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Tuesday, June 10, 2003
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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh Reform agenda not abandoned: Naidu HYDERABAD, JUNE 9. The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, today defended the host of sops offered by his Government to weaker sections by asserting that it had only `re-oriented' the welfare measures and not abandoned the reform ... Monsoon likely in State by June 14 HYDERABAD, JUNE 9. The heatwave sweeping the State got a further respite on Monday with the pre-monsoon activity all over and dry winds yielding place to winds with moisture caused by the incoming South-West monsoon. The South-West monsoon, ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad 
A `generous' offer to policeHYDERABAD, JUNE 9. It sounds strange, but the Serilingampally police station building of Cyberabad Police Commissionerate is located in a land leased out `free' by an accused in land grabbing cases! Not only the land but even the police ... More take fish medicine on second day HYDERABAD, JUNE 9.Hope writ large on their faces, they came huffing-puffing to swallow the wonder medicine administered through a live fish on the second day of `Mrigasira karti' on Monday at the Exhibition Grounds here. Though the sprawling ... Big cats grow in numbers HYDERABAD, JUNE 9. The latest census of tigers in 16 sanctuaries, held in May, has put their population at 140, marginally higher than last year's figure of 139 which in some places included those in adjoining areas too. The population of ... Karnataka 
Global seed firms urged to invest in IndiaBANGALORE, JUNE 9. The Union Agriculture Minister, Rajnath Singh, has invited global seed companies to invest and set up research and development bases in the country. Inaugurating the three-day World Seed Congress here today, Mr. Singh said ... 
Gang strikes at 8 houses near MysoreMYSORE, JUNE 9. A four-member gang struck on the outskirts of the city early this morning and decamped with valuables worth Rs. 1.5 lakh. The robberies took place around 3 a.m., with the gang raiding eight houses and a factory on T. Narsipura ... Supply fodder at half price, Govt. urged HASSAN, JUNE 9. H.D.Revanna, former minister and Chairman of the Hassan Milk Federation, has urged the State Government to dispense fodder at half price to farmers in view of drought for three years in a row. Inaugurating a milk producers' ... 600 gastroenteritis cases in Kurnool KURNOOL, JUNE 9.Over 600 people were hospitalised due to gastro-enteritis in Koilkuntla and other neighbouring villages in the past few days. The local primary health centre was flooded with patients. The RDO at Nandyal, D. Ranganayakulu, camped ... Experts back Bt cotton cultivation BANGALORE, JUNE 9. Nearly 80 per cent of cotton cultivated in the United States is Bt cotton, which is an indication that the farmer there is happy with its results, experts attending the World Seed Congress here have said. In their bid to set ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore Lawyers go on the rampage in city BANGALORE, JUNE 9. At least six policemen were injured and a police jeep was damaged when angry advocates went on a rampage through the City Civil and Sessions Court premises here this morning. The advocates beat up a litigant, who allegedly ... School principal forced to seek justice BANGALORE, JUNE 9. A school principal has been forced to seek justice after he was thrown out from the school he founded in 1987. About a dozen complaints he filed in the last two years with police, the Home Secretary and Senior Citizen's ... A disturbing trend BANGALORE, JUNE 9. This is not the first time that advocates in the City have behaved in such manner unbecoming of themselves. A few months ago, some of them used foul language against media persons covering a meeting at the Advocates ... Playwin launches `a new gaming experience' BANGALORE, JUNE 9. There may be mixed feelings about online lotteries but one more has been just launched. KENO, introduced by Playwin on behalf of the State Government, promises players the opportunity to win up to Rs.10 lakhs daily. It is to ... Kerala KPCC wants the project to be deferred THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 9.The KPCC executive today decided to demand the setting up of an expert committee on mineral sand mining project in Alapuzha in the face of strong opposition expressed by several leaders, including V. M. Sudheeran and ... Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram Culverts to be completed in five months: Minister THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 9. The reconstruction of the culvert at Thampanoor will be completed in five months, the Public Works Minister, M.K. Muneer, announced here today. Participating in a Meet-the-Minister programme organised by the ... SFI march turns violent THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 9. Three policemen, including a Sub-Inspector of police, were injured when SFI activists protesting against the engineering college fees hike pelted stones at a police cordon near the Public Library at Palayam. The ... Action against illegal scan centres THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 9. The functioning of unauthorised scan centres, which might be aiding the selective elimination of female foetuses, will be restricted, the Health Minister, P. Sankaran, has said. Inaugurating the third phase of the ... Tamil Nadu 
Get big share for TN in global marketCHENNAI, JUNE 9. The Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, today urged young engineers to use ``our abundant, English speaking IT-skilled manpower to leverage for Tamil Nadu a dominant share in the global market'' in key areas of technology-oriented ... Jayakumar in the ascendant CHENNAI, JUNE 9. In the series of changes being effected in the party, alongside Cabinet reshuffles, the AIADMK general secretary, Jayalalithaa, today removed three functionaries in the hierarchy. Except headquarters secretary, all these ... DMK cadres shocked at Sivaganga resignations MADURAI, JUNE 9. The resignation by 28 party functionaries in Sivaganga district in protest against the ``attitude'' of the DMK president, M. Karunanidhi, to the murder of the former Minister, T. Kiruttinan, has shocked cadres in southern ... Court allows search in Azhagiri house MADURAI, JUNE 9.The sixth judicial magistrate, K. Vanitha, today issued orders, permitting the city police to conduct search operations in the house of M.K. Azhagiri, son of the former Chief Minister, M. Karunanidhi. Disposing of a petition ... 
Another blaze consuming Western Ghats flora, faunaTIRUNELVELI, JUNE 9.Flora and fauna on the Western Ghats near Adavi Nainar reservoir, which suffered a significant loss due a devastating forest fire on March 4, are being wiped out by another major blaze. According to villagers of Maekkarai, ... 
Farmers stage demonstrationsTHANJAVUR, JUNE 9.Members of the CPI and farmers association staged a demonstration here demanding the Farm Labourers Welfare Board be made functional. Their other demands included getting Tamil Nadu's share of Cauvery water from Karnataka, ... 
36-foot Anjaneya idol to be installed at PanchavateeVILLUPURAM, JUNE 9. Till now the 34-foot Anjaneya statue at Nanganallur in Chennai is said to be the tallest of its kind in this part of the country. The Panchamukha Sri Jayamaruthi Seva and Charitable Trust, which sculpts gigantic statues of ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai 
Australian naval ship on `exploratory visit'CHENNAI, JUNE 9. Following in the footsteps of the U.S., an Australian naval vessel docked at the Chennai Port, as part of an "exploratory visit" to further cooperation between the two navies. The first of the guided-missile frigates of its ... Road map for beautification CHENNAI, JUNE 9.The Chennai Corporation has unveiled a road map for beautification of the city with emphasis on removal of unauthorised hoardings, streamlining door-to-door garbage collection and laying quality roads and well-paved ... MTC faces hurdles to introduction of low-floor buses CHENNAI, JUNE 9. A `senior citizen and disabled-friendly' low-floor bus, built by the MTC, is gathering dust at its Chromepet workshop as the Transport Department had refused to give a clearance certificate to the vehicle as its `inner height' is ... ESI hospital backyard becoming a dumping ground CHENNAI, JUNE 9. Hospital waste, such as test tubes and used plaster of Paris bandages, is being burnt along with domestic waste at the Ayanavaram Employees' State Insurance Corporation Hospital. Medical waste and the rubbish generated by the ... Residents complain of erratic water supply CHENNAI, JUNE 9. Residents from various parts of the city had only one complaint at a Water Exnora open house meeting held today,-- water supply through tankers was insufficient as much as it was erratic. Meena Nagarajan, a resident of Vyasar ... Madras varsity to begin research projects, civil works CHENNAI, JUNE 9. With the University Grants Commission clearing the Madras University proposal for implementing the ``potential for excellence scheme'', administrators have decided to start work on research projects and civil works worth Rs.10 ... Other Stories
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