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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh A.P. to empower local bodies `fully' HYDERABAD, NOV.6.The Chandrababu Naidu Government has come forward to empower the local bodies "fully" as laid down in the Constitution. The exercise, though belated, will lead to ``letter-and-spirit'' devolution of the 29 subjects to the local ... IAF copter crashes, two killed HYDERABAD, NOV. 6. Two persons were killed when an Indian Air Force copter which was on a training sortie crashed on Thursday near Shamirpet, 40 km from here. The victims were identified as Srivastava (trainee) and Gokul (trainer). Reasons for ... Policy to tap surplus waters in the offing, says Naidu VISAKHAPATNAM, NOV. 6. The Government is working out an integrated policy approach towards irrigation projects in the State, so that the available surplus waters are fully utilised, groundwater table is charged to optimum level through rainwater ... CM non-committal on Assembly dissolution VISAKHAPATNAM, NOV. 6. The Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, skirted questions on the much-speculated dissolution of the State Assembly for a snap poll. "You will be the first to be informed about it as and when we take a decision,'' he ... AEC chief allays fears over proposed uranium plant HYDERABAD, NOV.6. Brushing aside the fears expressed by environmentalists over the proposed Uranium mining plant in Nalgonda district, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Chairman, Anil Kakodkar, said that all safety precautions would be taken ... NFC develops alloy tubes for LCA HYDERABAD, NOV. 6. The Hyderabad-based Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC) has developed titanium alloy tubes for the multi-role Light Combat Aircraft's hydraulic and environmental control system. The development of the alloy tubes, a substitute for ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad CMC joins issue with Minister HYDERABAD, NOV. 6.The controversy over involvement of CMC employees in the recent Intermediate marks memos case continues. Even as the Begumbazar police have given a clean chit to the CMC staff in the scam, the Higher Education Minister, Mohd. ... BJP demands adequate security for Dattatreya HYDERABAD, NOV. 6.The city wing of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has sought adequate security for the Union Minister of State for Urban Development, Bandaru Dattatreya, in view of the threat from the People's War (PW). Addressing a press ... Farah surrenders amidst high drama HYDERABAD, NOV. 6. Her alleged nexus with criminals always worried the police. On Thursday, even the surrender of Farah, accused in several criminal cases, sent the police into a tizzy. There was high drama at Malkajgiri police station ... BJP concerned over threat to Dattatreya HYDERABAD, NOV. 6. The BJP has expressed concern over the People's War targeting the Union Minister of State for Urban Development, B. Dattatreya, and appealed to the Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, to order a high-level inquiry into the ... Other Stories
Karnataka Subsidised bus pass for the disabled BANGALORE, NOV. 6. About one lakh physically challenged in the State will be given bus passes at highly subsidised rates before December 3 — World Disabled Day. The Minister for Women and Child Welfare, C. Motamma, told presspersons here ... Police do not rule out plot in Mattanavar case BANGALORE, NOV. 6. The Commissioner of Police, Bangalore, S. Mariswamy, has said that he does not rule out the possibility of a larger conspiracy in the planting of explosives in the Legislators' Home. Mr. Mariswamy told presspersons here today ... JD(S) to field candidates for 20 Council seats BANGALORE, NOV. 6. The President of the Janata Dal (Secular) State unit, Siddaramaiah, today said the party would field candidates for 20 of the 25 seats in the biennial elections to the Legislative Council from the local authorities constituency ... 
BJP to launch second phase of campaignBANGALORE, NOV. 6. The second phase of the BJP's "Janasangharsha Yatra" to "expose the failure of the Krishna Government" in various fields in the past four years will commence on November 13. Senior leaders of the party's State unit, in six ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore Provisional teachers' selection list today BANGALORE, NOV. 6. The provisional list of candidates selected for the post of high school teacher will be announced on Friday. The list will be released at the offices of the Deputy Directors of Public Instruction and Joint Directors of Public ... Arms licence verification BANGALORE, NOV. 6. Bangalore Police are verifying and enumerating arms licences following the discovery of three explosive devices in the Legislator's Home. Two slurry-based explosives were discovered on Saturday and another device was found on ... Kerala Cong. high command for consensus on session NEW DELHI, NOV. 6.The Kerala Chief Minister, A. K. Antony, is understood to have been asked by the Congress high command to build a consensus with the allies in the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) on the issue of convening a special session ... Trust vote: opinion divided in UDF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, NOV. 6. The proposal that the Antony Government should seek a vote of confidence to overcome its current problems appears to be logically sound, but politically impractical to implement. The move, in any case, is likely to be ... Antony had tried to split LDF: Paloli THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, NOV. 6. The LDF convener, Paloli Mohammed Kutty, has said that the Chief Minister, A.K. Antony, is accusing the LDF of attempting to split the UDF and the Congress after himself having tried to split the LDF and bring down the ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram 
Residents up in arms against garbage dumpTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM, NOV. 6. Residents of the thickly-populated Manacaud area in the city are up in arms against the City Corporation's garbage dumping yard at Kuriyathi which threatens to turn into a public health hazard. Residents of the ... 
Rhino arrives at zooTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM, NOV. 6. No external course in Homoeopathy THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, NOV. 6. The Academic Council of the University of Kerala has decided against sanctioning `Two-year external PG Course' in Homoeopathy. The decision to this effect was taken at the meeting of the Council held here today. ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu Speaker 'biased', parties stay away CHENNAI, NOV. 6. Major Opposition parties boycotted most of the Assembly session today, alleging that the Speaker, K. Kalimuthu, was not letting them discharge their democratic duties effectively. The leaders of the DMK, the PMK and the Congress ... We will work for non-BJP, non-Cong. government at Centre: Jayalalithaa CHENNAI, NOV. 6.The AIADMK will strive for the formation of a non-BJP and non-Congress government at the Centre, the Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, told the Assembly today. Blaming the national parties for their "continued betrayal" of the ... Bill introduced to amend TESMA CHENNAI, NOV. 6. A Bill to replace an ordinance on the amendment to the Tamil Nadu Essential Services Maintenance Act, 2002 was introduced in the Assembly today. Refusal to work overtime has been removed from the definition of the term strike in ... Chairman inactive, Villupuram municipality moribund: CM CHENNAI, NOV. 6.The Villupuram municipality is in a moribund state due to inaction on the part of its chairman (S.S. Pannerselvam of the DMK), the Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, told the Assembly today. Participating in a discussion on a ... 
`Create infrastructure before transporting elephants'CHENNAI, NOV. 6Wildlife experts seem to be divided on the feasibility of holding a healthcare camp for elephants at the Mudumalai sanctuary from the middle of November. Their doubts centre on the limited infrastructure available to handle a huge ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai 
Water tankers, a nightmare for road-usersCHENNAI, NOV. 6. Water tanker lorries notched up a full century last month in a 10-month innings. According to Chennai City Traffic Police statistics, the vehicles, apart from serving residents, were also involved in 100 accidents from January ... 
Traffic chaos reigns supreme at K.K. NagarCHENNAI, NOV. 6. Among the most crowded and disorderly public spaces in the city now is K.K. Nagar's arterial road, connecting Ashok Pillar and Nesapakkam. The traffic signal at the junction near the K.K. Nagar telephone exchange does not ... `Courts should not grant stay in graft cases' CHENNAI, NOV. 6. Designated special courts, which will be able to complete trial in six months by statute, should be created to deal with corruption-related cases, former judge of the Supreme Court, S. Mohan, said here today. Speaking at the ... Other Stories
Pondicherry 
PWD to take over rural water supplyPONDICHERRY, NOV.6. The Public Works Department (PWD) will soon take over the water supply and maintenance in rural areas that fall under various commune panchayats and municipalities, according to the Chief Minister, N. Rangasamy. Laying the ... Govt. schools must improve pass percentage: Lakshminarayanan PONDICHERRY, NOV. 6.The Pondicherry Education Minister, K. Lakshminarayanan, today said the government high and higher secondary schools should ensure that they secured at least 60 per cent pass in public examinations, and there would be no ... Read Today's supplements: | Life | Entertainment | Send: Comments to: thehindu@vsnl.com Letters to the Editor to: letters@thehindu.co.in with full postal address |
   
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