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Anantapur

  • Workshop on EAMCET
  • Rs. 9.5 crores for minor irrigation works

    • Andhra Pradesh

  • Assembly adjourned sine die amid uproar
  • Plea for reconstruction of mandapam
  • Naxal attacks: police on high alert
  • Minister rules out harbour at Bhavanapadu
  • Forceful plea for reconstruction of mandapam
  • Tadipatri canal ryots stage dharna for water
  • India urged to secure justice to Palestinians
  • Parties trade charges over wastage of time
  • No licence for new clubs: Home Minister
  • NCW chief finds fault with media portrayal of women
  • Jana puts onus on naxals
  • TTD plans online sale of publications
  • Credit card fraud unearthed
  • Rosaiah turns own critic
  • Five more turn hostile in Balakrishna case
  • Naidu plans campaign on tenders issue
  • Girl-trafficking: plea for panel
  • Rally at Nizamabad from Jan. 3
  • BJP member creates a flutter
  • Somasekhara panel talks tough
  • Only one short discussion during session
  • Merger of RRBs suggested
  • MROs boycott meet
  • Two bills introduced
  • Congress releases CD
  • Bangladesh banker calls on YSR
  • Briefly
  • Crime Watch

    • Andhra Pradesh - Others

  • Solar lighting facility gladdens Chenchus
  • Scooterist run over on ghat road
  • 10-year jail for man, mother in woman killing case

    • Athletics

  • Junior meet from today

    • Badminton

  • Anand, Bhat in title round

    • Bangalore

  • Stolen vehicles worth Rs. 80 lakhs recovered
  • Two persons robbed of cash, wristwatch
  • Live band joint raided
  • Around The City
  • In Bangalore Today
  • In Bangalore Today

    • Barometer

  • Exchange rates
  • Bullion rates

    • Belgaum

  • Musical extravaganza next month
  • Gang loots petrol station near Belgaum
  • Gang loots petrol station

    • Bidar

  • Bemalkheda tense after defiling of statue

    • Billiards & Snooker

  • Bhaskar takes title

    • Bridge

  • Delhi team triumphs

    • Briefly

  • Ashok Leyland floats logistics firm
  • Takes stake in Jyoti Structures
  • HCL Tech buys stake in U.S. firm
  • TCS bags Taiwanese project
  • TVS Motor bags TPM award
  • Sonata Software's offshore centre in U.K.
  • Calsoft's seminar for business community
  • ISO 9000-2001 for TTK Healthcare
  • SAT sets aside SEBI order on Integrated
  • New MD for Whirlpool
  • More Sri Lankan flights from Kozhikode
  • Corporation Bank, Corp Bank Homes to merge
  • Su-Kam's R&D centre gets recognition
  • HDFC Bank's referral programme
  • Tata Motors ED gets award
  • Hero Honda bags award
  • Hyderabad to host Gitex

    • Business

  • Koreans vie for Indian mobile handset pie
  • Russia to sell Yukos despite U.S. court ban
  • Nicholas to buy Rhodia's inhalation business
  • New Rs. 500, Rs. 1,000 notes to be issued
  • Hyundai Telecom to set up manufacturing unit
  • Uptrend halted in rupee
  • Sensex drops 74 points on profit taking
  • Textile units in resurgent mood
  • GAIL may tie up with Chinese company
  • Dubai group unveils biggest gold winning opportunity
  • Brigade Corp buys Webhelp

    • Cartoons

  • Cartoon

    • Chennai

  • Shoppers spoilt for choice
  • Man involved in murder cases held, arms seized
  • Around The City
  • In Chennai Today
  • In Chennai Today
  • Back to square one

    • Chess

  • Close finish on the cards
  • India bags 15 gold medals

    • Coimbatore

  • Opposition parties stage demonstration
  • Associations to jointly implement cluster project
  • DGP to hold grievances meet
  • In Coimbatore Today
  • In Coimbatore Today
  • Will enforcement help curb pollution?

    • Cricket

  • Kasprowicz ties Pakistan up in knots
  • Pride of the Tigers
  • Dravid all praise for Gambhir
  • Two wicket win for MCD
  • Allround show by Rashid
  • Easy for Anna Nagar CC
  • KRL cricket from today
  • Colts in quarterfinals
  • Naresh named captain
  • Sri Charan scores century
  • Technovate posts win

    • Crossword

  • The Hindu Crossword 8168
  • Solution to puzzle 8167

    • Cuddalore

  • Collector orders crackdown on overpricing by fertilizer shops
  • Build barrage in Kollidam, urge farmers

    • Dharmapuri

  • Murdered

    • Editorials

  • WELCOME DD DIRECT
  • A REAL CABINET AT LAST

    • Erode

  • `Atrocities against SC, STs declining'

    • Football

  • Wenger fined for calling van Nistelrooy a cheat
  • Bengal-Mumbai Football Club makes final
  • Big win for Manipur
  • Mar Thoma keeps title
  • ESPN-STAR Sports to telecast Spanish and English league
  • BHEL Community Centre wins
  • Easy for MA College

    • Front Page

  • Bihar, Jharkhand, Haryana go to the polls in February
  • No interim bail for Kanchi Acharya
  • "My son is gone but my fight for his cause will go on"
  • Paresh Barua shifted for medical attention: ULFA
  • BSNL, MTNL broadband services from Jan.15
  • Inflation dips
  • Gambhir and Dravid put India in command

    • Golf

  • Irina wins title

    • Guntur

  • Four killed, 2 hurt in mishaps
  • YSR for Bapatla on Jan. 4

    • Haryana

  • Election panel to decide on panchayat polls

    • Hassan

  • Law to protect groundwater sought
  • Shivaram firm on probe into Dyapalapura violence

    • Himachal Pradesh

  • BJP MLAs allege `step-motherly' treatment
  • 11 killed in accident

    • Hockey

  • Hunt for talent among juniors
  • Daso scores MEG's winner
  • AOC Centre downs SAI Hostel

    • Hyderabad

  • Euthanasia: the debate continues
  • Meet concludes
  • New tax divisions
  • Advocate dies at High Court
  • Exhibition
  • Naidu for relook
  • Around The City
  • In Hyderabad Today
  • In Hyderabad Today
  • Hard nut to crack

    • India & World

  • India to coordinate with `other three' on Council seat
  • Fishermen held

    • International

  • Palestinians cool to Sharon offer
  • Deal on Turkey-E.U. talks
  • Hollywood plans Falluja movie
  • Yushchenko `poisoned by TCDD dioxin'
  • Villagers' victory over U.S. energy giant
  • Ice Age flute discovered
  • Jail for Irishmen in Colombia
  • Bush signs bill to revamp intelligence gathering

    • Judo

  • Rajasthan girls dominate

    • Kancheepuram

  • Stamp duty royalty

    • Karimnagar

  • MLAs meet YSR on Godavari water

    • Karnataka

  • Gold worth Rs. 20 lakhs stolen from bank
  • Swamiji prevented from proceeding to Udupi temple
  • Helping the disabled to find life partners
  • I am not a tainted Minister: Deshpande
  • No representation for Lambanis in Ministry
  • `Post offices authorised to accept passport applications'
  • Fresh survey to help detect bogus ration cards
  • Two books on journalism released
  • Separate budget for agriculture sought
  • Mysore-Bangalore special train from today
  • New Ministers start work
  • Water-making machine for Florida meet
  • `Govt. will complete full term'
  • Briefly

    • Karnataka - Others

  • Lorry strike continues at Sandur
  • Banjara Sangha stages demonstration
  • Funds approved for improving girls' hostel in Chitradurga
  • Protect local culture, Kannada writers told
  • Yadava community seeks representation in Cabinet
  • Central team on drought arriving today
  • Bhadravati CMC drops move to shift office
  • Boy dies of suspected brain fever

    • Kerala

  • Strike hits fishing activity
  • Advani coming for BJP meet
  • Notices to Government, DGP
  • PCB told to issue fresh notification
  • Chandy was also told about IUML's bribe demand: Jacob
  • Strike hits fishing activity
  • `Nothing was done to strengthen police force at Marad'
  • AMA trains its gun on herbal medicines
  • Non-destructive testing opens world of opportunity
  • Notices issued to Government, DGP
  • BJP meet may discuss dissidence
  • Chief Minister should resign, says RSP
  • `UDF should implement Narendran panel report'
  • `Decisions are not made by a few'
  • Sandal oil units thriving on smuggled wood
  • Pepper procurement to begin on December 20
  • Nareepooja performed
  • BIS recognition for CEPC lab
  • Today at Sabarimala
  • Briefly

    • Kerala - Others

  • IA may cancel Kochi-Agathy flight

    • Khammam

  • Solar cooker for mid-day meal scheme

    • Kochi

  • Chandy promises land for all Adivasi families
  • Craft-tourism project to be opened today
  • Aquabus to be launched tomorrow
  • Cheating case: bank manager gets jail term
  • Awards presented to special schools
  • Around The City
  • In Kochi Today
  • In Kochi Today
  • Streamlining city traffic

    • Kollam

  • Missing man feared murdered
  • MECA warns Chandy
  • Vellappally's remarks criticised
  • Flower show from December 23

    • Kurnool

  • Eleven candidates in fray for ZPTC bypoll
  • Ponnala convenes meet on RDS issue
  • Arrangements in place for land distribution
  • Officials to visit remote villages

    • Leader Page Articles

  • Fuel for TAPS
  • Bush as U.N. peacemaker

    • Letters to the Editor

  • Speaker's offer
  • Re-engaging religion
  • An icon

    • Madhya Pradesh

  • Farmers' rally in favour of e-chaupal

    • Madikeri

  • Pumpset owners demand cut in power tariff
  • Govt. staff union warns Cauvery Sene
  • Cochin Malabar Estates restored to owners

    • Madurai

  • We will monitor CMP implementation: Varadarajan
  • Catalogue on products of Mahalir Thittam SHGs
  • Around The City
  • In Madurai Today
  • In Madurai Today
  • On the road to a mishap-free city

    • Mangalore

  • Guns will not help solve tribal people's problem
  • Traditional fishermen want to be consulted on policies
  • Suma Sourabha award for 18 achievers
  • In Mangalore Today
  • In Mangalore Today

    • Mysore

  • Chaturvedi highlights need to strengthen rural markets
  • Governor inaugurates Gita conference
  • Teachers told to keep abreast of needs of modern education
  • Teachers to present `Varnabharathi'
  • 24 injured in road accident

    • Nalgonda

  • Will politicians steer clear of corruption: Lavanam
  • Who let the dog out?
  • Congress leader cries for help
  • Woman, two children found dead

    • National

  • Government, Opposition in war of nerves
  • Sankararaman murder case: a status report
  • `Refer Rural Employment Bill to select panel'
  • Decline U.S. requests to take part in Iraq-type ventures: British historian
  • Bihar, Uttar Pradesh may gain
  • The Hindu petition against defamation law admitted
  • Amartya Sen makes a case for argumentative tradition
  • Stir outside Assembly
  • CEO arrested
  • Soren ill
  • Hope dies slowly in Wayanad
  • `Policing of sensitive villages in A.P. will not be stopped'
  • `Best security to cricket team'
  • NDA team reports on Kanchi Mutt visit
  • Court pulls up Jharkhand Government
  • "Use mineral resources judiciously"
  • Correction
  • Lukewarm response to blockade
  • CPI(M) questions Cabinet nod for new airport
  • Protest against civilian's death
  • E-waste illegally exported to Asian countries: study
  • ``70 per cent syringes unsafe"
  • Panel to study U.S. report on ayurvedic drugs
  • Shekhawat shares Somnath's anguish
  • Auction website chief arrested
  • Pawar for decentralised foodgrains procurement

    • Nellore

  • Officials clear encroachments
  • Public cautioned against purchase of land
  • Woman, son killed in road accident
  • Headmaster relieved of Rs. 1.6 lakhs

    • New Delhi

  • Resentment brewing among Cong. MLA
  • Preventing cyber crimes
  • Teachers' transfer policy on the right path, says Lovely
  • Assembly okays MCD break-up
  • No end to flourishing sex-determination tests
  • Three held for Rs. 44-lakh robbery
  • Porn websites to face the heat now
  • CMO sent to police remand
  • CINEMA
  • Revised DU courses approved
  • Young film makers air their views
  • Kids fall into manhole
  • Health camp held
  • `Give priority to health care'
  • Govt. apathy adds to a losing battle
  • Held for attacking teacher
  • "Proposed Seed Act is anti-farmers"
  • Around The City
  • Briefly
  • In The Capital Today
  • In The Capital Today

    • News Analysis

  • We enjoy strong internal democracy: CPI(M) leader

    • Nizamabad

  • PHCs asked to submit report on family planning operations

    • Pathanamthitta

  • Move to set up Pampa river authority welcomed
  • TDB to stock five lakh cans of Aravana

    • Pondicherry

  • Promote lower ranks of police on seniority, urges Janakiraman
  • Culture `should not fall victim to tourism'
  • Plan panel to discuss proposals
  • Lakhera opens book fair
  • Pondicherry lays on a slew of festive programmes

    • Racing : Horse

  • Sugar Mine runs with a good chance

    • Racing : Motor

  • MRF Natl. Motocross: exciting finale expected

    • Rajasthan

  • Aiyer for relook at rotation of reserved seats
  • Protesters wave black flags
  • Move to ban common salt draws flak
  • Rajasthan plan to boost water supply to farmers

    • Ramanathapuram

  • Call to speed up measures to control `blue tongue'

    • Religion

  • The philosophy of the song of songs

    • Sailing

  • Lake Club, Jagatpur Rowing poised for clean sweep

    • Salem

  • Farmers complain of frequent power failures

    • Shimoga

  • Bank announces sops for one-time settlement
  • `Make Kannada relevant to students'
  • Forest official allays fears of farmers

    • Sport

  • India has to treasure players like Laxman
  • Gambhir and Dravid put India in command
  • South Africa in turmoil
  • It is an Australian sweep

    • Sports : General

  • Dubai to build $2 billion sports complex

    • Table Tennis

  • Pathik Mehta rallies to beat Amit Das

    • Tamil Nadu

  • Petition against public hearings on Sethu project dismissed
  • Broadband connection with a host of services soon
  • ENGAGEMENTS
  • State Government sanctions Rs. 59 crores
  • Plea to transfer Kiruttinan murder trial dismissed
  • A morale boost for police force
  • `Involuntary admission clause in Mental Health Act restrictive'
  • SIPCOT estate continues to pollute environment
  • Ryots seek flexible procurement policy
  • World Bank approves Rs. 502-crore loan
  • Math Olympiad from December 26
  • Film festival begins, but schedules yet to be finalised
  • Government can't ignore court orders: Katju
  • TNPL bags national award
  • `Unrest over move to merge banks'
  • Medicinal herbs on display
  • Telugu federation conference to be held in Bangalore
  • Effluent treatment plants aim at `zero discharge'
  • Education in the New Millennium
  • TNPCEE registration centres in 41 cities
  • Judicial custody of 8 accused extended
  • Two labourers killed as earth caves in
  • `No defence pact with Sri Lanka'
  • Bring water to Hogenakkal through open canal: Vasan
  • The death of a landmark
  • Mathematics quiz
  • `Sangeetha Kalasarathy' conferred on Ramani
  • `Bestow awards on deserving artistes'
  • The walking Google of Tamil film songs
  • Bench issues notice to tahsildar
  • Advani to visit Coimbatore today
  • `IAF turning into technology-intensive service'
  • Harbour utility tug inducted into Navy
  • Elected president
  • Briefly

    • Tamil Nadu - Others

  • Furore in Karur council meet
  • Rs.198-cr. crop loans disbursed
  • Youth gets 10-year RI for robbery
  • Rs.1.43-cr. works to be taken up in all panchayats
  • Three held for cheating

    • Tennis

  • Ankita does a Houdini act
  • Archana in final
  • CCI launches scheme for young players
  • Titles for Vamshi, Anjali

    • Thiruvananthapuram

  • Zee-Turner switches off signals to Asianet
  • Notification on option for HSS students
  • CN's writings still relevant: Gopi
  • Accident victim dead
  • SBI gesture
  • Dead
  • Around The City
  • In Thiruvananthapuram Today
  • In Thiruvananthapuram Today
  • Crackdown on gangs

    • This Day That Age

  • dated December 18, 1954: Warm welcome to Tito
  • dated December 18, 1954: Police strike in Bengal
  • dated December 18, 1954: Chou invites UN chief

    • Thrissur

  • Man found dead

    • Tiruchi

  • Farmers walk out of grievance day meet
  • Call for national framework to set up private varsities
  • Railways agrees to give land for bus stand expansion
  • NAAC draws up `Student Charter'
  • `Effluent treatment mechanism, energy-saving devices imperative'
  • New building soon
  • Demonstration on DTH technology
  • Reservation counter at Srirangam
  • Mettur level
  • Around The City
  • In Tiruchi Today
  • In Tiruchi Today

    • Tirunelveli

  • Biomass gasifier unit commissioned
  • PGDCA exams from Jan. 25

    • Tirupati

  • 10,000-cr. package sought for Rayalaseema
  • Red sanders seized

    • Udupi

  • Pejawar swamiji sees bid to break Hindu unity
  • Find ways to make humanities attractive: experts

    • Uttar Pradesh

  • Tech varsity exams suspended

    • Uttaranchal

  • Tehri oustees protest bid to oust again

    • Vellore

  • TEL employees stage protest, seek more benefits

    • Vijayawada

  • Curbs on entry of heavy vehicles
  • `Living' with the dead
  • Corporator blames it on officials
  • INTACH to revive district units
  • Bacon factory cautions public
  • Around The City
  • In Vijayawada Today
  • In Vijayawada Today

    • Visakhapatnam

  • Bank asked to pay compensation
  • India, China urged to join forces
  • Inter-varsity youth festival gets under way
  • Nagaphani Sarma's show from today
  • Naxal surrenders
  • Mobile book exhibition
  • Held on charge of threatening father
  • CPI(M) leader bereaved
  • Around The City
  • In Visakhapatnam Today
  • In Visakhapatnam Today

    • Volleyball

  • National Super League from Tuesday
  • Shah Satnamji, Campus CCS win titles

    • Warangal

  • Geotech meet calls for greater coordination
  • Three youths attempt suicide
  • DSP transferred

    • Weather

  • Weather

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