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    Alappuzha

  • Chief Justice to open family court

    • Anantapur

  • TDP district office named after Paritala
  • Thippeswamy takes over as ZP Chairperson
  • `Congress resorting to murder politics'

    • Andhra Pradesh

  • Balakrishna, wife acquitted in shooting case
  • Hyderabad link unravelled
  • BSNL broadband in 18 more towns soon
  • APPCB identifies two firms
  • CBI gets down to work in Paritala case
  • Hyderabad link unravelled
  • Vice-President calls for fight against corruption
  • `Explosive' revelations from Maoist documents
  • Lured by song, gun and instant justice
  • School teachers to be redeployed
  • 6 policemen escape landmine blast
  • CPI decries demand for YSR's resignation
  • BSNL to try out rust-proof tower
  • Firing in theatre over `gutkha' spit
  • Rare surgery to remove tumour
  • Traders seek amendment to drugs act
  • PJR deposes before Yeleru probe panel
  • Address transfer issue first, say teachers
  • YSR doing well, says Pranab
  • AISF threatens movement against `anti-student' policies
  • Show-cause notices to 11 dental colleges
  • Two-year-old boy abducted
  • Rural tourism to get a boost
  • Congress leader hacked to death
  • Stop the killings: TDP
  • Search for two on bank cheating charge
  • Bobbili veena for Governor
  • Janasakti calls for united movement
  • Police to review Balakrishna case
  • YSR visits Shanghai
  • Naxal group spokesman picked up
  • Briefly
  • Crime Watch

    • Andhra Pradesh - Others

  • Let varsities be catchment areas for research: Jaipal

    • Assam

  • B.K. Roy is Gauhati High Court Chief Justice

    • Badminton

  • Bhat, Chetan Anand and Kanetkar bow out

    • Bangalore

  • Slow pace of roadworks causes concern
  • Two youths robbed of cellphones, cash
  • Getting the most out of the latest gym equipment
  • Illegal hoardings removed
  • High Court seeks video recording of Benny Hinn event
  • Around the City
  • In Bangalore Today
  • In Bangalore Today
  • Govt. may get tough on live band joints

    • Barometer

  • Bullion rates
  • Exchange rates

    • Basketball

  • Coimbatore Sports Hostel triumphs
  • Brennan, Mar Ivanios clinch titles

    • Belgaum

  • DSS threatens to boycott gram panchayat polls

    • Bellary

  • Man arrested; two pistols, sickle seized
  • AIDS awareness programme held
  • Power shutdown

    • Bihar

  • Rabri files papers from Raghopur
  • `Detention' triggers protest in Patna

    • Briefly

  • Workshop for textile industry
  • Training programme on First-Aid in Coimbatore
  • Expo on subcontracting
  • HM to enter luxury segment
  • SAIL to buy stake in mining venture
  • Tekelec service for VSNL
  • Wartsila plans gear production

    • Business

  • Bring Growth Competitiveness Index to below 10 p.c. — Kalam
  • Indian economy to grow at 6.5 p.c. — IMF
  • India's share of world trade may double: Kamal Nath
  • Inflation drops further to 5.3 p.c.
  • `Reliance Infocomm misrepresented facts'
  • Court notice to basic telecom operators on BSNL's petition
  • Congo to source drugs from Ranbaxy
  • Central Board of Excise to adopt e-governance
  • Old game, new tools
  • SAIL presents dividend cheque
  • Rupee reacts on fresh dollar demand
  • LIC revises wage hike offer
  • Pump units seek continuation of SSI reservation
  • Pantaloon buys 49 p.c. stake in Planet Sports
  • Alstom to double turnover in India
  • Early gains not held on BSE
  • Hutchison consolidates operations

    • Chennai

  • New traffic arrangements add to the woes of road users
  • Spastics Society celebrates 24th anniversary
  • Advocates stage protest
  • They posed as scribes, took money
  • Sri Lanka independence day celebrated
  • Woman hurls child from sixth floor, ends life
  • VJ Sophia to host Rotary fundraiser
  • No right turn at TTK-Chamiers Road junction
  • Apex court orders status quo on demolition of building
  • Around the City
  • In Chennai Today
  • In Chennai Today
  • Zeroing in on the cyber culprits

    • Chess

  • Jayavel, Srinidhi in lead
  • Disappointing end to Sasikiran's campaign
  • Harikrishna in joint lead

    • Coimbatore

  • No Council meeting till tenders are finalised: Mayor
  • Repair work on roads to start
  • Consumer body plea to Centre
  • Contact Hindi programme
  • In Coimbatore Today
  • In Coimbatore Today
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    • Cricket

  • Harbhajan hopes Hayden will strike form soon
  • DDCA awards presented
  • Amit bowls Karnataka to victory
  • Anwar-Ul-Uloom bags title
  • KC College, MRA in final
  • Raju, Laxman shine
  • Manoj shines
  • HAL posts win
  • JGCC in final
  • Taj in last four

    • Crossword

  • Solution to puzzle No. 8208
  • The Hindu Crossword No. 8209

    • Cuddalore

  • Fisherwomen take SHG route to earn a living
  • `Aid for tsunami-hit a matter of right'
  • False tsunami alarms upset fishermen

    • Cuddapah

  • Speaker to open volleyball tourney
  • Weaver dies in mishap

    • Dharwad

  • Water supply schedule for Dharwad, Hubli

    • Dindigul

  • Thousands offer flowers to Kottai Mariamman

    • Editorials

  • NO ARMS FOR NEPAL
  • TREATING HIV

    • Erode

  • `Desilt pond at Arachalure'
  • Four child labourers rescued
  • Aid distributed

    • Football

  • Kerala takes honours
  • Easy for Kerala

    • Front Page

  • Goa: BJP plans legal action
  • Congress confident
  • Many facing criminal charges in fray
  • Assistance to fishermen must be 100 per cent grant, says Jayalalithaa
  • Inflation drops further to 5.3 p.c.
  • Kolkata college girl abducted
  • Trial proceedings against Hinduja brothers stayed
  • BSNL plea
  • Police close Anara Gupta case
  • Contributions to The Hindu Relief Fund

    • Globescan

  • Sulphuric acid leak injures 13
  • IRA threat intensifies crisis
  • Congo restores statue of colonial king

    • Goa

  • `Steps on to initiate legal proceedings'

    • Gulbarga

  • Crushing operations in Aland unit to begin on February 15
  • `White' status for Gulbarga despite acute water shortage
  • Dalit samiti to organise Statewide agitation on February 15

    • Guntur

  • Three Bata employees die in mishap

    • Haryana

  • Highest polling in Chautala's Rori constituency

    • Hassan

  • Accord priority to recharging groundwater, Govt. urged

    • Himachal Pradesh

  • Govt. to conduct economic survey
  • Cold wave persists

    • Hockey

  • Thrilling win for Chennai Veerans
  • Facile win for Loyola

    • Hubli

  • Shettar flays Deve Gowda's remarks

    • Hyderabad

  • Civic bodies on right track to development
  • Golconda Cultural Festival off to a scintillating start
  • A classical touch to Annamayya kritis
  • No power supply in many areas
  • Around the City
  • In Hyderabad Today
  • In Hyderabad Today
  • Once lost, never found?

    • India & World

  • Review terms of globalisation, says Chidambaram
  • `Dialogue only way to resolve Kashmir row'

    • International

  • Partial returns put Shia coalition ahead
  • Nepal police raid political meeting
  • Iran, Syria hit back at Bush
  • Iran not on agenda: Rice
  • Musharraf pins hopes on U.S. aid
  • U.S. Senate confirms new Attorney General
  • A check-up... for marriages
  • Annan orders action against U.N. official
  • Chandrika calls for united effort to rebuild Sri Lanka
  • Bush goes soft on North Korea

    • Jammu & Kashmir

  • Army Chief not against changes to Special Powers Act
  • Rival parties eyeing on independents in Jammu

    • Karnataka

  • Assembly passes Bill on value added tax
  • Helping villagers become self-reliant
  • MLCs demand action against Registrar
  • Yatnal ends fast, to hold talks with Government
  • Land reform tribunals to be reconstituted
  • Prime Minister visiting State on February 11, 12
  • Khadi fashion at its best
  • Summons to Yediyurappa
  • Malur out of BMRDA purview
  • CBI opposes Telgi's bail petition
  • Power supply schemes being tried out
  • HELINET Consortium to cover more colleges
  • Briefly

    • Karnataka - Others

  • Council to check deterioration in dental education
  • Davangere police to adopt street children
  • Keep abreast of technology, women entrepreneurs told
  • People of Nyamathi may boycott panchayat polls

    • Kerala

  • No major fresh taxes in State Budget
  • Budget disappointing for all: LDF
  • Fiscal reforms take backseat
  • Order on B.Ed. college case reserved
  • Technical university proposed
  • Health and family welfare sector to get a boost
  • Contempt of court: Registrars, Principal Secretary summoned
  • Rs.20-crore scheme for lottery sellers
  • Local bodies to get Rs.1,375 crores
  • Government staff to go ahead with strike plan
  • Funds for pepper cultivation
  • Procurement of husk mooted to save coir sector
  • Direct flights to State from Kuala Lumpur by year-end
  • Estimates realistic, says Minister
  • Development schemes for major cities
  • Projects in power sector
  • Traders criticise Budget
  • Bail for murder accused
  • Nod to generate more power
  • Cheer for the Nilgiri tahr
  • Briefly

    • Kerala - Others

  • Steps on to contain jaundice outbreak in Kunnamkulam
  • Stranded Haj pilgrims arrive to a warm welcome
  • `Government siding with land sharks'

    • Kochi

  • Scheme to conserve Mangalavanam proposed
  • Award for eco-activist
  • Book released
  • Cell phones stolen
  • Protest march
  • New palliative care clinic
  • Around the City
  • In Kochi Today
  • In Kochi Today
  • Pre-paid auto service in disarray

    • Kollam

  • Dharna planned against `delay' in rehabilitation package
  • `Seed Bill will spell doom for farmers'

    • Kottayam

  • Temple ritual at Malliyoor temple
  • Cultural fete begins

    • Kozhikode

  • Eco-activists to meet in Kozhikode today
  • ICICI-Kinfra project approved
  • Mata in Kalpetta

    • Kurnool

  • Plans for soyabean cultivation in Kurnool
  • Nallamala operation boosts special forces' morale

    • Leader Page Articles

  • The unbearable lightness of seeing
  • Evolution takes a backseat

    • Letters to the Editor

  • Goa politics
  • Matter of concern
  • Leave it to them
  • Nobility in politics

    • Madikeri

  • Officials told to give priority to water supply
  • Panchayat polls: BJP sees discrepancies

    • Madurai

  • Police Control Room to go hi-tech
  • `Deficit can be overcome'
  • Rs.15-cr. deficit budget presented
  • `College claim not true'
  • Around the City
  • In Madurai Today
  • In Madurai Today

    • Mangalore

  • Power supply to be hit for two more days
  • In Mangalore Today
  • In Mangalore Today

    • Nagapattinam

  • Special squads to monitor functioning of DPCs
  • WB team assesses damage

    • Nagercoil

  • Forum to build child care centres

    • National

  • "No move to include junior Acharya in assault case"
  • Congress upbeat about poll prospects
  • Netaji's family surprised by Taiwan's denial of air crash
  • Maintenance to Muslim woman ordered
  • `Community involvement essential in disaster management'
  • Phase 4 of highway project takes off
  • Petition against curtailing CBI's powers referred to five-judge Bench
  • `Telephone waiting list in rural areas to be cleared in a year'
  • `Aid for tsunami-hit a matter of right'
  • Bhimsen Joshi turns 83
  • "U.S. will pull out if new Iraqi regime wants it"
  • Award for Venu Srinivasan
  • India, U.S. `on the same side' against terror: Talbott
  • Legal position on convicts contesting elections
  • More dams needed for India's development: Vajpayee
  • National Survey on Manuscripts planned

    • New Delhi

  • New-look flyovers before Commonwealth Games
  • Ultrasound centres under Government scanner
  • Stray bull kills two in East Delhi
  • Traders seek vital changes in VAT
  • Course on care for cancer patients
  • Concern over low priority to mental health
  • `Shut down government offices in schools'
  • No respite from power cuts
  • DMA gives chemists a reprieve
  • DUJ rally against Nepal censorship
  • Withdrawal of CAT contempt powers criticised
  • Around the City
  • Briefly
  • In the Capital Today
  • In the Capital Today
  • Need for proper verification of domestic help

    • Orissa

  • Experts to workout a wetlands plan

    • Pathanamthitta

  • TDB project report on Nilackal base camp soon
  • Special rituals performed at Aranmula temple

    • Perambalur

  • Rs.200-cr. project to lay roads, construct bridges

    • Pondicherry

  • World Bank team inspects devastation
  • Assessment begins for boat loss relief

    • Punjab

  • Put Golden Temple project on hold, UNESCO urged

    • Racing : Motor

  • All set for fourth round of go-karting challenge

    • Rajasthan

  • Wildlife lovers hopeful of water to Ghana Park
  • More dams needed for India's development: Vajpayee
  • Govt. remarks on oil refinery misleading: Gehlot

    • Ramanathapuram

  • Free cycles

    • Religion

  • Divine Mother's grace

    • Shimoga

  • Protest against Ordinance on property tax

    • Sport

  • ICC panel proposes changes in ODI format
  • Yuvraj takes North to title triumph
  • Lee and McGrath rattle Pakistan
  • Indian colts make a clean sweep
  • Dokic arrives in Hyderabad
  • England loses way after bright start

    • Sports : General

  • HC directive to AICF chief
  • State Budget: KSC to get Rs. 7.5 crore for plan schemes
  • Overall title for Sir C.R.R. College
  • AP off to a good start
  • Warne, Murali close ranks for tsunami aid
  • Karnataka posts win
  • A.P. girls top group
  • Mumbai Port Trust retains title

    • Tamil Nadu

  • Ready to face elections: Jayalalithaa
  • Release entire relief funds to States, Jayalalithaa makes fresh appeal
  • `Judge corporate social responsibility by response to daily-life realities'
  • Controversy over Congress membership drive
  • Focus on rural indebtedness
  • CPI(M), BJP support plea for full Central subsidy
  • "Centre yet to give details of desalination project funds"
  • `Increase in brown sugar smuggling to Sri Lanka causes concern'
  • `Sankararaman's family given solatium to fight poverty'
  • Review plea against pension cut-off date dismissed
  • 3 die in Srivaikuntam bomb attack
  • Scheme for boat repairs launched
  • `Law and order should not be gauged by isolated incidents'
  • SSLC exam from April 28 for tsunami-hit students
  • Ganja destroyed
  • 3 die in Srivaikuntam bomb attack
  • Briefly

    • Tamil Nadu - Others

  • Water issues dominate Municipality meeting
  • Health camp to be held in 64 villages
  • Physiotherapy units set up
  • Girl falls into sambar vessel, dies
  • Meet on mobile computing ends
  • Fast for gauge conversion
  • Couple held for demanding dowry
  • Lorry drivers fined

    • Tennis

  • Evgenia Linetskaya stuns Vera Zvonareva
  • Madura stuns Xenia Palkina

    • Thanjavur

  • `Don't depend on govt. for jobs'
  • Career guidance programme

    • Thiruvananthapuram

  • Northern ring road proposed for city
  • Youth held on murder charge
  • Six deer die in zoo after sterilization drive
  • Autorickshaw driver killed in accident
  • Around the City
  • In Thiruvananthapuram Today
  • In Thiruvananthapuram Today
  • Campus Notes
  • Some unusual thefts

    • This Day That Age

  • dated February 05,1955: China rejects invitation
  • dated February 05,1955: India warns Portugal
  • dated February 05,1955: Elections in Andhra

    • Thrissur

  • Science congress begins

    • Tiruchi

  • Consensus elusive at Corpn. Council meeting
  • Shed inhibitions, students of child labour special schools told
  • `Tamil Nationality Yatra' re-scheduled for March 22
  • Exhibition of SHG products
  • Around the City
  • In Tiruchi Today
  • In Tiruchi Today

    • Tirunelveli

  • Booklet on service tax brought out
  • Shopkeepers get jail term

    • Tirupati

  • Meet focuses on cattle health for higher milk yield

    • Udhagamandalam

  • Cleaning has begun: Commissioner

    • Udupi

  • `Akki Muhurta' performed for next Paryaya

    • Uttar Pradesh

  • U.P. steps up vigil along border
  • Turn Over Tax deferred
  • Budget on February 23

    • Vijayawada

  • Pelletisation plant at centre of row
  • Ghantasala fete on February 11
  • Welfare hostels built in record time
  • Frustrated by official apathy
  • Delay in sewage plant work irks VMC Commissioner
  • Orientation camp on Civil Services exam
  • Around the City
  • In Vijayawada Today
  • In Vijayawada Today

    • Visakhapatnam

  • Godavari scheme to be completed in a month
  • Bank directed to pay damages
  • TDP alleges misuse of funds by civic officials
  • Tunnel being planned to decongest traffic
  • Fatal fall for VMC employee
  • Around the City
  • In Visakhapatnam Today
  • In Visakhapatnam Today

    • Volleyball

  • Karnataka Police wins
  • Lotus lifts trophy
  • AG Karnataka keeps title

    • Weather

  • Weather

    • West Bengal

  • Centre not responsive to issues raised by Left: Basu

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