for delta irrigation was suspended today after about 90 days of staggered supply from October 7 last. The possibility of drawing water further is ruled out as the dam level touched almost ...
    Focus shifts from irrigation to drinking water supply
    SALEM, JAN 5. With its storage touching a low of 7.52 tmcft (thousand million cubic feet), the Mettur dam was closed at 11.30 a.m. today. The inflow was a dismal 203 cusecs and the water level stood at a precarious 29.99 feet (full level 120 ...
    5 youths get 3-year RI for sedition
    COIMBATORE, JAN. 5. R. Premkumar, first additional district judge and judge of the fast track court-II, today convicted and sentenced five youths to undergo a three-year rigorous imprisonment (RI) on charges of sedition and objectionable ...
    20 candidates for Army recruitment hurt in lathicharge
    CUDDALORE, JAN. 5. About 20 candidates, among nearly 10,000 aspirants, who turned up for an Army recruitment at Anna Stadium here today, sustained injuries in police lathicharge. Some of them are stated to have lost their certificates in the ...
    Other Stories

  • Tamil Illakiyam 2004 from January 10
  • BSNL tariff scheme for Haj pilgrims
  • `Information power, key to success of enterprise'
  • Campaign on right to quality products
  • Strengthen CM's hands, says Sheikh Dawood
  • `Synergy between Government and NGOs must'
  • Nedumaran's bail plea dismissed
  • POTA: defence counsel tests prosecution witness
  • `Present system of admissions should not be scrapped'


    Tamil Nadu-Chennai
    Corporation campaign against child labour
    CHENNAI, JAN. 5. The Chennai Corporation today constituted a coordination committee with the Labour Department, the City Police and a few non-government organisations to crackdown on child labour within the city limits in the coming months. The ...
    Schoolgirl falls to death at Mahalingapuram
    CHENNAI, JAN. 5. A 15-year-old schoolgirl fell to death from the terrace of a multi-storey apartment complex at Mahalingapuram today. Police identified the girl as Shilpa Gopinath, a standard XI student of a private school at Kilpauk. Daughter ...
    Burglars strike at Royapettah temple, house
    CHENNAI, JAN. 5. Burglars today struck at a temple and a house at Royapettah and stole silver articles and valuables. They targetted Ramanjaneyar Temple, located in the dead-end of Teachers' Colony, and a house on Sripuram First Street. R. ...
    Other Stories

  • MTC to add 2,500 buses as replacement
  • Even repairs cannot make them livable


    Pondicherry
    Jha sworn in Pondicherry Lt. Governor
    PONDICHERRY, JAN. 5. Nagendra Nath Jha was sworn in Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry at the Raj Nivas here today. The chief judge of Pondicherry, M. Chinnapandi, administered the oath of office. Mr. Jha took the oath in the name of God and in ...
    Power shutdown
    PONDICHERRY, JAN.5. There will be no power supply for six hours from 10 a.m. tomorrow in the following areas owing to construction work on the high tension feeder at the Marapalam sub-station: Govindasalai, Goubert Nagar, Nehru Nagar, Senthil ...
    Free breakfast for IX, X students also
    PONDICHERRY, JAN. 5. The Lieutenant Governor, Nagendra Nath Jha, gave approval to three major projects of the Pondicherry Government within minutes of his taking charge of the gubernatorial post today. Talking to presspersons, Mr. Jha said he ...



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