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Pondicherry Andhra Pradesh Rehabilitation scheme for HIV-hit children HYDERABAD, DEC. 1.The Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, has announced that the State Government will chalk out a rehabilitation programme for children afflicted with HIV. Addressing a large gathering of students, representatives of NGOs, ... Congress challenges Naidu to prove charge HYDERABAD, DEC. 1.The Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has challenged the Chief Minister, N.Chandrababu Naidu, to prove his charge that the Congress and naxalites were in league or apologise to the party and the people for his ... 
TDP under pressure to field new faces in Guntur dt.GUNTUR, DEC. 1. Will the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) will have new faces for at least 10 out of 19 constituencies in Guntur district? According to informed sources, the powers-that-be in the party are gearing up to prevail upon the party ... Govt. reiterates stand on free power HYDERABAD, DEC. 1. The Government has ruled out free power supply to farmers yet another time responding to the Congress demand. The assertion came from the Energy Minister, K. Subbarayudu, and the Minister for Information and Public Relations, ... 5.49 crore voters in draft electoral rolls NIZAMABAD, DEC. 1. The Chief Electoral Officer, M. Narayana Rao, on Monday said there were 5.49 crore voters in the draft electoral rolls prepared by the Government for the proposed elections. Mr. Narayana Rao was on a one-day visit to the ... Other Stories
Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad 
Anganwadi workers stage demonstration, 150 heldHYDERABAD, DEC. 1. About 150 members of the Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Union, including its State convener, Roja, were taken into custody by the police when they staged a demonstration in front of the Rangareddy District Collectorate on Monday ... Law and Order Police watch as Task Force team raids bars HYDERABAD, DEC. 1.Raids on 11 bars in the last four months by the Hyderabad police, surely the police are keeping a close watch on the bars violating laws. But the fact is that not one of these raids was conducted by the men of any Law and Order ... Other Stories
Karnataka Krishna Govt. in a dilemma over Jayalalithaa case? BANGALORE, DEC. 1. The State Government appears to be in a dilemma with top legal experts advising it against filing an application before the Supreme Court regarding constitution of a special court in Bangalore to try the disproportionate wealth ... Krishna rules out early Assembly polls MYSORE, DEC. 1. The Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, today expressed confidence that the people of the State would appreciate good governance and vote the Congress back to power in the next Assembly elections scheduled for September next year and ... Madhugiri tense, ban orders clamped TUMKUR, DEC. 1. Ban orders under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code were clamped on Madhugiri town in Tumkur district this evening following tension when K.N. Rajanna, MLC and Congress rebel candidate in the election to the Legislative ... Other Stories
Karnataka-Bangalore Digital divide? Bridge IT with e-literacy BANGALORE, DEC. 1. The largest computer trainer in the country, the National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT), is geared to bring basic e-skills to one lakh under-privileged children this year, to mark the World Computer Literacy Day ... KHB plans 275-acre project on City outskirts BANGALORE, DEC. 1. Driven by market forces, the Karnataka Housing Board (KHB) has embarked on an image-building exercise, besides adopting a practical approach. The result has been that the KHB is receiving a positive response from the public ... KSRTC staff oppose private city services BANGALORE, DEC. 1. The KSRTC Staff and Workers Federation has objected to the proposal to allow private operators to run city bus services. This is in response to a notification in this regard by the Transport Department inviting objections, if ... Other Stories
Kerala Cong. leaders leave for Delhi for talks THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DEC. 1.The Chief Minister, A.K. Antony, is leaving for New Delhi on December 3. The senior leader, K. Karunakaran, MP, and the KPCC president, K. Muralidharan, left for the national capital this afternoon from here and ... 
75 p.c. polling in Thiruvalla bypollPATHANAMTHITTA, DEC. 1.As much as 75.1 per cent of the 1,17,716 voters in Thiruvalla exercised their franchise in the byelection held to the State Assembly today. The voting percentage is the highest since the 1987 election, when it was 80.46 ... Other Stories
Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram Vigilance checks at traffic police stations THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DEC. 1. In a Statewide operation, the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) today conducted surprise inspections at six traffic police stations in Thiruvanathapuram, Kollam, Kochi, Thrissur and Kozhikode ... Funds for mobile agro information units `diverted' THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DEC. 1.The Agriculture Department is learnt to have diverted nearly Rs. 98 lakhs under a Centrally-sponsored scheme meant for setting up 14 mobile agriculture information units to buy 10-seater vans without proper Government ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu 
Free drugs offer brings hope to HIV patientsCHENNAI, DEC.1.With the Centre deciding to provide anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs free to persons with HIV/AIDS in Tamil Nadu and five other States, the State AIDS Control Society will now have to evolve a model for project implementation. A ... Tamil Nadu will object to Saharya panel jurisdiction NEW DELHI, DEC. 1. The Tamil Nadu Government will submit tomorrow its reply to the show-cause issued by the Central Review Committee, asking whether it was ``fit and proper'' to apply the Prevention of Terrorism Act against the MDMK leader, ... Vigil stepped up in Ramnad on eve of demolition anniversary RAMANATHAPURAM, DEC. 1.The police have stepped up vigil in the coastal areas of the district in view of the Babri Masjid demolition anniversary on December 6, the Superintendent of Police, Ashok Kumar Das, told presspersons here today. Police ... Other Stories
Tamil Nadu-Chennai 
Video conferencing facility soon at Internet outletsCHENNAI. DEC. 1. Broadband Internet, video conferencing and chat, still in their early days in the country, will soon be available at Internet outlets. This was evident from the proceedings of an interactive session held today to showcase latest ... 
Chennai film festival opensCHENNAI, DEC. 1.Organised by the Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation and the National Film Development Corporation, the festival will feature 60 films from 20 countries at the Pilot theatre and the South India Film Chamber of Commerce ... Govt. buildings to be inspected for safety CHENNAI, DEC. 1.All government buildings will be surveyed for their safety and capacity to withstand disasters because of their increasing vulnerability. Retrofitting measures will be taken if necessary. "Had our buildings been ... Sangeet Natak Akademi awards for 33 Killer methanol came from Karnataka? CHENNAI, DEC. 1. The source of methanol, consumption of which claimed the lives of 15 persons at Ponneri in Tiruvallur district last week, is suspected to be Karnataka. According to a senior police officer of the district, efforts are on to ... 
Acharya Sabha formed, meet skips Ayodhya issueCHENNAI, DEC. 1.The `Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha,' an apex body comprising all `acharyas' and `mandaleswars,' was formed here today with the objective of having a coordinated effort on issues concerning Hindus. The convener of the Acharya ... 
D.K. Pattammal honouredCHENNAI, DEC. 1. The Kanchi Sankaracharya, Sri Jayendra Saraswathi, today conferred the title, ``Sangeetha Sagara Rathna'', on D.K. Pattammal, in recognition of her outstanding contribution to Carnatic music and more particularly in preserving ... 
`Music season, a unique selling proposition'CHENNAI, DEC. 1. The music season, a cultural uniqueness of the city, should be sold as a proposition to western tourists, the Governor, P.S.Ramamohan Rao, suggested on Monday. The 70-odd sabhas should work out a strategy to project Chennai as ... Other Stories
Pondicherry `Damage' to idols: Hindu Munnani seeks action PONDICHERRY, DEC. 1. The president of the Pondicherry unit Hindu Munnani, V. Selvam, has appealed to the police to arrest the persons who "damaged" the idols at two Amman temples on the Pondicherry-Cuddalore bus route on Sunday. Meanwhile, the ... BPL families to get free rice PONDICHERRY, DEC. 1. The Pondicherry Chief Minister, N. Rangasamy, said here today that each of 96,500 below poverty line families would be given 20 kg rice free of cost and out of it 10 kg would be immediately distributed to mitigate their ... Read Today's supplements: | Life | Metro Plus | Open Page | Education | Book Review | Send: Comments to: thehindu@vsnl.com Letters to the Editor to: letters@thehindu.co.in with full postal address |
  
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