Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Saturday, December 04, 2004
Today's Headlines
News Update

News
Front Page
National
States:
• Tamil Nadu
• Andhra Pradesh
• Karnataka
• Kerala
• New Delhi
• Other States
International
Opinion
Business
Sport
Miscellaneous
• Cartoons

Today's Headlines

Specials
In Focus
Photo Gallery
Events 2003

Features:
Life
Magazine
Literary Review
Metro Plus
Business
Education Plus
Open Page
Book Review
SciTech
Entertainment
Young World
Property Plus
Quest
Folio

Stocks
Quotes
SE Diary

 Advts
Classifieds
Employment
Obituary

 Archives
Yesterday's Issue
Datewise



Group Sites
The Hindu
Business Line
The Sportstar
Frontline
The Hindu eBooks

Home

Alappuzha

  • Students, policemen clash at SD College

    • Anantapur

  • Caste discrimination denied

    • Andhra Pradesh

  • Defence university planned
  • Special team leaves for Chennai to arrest Usha
  • Now a warship on Vizag beach
  • IMAX Corporation has big plans for India
  • Technical staff shortage hits heart surgeries at hospital
  • MLA opposes Godavari water diversion to Krishna basin
  • Defence university planned
  • Dockyard helping ENC warships spend more time at sea
  • NDA treated ryots like insects: NJR
  • Nothing but truth: YSR
  • Trains partially cancelled
  • Boat tragedy: seven bodies recovered
  • Mumbai-Tirupati direct flight likely
  • Vijayawada girl enters Limca Book of Records
  • Land acquisition: free hand for Collectors
  • TDP leaders visit hospitals
  • Tribunal directs State to notify Group I posts
  • Special team leaves for Chennai to arrest Usha
  • `CPI(M) will not support Telangana move'
  • Road project: plea to protect State's interests
  • Tenders case: verdict reserved
  • Permit more bidders: TDP
  • `Nomination mela' in sight
  • TDP stalling projects, says PCC chief
  • `Telangana being denied water'
  • No cameras inside Assembly
  • Surgeons' meet on December 5, 6
  • Cell recharge facility at Andhra Bank ATMs
  • Let's be friends, Naidu tells Pakistan
  • Students pay homage to Bhopal gas victims
  • 50 diarrhoea cases in Chirala
  • Air Chief-designate for city today
  • Briefly
  • Crime Watch

    • Andhra Pradesh - Others

  • Power generation stops at Singur
  • World Disabled Day observed
  • Medical camp extended
  • Telugu Desam to seek MSP for cotton

    • Archery

  • Titles for Hembram and Boro

    • Athletics

  • Golden double for Shareef

    • Badminton

  • VPS PS girls to meet Modern VN
  • Ankit at the helm

    • Bangalore

  • Auto driver attacked; cash, vehicle stolen
  • MNCs urged to promote classical, folk art
  • Youth think mosquito bites cause AIDS
  • Cardiological meet brings business too
  • State losing armed forces jobs
  • Power shutdown
  • In Bangalore Today
  • Anti-piracy cell needed to contain menace

    • Barometer

  • Exchange rates
  • Bullion rates

    • Basketball

  • Ernakulam teams in semifinals
  • Rangareddy posts win

    • Belgaum

  • `Lend more to farm sector for 8 p.c. growth'
  • Belgaum ZP meeting adjourned

    • Bijapur

  • Return to organic farming, farmers told
  • Conference calls for return to organic farming

    • Billiards & Snooker

  • Advani keeps Indian hopes alive

    • Briefly

  • Asahi unit in Uttaranchal
  • Picks up stake in BPL Mobile
  • Pidilite buys Roff brand
  • I-Tech Solutions to launch products
  • CII to conduct foundries conclave
  • Mahyco Farmers' Day
  • SISI's training programme
  • Karur Vysya Bank revises deposit rates
  • LKB's deposit mobilisation campaign
  • IOB hikes NRE term deposit rates
  • ABN Amro AMC declares dividends
  • G-Log, Satyam to offer supply chain solutions
  • Answerthink launches Hyderabad centre
  • Tata AIG sells policies through Internet
  • Shell to invest Rs. 250 crores.

    • Business

  • IBM puts PC business for sale?
  • Password automation solution
  • Downward correction in rupee
  • Faber launches new range of chimneys
  • SAT restores First Global registration
  • Asian Paints to divest in Mauritius arm
  • Inflation rate unchanged
  • Philips centre to take up technology challenge
  • ONGC seeks clearance for LPG, kerosene marketing
  • TVS Logistics' venture with Spanish firm
  • Centre to support real estate development
  • More IMAX theatres to come up
  • Sensex touches new intra-trade high
  • Apex court directs Reliance to pay Rs. 85 crores to BSNL
  • Indian Airlines posts Rs. 44 crore net profit

    • Carrom

  • T.N. boys and U.P. girls take titles

    • Cartoons

  • Cartoon

    • Chennai

  • Cinema complex `does not comply with fire safety norms'
  • 250 students, just one toilet
  • Get good marks, go shopping
  • Ability, not disability on display
  • Remote sensing `can help avert ecological crises'
  • Katju sets up panel on chambers for lawyers
  • Film on AIDS awareness
  • Two fatally knocked down
  • Around the City
  • In Chennai Today
  • Preventing break-ins

    • Chess

  • First round put off by a day

    • Coimbatore

  • Solution in sight for rain-battered roads
  • Construction workers' plea
  • Carnatic music concert
  • Around the City
  • In Coimbatore Today
  • When pavements lead to chaos

    • Cricket

  • A great combination at it again
  • Harbhajan the best of his kind
  • Delhi has its task cut out
  • Karnataka eager for a victory
  • TN begins favourite
  • Kaif, Yuvraj great fielders: Rhodes
  • Upbeat Hyderabad takes on Baroda
  • Dravid, Sehwag still on top
  • England looks to wrap up series
  • FAPS in final
  • Mamatha Maben at the helm
  • Pakistan loses tour opener
  • OIL takes honours
  • Bishop Cotton lifts trophy
  • All-round show by Ganesh

    • Crossword

  • The Hindu Crossword No. 8156
  • Solution to Puzzle No. 8155

    • Cuddalore

  • Row over cigarette price claims life

    • Cuddapah

  • `Cuddapotsavalu' from Jan. 28
  • Engineer held on graft charge
  • ZP chief's plea on tenders

    • Dharmapuri

  • Scheme set apace in Dharmapuri

    • Dharwad

  • Water supply schedule for today, tomorrow in Dharwad

    • Editorials

  • TOWARDS ASEAN + 4?
  • A PALESTINIAN DEMOCRACY

    • Erode

  • Plea to improve sanitary conditions in Bhavani
  • Cocoon yield up in Erode

    • Football

  • Mohun Bagan to meet Dempo
  • Betting `scam' hits UEFA Cup
  • Lazio ousted
  • VGS triumphs
  • 2-1 win for AGORC

    • Front Page

  • Putin not for diluting veto powers of U.N. Security Council
  • Putin to watch Dhruv flight
  • Act of God: Kalyan Singh
  • Drama, confusion mark hunt for Appu, businessman
  • Dangerous to reconstruct world on unipolar principles: Putin
  • Condition of MS improving

    • Guntur

  • Team work needed, says V-C
  • Public hearing on Pulichintala today
  • Gold medal instituted

    • Hassan

  • Elephant menace: expert's help sought
  • Hassan CMC to get special grant

    • Hockey

  • A chance for India to make amends
  • Continuity is IHF's mantra
  • Dhanraj pilots Airlines into final
  • Ten Sports to beam Champions Trophy
  • Bangalore (South) boys are champions
  • Match drawn
  • Ajay scores brace

    • Hubli

  • Mysore, twin cities chosen for foreign aid

    • Hyderabad

  • `Leadership' laurels for Orchids
  • Training programme concludes
  • Taramati music fest gets under way
  • Sports day at JHPS
  • Mega property expo opened
  • Spiritual practice camp
  • New flights
  • Warm welcome to KCR
  • Named Planning Board vice-chairman
  • Prayer festival
  • Around the City
  • In Hyderabad Today
  • It's a challenging task for police

    • International

  • Court orders re-vote in Ukraine
  • 25 killed in major attacks in Baghdad
  • Japan's stand will harm ties, says China
  • U.N. panel questions legitimacy of Iraq war
  • Rwanda creating trouble: Kabila
  • French socialists back E.U. Constitution
  • Feast of St. Francis Xavier
  • Alicia Markova, ballerina, dies
  • Tyronne Fernando named Governor of north-east province
  • Danforth quits as envoy to U.N.
  • Plea to acquit Berlusconi
  • Drug turf war hits Mexico
  • Sri Lanka names candidate for U.N. Secretary-General

    • Kannur

  • `Integrate Central, State allocations'
  • 25 injured in bus accident

    • Karimnagar

  • CPI backs TRS MLA's padayatra
  • Two killed in road accident

    • Karnataka

  • Congress finalises list of new Ministers
  • Pacemakers for cardiomyopathy patients
  • Organic farming to be popularised
  • Krishna says campaign against him led to defeat of Congress
  • `NIE has helped students learn more about newspapers'
  • `Biotechnology research needs more public funding'
  • Students' petitions on examination rejected
  • Railway call centre a big hit
  • Pacemakers for cardiomyopathy patients
  • Journalist faces threat to life
  • Row over mining in forest land in Madikeri
  • Industrial unit given four months to shift
  • Students take ill after having midday meals
  • `Ban tuitions by Govt. teachers'
  • Tension in Kolar cocoon market
  • Call for a ticket
  • Three trains to have an extra coach each
  • Briefly
  • From the Districts

    • Karnataka - Others

  • Manuscript of Tulu Sahitya volume ready
  • MLA urges Govt. to declare Chitradurga drought hit
  • Award for Madhwarayaru, Hayavadana Puranik
  • SHGs asked to take up social activities
  • Two transformers damaged in fire mishap
  • `Develop scientific temper among students'
  • `Efforts should be made to restore manuscripts'
  • Woman's body found buried in house
  • Man commits suicide in hospital

    • Kerala

  • Security beefed up at Sabarimala
  • LDF MLAs plan hunger strike
  • Azhikode to accept award
  • `Aerospace industry needs policy support'
  • Tight security at Sabarimala
  • LDF MLAs to go on hunger strike
  • Unnithan, Sarat get bail
  • CPI(M) trying to conceal schism: Hassan
  • ESPN goes off Asianet
  • Devaswom suspends three electrical employees
  • IUML should take decision: KC(B)
  • BJP's Dharma Raksha Yatra begins
  • Video library owners stage dharna
  • More special schools to be sanctioned
  • IUML leader dismissed from party
  • Azhikode ready to accept award
  • Vidyasagar joins issue with Vellappally
  • Chandy to discuss Vallarpadom
  • Today at Sabarimala
  • Briefly

    • Kochi

  • Biotechnology industry: `State failed to do the basics'
  • 87 cadets pass out
  • International book fair begins
  • Robbery claim bogus, say police
  • Child killed in accident
  • Around the City
  • In Kochi Today
  • Focus on media and police

    • Kozhikode

  • `Admission process transparent'
  • Theatre festival in memory of Surasu
  • Mayor to inaugurate Keralolsavam

    • Kurnool

  • Pest attack on paddy detected

    • Leader Page Articles

  • Globalisation: need for fairness
  • The civilians killed in Iraq

    • Letters to the Editor

  • Parliament session
  • Best Bakery case
  • Advani's claim
  • Kanchi Acharya case
  • Media function
  • Poisoned futures

    • Madikeri

  • Quiz contest for PU students on January 3
  • Action sought against three officials
  • Human rights campaign

    • Madurai

  • `Govt. schemes keen on improving the lot of the disabled'
  • Physically challenged want reservation to be increased
  • Huge haul of pirated CDs
  • Power shutdown
  • Railway Board official inspects Madurai station
  • Around the City
  • In Madurai Today
  • Gearing up for annual exercise

    • Mangalore

  • `Be good hosts to attract tourists'
  • CISF praised for tight security at airports
  • Human error blamed for industrial accidents
  • `Spectra 2004' begins today
  • Corporation replaces 49 workers
  • Treatment plant at Kodipady opposed
  • Around the City

    • Mysore

  • A feast for theatre lovers
  • Road projects to make Mysore a commercial hub
  • Meet on management of hazardous waste
  • Jail official grilled in sexual harassment case
  • Dalai Lama arrives at Bylakuppe
  • Care centre for AIDS patients

    • Nagapattinam

  • Panels to monitor TASMAC shops

    • National

  • Joint declaration mentions cooperation with China
  • Demolition was unexpected, says Kalyan Singh
  • Minister's assurance
  • Plea for action against judges dismissed
  • When Jackie Chan fell for it
  • Railway recruitment test cancelled
  • BSF, Pakistan Rangers sort out dispute
  • Tax arrears top Rs. 97,000 crores
  • Five CRPF jawans killed in `fidayeen' attack
  • 42 Customs, Excise officials suspended
  • Moving Supreme Court a last resort: Acharya's counsel
  • `Centre for widening tax base'
  • Bhopal pays homage to gas victims
  • Portuguese Supreme Court clears Monica Bedi's extradition
  • New wageboard for newspaper staff demanded
  • Gopal Gandhi has vast experience in political, constitutional issues
  • Justice demanded for survivors
  • `Virtual vision' for the visually-challenged
  • Heated exchanges over repeal of POTA
  • Ministers to resolve row over `frequency squatting'
  • Revocation of Uma Bharti's suspension put on hold
  • CPI (M) not to vote against Government
  • ``Nutrition must get political priority''
  • ``Take note of insult to Tricolour''

    • Nellore

  • Rs. 1,000-cr. modernisation plan for Buckingham canal

    • New Delhi

  • Sheila's report card: Price hikes, new taxes and poll victories
  • DDA nets Rs. 1,500 crores as registration for flats
  • Cabinet nod for VAT
  • `A Touch of Greatness' in Hindi
  • Need to improve water distribution system
  • New technique to check dengue
  • Held for theft of Sales Tax forms
  • Protest against IMDT Act
  • Man gets life term for murder
  • Passport racket busted
  • Murder accused assaults cops
  • Nine sentenced in anti-Sikh riot case
  • Bid to promote dialogue on AIDS
  • Inter-State gang of auto-lifters busted
  • Government issues fresh notices in illegal call racket case
  • Around the City
  • Briefly
  • In the Capital Today
  • Threat from licensed firearms

    • Nizamabad

  • Lobbying begins in Congress for nominated posts
  • Postal cover to be released on Dichpally Ramalayam
  • Watery grave for brother, sister

    • Obituary

  • Obituary

    • Palakkad

  • Media seminar

    • Pathanamthitta

  • TDB member flays Forest Department

    • Pondicherry

  • Allowance for physically challenged hiked to Rs. 500 a month
  • Revamp education to suit the future, says Lakhera

    • Punjab

  • Haryana loan settlement scheme
  • `Chautala trying to woo pensioners'
  • Need to induct technology into agro sector underlined

    • Racing : Horse

  • Red Orchid appeals most

    • Racing : Motor

  • Naren keen to prove a point

    • Rajasthan

  • CM lists `achievements'

    • Religion

  • Doctrine of surrender

    • Salem

  • Administration revamped: Periyar varsity VC

    • Shimoga

  • Community marriage hall for Brahmins ready
  • Ensure dignified life for the disabled: MLA
  • Bajrang Dal activist arrested in Sagar

    • Sports : General

  • Vij wins shot put gold
  • Ernakulam girls lift volleyball title
  • Three new meet records set

    • Squash

  • Bala Murugan and Parthiban pair enters final

    • Table Tennis

  • PSPB table tennis tournament from today

    • Tamil Nadu

  • Rare heart surgery done in General Hospital
  • A disabled-friendly park in Chennai
  • Judiciary should not overreach itself, cautions Bench
  • Another commission to study finances
  • Demonstrations planned against `communal politics'
  • Don't show police in a poor light in films: Jayalalithaa
  • `Climate change a significant issue to common man'
  • Physical handicap `adds to gender disability'
  • Petroleum effluents blamed for North Chennai groundwater pollution
  • Textbooks supply to be decentralised
  • `Murder case should not be shifted to another State'
  • Hearing on bail plea in assault case adjourned
  • `Auto Serv— 2004' begins today
  • `Emulate life of Rajendra Prasad'
  • `Tulsi interview, a breach of agreement'
  • Plea to transfer Mayurini case to CBI dismissed
  • Variety fare at children's fest
  • Search for cases causes suspicion: BJP
  • Remand extended
  • Painting contest
  • 7 held for illegal blasting
  • 148 women held for peddling arrack
  • Girls' education `hasn't ended gender discrimination'
  • Briefly

    • Tamil Nadu - Others

  • `Shun inhibitions, overcome challenges'
  • Country bomb seized

    • Tennis

  • Gruber masters Ajay
  • Vinay, Vikram in final
  • Asha to meet Bhavani in final
  • Moya puts Spain ahead
  • Indian team for Asian championship

    • Thanjavur

  • Call to give additional rights to the disabled
  • Farmers asked to safeguard rain-hit paddy
  • Selected

    • Thiruvananthapuram

  • MCH to resume kidney transplants
  • DYFI, AIYF plan stir to demand Kunhalikutty's resignation
  • Property losses: LDF leaders issued notices
  • Country-bombs thrown at shop
  • Chandy holds discussion with Vice-Chancellors
  • Call to interpret mythology in modern context
  • Wanted man held
  • Dead
  • Around the City
  • In Thiruvananthapuram Today
  • Action against illegal cracker manufacturers

    • This Day That Age

  • dated December 4, 1954: Law Commission
  • dated December 4, 1954: President is 71
  • dated December 4, 1954: S.P. Gupte's feat

    • Tiruchi

  • `Autonomy for college, stimulant for growth'
  • Stress on students' potential of realising Kalam's dream
  • Air passengers told to cooperate in implementing safety measures
  • `Autonomy for college, a stimulant for growth'
  • Farmers of Thattiengarpettai pin hopes on canal project
  • Audio-library for visually challenged persons
  • Mettur level 100.69 ft.
  • Around the City
  • In Tiruchi Today

    • Tirunelveli

  • Computer training for disabled
  • Naval ships to visit Tuticorin port

    • Tirupati

  • Rallies, medical camps mark Disabled Day
  • WTO blamed for ills plaguing farm sector

    • Tuticorin

  • `Fisheries graduates must attain excellence'

    • Uttaranchal

  • Appointed
  • Police image takes a beating

    • Vijayawada

  • Mosquitoes all over the place
  • Residents resist eviction
  • Top leaders for CPI(M) meet
  • `Lack of awareness led to Bhopal gas tragedy'
  • `Rs. 1 crore spent on roads'
  • Around the City
  • In Vijayawada Today

    • Visakhapatnam

  • Insurance firm asked to pay compensation
  • `Cheating': collusion of LIC agents alleged
  • Traffic curbs for Navy Day
  • Thyagaraja Aradhana Utsav from Jan. 29
  • Around the City
  • In Visakhapatnam Today

    • Warangal

  • NCC cadets display skills

    • Weather

  • Weather

    • West Bengal

  • Bandhs an affliction, says Buddhadeb
  • We will discuss verdicts against bandhs, says Jyoti Basu

    • Read Today's supplements: | Life | Metro Plus | Young World | Property Plus |

    Send: Comments to: thehindu@vsnl.com
    Letters to the Editor to: letters@thehindu.co.in with full postal address
    Reliance Mutual Fund

    Yesterday's
    Headlines Page