The Hindu : Today's Headlines : Monday, May 03, 2004

Irrigation schemes being revived in Adilabad

Andhra Pradesh - Others

Athletics

Bobby Aloysius wins British University title

Bangalore

Think twice before accepting night shift jobs

Environmental studies made must for degree students

Abacus learning of mathematics catching up

Seven arrested, betting racket busted

In Bangalore Today

Hyderabad, Kurnool are champions

Basketball

SRCSBC in last eight

Bellary

Mastermind in Sandur kidnap case arrested

Bidar

Govt. to drill borewell for Enakur Dalits

Billiards & Snooker

Dott edges Stevens, enters final

Business

A fresh trade insecurity at WTO

New Net worm may shut down your PC today

Supreme Court verdict provides relief to bank borrowers

TVS Motor unveils new bike

Poll forecasts sway sentiment

Advantage Air India

IA's record performance

Cartoons

POCKET WATCH

Chennai

They have voter ID cards but no home

College restrictions keep students away

Final training class for personnel on election duty

Campaign focus shifts to Chennai

Sudden showers bring relief

House burgled

Asphyxiated

'Asthma a lifestyle disease, can be managed'

A lucrative household business

In Chennai Today

Srilakshmi, Sainirupama share lead

Chess

Rajbanshi bags top spot

Suraj, Pallavi ahead

Sreejith stuns Amitpal

Coimbatore

City waiting for polls to end

`Education's mission is to improve quality of life'

Dravid's success formula to NCA trainees

In Coimbatore Today

Cricket

Vinay, Aiyappa shine

Contract system taking shape: Nair

Shivlal vows to complete `unfinished agenda'

HCA office-bearers

Sarwan, Smith power West Indies home

New Zealand banks on Lord's motivation: Cairns

Manish's century in vain

Inzamam disappointed over cancellation of exhibition matches

MAA TV takes Airtel Cup

Batty replaces Blackwell

Sam Babu XI has it easy

S. Africa keen to play Tests during Indian tour

Pankajakasturi posts win

Six-wkt. win for S.G. Sports

Umpiring workshop concludes

Nine teams through to second round

England 191 for 2

Crossword

The Hindu Crossword 7973

Solution to puzzle 7972

Cuddapah

SW hostel students excel in SSC exam

Dindigul

Police control room set up

Editorials

BLOWING THE WHISTLE

GENOMICS AND HEALTH

Elections 2004

The BJP and its quest for the Muslim vote

Congress' Tiwari on a sticky wicket in Rewa

Poll outcome will decide future of reforms

NC threatens to pull out of polls

CANDIDATE WATCH: Dharmendra

POLL-POURRI

PM's niece unhappy with media

Elections help heal communal divide

In Krishnagar, Left's pride is at stake

The Gladiators - Phase 3

From 25 to 100, this election has it all

THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY

Minister faces stiff challenge from newcomer

Crowning glory

Football

HAL secures final phase berth

Dempo posts win

Deportivo dents Madrid's title hopes

Salgaocar downs Indian Bank

Ebin, Boniface spark Titanium's recovery

World women's tournament shifted to Elista

Narrow win for ITI

Front Page

Congress stands alone: Vajpayee

Congress playing 'games': Vajpayee

Only we can deliver: Sonia

Appeal to fashion industry

Gujarat was the last straw: V.P. Singh

Rajendra Babu takes over as new CJI

'Ex-servicemen being recruited for Iraq'

No disturbances in Chapra: Laloo

'CPI will not agree to single party leadership at Centre'

LJP withdraws candidates from Haryana

Globescan

Poisoned for going to school

Al-Qaeda jailbreak foiled

U.K. stocks 'nuclear pills'

Golf

Rahil Gangjee claims Volkswagen Masters China

Gulbarga

Doctors block highway

Guntur

NTR Kalakshetram nearing completion

Haryana

DGP seeks permission to vote

Women voters go up

Hockey

Australia routs India

IHF ignores Dhanraj Pillay

Mangalore Sports Club takes honours

Hubli

`Green' issues sidelined during elections

Hyderabad

A `stinking' ordeal for Divyashakti residents

No power supply

Orientation classes for lawyers

SISI training programme

CM condoles death

4 Israeli children shot dead

In Hyderabad Today

International

Fallujah — a traumatised, angry city

Kadirgamar sees no LTTE 'preconditions'

Oslo team meets Chandrika

Criminal abuses, says American magazine

Authenticity of 'torture' images disputed

Russia warns Georgia

U.S. asks all citizens in Saudi Arabia to leave

'Sri Lanka sought mediation'

Kancheepuram

Spirit seized

Karimnagar

Water situation precarious in 207 villages

Compensation sought for hailstorm-hit ryots

Bridge course students excel in SSC exam

Karnataka

Karnataka to pay advance for water release

Water crisis deepens in Bijapur, Bagalkot

Six villages losing their natural resources

Increased polling, use of EVMs may affect poll outcome

BMP to renovate Puttanna Chitramandira

Gherkin cultivation thriving under contract farming

No toll on Bangalore-Mysore express highway: Dharam Singh

Leadership issue after polls, says Antony

Translation of orders irks Kannada groups

Countermand polls in Hassan: Nanje Gowda

Speaker rejects privilege notice

Unorganised sector workers seek social security

`Birthday' of teak tree celebrated

Leadership issue after polls, says Antony

Reporter's Dairy

Kerala

Speaker rejects privilege notice

Communal equations hold the key

A battle fought on political issues

LDF banking on fissures in UDF camp

Unchecked flow of tourists to Silent Valley

Police maintain strict vigil in Marad

Ravi trains his guns on BJP

Congress likely to be revamped: Karunakaran

Sangh Parivar mounts attack on weekly

Draw lessons from UF experience: Raja

Evolve common programme, CPI tells Congress

Sex racket busted; eight arrested

Antony's remarks contradictory: PDP

Poll preparations may hit varsity exams

Central drought team arrives

Holy relics of St. George at Puthuppally church

KDF's call for caution

Date extended

Antony Government following BJP's policies, says Karat

Kochi

Repair road

Port Trust to take action against illegal tourist boats

CPI(M) adopting double standard: Margaret Alva

Proposal to use bio-deodorant at garbage dumping ground

One killed in thunderstorm

Prakash Karat blasts BJP

19 stolen motorcycles recovered, six held

Sonia Gandhi to address election meeting

A.M. Thomas commemoration meeting

Constable attacked

`Give rubber farmers a fair deal'

In Kochi today

Kozhikode

Memorial meeting on May 11

Kurnool

TDP to review poll performance

Leader Page Articles

The making of coalitions

Gaza: pullout or consolidation?

Letters to the Editor

Madhya Pradesh

Chhattisgarh Governor takes additional charge

Report on Uma Bharti's 'illness' denied

Madurai

We will take a common stand: Surjeet

Traffic diversions for `ethir sevai'

`Rights of labour force under threat'

Training in rural industries

Thousands witness Meenakshi Temple car festival

Rly. station inspected

College teachers oppose semester system

In Madurai Today

Maharashtra

Cattle and human camps

Mangalore

Christians urged to join politics

Three killed in separate accidents

Kites make a collage in the sky

Lifestyle modification clinic launched

Workshop throws light on immunity-building plants

Steps to improve water flow to Kukkarahalli Lake suggested

Mysore

Farmers dump tomatoes, cabbages

Efforts on to stabilise Nada Siri Yojane

Constable suspended

Elephant electrocuted in Chamarajanagar

Nagercoil

15 villages identified as `sensitive' in Nagercoil

National

Supreme Court takes exception to Patna High Court CJ's remarks

Sonia casts a spell in Pathankot

BJP reviews poll strategy

President, PM greetings on Meelad-un-Nabi

Pressure on poll panel by BJP, alleges Congress

No common understanding with Congress in Tamil Nadu: Karat

Repolling in Chapra urged

Levy of service tax on marriage halls upheld

CPI(M-L) alleges 'dual standard' by poll panel

Vote NDA for stability: Advani

Sinha for debate on exit polls

Nellore

Sudarshanam token facility inaugurated

Congress blames TDP for Allur violence

Lok Satta findings

New Delhi

Waterloo for heavyweights

BJP faces internal sabotage

A family affair for candidates

BJP's bid to woo Muslims unlikely to cut ice

Independent unlike any

Reduced gender gap, decline in voters

A line of class and elegance

Widow alleges assault by kin

Three drown in Yamuna

Vajpayee magic on the wane in U.P.

Reader's Dairy

News Analysis

Palakkad

New bishop for Pala diocese

Pathanamthitta

Sujatha seeks vote for development

Pondicherry

BJP promises women's panel, PMK more powers to government

Pondy AIADMK denies any code violation

Jha's Meelad greetings

Taking the message to consumers

Punjab

No support to Dhawan: Akali Dal

Raichur

Raitha Sangha plans stir from tomorrow

Rajasthan

Congress mum on Meo leader's overtures to BJP

Congress will reverse setback: Karan Singh

Not to approach NDA allies: Kidwai

Religion

Meelad-un-Nabi

Shimoga

Transport staff asked to improve efficiency

Sport

Congrats, Indian juniors!

Sports : General

Bombay Gymkhana triumphs

Mixed luck for Kannur

Table Tennis

Rajath and Shamini live up to billing

Jitender, Naganalini get top billing

Tamil Nadu

No plan to adopt harsh measures, Jayalalithaa tells government staff

A prestigious contest between Congress, AIADMK

DMK versus AIADMK in Communist stronghold

Accreditation board seeks global recognition

DPA leaders criticise poor security at Madurai meeting

Heavy rain forecast in coastal areas

Autonomy for colleges: UGC to call for applications again

Chola, Nayak period inscriptions found at Mangalakoil temple

`Lack of progress in gauge conversion causing hardship'

Patient with heart on right side operated on

Release of two prisoners: Pakistan rights panel writes to SHRC

Lawrence School students celebrate founder's day with Pakistani team

`Inhalation therapy for asthma treatment has fewer side effects'

Cases registered against S.S. Chandran

`Science can turn villages into knowledge centres'

No change in our stand on coalition, says BJP

No groupism in State Congress, says Natchiappan

Fans to replay Rajnikant's speech

International career fair

Trouble-mongers warned of severe action

Tamil Nadu - Others

Tennis

This is the best team: Sandeep Kirtane

Hail Roddick the hero

Third career title for Davydenko

Thiruvananthapuram

Traffic congestion at Sreekariyam

Chaotic conditions prevail in many busy stretches

Domestic workers seek better deal

Residents pin hopes on new bridge at Myladikkadavu

Teenager killed in accident

Susaipakiam calls for conscience vote

Heavy rain lashes city

Pipeline repair complete

Freedom fighter dead

In Tiruvananthapuram Today

This Day That Age

dated May 03, 1954: Chou writes to Nehru

dated May 03, 1954: PMs' appeal for truce

dated May 03, 1954: Second Asian Games open

Thrissur

Drought damage acute in Palakkad district: study

`Indians more prone to diabetes, heart ailments'

Mata to visit Thrissur

Tiruchi

Coop. banks improve recovery rate, thanks to farmers' clubs

BHEL feat in fire safety measures

Devotees witness car festival

Mettur level

Unprecedented rush at Tirumala

In Tiruchy Today

Tirupati

Udhagamandalam

Record turnout at Ooty garden

Union Territories

BJP asks Bansal to come clean on assets

Vellore

ATMs inaugurated

Vijayawada

Krishna district unit rallies behind YSR

Collector urged to initiate steps to ease water crisis

Around the city

Reporter's Dairy

Visakhapatnam

AUCET from May 14

He makes others see danger

In Visakhapatnam Today