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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh Confusion in A.P. Cong. over 'free power' slogan HYDERABAD, OCT. 2. Free power to farmers, subject of a raging debate between the ruling Telugu Desam Party and the Congress, has apparently drawn the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president and party MLAs into a vortex. The magic slogan, ... New scheme for leather artisans in A.P. HYDERABAD, OCT. 2. A new programme called `Malupu' (turning point) aimed at upgrading the skills of 4.35 lakh leather artisans living below the poverty line was launched by the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, on the occasion ... People's War down but not out HYDERABAD, OCT. 2. It's a veritable win-win situation for the police as well as the naxalites in Andhra Pradesh. If the police can pat themselves for forcing the extremist cadres to retreat into the jungles in Telangana districts, the naxalite ... Viable PACS will be converted into e-Seva centres: Naidu HYDERABAD, OCT. 2. The Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, announced here on Wednesday that the Government would convert all 3,640 viable PACS (Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies) in the State into e- Seva centres by next October. By ... Governor inaugurates Bapu Memorial HYDERABAD, OCT. 2.The Governor, C. Rangarajan, inaugurated the Bapu Memorial at Bapu Ghat, Langar Houz here on Wednesday on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's 133 birth anniversary. Accompanied by his wife, Haripriya, the Chief Minister, N. ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad Petty criminals walk free HYDERABAD, OCT. 2.It couldn't have been a better day for them. Mohd. Saleem and Shaikh Mohd. Saleem never thought they would gain freedom so early. One was in prison for five months and the other for just three and half months. But Gandhi ... Robbers strike at petrol pump, kill teenager HYDERABAD, OCT. 2. Barely a day after dacoits struck at Suraram colony near Jeedimetla, an armed gang of robbers raided a petrol filling station at Annojiguda village near Ghatkesar town in Rangareddy district and killed a teenager in the early ... Heat takes toll on children HYDERABAD, OCT. 2.Eight schoolchildren participating in the community singing programme at the Lal Bahadur Stadium here on Wednesday, fainted while performing due to the scorching heat. The programme was organised by the Department of School ... Karnataka KSRTC to operate more buses BANGALORE, OCT. 2. The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and its sister corporations have decided to introduce additional buses, particularly on moffusil routes, during peak hours and to places where shandies are held on a ... Govt. to extend RNTCP to 12 more dists BANGALORE, OCT. 2. The State Government has decided to extend the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP), also known as Directly Observed Treatment Short-course (DOTS), to 12 more districts this year. Announcing this here ... Salian seeks policy banning fishing during breeding season MANGALORE, OCT. 2. The Minister of State for Ports and Fisheries, Vasanth V. Salian, has urged the Centre to formulate a policy banning mechanised fishing in the sea during the breeding season between June and August. Inaugurating the ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore Politicians' 'cover' for gangsters BANGALORE, OCT. 2. Rajanish alias Rajani and Vijaykumar alias Kavala, the two notorious gangsters who were in the news recently, are said to have close connections with two prominent politicians from the City. Rajani, who was shot at and ... Residents demand better roads BANGALORE, OCT. 2. Sanjayanagar, a fast-growing suburb of Bangalore, has a "main road" which does not have any infrastructure necessary for such a road. The residents say that the main road is not even a planned thoroughfare and does not fulfil ... METRx, a godsend for people with back pain BANGALORE, OCT. 2. For Shantakumari, who had severe pain in her left leg and lower back, the Minimal Invasive Spine surgery has been a godsend. Thanks to the METRx system (Micro Endoscopic Disectomy system), which has now enabled minimal ... Breach of norms: BMP blames BDA BANGALORE, OCT. 2. The Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) has criticised the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) for sanctioning the plan submitted by the Rashtreeya Shikshana Samithi Trust for the construction of a college building in violation ... Kerala UDF panel has to work out soft options THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, OCT. 2. The UDF sub-committee on power set itself about the task of pulling out the power sector from the kind of political impasse it has fallen into and shaping a political policy resolution to save the Kerala State ... Show-cause notice to Cong. MLA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, OCT. 2. The KPCC president, K. Muraleedharan, today issued a show cause notice to Shobhana George, Congress MLA, seeking an explanation on her alleged involvement in the fake document case as the third accused and for her ... Forgery could have been done in capital THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, OCT. 2.The Crime Branch investigating team probing the sensational `intelligence letter forgery case' is slowly revolving around to the view that the document in question could have been forged in the city. According to ... KSEB officers offer other options THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, OCT. 2.The officers' associations in the KSEB have disputed the Government's contention that the KSEB was running on a monthly loss of Rs. 187 crores. While agreeing that the KSEB was facing a financial crisis, the ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram Corpn. continues to blame Govt. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, OCT. 2. Large piles of garbage have accumulated in several parts of the city even as the blame game between the City Corporation and the State Government over the closure of the solid waste treatment plant at Vilappilsala ... Bears shifted to new enclosure THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, OCT. 2. The enclosures for the Himalayan Black Bear and the Sloth Bear at the city zoo were inaugurated this morning by the Water Resources Minister, T. M. Jacob, who is also in charge of the zoos. The two enclosures spread ... Conservation work of Fort begins THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, OCT. 2. The Water Resources Minister, T. M. Jacob, inaugurated the conservation work of the Fort walls encircling the Sree Padmanabhaswami Temple and other heritage buildings at a function held at East Fort this evening. ... Row over iodised salt campaign THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, OCT. 2. A new row has erupted over the adoption of universal salt iodisation in the State with the Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad opposing the move to force the salt iodisation option on the entire population to prevent Iodine ... Tamil Nadu `Form juvenile justice boards by Oct. 11' CHENNAI, OCT. 2.Expressing his astonishment at their absence in Tamil Nadu, the Madras High Court Chief Justice, B. Subhashan Reddy, today directed the Government to constitute juvenile justice boards (JJBs) in all districts before October 11. ... 
Centre will do justice, Goswami tells ryotsThanjavur Oct. 2. The chairman of the Cauvery Monitoring Committee and Union Water Resources Secretary, A. K. Goswami, today asked delta farmers not to lose hope as the Centre had always been "fair and objective and would do justice to every ... Now, monsoon only hope in delta CHENNAI, OCT. 2. With the storage in the Mettur reservoir dwindling, the prospects of the samba crop in the delta districts now hinge only on the northeast monsoon. With the Karnataka Government refusing to release water to Tamil Nadu, nature ... Protection for elite team, after Imam Ali killing MADURAI, OCT. 2.The elite team that shot dead Imam Ali and his aides in the September 29 encounter in Bangalore is said to be facing a threat from "unidentified'' persons. Though the nature of the threat and how it was conveyed are not known, ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai Pay women rowdies and buy peace CHENNAI, OCT. 2. The 2,000-odd residents of Jamarah Thottam off Walltax Road here are terrorised by a handful of women rowdies living in 20-odd huts, so much so that not even local leaders dare to speak about them. The locality is a cramming ... A testimony to poor implementation of project CHENNAI, OCT. 2. How many months would it take to lay a 1.2 km stretch of road, funded by the Prime Minister's Gram Sadak Yojana? Six months, nine months or at the most, a year. But here is a case of a road in the city suburbs, which exists ... Police solve insurance firm official murder case CHENNAI, OCT. 2. The murder of the sales manager of a private insurance company by three persons including a former insurance agent at Nungambakkam has come as a jolt to the vast number of insurance sales personnel and the victim's family, all of ... After CM announcement colleges conversion is unnecessary: TNGCTA CHENNAI, OCT. 2. The Chief Minister's announcement that government college teachers would continue to be government servants for service, promotion and terminal benefits, even after the conversion of the institutions into constituents of ... Other Stories
Pondicherry Launching of rural development schemes marks Gandhi Jayanthi PONDICHERRY, OCT. 2. The launching of rural development programme and singing of bhajans formed part of the highlights of the Gandhi jayanthi celebrations in the Union Territory. The Lt. Governor, K.R. Malkani, the Chief Minister, N. Rangasamy, ... Steps to enrol children under Sarva Siksha Abhiyan PONDICHERRY, OCT. 2. The Education Minister, K. Lakshminarayanan, said the Government had intensified steps to ensure that there was cent per cent enrolment of children under the Centrally-sponsored Sarva Siksha Abhiyan in Pondicherry. ... Other Stories
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